The Concise Guide to Minimalism

Remove the Noise in Your Life, Organize Your Surroundings and Live Happier by Becoming a Minimalist.

By: Josh Parker, Dan Harris

Narrated by: Jay Myers

Do you ever feel like your closet is plotting against you? Like your garage is quietly breeding cardboard boxes when you’re not looking? Or that your phone has more apps than a Silicon Valley job fair?

Welcome to modern life: cluttered, chaotic, and overwhelming.

But what if happiness didn’t come from adding more—but from letting go?

The Concise Guide to Minimalism is not another book that tells you to throw away all your stuff and live in a sterile white box with a single succulent. This isn’t minimalism-by-dictatorship. This is minimalism-by-choice: a thrilling, inspiring, motivational, and actionable guide to cutting the noise, reclaiming your time, and living lighter.

Inside this witty, practical, and occasionally laugh-out-loud book, you’ll discover:

• Minimalism without the guilt trip. You don’t need to live like a monk or deny yourself coffee mugs.
• Decluttering strategies that actually stick. You’ll learn how to organize your space and your brain.
• A holistic approach. Minimalism isn’t just about your sock drawer—it’s about clearing space in your mind, body, calendar, digital life, and soul.
• The art of relapse management. Because spoiler alert: you will buy something dumb again. Here’s how to bounce back without shame.
• How minimalism saves the planet. Less clutter in your home means less waste in landfills—and more room for that endangered rainforest you keep saying you care about.

With insights from Zen Buddhism and Bauhaus design to modern hacks for digital decluttering, this book makes minimalism approachable and fun. It’s about liberation.

Other books lecture—this one entertains. Josh Parker and Dan Harris make you feel like you’re chatting with a wise friend. You’ll laugh, you’ll nod, and you’ll actually want to start decluttering.

If you’re ready to let go of clutter and start living intentionally—this book is your fresh start.

The 2025 updated version is available now on Kindle, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audible.

©2021 Josh Parker (P)2025 Josh Parker

Critic reviews

“A wonderful companion for the modern man or woman looking to live a more meaningful life.” (Sydney Today)

“A superb guide and one we have little hesitations in recommending...” (Modern Living Magazine)

Terrific Introduction to Minimalism!

I loved everything about this book. It describes minimalism in such a concise way (apt title!) that I believe I truly understand what it’s about and how to effectively implement it in my life, in a way that will work for me. Including options for putting it into use was extremely helpful. The icing on the cake was Jay Myers’ narration. I can’t imagine a more engaging narrator. I’m now excited to put minimalism into practice.

Minimalism...made realistic

Minimalism...made realistic. So much of the info out there is so damn unrealistic, almost impossible to apply in todays busy world. This book is more modern and speaks to the times we live in today. Really enjoyed this one, best book I have got from audible in a very long time.

Matt D'avella

Got here through recommendations.
MORE than happy with the content.
Just finished it.
Learnt HEAPS.
More than happy to recommend this to people.

A guide to minimalism

A guide to minimalism; solid, informative, original and interesting.
4.9/5
(I would give it 5, but to me the book ended a little abruptly)

Realistic guide to minimalism

Unlike so many other books this is a realistic guide to minimalism and all things related to becoming a minimalist especially if you have struggled with this concept in the past.