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The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide
by Francine Jay • 2010
Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.
3.78
13k+
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide Summary
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide 95%
Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.
by Francine Jay 2010
3.78
13k+ ratings
Minimalism
by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2011
Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.
3.69
11k+
Minimalism Summary
Minimalism 95%
Decluttering is step one. The real work is filling that space with health, connection, and purpose.
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2011
3.69
11k+ ratings
Things That Matter
by Joshua Becker • 2022
Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.
3.81
4k+
Things That Matter Summary
Things That Matter 95%
Autopilot living ends in regret. Identify what matters and cut everything that does not.
by Joshua Becker 2022
3.81
4k+ ratings
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life
by Leo Babauta • 2009
Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.
3.46
1k+
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life Summary
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life 95%
Simplify your home, money, health, and relationships, and make space for what truly matters.
by Leo Babauta 2009
3.46
1k+ ratings
The More of Less
by Joshua Becker • 2016
Your house holds 300,000 things. Most of them are stealing your time, money, and freedom.
3.81
16k+
The More of Less Summary
The More of Less 95%
Your house holds 300,000 things. Most of them are stealing your time, money, and freedom.
by Joshua Becker 2016
3.81
16k+ ratings
Love People, Use Things
by Joshua Fields Millburn • 2021
The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.
3.77
5k+
Love People, Use Things Summary
Love People, Use Things 95%
The 90-day rule for your stuff, your spending, and the people you keep close.
by Joshua Fields Millburn 2021
3.77
5k+ ratings
Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki • 2015
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
3.80
45k+
Goodbye, Things Summary
Goodbye, Things 94%
Your possessions are an invisible to-do list. The Japanese case for owning less.
by Fumio Sasaki 2015
3.80
45k+ ratings
Messy Minimalism
by Rachelle Crawford • 2021
You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.
3.87
2k+
Messy Minimalism Summary
Messy Minimalism 94%
You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.
by Rachelle Crawford 2021
3.87
2k+ ratings
The Minimalist Way
by Erica Layne • 2019
Forget buying more bins. A whole-life minimalism that starts with your values, not your closet.
3.84
2k+
The Minimalist Way Summary
The Minimalist Way 94%
Forget buying more bins. A whole-life minimalism that starts with your values, not your closet.
by Erica Layne 2019
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Minimalist Home
by Joshua Becker • 2018
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
3.69
9k+
The Minimalist Home Summary
The Minimalist Home 94%
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
by Joshua Becker 2018
3.69
9k+ ratings
A Simpler Life
by The School of Life • 2022
Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.
3.98
2k+
A Simpler Life Summary
A Simpler Life 94%
Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.
by The School of Life 2022
3.98
2k+ ratings
Spark Joy
by Marie Kondō • 2012
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
3.89
44k+
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy 94%
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
by Marie Kondō 2012
3.89
44k+ ratings
The Year of Less
by Cait Flanders • 2018
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
3.45
71k+
The Year of Less Summary
The Year of Less 94%
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
by Cait Flanders 2018
3.45
71k+ ratings
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
by Margareta Magnusson • 2017
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
3.42
34k+
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Summary
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning 93%
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
by Margareta Magnusson 2017
3.42
34k+ ratings
What It Takes To Be Free
by Darius Foroux • 2019
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
4.10
700
What It Takes To Be Free Summary
What It Takes To Be Free 93%
Twelve principles that break obligation, guilt, and debt, so you can finally run your own life.
by Darius Foroux 2019
4.10
700 ratings
You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)
by Tammy Strobel • 2012
128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.
3.67
3k+
You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) Summary
You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap) 93%
128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.
by Tammy Strobel 2012
3.67
3k+ ratings
Hell Yeah or No
by Derek Sivers • 2020
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
4.17
5k+
Hell Yeah or No Summary
Hell Yeah or No 93%
If a yes isn't enthusiastic, it's a no: the single filter for reclaiming your life.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.17
5k+ ratings
Slow
by Brooke McAlary • 2018
Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.
3.87
5k+
Slow Summary
Slow 93%
Your frantic life isn't a scheduling issue. The solution starts with one drawer and one funeral.
by Brooke McAlary 2018
3.87
5k+ ratings
How to Be Fine
by Jolenta Greenberg • 2020
Fifty self-help books, road-tested by two friends. The dozen lessons that actually worked.
