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Minimalism
- Live a Meaningful Life, Second Edition
- Narrated by: Justin Malik
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Categories: Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development, Personal Development
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Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things that clutter our lives so we can make room for life's most important things - which actually aren't things at all.
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- Bryan Ausinheiler DPT,OCS,CSCS,FNS
- 07-18-17
Not what I was looking for
Should be titled: 5 values to live a meaningful life. I got this book thinking it would be about the philosophy and practical implementation of living with fewer things, what to get rid of, what to keep etc, there was none of this, instead it read like a life coaching book.
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- Mark
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Tight version of stuff you can learn on podcast
As with their other books, you probably don’t need it as the podcast covers the same material. But this is a tightly organized version of their message. I think it has a lot of value that other minimalism books miss because it focuses on the why. Why do you want to live a minimalist life? Just getting rid of your stuff doesn’t help because you'll just replace it, as happened to me after reading the Tidying Up books. This shows you the value of living a more deliberate life and the things you can improve (health, relationships. passions, growth, contributions to the world) with the extra time and money you'll have. Nothing stellar, just nuts and bolts. It was useful to me. Grade: A-
Excellent narration. I’m used to their voices from the podcast but Justin Malik is so good that I hear their voices in him now.
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- Miguel Sevilla
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Minimalism?
Let’s see, we get some subjective advice about nutrition, water consumption, relationships, etc. Whatever seems to randomly interest them. Don’t wait around for the topic of minimalism though, maybe they’ve moved on to life coaching & forgot to tell us.
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- Anonymous User
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A lot of plugs
It’s hard to escape the fact that the whole thing feels like an advertisement for their website...
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-08-18
Good Book. Narrators voice not so good
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- Bryon S.
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Great Book!
I enjoyed the message and the overall authenticity of the authors and their willingness to pay their experience forward. This book is a great opportunity to contemplate what is important in life and re-evaluate priorities. I would highly recommend it.
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- Sonia
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Great listen!
I watched the Netflix documentary and really enjoyed it, book was great too. great advise and easy to understand. Anyone who is trying to minimalize their lifestyle this book is great for it!
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- Nick Abbott
- 12-28-19
Good Content, Dismal Narration
I love The Minimalists, and this is a good summary of their core principles. What lets it down is the monotone narration by someone who seems utterly bored by what he is reading; how I wish Ryan or/and Joshua had read it instead
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-09-19
Worthless pop regurgitation
The book says virtually nothing about minimalism. Instead, the authors present a litany of half baked pop ideas about how to live a happy life. What a complete waste of time!
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- Mat_H
- 08-14-19
Questionable Advice
Love the idea of the book, but the guys lost me when they mentioned a vegan or paleo diet should be followed and that listeners should stop taking prescribed medications....seriously? You’re not at all qualified to make such advice so don’t. It’s dangerous and irresponsible as an author to do so. Their points on eating well and looking after your body are valid and outlining that some medications may be unnecessary if the issues are resolved at the root cause. But flatly saying that people should stop taking their medications and take up a paleo first is dangerous and stupid. Completely lost me after that. Otherwise a good book that makes some great points.
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- Ms Ann Barrett
- 05-24-17
Insubstantial
I found this book a little, well, empty.
I love the idea of living a meaningful life and extracting oneself from the pressures of an intensely capitalist existence.
The book is really about the transformation of two American men with '6 figure salaries' who just got tired of it all and decided to concentrate on healthier things. That's it.
Whilst the message is mostly positive, It didn't really speak to me. There was a long passage about pull ups, which I really didn't enjoy. They are certainly on to something, but the book seemed a bit muddled and flimsy.
8 people found this helpful
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- Tony O
- 12-26-16
Lifechanging
really great book. full of great ideas and personal challenges. a must read for anyone who wants to change their life around.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-28-17
Useful
Good, practical content. Helpful if you are starting out towards an uncluttered lifestyle. Ryan and Joshua clearly lay out what has worked for them.
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- LC
- 03-28-17
Disappointing
I was expecting a lot more after watching the Minimalism documentary. I felt everything was skimmed over, and I am left disappointed.
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- Marilia
- 03-23-20
Great Book
Very easy to follow, great ideas and I love it. Since I discovered minimalism I kinda started to declutter, buying less and I feel much happier and less stressed.
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- Lucia
- 01-11-20
Awesome
Awesome book and great reader. Shot but essential. Food for thought. A guide for a day by day life.
