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Living With Less: Discover The Joy of Less And Simplify Your Life
Does the thought of your home filled with possessions and junk fill you with dread? Does life seem a constant battle against tidying up and moving things around to dust and clean? Do you yearn for an easier and simple life?
THEN THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
Discover the amazing benefits of adopting a minimalist mindset and lifestyle with the guide Living With Less
In this guide we will look at and learn about how we can remove items, thoughts, and general junk from our lives in order to lead a more fulfilling life and realize our true potential without unnecessary distractions.
THIS BOOK IS FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED
Its no coincidence that many of the worlds most successful people have adopted a minimalist mindset and lifestyle in order to shut out the noise that holds many people back in the 21st century.
This hectic lifestyle filled with gadgets, furniture, clothes, and many unused and unwanted items results in nothing more than a lack of focus of the things in life that make us truly happy and fulfilled.
So what are you waiting for, download your copy now and adopt the mindset of a minimalist and free yourself from the shackles of too much unnecessary junk
Just imagine for a second the joy of having less cleaning, less washing, less ironing to do after a day at work or business. A life of being able to fully relax without a million thoughts about what to do next around the home or indeed work. The life you desire to truly engage in fulfilling hobbies can be yours with just some simple changes to your home and mindset.
This essential guide breaks down into easy to follow steps, showing you exactly what you will need to know to be Living With Less
Download your copy today to receive all of this information!
THEN THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
Discover the amazing benefits of adopting a minimalist mindset and lifestyle with the guide Living With Less
In this guide we will look at and learn about how we can remove items, thoughts, and general junk from our lives in order to lead a more fulfilling life and realize our true potential without unnecessary distractions.
THIS BOOK IS FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED
Its no coincidence that many of the worlds most successful people have adopted a minimalist mindset and lifestyle in order to shut out the noise that holds many people back in the 21st century.
This hectic lifestyle filled with gadgets, furniture, clothes, and many unused and unwanted items results in nothing more than a lack of focus of the things in life that make us truly happy and fulfilled.
So what are you waiting for, download your copy now and adopt the mindset of a minimalist and free yourself from the shackles of too much unnecessary junk
Just imagine for a second the joy of having less cleaning, less washing, less ironing to do after a day at work or business. A life of being able to fully relax without a million thoughts about what to do next around the home or indeed work. The life you desire to truly engage in fulfilling hobbies can be yours with just some simple changes to your home and mindset.
This essential guide breaks down into easy to follow steps, showing you exactly what you will need to know to be Living With Less
Download your copy today to receive all of this information!
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Published July 3, 2016
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'SHORT' {high lights} VERSION: book cover about minimalism couch stuffed full of unnecessary 'decorative' i.e. useless pillows. Book title is minimalism SERIES ONE {AND the SAME type book, different title as well.} Book offers NO medical credentials YET claims things that are medical in nature {hoarding, shopaholic, spendthrift, various addictions to everything from tv to games to equipment to 'things' in general. States as {wrong} fact that everyone else's house must be as small {1 small bathroom, 1 bedroom for parents, 1 or 2 bedrooms for children, small {in american terms} 'apartment' fridge or even more likely 'dorm' fridge {smaller still}. No closets {have 4 myself in a smallish 2 bedroom apartment, PLUS bathroom and kitchen medium to large pantries, plus full cabinet set in kitchen}. Acts as if no one has job and/or has to dress professionally, or needs more clothes than would last about a week {anyone with kids knows that bogus, plus professional clothes usually have to be dry cleaned, and business clothes such as police, nurse, etcetera, have to be very specific type clothing}. Acts as if internet is not needed, yet fails to take into account different professions which prove that is very wrong, and also mobility issues of some where they can not physically get out and about.