3.51
5k+
How to Be Fine Summary
How to Be Fine 93%
Fifty self-help books, road-tested by two friends. The dozen lessons that actually worked.
by Jolenta Greenberg 2020
3.51
5k+ ratings
New Minimalism
by Cary Telander Fortin • 2018
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
3.87
1k+
New Minimalism Summary
New Minimalism 93%
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
by Cary Telander Fortin 2018
3.87
1k+ ratings
Living with the Monks
by Jesse Itzler • 2018
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
3.84
3k+
Living with the Monks Summary
Living with the Monks 93%
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
by Jesse Itzler 2018
3.84
3k+ ratings
Halftime
by Bob Buford • 1995
You climbed the ladder. It's leaning against the wrong wall. A midlife playbook for realignment.
3.88
2k+
Halftime Summary
Halftime 93%
You climbed the ladder. It's leaning against the wrong wall. A midlife playbook for realignment.
by Bob Buford 1995
3.88
2k+ ratings
Life Is What You Make It
by Peter Buffett • 2010
Warren Buffett's son traded $90,000 for time. What he built with it outlasts any portfolio.
3.80
3k+
Life Is What You Make It Summary
Life Is What You Make It 93%
Warren Buffett's son traded $90,000 for time. What he built with it outlasts any portfolio.
by Peter Buffett 2010
3.80
3k+ ratings
Don't Overthink It
by Anne Bogel • 2020
Why you replay every conversation, what to do instead, and how to finally trust your judgment.
3.87
16k+
Don't Overthink It Summary
Don't Overthink It 93%
Why you replay every conversation, what to do instead, and how to finally trust your judgment.
by Anne Bogel 2020
3.87
16k+ ratings
Focus
by Leo Babauta • 2010
Your mind is stolen by endless pings. The fix is not another app but radical simplicity.
3.63
1k+
Focus Summary
Focus 93%
Your mind is stolen by endless pings. The fix is not another app but radical simplicity.
by Leo Babauta 2010
3.63
1k+ ratings
The Happiness Project
by Gretchen Rubin • 2009
One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?
3.65
182k+
The Happiness Project Summary
The Happiness Project 93%
One woman's year-long resolution experiment: can happiness be built one month at a time?
by Gretchen Rubin 2009
3.65
182k+ ratings
The Life Brief
by Bonnie Wan • 2024
A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.
3.77
429
The Life Brief Summary
The Life Brief 93%
A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.
by Bonnie Wan 2024
3.77
429 ratings
The Power Of Less
by Leo Babauta • 2008
Do less but better: why limits beat willpower, and the 30-day system for permanent habits.
3.71
11k+
The Power Of Less Summary
The Power Of Less 93%
Do less but better: why limits beat willpower, and the 30-day system for permanent habits.
by Leo Babauta 2008
3.71
11k+ ratings
The Minimalist Budget
by Aaron Kiely • 2018
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
3.07
15
The Minimalist Budget Summary
The Minimalist Budget 93%
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
by Aaron Kiely 2018
3.07
15 ratings
Living The 80/20 Way
by Richard Koch • 2004
Eighty percent of what you do gives you nothing. Find the twenty percent that gives you everything.
3.72
1k+
Living The 80/20 Way Summary
Living The 80/20 Way 93%
Eighty percent of what you do gives you nothing. Find the twenty percent that gives you everything.
by Richard Koch 2004
3.72
1k+ ratings
Vagabonding
by Rolf Potts • 2002
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
3.95
28k+
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding 92%
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
by Rolf Potts 2002
3.95
28k+ ratings
One Year to an Organized Life
by Regina Leeds • 2007
Twelve months, twelve rooms, and a week-by-week plan that finally makes staying organized possible.
3.45
2k+
One Year to an Organized Life Summary
One Year to an Organized Life 92%
Twelve months, twelve rooms, and a week-by-week plan that finally makes staying organized possible.
by Regina Leeds 2007
3.45
2k+ ratings
Tidy Up Your Life
by Tyler Moore • 2025
Four steps, one order: declutter, organize, tidy, clean. Your head clears when your home does.
3.59
1k+
Tidy Up Your Life Summary
Tidy Up Your Life 92%
Four steps, one order: declutter, organize, tidy, clean. Your head clears when your home does.
by Tyler Moore 2025
3.59
1k+ ratings
Awaken Your Genius
by Ozan Varol • 2023
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
4.23
851
Awaken Your Genius Summary
Awaken Your Genius 92%
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
by Ozan Varol 2023
4.23
851 ratings
The Stories We Tell
by Joanna Gaines • 2022
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
3.48
12k+
The Stories We Tell Summary
The Stories We Tell 92%
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
by Joanna Gaines 2022
3.48
12k+ ratings
The Joy of Missing Out
by Svend Brinkmann • 2017
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
3.61
1k+
The Joy of Missing Out Summary
The Joy of Missing Out 92%
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
by Svend Brinkmann 2017
3.61
1k+ ratings
Your 168
by Harry M Kraemer • 2020
168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.
