“Reading this will lead you to a better life.”—Dean Nelson, author of God Hides in Plain SightIn The 100 Thing Challenge Dave Bruno relates how he remade his life and regained his soul by getting rid of almost everything. But The 100 Thing Challenge is more than just the story of how one man started a movement to unhook himself from consumerism by winnowing his life’s possessions down to 100 things in one year. It’s also an inspiring, invigorating guide to how we all can be...

Once, Tammy Strobel and her husband were living a normal middle-class lifestyle: driving two cars, commuting long distances, and living well beyond their means. Now they are living the voluntary downsizing; or smart-sizing; dream. In this book Strobel combines research on well-being with numerous real-world examples to offer practical inspiration. Her fresh take on our things, our work, and our relationships spells out micro-actions that anyone can take to step into a life thats more consc...

** Discover that having LESS is MORE... Get more freedom, more time, save money and more, by eliminating the excess in your life and focusing on the essentials. ** Would you like to go to sleep at night knowing that your day was spent as you truly wanted to spend it? Would you like to feel sure that you didn’t waste time and energy on meaningless activity? Are you tired of listening to the thundering voice of consumerism instead of the quiet voice withi...

Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things 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 & 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 & Ryan, authors of the popular website The Minimalists, explore their troubled pasts and...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An empowering plan for living more by owning less, with practical suggestions and encouragement to personalize your own minimalist style—from the New York Times bestselling author of Uncluttered Faith“If you’re struggling with too much stuff and too little happiness, here is your must-read.”—Peter Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of It’s All Too Much**Most of us own too much stuff. The toy room is messy, dr...

The best of The Minimalists.This book by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus collects the most relevant essays—some short, some long—from their popular website, TheMinimalists.com. This collection has been edited and organized to create an experience that's considerably different from reading individual selections online. From simple living, decluttering, and finances, to passion, health, and relationships, Essential is for anyone who desires a more intentional...

"An accessible and informative guide for readers to take control of their lives" ( Publishers Weekly).Habits are more powerful than willpower—if you know how to make them work for you.How long does it take to form a new habit? Say you want to go to the gym regularly, learn a new language, make new friends, practice a musical instrument, or use your work time more profitably. How long should it take before these become part of your routine rather than...

“Living a better life…with less stuff.” —National PostWhat if everything you ever wanted isn’t what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn’t anymore.Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had built for himself. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known...

Description:Simplify is a celebration of living more by owning less. Written by Joshua Becker, who inspires hundreds of thousands of people on his personal blog, this is a book that calls for the end of living lives seeking and accumulating more and more possessions by highlighting the enjoyment of living with less. Three years ago, his typical, suburban family of four made the decision to minimize their possessions, declutter their home, and simplify their...

In the spirit of her blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin embarks on a new project to make home a happier place.One Sunday afternoon, as she unloaded the dishwasher, Gretchen Rubin felt hit by a wave of homesickness. Homesick—why? She was standing right in her own kitchen. She felt homesick, she realized, with love for home itself. “Of all the elements of a happy life,” she thought, “my home is the most im...

Get Your House in Shape!® Applying just an ounce of the advice in this practical guide saves you enough time and money to pay for itself. You will learn: *The actual scientific law of nature that helps you get organized *The cure for procrastination *Ten types of "High Calorie Clutter" to avoid *Where to start and how to tackle your projects *How to successfully add new habits into your life.

A noncomformists guide to living life on your own terms from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling authorMuch like his popular online manifesto "A Brief Guide to World Domination," author Chris Guillebeau defies common assumptions about life and work while arming you with the tools to live authentically in The Art of Non-Conformity.Inspired and guided by Chris's own story and those of others who have also pursued unco...