Just because activity A does not make person 1 happy does not mean it doesn't make person 2 happy {or contributes to that}, and all the {non medically or in any other way backed up} statements give no credentials and assume 'one size fits all' which it NEVER does. Acts as if the adults don't have full-time {or any} jobs, and the the kids don't have any household responsibilities and duties. Mentions exercise and some types, and fails to account for where the accessory items would be stored {such as rock climbing gear and whatever else was mentioned}. Talks about less paper and e-statements which as an accountant can tell you NO, there are always certain documents that having electronically is not going to prove anything, and can be changed on the other end as well. Wet towels are not 'dirty' BUT they ARE UNHYGENIC, because they have been wet, crumpled up, and now have who knows what from the BATHROOM/FLOOR on them, which the book should have known, IF they actually knew anything about medical...well anything. NO one can NOT put such 'health' items as bandaids, ointments, and bandages in with something such as batteries {see NO medical knowledge}.
Declutter the garage, have tools and all put up neat and sorted, then because you parked vehicles OUTSIDE in the elements have to worry about them getting stolen or being out in the elements, then turn it in to a place where 'kid hideout where the children could go and play when the adults of the house are busy' say what, they have bedrooms, but no let them have straight unfettered access to outside and the roads and all the rest, so they don't have to play in their bedrooms with all their toys and stuff in those rooms, instead spreading their clutter more, because after all, you have various tools in the garage, they could play with those and of course never bring half their toys in to the not a vehicle garage anymore.... No one else's actual lifestyle, profession, needs {medical health or just regular and otherwise} should be considered, because a totally unqualified non-medical book told everyone how they ALL must be one size and so nothing matters except to follow this medically, physically, and fiscally WRONG.
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Glanced at the reviews, after read the book {as usual if have time} and will make these fact; the book is redundantly 'short' {actual new information}, it is not sweet, and starting with the picture which has a couch full of unused/unusable pillows is likewise stuffed with unnecessary, repetitive contradictory things, including the title talking about minimalism SERIES 1.
Most people have ereaders, of various types, so they don't have shelves of hard/soft back books, although I have both, and yes I have read them ALL, and yes sometimes reread them, as most are part of a collection or other type 'set' to me. I also have 3 laptops, due to electronic possible instability {even though used to be computer tech, that only helps a little} and when was accountant used 2 {1 backup of files synced} to make sure the reduncancy meant in all likelihood not spending 'forever' should something happen to those files, which I used to make money for/in a business, so again needed, as are the books and various types of other media for reading {including kindle unlimited, which this writer uses and gets money from}, videos {streamed, so hulu and netflix, online sites, comcast/xfinity, old style video tapes, dvd, cd for music and other items}. It does NO good to have an 'uncluttered' living space if you have nothing to actually DO with whatever free time you do have, as relaxation and enjoyment is also a need in de-stressing or not becoming that way in the first place, and as one size fits all does NOT fit me nor anyone else, does NOT work in ANY shape, form, or fashion for me.
My kids, when they were kids, had every game system known to man, and possibly some only known to monkeys and the war department; ask them if those 'contributed' to their 'happiness', including the who knows how many games and accessories went with those. Very much sounds to me, from the writer's examples, that they should be on hoarders; MY house, even with a spouse and 2 young kids, NEVER was as described, so really fail to see how someone who fails to keep their own living spaces decently clean should be writing a book about it {or failing adequately to} from all the what defnitely seems like personal issues with doing what the book was supposed to be about. So, yeah, talking about sitting around thinking about why the areas are cluttered is going to help kickstart what, and in what way, really? It's not. By the way, if buying 'stuff' gives a person a 'high' and that's why they do it all the time, they need whatever the equivalent of shopoholics anonymous is. Also wondering why the thing goes in to psychological baseline of 'happiness' yet never takes even the first glance much less look or discussion in to hoarding. The person writing the book also gives no credentials whatsoever in the area of mental health or psychology, nor any references to professionals who have studied happiness, psychology, or a host of other {verifiable} proofs/facts. They know that most activities that help people hormonally with 'satisfaction' also are tied in with equipment {such as the example used of various sports and even more so something such as rock climbing}.