4.05
164
Your 168 Summary
Your 168 92%
168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.
by Harry M Kraemer 2020
4.05
164 ratings
Minimalism for Families
by Zoë Kim • 2017
Clutter costs you sleep, time, and connection. Here is the family plan to get them back.
3.64
756
Minimalism for Families Summary
Minimalism for Families 92%
Clutter costs you sleep, time, and connection. Here is the family plan to get them back.
by Zoë Kim 2017
3.64
756 ratings
Beyond Wealth
by Alexander Green • 2011
Wealth buys security, not a life. A financial advisor's guide to the other kind of rich.
3.77
623
Beyond Wealth Summary
Beyond Wealth 92%
Wealth buys security, not a life. A financial advisor's guide to the other kind of rich.
by Alexander Green 2011
3.77
623 ratings
The Pathless Path
by Paul Millerd • 2022
Your burnout isn't your fault. It's a sign your life script needs a rewrite.
3.98
6k+
The Pathless Path Summary
The Pathless Path 92%
Your burnout isn't your fault. It's a sign your life script needs a rewrite.
by Paul Millerd 2022
3.98
6k+ ratings
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
by Anna Quindlen • 2000
The office won't matter at the end. In under 100 pages, what will.
3.96
10k+
A Short Guide to a Happy Life Summary
A Short Guide to a Happy Life 92%
The office won't matter at the end. In under 100 pages, what will.
by Anna Quindlen 2000
3.96
10k+ ratings
Win Your Inner Battles
by Darius Foroux • 2022
Fear can't survive action. A battle plan for the inner enemies that keep you small.
3.90
2k+
Win Your Inner Battles Summary
Win Your Inner Battles 92%
Fear can't survive action. A battle plan for the inner enemies that keep you small.
by Darius Foroux 2022
3.90
2k+ ratings
I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 92%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
Unstuff Your Life!
by Andrew Mellen • 2010
One home per object, like items together: find anything in thirty seconds, forever.
3.67
1k+
Unstuff Your Life! Summary
Unstuff Your Life! 92%
One home per object, like items together: find anything in thirty seconds, forever.
by Andrew Mellen 2010
3.67
1k+ ratings
Happier at Home
by Gretchen Rubin • 2012
A school year of monthly home resolutions, and the surprising truth about what makes a house happy.
3.55
20k+
Happier at Home Summary
Happier at Home 92%
A school year of monthly home resolutions, and the surprising truth about what makes a house happy.
by Gretchen Rubin 2012
3.55
20k+ ratings
Meditations for Mortals
by Oliver Burkeman • 2024
Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.
4.26
19k+
Meditations for Mortals Summary
Meditations for Mortals 92%
Four weeks to stop chasing impossible control and start living the life you keep postponing.
by Oliver Burkeman 2024
4.26
19k+ ratings
Inspired Destiny
by John F. Demartini • 2010
Your frustrations reveal your purpose. Monetize it, love your work, and never need a vacation.
4.23
144
Inspired Destiny Summary
Inspired Destiny 92%
Your frustrations reveal your purpose. Monetize it, love your work, and never need a vacation.
by John F. Demartini 2010
4.23
144 ratings
20,000 Days and Counting
by Robert D. Smith • 2012
You get roughly 20,000 days. A third vanish before thirty. Here is how to stop drifting.
3.92
1k+
20,000 Days and Counting Summary
20,000 Days and Counting 92%
You get roughly 20,000 days. A third vanish before thirty. Here is how to stop drifting.
by Robert D. Smith 2012
3.92
1k+ ratings
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff
by Matt Paxton • 2022
Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.
3.73
5k+
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff Summary
Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff 92%
Five keepsakes, not five hundred: a decluttering method that preserves the memories first.
by Matt Paxton 2022
3.73
5k+ ratings
Life Is a Verb
by Patti Digh • 2008
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
3.97
3k+
Life Is a Verb Summary
Life Is a Verb 92%
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
by Patti Digh 2008
3.97
3k+ ratings
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