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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.
At age 30, best friends Joshua Fields Millburn and 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 and Ryan, authors of the popular website TheMinimalists.com, explore their troubled pasts and descent into depression. Though they had achieved the American Dream, they worked ridiculous hours, wastefully spent money, and lived paycheck to paycheck. Instead of discovering their passions, they pacified themselves with ephemeral indulgences, which only led to more debt, depression, and discontent.
After a pair of life-changing events, Joshua and Ryan discovered minimalism, allowing them to eliminate their excess material things so they could focus on life's most important things: health, relationships, passion, growth, and contribution.
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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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- BuyerOfThings
- 05-01-19
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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- Mark
- 03-10-17
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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- Kindle Customer
- 06-08-18
Good Book. Narrators voice not so good
Narrators voice took a while to get use to and sometimes was difficult to focus on
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-19
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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- Amazon Customer
- 05-29-17
Exellent Book. Highly Recommend.
Didnt kmow what to expect when i bought the book. thought it was simply a time management book. It is that on steroids. Gave me a lot to think about to add balance to my life.
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- Bryon S.
- 12-20-16
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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- 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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- Amazon Customer
- 05-08-19
Enter the vegan high horse in Chapter 4
The authors say in the beginning that this is a book for everyone but it is obvious that it was really written because the authors have not told enough people that they are perfect, don't eat sugar, love green smoothies, don't drink soda, eat no processed foods, don't drink cow's milk, and exercise regularly. In chapter 4 on health, they spend the entire chapter giving advice they aren't qualified to give, being preachy and promoting restrictive diets that don't work for the majority of people, and spending time talking about what works for them but not what might work for others. All while saying "you don't have to be vegan to live a healthy life" before getting preachy about veganism. (Shocker: this book is not for everyone.)
I am a medical student so I am happy they are encouraging people to be healthy. I value my health and I try my best to be healthy most of the time. I appreciate that, like me, most people are just trying their best to be healthy and sometimes its hard! I find the people who try to cut out sugar, carbs, all beverages except water are not successful. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is all about learning to treat yourself in moderation & to view unhealthy foods as just that: "a treat." The authors instead say that eating any pasta will lead you to then incorporate pasta back into your diet and overindulge but not if you never cut pasta out to begin with.
Listen, I love french fries like I love my mom. If I told myself I had to never have fries again, I would eat all the fries in Philadelphia in my last sitting and then suffer before I inevitably binge on every type of potato-derived food at 3am. (sorry, I am human.) Instead, I have a small serving of fries once per week. Other people have their vices & can be healthy while still having an occasional treat of their beloved food of choice. So, if you're a self-absorbed marathon runner, vegan, yogi who just "loves the gym" while the rest of us see it as a necessary evil, then read on. You will love this book. As for me, I obviously didn't like it & turned it off in chapter 4.
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- J.S.
- 11-05-18
Not what I was expecting
I thought this book would go through each and every room you have to help declutter and minimize. It does not do this at all. Talks about healthy / friendships / relationships. Not at all what I was looking for.
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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.
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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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- 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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- Matthew
- 09-11-17
Not about minimalism
Strangely, this book has nothing to do with minimalism. This book is about how to live a better life in the opinion of a couple of 30 year olds. If you looking to reduce clutter and find out more about minimalism, this book isn't for you.
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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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- Dreamer
- 10-23-22
I love the 5 values but…
I think religion/faith/spirituality is also important and add meaning to life. Great book :)
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- anonymous
- 01-18-22
I fell asleep numerous times
the narrator is awful, the subject matter is trivial. i listen to the guys podcast for free which made me buy this audiobook. do I regret it? yes. I don't need an entire chapter on what and how to eat? that's just ridiculous. also the constant reminder that both of the guys have been wealthy by the age of 24.... the book feels hollow. no need to spend money on this. i don't know what else to say....
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- V-Dana
- 03-06-21
Key to true happines
This book will help you identify the key to true happiness which you can slowly progress to by taking steps described in the book.
it's a good listen and definitely worth to listen more than once. I have already watched documentary by the same guys about minimalism, so I kind of new what to expect.
it will be eye-opening for people who never stepped into the life of minimalistic thinking at least. I wish whole world would live like this.
The book is narrated With swift approach, but good.
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- Agnes
- 03-03-21
amazing and life changing book.
it's great to hear Joshua's and Ryan's story of leaving the 6 figure jobs to pursue their passion. something I am at cross roads of doing myself and hoping that every day work, following these steps will help me achieve it. could not recommend it enough.
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- RT
- 07-08-18
Watch the documentary on Netflix
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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- 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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- Kkff
- 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
- 03-31-22
Nutrition advice ruined entire book
Unfortunately the “nutrition” recommendations, the majority of which are demonstrably false and not supported by the nutrition science literature, ruined the remainder of the book. One can’t help but ask if the authors are so easily duped by nutrition misinformation and psuedo-science, how easily fooled are they by other spurious claims, thus rendering the rest of their perspectives questionable.
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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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- Adam
- 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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