When people give each other gifts it is just that; yes, many give hints, suggestions, and even direct requests, but since it is still a gift, from someone else, it's not your money and you don't get the last say on what is bought, just whether you keep it or not. For shallow people described that think a huge wardrobe makes the person, again, the book is not by a qualified professional, actually by no medically qualified anything. If someone has to 'detox' off and away from wanting 'things', then again that is a medical condition. The rest of this...whatever...continues on talking about psychology and never, ever has any medical confirmation from anyne who has studied/been trained in any of these various area. As for the long drawn out, once again, point about 'minimizing' things, from something that has a cover with multiple unneeded pillows, and NOT showing a complete living room.... As someone who was a professional {accountant} the talk of e-statements and other legal documents is not laughable but dangerous to financial health. Having laptops and other electronics take the place of a television in the living room does not deal with the 'clutter' those things cause by being in other areas of the house, either. It also doesn't deal with physical books for some, due to vision and other problems, is the only way they can read one, and using ereaders and computers and laptops and kindles tablets of various types, again, is just cluttering up something and somewhere else other than a bookcase.
With kids and adults living in the same house, even if everyone did have a separate bag for their personal things does not mean that someone else wouldn't 'borrow' it, nor would it mean it still wouldn't be left out, depending on the actual storage spaces that even the book said were really small in bathrooms. The bag also doesn't make sense because it acts as if the adult female does not have to dress for work, with makeup and the rest, so there would be that and other 'beauty' appliances and aids that are NOT 'clutter' and WOULD be needed in the bathroom. As any real doctor would tell you, towels thown down where they do not air out are wet AND unhygenic. If by 'health' items it is meant bandages, creams and ointments, and the like, NO they should NOT be stored in with such things as batteries, as that again proves this book is based no where near medical or other facts. Replacing a bedroom chair with a cusion to sit on, in the floor, just to supposedly get the cushion out of sight later is totally asinine...kids have mobility to sit on pillows, for adults they rarely have the mobility nor the ability to sit on something that provides no real support and more than likely upcoming chiropractic visits. As for only a wardrobe and no dresser, I have pretty minimum of clothing, and I need a dresser, and would even if my partner didn't have his own share of clothes, also pretty minimum, and that doesn't include shoes, belts, umbrella and other like items, and so on, that no way would fit in a wardrobe no matter how large it was or how minimal the clothing overall.
Saying it's to cut down on clutter then going from 1 to more than 1 wardrobe but taking out a chair for a pillow, and totally don't know about anywhere else, but in the States, we have this thing called closets; my place currently is a 2 bedroom apartment, and I have 2 bedrooms {or 1 computer room}, closets in both those rooms AND the back hall closet and the front hall closet and pantry to the side of the kitchen and the bathroom. A one size fits all attempt at 'uncluttering' and even more so in food, cooking and usage and otherwise, also has no real meaning, as in, this book and that part even more than the rest, is meaningless. Having a separate freezer is also necessary, for extra food {bought in bulk or on sale} so as to have the primary food in the refrigerator freezer {which considering the standard micro size of those 'over the pond' equal an american 'student' fridge, and the pantry and cabinet stocking is not just based on what SOME consider 'healthy' but also individual actual varying needs including medical of a real household. Whoever wrote this obvioulsy also doesn't actually cook on any regular basis, because yes, do need more than a couple of 'sauce' pans and a couple of others and then an iron skillet and a wok {which I have used 3 times in my entire 50 plus years}.Badly needed to have actually proofed this jumbled mess; discard these items and JUST LET THEM LINGER...uh whatever. Get rid of a dishwasher because you need to learn to do dishes almost right away...what happened to rest and relaxation; and what happened to there are other people in the house messing things up, so why aren't they helping clean them up. Decluttering is a family event because it's probably everyone's stuff, yet doing the dishes or otherwise cleaning the house isn't?
