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The Joy of Less
- A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's summary
"An inspiring read for anyone wanting to downsize, finally park the car in the garage, or just clear out a few closets." (Rachel Jonat, TheMinimalistMom.com)
Having less stuff is the key to happiness: Do you ever feel overwhelmed, instead of overjoyed, by all your possessions? Do you secretly wish a gale force wind would blow the clutter from your home? If so, it's time to simplify your life! The Joy of Less is a fun, lighthearted guide to minimalist living:
- Part one provides an inspirational pep talk on the joys and rewards of paring down.
- Part two presents the Streamline method: 10 easy steps to rid your house of clutter.
- Part three goes room by room, outlining specific ways to tackle each one.
- Part four helps you get your family on board and live more lightly and gracefully on the Earth.
Ready to sweep away the clutter? Just listen to this book, and you'll be on your way to a simpler, more streamlined, and more serene life.
Francine has helped hundreds of thousands of people declutter their homes and simplify their lives with her best-selling book, The Joy of Less.
Her advice has been featured widely in the media, including on CNN, BBC, Today, and in The New York Times, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Financial Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Le Parisien, ELLE Espana, House Beautiful, Woman's World, Dr. Oz, The Good Life, and others.
The Joy of Less, a beautiful minimalism book, makes an ideal gift for any loved one on a mission to simplify their life.
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- Narrated by: Joshua Becker
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 930
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A popular minimalist blogger and author of The More of Less shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Marie Kondo Goes to Church
- By Leah Gallant on 12-28-18
By: Joshua Becker
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Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life
- How to Harness the Power of Clock Genes to Lose Weight, Optimize Your Workout, and Finally Get a Good Night's Sleep
- By: Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, Michelle Seaton, Deepak Chopra - foreword
- Narrated by: Lesa Lockford
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 475
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 398
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 395
It's not you; it's your schedule. Does it sound like magic? It's not. We've all heard of circadian rhythms - those biological processes that give us jet lag and make us night owls or early birds. But few of us know just how profoundly these diurnal patterns affect our overall health. Bad habits - like skipping meals, squeezing in workouts, working late into the night and then trying to catch up on sleep during the weekend - disrupt our natural cycles. A growing body of research on chronobiology reveals just how sensitive the human body is to these rhythms all the way down to the genetic level.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Brutal.
- By FemaleJaysFan on 04-17-22
By: Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, and others
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The More of Less
- By: Joshua Becker
- Narrated by: Joshua Becker
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,693
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,376
Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter, and we tire of cleaning and managing and organizing. While excess consumption leads to bigger houses, faster cars, fancier technology, and cluttered homes, it never brings happiness. Rather, it results in a desire for more. It redirects our greatest passions to things that can never fulfill, and it distracts us from the very lives we wish we were living. But it doesn't have to be this way.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Need a strong stomach for Christian faith to get through this one
- By Kate Lockhart on 12-29-16
By: Joshua Becker
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Kintsugi Wellness
- The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Soul
- By: Candice Kumai
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly, Candice Kumai
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
From the author of Clean Green Eats, a Japanese-inspired guide to finding balance, joy, and good health - A Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for wellness - that emphasizes a simple, streamlined method for cleaning up your eating habits and offers modern-day applications of ancient Japanese healing practices and philosophy. Candice Kumai has always treasured the Japanese traditions that shaped her childhood. In recent years, she’s been spending more time in Japan, meeting with relatives and absorbing the culture. It was on one of those trips that she visited a Kintsugi master and found the guiding inspiration for her next book.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- By Sarah Erwin on 01-18-21
By: Candice Kumai
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The Little Book of Lykke
- Secrets of the World’s Happiest People
- By: Meik Wiking
- Narrated by: Meik Wiking
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 267
In The Little Book of Lykke, Meik identifies the six factors that explain the majority of differences in happiness across the world - togetherness, money, health, freedom, trust, and kindness - and explores what actions we can take to become happier. As he reveals, we can deepen our blissfulness and contentment with little adjustments in our behavior, whether it's eating like the French (sitting around a table and savoring our time) or dancing the tango like Argentinians in Buenos Aires.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Lost in Translation
- By ili pika on 08-06-18
By: Meik Wiking
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Minimalism
- Live a Meaningful Life, Second Edition
- By: Ryan Nicodemus, Joshua Fields Millburn
- Narrated by: Justin Malik
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,673
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,429
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,419
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.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not what I was looking for
- By Bryan Ausinheiler DPT,OCS,CSCS,FNS on 07-18-17
By: Ryan Nicodemus, and others
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Order from Chaos
- The Everyday Grind of Staying Organized with Adult ADHD
- By: Jaclyn Paul
- Narrated by: Vanessa Daniels
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 152
Late fees on forgotten bills. A home full of clutter and unfinished projects. Eroding respect with your friends, family, and colleagues. Health worries from doctor's appointments you keep meaning to schedule. Nonstop anxiety as you wait for the other shoe to drop. You deserve better. Order from Chaos will teach you how your brain works and how to stop getting in your own way.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disorganized & boring
- By Reviewer 123 on 10-29-21
By: Jaclyn Paul
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Stretch
- Unlock the Power of Less - and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
- By: Scott Sonenshein
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 412
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 357
Stretch identifies key ways for people and organizations to work beyond their resources to achieve higher performance. Based on in-depth research in psychology and management, Scott Sonenshein shows how to accomplish goals, find professional and personal success, and live a richer life. Sonenshein reveals that while we rarely have all we think we need, we usually have more than we imagine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good ideas. Wanted a few more inches on the journey.