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- LessButBetter
- 11-03-19
Overly prescriptive and disappointing
Having watched the documentary, read the other books and listened to many podcasts, I was really disappointed with this one. Not only did the narrator once again talk at break neck speed, which is anything but calming, but the content was super prescriptive and lacks credibility. Example - yes, advise us on the benefits of simplifying our diets, but please don't tell us to such a degree what we should and shouldn't be removing or including! That needs individualised advice from a qualified healthcare professional. I love minimalism but feel in this book the authors are getting a little ahead of themselves with the scope of their advice.
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- Sophie Charlotte
- 08-28-19
Wonderful
Simply wonderful. A great tool to put your life in to perspective. Motivating and encouraging.
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- Adam
- 06-01-19
When Less is More
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I loved the documentary on Netflix so was excited to get the book on Audible. The narrator (NOT the author) was so dispassionate, no feeling in his voice, I wish it had been read by one of the authors of this book because it just didn’t engage me. Also it was really nothing to do with minimalism at all! Not worth the credit, sorry, and I really wanted to love it as I had the documentary.
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- Haley
- 03-20-18
save your time and money, go to their website.
I was hoping for a guide to the minimalist approach, getting started and some story's of how the writers came to it. The book professes to do all these things, but while you may be expecting some information about decluttering and it's benifits, it's actually a book about, health, relationships, passion, growth and giving. it's absolutely drivel from completely unqualified people. The chapter on health starts with we're not dieticians or doctors, but now we're going to tell you how to eat and exercise. I stuck with it, but the droning voice of the reader doesn't help. In one of the first sentences of the book they basically say 'hey were not going to tell you how to become a minimalist (as in the clutter reducing type), that's all for free on our website, instead were going to bore you with new age crap'. It seemed like one of the most frequent and contradictory statements that the book made was where it would say "we're not going to tell you, you have to do this it's totally up to you" but then a few sentences later it would tell you that you must do this or that." For a lifestyle that's is about value, this book is ironically a waste of time and money.
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- 09-28-19
Great book - boring narration
This was a great book, short and sweet with some great principles and engaging content. However the narration was a put off for me. I had to persevere in order to push through the boring reading as I wanted to 'read' the book. I would have ditched this for the paperback except for the fact that I paid for it.
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- holly
- 05-09-17
This has changed my life!
This book allows one to assess one's life and move toward a happier, more fullfilled existence. I can relate to feeling like my stuff ownes me and that I have little time, energy and resources to nourish the things that matter to me and add value to my life. The concepts in this book are simple, easy to understand, and make so much sense. I have began to make changes in my life and am feeling much better already. Thank you for sharing your wisdom Joshua and Ryan :)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-27-20
Beginners guide to minimalism
I enjoyed this book very much. covers plenty stuff how to begin your journey into minimalism and what steps to follow. some advise is very general but sometimes we just need things to be told in simple terms. narrator was ok.
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- Taylah Davidson
- 11-03-19
Great book, PAINFUL narration
I struggled to listen to the end. The narration was terrible! very monotone and just difficult to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-09-18
it's ok
a lot of obvious things in here. Not worth using your monthly credit on this.
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- Melinda - YarnderWoman
- 12-01-17
Wonderful
This book gives a great introduction to how Joshua (one half of The Minimalists) came to find this way of life. We also get insight from Ryan, who "interjects" throughout the book, which is good fun. The audio for these interjections is done really well, so you can always tell who's viewpoint you are listening to.
I'm already a huge fan of The Minimalists, and I recommend this book to new fans and established - it's a wonderful listen, with some really practical and thought-provoking ideas.
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- Jasmine
- 08-17-17
do it
enlightening. wanted to read for a while now. glad I finally got around to it.
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- tara
- 02-17-17
pretentious drivel
With little to no background research, these guys use their past history and personal advice to try and improve your life by living in a minimalist way for you. However most chapters came across as judgemental and many of their arguments were just plain stupid. Friends and family dont just fall into three categories and relationships can be very complex. Their recommendations on diet were just ridiculous. cutting out meat, sugar, dairy and gluten just because you tried it and it worked for you doesn't make it a minimal approach to eating well. The whole concept of nutrition and changes that can be maintained were glossed over. A minimal approach can be great however I did not feel that these guys were very good at explaining what that even means. A minimalist book made for plebs. I was not able to finish it, I snapped and turned it off after around chapter 6.
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