Parking in the garage is sometimes for the safety of the vehicles, not the convenience to have 'more space' in the garage by moving the vehicles outside, in to the weather and elements in general. Why would a garage be turned in to a place where 'kid hideout where the children could go and play when the adults of the house are busy' say what, they have bedrooms, don't they, but no, let them have staight access to outside and the roads and all the rest, why you vehicles suffer the elements so they don't have to play in their bedrooms, with all their toys and stuff in those rooms, because after all, you have various tools in the garage, they could play with those.... You can make all the combinations of clothing matches you want to, but that isn't going to keep you in a weekly needed amount of underclothes and not even the outerwear, unless you plan on spending all that 'relaxing' time on laundry, and that's assuming none of it's dry clean only and/or one or both of the adults don't work in a professional setting but are not uniformed {though they would still have to be ironed and hung up and in some cases, again, dry cleaned. Putting clothes in a box for a month to see if you needed any of them at all is likewise stupid, as even if you did need them, they are now off hanger and very wrinkled. No, having 7 jackets and getting rid of all but 1 or maybe 2 would not work because it assumes the 1 {or 2 whoopee} would not get damaged in some way, so again, it depends on what the item is used for, which family member uses that item, and how ofter they use that item, even clothing.
Some people are required or otherwise need social media profile{s} so once again the one size fits all doesn't fit, and if medical issue should be left to a medical professional of the right type, as they could also ascertain when too much is actually too much or when someone writing a book doesn't have any knowledge of the situation much less the necessary medical training to figure that out. Also, book person who is not a medical professional in any shape form or fashion, are once AGAIN overlooking that some people suffer mobility and other issues and therefore that is the ONLY or primary way they CAN interact with people. Just because the book CLAIMS that social media games/apps are a waste of time, does not mean that the person playing those games does not get high levels of ENJOYMENT and happiness from those games, so yet again, one size does NOT fit all. From the examples given, in non medically certificatied guesses {not proof, no kind of any supporting documentation} sound is if they have {in my non medical opinion but backed up by knowledge of basic psychiatic nursing} a lot of what is called transference, as well as way too many examples of all the 'wrong' things to do, more than likely through their OWN experiences of doing that, and probably currently. Dropping the internet, supposedly to cut down 'time wasting' not only doesn't take in to account business needs or business interactions, but that such things as online books that were slightly suggested before would not be possible majority of time because needs active current connection to download books, assuming would have any time between working, cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the household in general rather than simply turning one's phone or reader on since would have internet.
It also doesn't matter if 'no one will accept them' {the things you are getting rid of} because they still need to be boxed up and put in one place, otherwise you just wasted all sorts of time, and energy, and purpose, as you did with the pick it up stick it in box, separate box...THAT is wasting time, picking up or changing the place of which ever item time after time after time. If someone has to take case only to make sure they don't use their credit or debit card, again, that sounds as if it's a medical mental condition. This books sounds as if it wants to start and head a new cult. At the very send it says minimalism is something to tailor to your specific needs, which is odd considering the read of the whold book talked as if everyting was one size fits all; hmmmm {duh, bit late to that point}. To 'declutter' MY life, should stop reading useless contradictory non-medical {bascially unqualified treatise} on medical matters, which had nothing much if at all on truly decluttering one's life, except to quit reading these types of totally unqualified bits of time wasting drivel. -- Also has Living with Less: Discover the Joy of Less and Simplify Your Life -- TWO books on keeping {the same} things simple....
My background? Accounting plus paralegalism plus some law {because of the accounting to go with classes on real estate and various other things}, English/language minor,
former professional house cleaner and mother of 2/grandmother of 2, average amount of medical and 'disorder' studies {had some open spots had to fill with 'science-y classes} -- still saw NO proveable nor unprovable MEDICAL of ANY kind credentials on the BOOK's part!