- By Sarah S. on 05-20-17
By: Scott Sonenshein
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What Your Clutter Is Trying to Tell You
- Uncover the Message in the Mess and Reclaim Your Life
- By: Kerri L. Richardson
- Narrated by: Kerri L. Richardson
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 190
With practical and warm advice, lifestyle designer and coach Kerri Richardson guides you to accept your clutter as a natural manifestation of your mind, body, and spirit looking out for yourself. It is your soul calling out for you to invest in self-care and to face the fears holding you back from being your best self. Richardson dives into the most common categories of physical clutter and provides efficient and effective steps for clearing the space for your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being to flourish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Andrew Mellen meets Mari Kondo
- By Rush Adams on 09-13-19
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Decluttering at the Speed of Life
- Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff
- By: Dana K. White
- Narrated by: Dana K. White
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,095
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,408
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,363
While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is difficult to maintain, so where do we begin? Add in paralyzing emotional attachments and constant life challenges, and it can feel almost impossible to make real decluttering progress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just. Wow.
- By Bridget on 03-28-18
By: Dana K. White
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Gut
- The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
- By: Giulia Enders
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,599
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,012
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,969
Our gut is almost as important to us as our brain, yet we know very little about how it works. Gut: The Inside Story is an entertaining, informative tour of the digestive system from the moment we raise a tasty morsel to our lips until the moment our body surrenders the remnants to the toilet bowl. No topic is too lowly for the author's wonder and admiration, from the careful choreography of breaking wind to the precise internal communication required for a cleansing vomit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Doctors opinion
- By KevinMcVeigh on 03-02-17
By: Giulia Enders
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Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff
- Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life
- By: Matt Paxton, Jordan Michael Smith - contributor
- Narrated by: Matt Paxton
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 151
Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories - and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amongst many, my favorite book on decluttering
- By bananasfosterwallace on 08-15-22
By: Matt Paxton, and others
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Do Less
- A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms
- By: Kate Northrup M.D.
- Narrated by: Kate Northrup M.D.
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 602
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 516
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 514
This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy. As opposed to focusing on "fitting it all in", time management, and leaning in, as so many books geared at ambitious women do, this book embraces the notion that through doing less women can have - and be - more.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wanted to like it more
- By Laurel on 05-09-19
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Younger
- A Groundbreaking Program to Reset Your Genes, Reverse Aging, and Turn Back the Clock 10 Years
- By: Sara Szal Gottfried
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 128
The body is magnificent but it doesn't come with a lifetime warranty or an operating manual. You're the result of millions of years of evolution, but many of the adaptations that helped your ancestors survive are now working overtime to accelerate the aging process. The assumption here is that we are our genes and therefore trapped by the past. The good news is that your genetic code - the DNA sequence that is the biochemical basis of heredity - can play a minor role in the way you age.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Buy a hard copy - not a good audible book
- By lovetoread on 03-13-17
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Organizing for the Rest of Us
- 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control
- By: Dana K. White
- Narrated by: Dana K. White
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 909
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 791
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Story5 out of 5 stars 782
Traditional organizing advice never worked for decluttering expert and self-proclaimed recovering slob Dana K. White. Is it possible, she wondered, to get organized without color coding my sock drawer? As Dana let go of the need for perfection, she discovered the joy of having an organized house in the midst of everyday life. You can too!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Helpful book for cleaning and organizing your home in a simple way
- By Angie D. on 01-11-22
By: Dana K. White
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The Badass Life
- 30 Amazing Days to a Lifetime of Great Habits - Body, Mind, and Spirit
- By: Christmas Abbott
- Narrated by: Christmas Abbott, Kate Rudd
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 98
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
Christmas Abbott knows the importance of a badass lifestyle - physically, mentally, and spiritually. The key is balance: using essential daily practices for the mind, body, and soul. The Badass Life is her monthlong program based on building positive daily habits, to help you achieve a higher quality of life and a heightened sense of self-worth.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narration ruined it
- By 80'scookie on 07-13-17
By: Christmas Abbott
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- Bigger Rock
- 09-20-16
Changed my mindset
Changed my mindset. This book will motivate you to declutter, for all the right reasons.
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- Janypoo
- 06-29-20
The Progressive Left always finds a way.
Really? I can't even listen to a book on organizing without having to suffer through a progressive leftist's opinion on matters. I probably would have given the book 5 stars had it not been for the last chapter, which I could have done without. It added nothing to the topic at hand.
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- kisha m.
- 12-25-18
excellent narrator & book
great pace, smooth voice. content is laid out to be easy to grasp and apply
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- Elizabeth
- 06-02-19
A good guideline and motivator
I enjoyed listening to this book. At times things were a bit repetitive; however, this helped get more of the concepts stuck in my head. It helped me put guidelines to lacking attempts ar becoming more minimalistic which led to a successful purge of the clutter in my life.
A good book that I would recommend if you feel cramped inside your living space.
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- tcmaas
- 08-06-18
Thought Provoking
This is a great read!! I learned a lot of new tips and was reminded of some other things that I still want to implement. Loved it!
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- laura
- 05-30-18
Valad advice
enjoyed this very much. needed to have "the permission" to let things go. (the inherited and sentimental objects were the sticlers). It's empowering to purge. with gratitude
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- Janice E. Carter
- 06-26-18
The sound advice of Joy of Less
I enjoyed all the practical and inspirational advice. I plan to wait a few months and read it again!
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- Sam
- 01-25-23
Wonderful book!
I've listened to this book multiple times. I put it on to motivate me to de-clutter and re-organize. I put it on while I'm cleaning and it helps me re-focus without getting distracted.
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- Brian Foust
- 12-30-23
Clean, clear and relatable.
Fantastic narration to this subject. High motivation to tackle the overwhelm of simplification of my life.
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- Joseph
- 09-01-17
If you're feeling bogged down by all of your stuff
This book is a must read if you are starting your journey to minimalism! It will help you see what's most important in your life and what to do with it.
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