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Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Language
English
Description
"A few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated, my soul and body sick. I was tired of being tired, burned out on busy. And, it seemed almost everyone I talked with was in the same boat: longing for connection, meaning, depth, but settling for busy.
"I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor, writer, and I know all too well that settling feeling. But over the course of the last few years, I've learned a way to live, marked by...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Be productive without sacrificing peace of mind with the Lazy Genius strategy of focusing on what really matters and ignoring what doesn't. If you need a comprehensive self-help strategy but are tired of reading stacks of self-help books, here is an easy way that actually works. No more cobbling together life hacks and productivity strategies from dozens of authors and still feeling tired. The struggle is real, but it doesn't have to be in charge."--...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xi, 286 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Peter Walsh, an organizer and designer from TLC's Clean Sweep, knows how to eliminate clutter. Here, Walsh tackles the masses of mental clutter that inundate people daily. Walsh guides readers through the irksome daily muss and fuss toward thorough self-improvement.
Does it seem like everything is moving so fast these days you can barely keep up? Do you sometimes feel that your life is spinning out of control? Most of us are so overwhelmed by the...
Author
Publisher
Asymmetrical Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
121 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things so we can make room for life's most important things -- which actually aren't things at all. At age 30, best friends Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus walked away from their six-figure corporate careers, jettisoned most of their material possessions, and started focusing on what's truly important. In their debut book, Joshua & Ryan, authors of the popular website TheMinimalists.com, explore...
Author
Publisher
Asymmetrical Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn't anymore. Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had built for himself. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known as minimalism ... and everything started...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"How might your life be better with less? Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, less stress and debt and discontent--a life with fewer distractions. Now, imagine a life with more: more time, more meaningful relationships, more growth and contribution and contentment--a life of passion, unencumbered by the trappings of the chaotic world around you. What you're imagining is an intentional life. And to get there, you'll have to let go...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo--he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his...
Author
Publisher
Asymmetrical Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The best of The Minimalists. This book by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus collects the most relevant essays -- some short, some long -- from their popular website, TheMinimalists.com. This collection has been edited and organized to create an experience that's considerably different from reading individual selections online. From simple living, decluttering, and finances, to passion, health, and relationships, ESSENTIAL is for anyone who desires...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
On a frigid April night, a classically trained opera singer, five months pregnant, and her husband, a former marine biologist, disembark an Amtrak train in La Plata, Missouri, assemble two bikes, and pedal off into the night, bound for a homestead they've purchased, sight unseen. Meanwhile, a horticulturist, heir to the Great Migration that brought masses of African Americans to Detroit, and her husband, a product of the white flight from it, have...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Minimalist advocate Joshua Becker used to spend his days accumulating more and more. But then he realized his possessions were not only failing to make him happy, they were actually keeping him from the very things that do. Instead of bringing fulfillment, they brought distraction. Joshua helps us recognize the benefits of owning less; realize how all the stuff you own is keeping you from pursuing your dreams; craft a personal, practical approach...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
271 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A case study of modern-day Appalachian mountain-man Eustace Conway, who has tried to convince others to reject contemporary American lifestyles and return to the wilderness; both an adventure story and an examination of what it really means to be a man.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
The deeply personal story of why award-winning personal finance blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames abandoned a successful career in the city and embraced extreme frugality in order to create a more meaningful, purpose-driven life and retire to a homestead in the woods at age thirty-two with her husband and daughter.
In 2014, Elizabeth and Nate Thames were conventional 9-5 young urban professionals. But the couple had a dream
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Series
Language
English
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Description
It’s a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides readers through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through a lifetime's worth of possessions, to selling the homestead itself. Using her own personal journey as a basis, she helps you figure out a strategy and create a mindset...
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
248 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
For everyone who craves a simpler lifestyle, not only in how they live but also where they live, The Simple Home features 21 houses and presents six different approaches to creating a home that realizes its full potential both simply and elegantly. We are living in complex times, in a commodified, virtual, and overstimulated culture. One response to high levels of complexity and overstimulation is to look for yet another gadget or closet organizer...
Author
Publisher
Oldtown Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
155 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Feel overwhelmed by your thoughts? Struggling with anxiety about your daily tasks? Or do you want to stop worrying about life? The truth is... We all experience the occasional negative thought. But if you always feel overwhelmed, then you need to closely examine how these thoughts are negatively impacting your lifestyle. The solution is to practice specific mindfulness techniques that create more "space" in your mind to enjoy inner peace and happiness....
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
217 p. : col. ill., plans ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Though the median size of a new single-family house is back on the rise -- after a brief decline during the 2007-2009 U.S. recession -- many are now choosing to live small deliberately. They're building smaller, more environmentally and economically friendly homes. The New Small House presents small-house design strategies as well as whole-house case studies from across the U.S. and Canada for homeowners eager to simplify, and remodelers, builders,...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 2000, Daniel Suelo left his life savings -- all thirty dollars of it -- in a phone booth. He has lived without money -- and with a newfound sense of freedom and security -- ever since. The Man Who Quit Money is an account of how one man learned to live, sanely and happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a single cent. Suelo doesn't pay taxes, or accept food stamps or welfare. He lives in caves in the Utah canyonlands, forages wild foods...
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