'SHORT' {high lights} VERSION: book cover about minimalism couch stuffed full of unnecessary 'decorative' i.e. useless pillows. Book title is minimalism SERIES ONE {AND the SAME type book, different title as well.} Book offers NO medical credentials YET claims things that are medical in nature {hoarding, shopaholic, spendthrift, various addictions to everything from tv to games to equipment to 'things' in general. States as {wrong} fact that everyone else's house must be as small {1 small bathroom, 1 bedroom for parents, 1 or 2 bedrooms for children, small {in american terms} 'apartment' fridge or even more likely 'dorm' fridge {smaller still}. No closets {have 4 myself in a smallish 2 bedroom apartment, PLUS bathroom and kitchen medium to large pantries, plus full cabinet set in kitchen}. Acts as if no one has job and/or has to dress professionally, or needs more clothes than would last about a week {anyone with kids knows that bogus, plus professional clothes usually have to be dry cleaned, and business clothes such as police, nurse, etcetera, have to be very specific type clothing}. Acts as if internet is not needed, yet fails to take into account different professions which prove that is very wrong, and also mobility issues of some where they can not physically get out and about.
Just because activity A does not make person 1 happy does not mean it doesn't make person 2 happy {or contributes to that}, and all the {non medically or in any other way backed up} statements give no credentials and assume 'one size fits all' which it NEVER does. Acts as if the adults don't have full-time {or any} jobs, and the the kids don't have any household responsibilities and duties. Mentions exercise and some types, and fails to account for where the accessory items would be stored {such as rock climbing gear and whatever else was mentioned}. Talks about less paper and e-statements which as an accountant can tell you NO, there are always certain documents that having electronically is not going to prove anything, and can be changed on the other end as well. Wet towels are not 'dirty' BUT they ARE UNHYGENIC, because they have been wet, crumpled up, and now have who knows what from the BATHROOM/FLOOR on them, which the book should have known, IF they actually knew anything about medical...well anything. NO one can NOT put such 'health' items as bandaids, ointments, and bandages in with something such as batteries {see NO medical knowledge}.
Declutter the garage, have tools and all put up neat and sorted, then because you parked vehicles OUTSIDE in the elements have to worry about them getting stolen or being out in the elements, then turn it in to a place where 'kid hideout where the children could go and play when the adults of the house are busy' say what, they have bedrooms, but no let them have straight unfettered access to outside and the roads and all the rest, so they don't have to play in their bedrooms with all their toys and stuff in those rooms, instead spreading their clutter more, because after all, you have various tools in the garage, they could play with those and of course never bring half their toys in to the not a vehicle garage anymore.... No one else's actual lifestyle, profession, needs {medical health or just regular and otherwise} should be considered, because a totally unqualified non-medical book told everyone how they ALL must be one size and so nothing matters except to follow this medically, physically, and fiscally WRONG.
*******
Glanced at the reviews, after read the book {as usual if have time} and will make these fact; the book is redundantly 'short' {actual new information}, it is not sweet, and starting with the picture which has a couch full of unused/unusable pillows is likewise stuffed with unnecessary, repetitive contradictory things, including the title talking about minimalism SERIES 1.
Most people have ereaders, of various types, so they don't have shelves of hard/soft back books, although I have both, and yes I have read them ALL, and yes sometimes reread them, as most are part of a collection or other type 'set' to me. I also have 3 laptops, due to electronic possible instability {even though used to be computer tech, that only helps a little} and when was accountant used 2 {1 backup of files synced} to make sure the reduncancy meant in all likelihood not spending 'forever' should something happen to those files, which I used to make money for/in a business, so again needed, as are the books and various types of other media for reading {including kindle unlimited, which this writer uses and gets money from}, videos {streamed, so hulu and netflix, online sites, comcast/xfinity, old style video tapes, dvd, cd for music and other items}. It does NO good to have an 'uncluttered' living space if you have nothing to actually DO with whatever free time you do have, as relaxation and enjoyment is also a need in de-stressing or not becoming that way in the first place, and as one size fits all does NOT fit me nor anyone else, does NOT work in ANY shape, form, or fashion for me.
My kids, when they were kids, had every game system known to man, and possibly some only known to monkeys and the war department; ask them if those 'contributed' to their 'happiness', including the who knows how many games and accessories went with those. Very much sounds to me, from the writer's examples, that they should be on hoarders; MY house, even with a spouse and 2 young kids, NEVER was as described, so really fail to see how someone who fails to keep their own living spaces decently clean should be writing a book about it {or failing adequately to} from all the what defnitely seems like personal issues with doing what the book was supposed to be about. So, yeah, talking about sitting around thinking about why the areas are cluttered is going to help kickstart what, and in what way, really? It's not. By the way, if buying 'stuff' gives a person a 'high' and that's why they do it all the time, they need whatever the equivalent of shopoholics anonymous is. Also wondering why the thing goes in to psychological baseline of 'happiness' yet never takes even the first glance much less look or discussion in to hoarding. The person writing the book also gives no credentials whatsoever in the area of mental health or psychology, nor any references to professionals who have studied happiness, psychology, or a host of other {verifiable} proofs/facts. They know that most activities that help people hormonally with 'satisfaction' also are tied in with equipment {such as the example used of various sports and even more so something such as rock climbing}.
When people give each other gifts it is just that; yes, many give hints, suggestions, and even direct requests, but since it is still a gift, from someone else, it's not your money and you don't get the last say on what is bought, just whether you keep it or not. For shallow people described that think a huge wardrobe makes the person, again, the book is not by a qualified professional, actually by no medically qualified anything. If someone has to 'detox' off and away from wanting 'things', then again that is a medical condition. The rest of this...whatever...continues on talking about psychology and never, ever has any medical confirmation from anyne who has studied/been trained in any of these various area. As for the long drawn out, once again, point about 'minimizing' things, from something that has a cover with multiple unneeded pillows, and NOT showing a complete living room.... As someone who was a professional {accountant} the talk of e-statements and other legal documents is not laughable but dangerous to financial health. Having laptops and other electronics take the place of a television in the living room does not deal with the 'clutter' those things cause by being in other areas of the house, either. It also doesn't deal with physical books for some, due to vision and other problems, is the only way they can read one, and using ereaders and computers and laptops and kindles tablets of various types, again, is just cluttering up something and somewhere else other than a bookcase.
With kids and adults living in the same house, even if everyone did have a separate bag for their personal things does not mean that someone else wouldn't 'borrow' it, nor would it mean it still wouldn't be left out, depending on the actual storage spaces that even the book said were really small in bathrooms. The bag also doesn't make sense because it acts as if the adult female does not have to dress for work, with makeup and the rest, so there would be that and other 'beauty' appliances and aids that are NOT 'clutter' and WOULD be needed in the bathroom. As any real doctor would tell you, towels thown down where they do not air out are wet AND unhygenic. If by 'health' items it is meant bandages, creams and ointments, and the like, NO they should NOT be stored in with such things as batteries, as that again proves this book is based no where near medical or other facts. Replacing a bedroom chair with a cusion to sit on, in the floor, just to supposedly get the cushion out of sight later is totally asinine...kids have mobility to sit on pillows, for adults they rarely have the mobility nor the ability to sit on something that provides no real support and more than likely upcoming chiropractic visits. As for only a wardrobe and no dresser, I have pretty minimum of clothing, and I need a dresser, and would even if my partner didn't have his own share of clothes, also pretty minimum, and that doesn't include shoes, belts, umbrella and other like items, and so on, that no way would fit in a wardrobe no matter how large it was or how minimal the clothing overall.
Saying it's to cut down on clutter then going from 1 to more than 1 wardrobe but taking out a chair for a pillow, and totally don't know about anywhere else, but in the States, we have this thing called closets; my place currently is a 2 bedroom apartment, and I have 2 bedrooms {or 1 computer room}, closets in both those rooms AND the back hall closet and the front hall closet and pantry to the side of the kitchen and the bathroom. A one size fits all attempt at 'uncluttering' and even more so in food, cooking and usage and otherwise, also has no real meaning, as in, this book and that part even more than the rest, is meaningless. Having a separate freezer is also necessary, for extra food {bought in bulk or on sale} so as to have the primary food in the refrigerator freezer {which considering the standard micro size of those 'over the pond' equal an american 'student' fridge, and the pantry and cabinet stocking is not just based on what SOME consider 'healthy' but also individual actual varying needs including medical of a real household. Whoever wrote this obvioulsy also doesn't actually cook on any regular basis, because yes, do need more than a couple of 'sauce' pans and a couple of others and then an iron skillet and a wok {which I have used 3 times in my entire 50 plus years}.Badly needed to have actually proofed this jumbled mess; discard these items and JUST LET THEM LINGER...uh whatever. Get rid of a dishwasher because you need to learn to do dishes almost right away...what happened to rest and relaxation; and what happened to there are other people in the house messing things up, so why aren't they helping clean them up. Decluttering is a family event because it's probably everyone's stuff, yet doing the dishes or otherwise cleaning the house isn't?
Parking in the garage is sometimes for the safety of the vehicles, not the convenience to have 'more space' in the garage by moving the vehicles outside, in to the weather and elements in general. Why would a garage be turned in to a place where 'kid hideout where the children could go and play when the adults of the house are busy' say what, they have bedrooms, don't they, but no, let them have staight access to outside and the roads and all the rest, why you vehicles suffer the elements so they don't have to play in their bedrooms, with all their toys and stuff in those rooms, because after all, you have various tools in the garage, they could play with those.... You can make all the combinations of clothing matches you want to, but that isn't going to keep you in a weekly needed amount of underclothes and not even the outerwear, unless you plan on spending all that 'relaxing' time on laundry, and that's assuming none of it's dry clean only and/or one or both of the adults don't work in a professional setting but are not uniformed {though they would still have to be ironed and hung up and in some cases, again, dry cleaned. Putting clothes in a box for a month to see if you needed any of them at all is likewise stupid, as even if you did need them, they are now off hanger and very wrinkled. No, having 7 jackets and getting rid of all but 1 or maybe 2 would not work because it assumes the 1 {or 2 whoopee} would not get damaged in some way, so again, it depends on what the item is used for, which family member uses that item, and how ofter they use that item, even clothing.
Some people are required or otherwise need social media profile{s} so once again the one size fits all doesn't fit, and if medical issue should be left to a medical professional of the right type, as they could also ascertain when too much is actually too much or when someone writing a book doesn't have any knowledge of the situation much less the necessary medical training to figure that out. Also, book person who is not a medical professional in any shape form or fashion, are once AGAIN overlooking that some people suffer mobility and other issues and therefore that is the ONLY or primary way they CAN interact with people. Just because the book CLAIMS that social media games/apps are a waste of time, does not mean that the person playing those games does not get high levels of ENJOYMENT and happiness from those games, so yet again, one size does NOT fit all. From the examples given, in non medically certificatied guesses {not proof, no kind of any supporting documentation} sound is if they have {in my non medical opinion but backed up by knowledge of basic psychiatic nursing} a lot of what is called transference, as well as way too many examples of all the 'wrong' things to do, more than likely through their OWN experiences of doing that, and probably currently. Dropping the internet, supposedly to cut down 'time wasting' not only doesn't take in to account business needs or business interactions, but that such things as online books that were slightly suggested before would not be possible majority of time because needs active current connection to download books, assuming would have any time between working, cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the household in general rather than simply turning one's phone or reader on since would have internet.
It also doesn't matter if 'no one will accept them' {the things you are getting rid of} because they still need to be boxed up and put in one place, otherwise you just wasted all sorts of time, and energy, and purpose, as you did with the pick it up stick it in box, separate box...THAT is wasting time, picking up or changing the place of which ever item time after time after time. If someone has to take case only to make sure they don't use their credit or debit card, again, that sounds as if it's a medical mental condition. This books sounds as if it wants to start and head a new cult. At the very send it says minimalism is something to tailor to your specific needs, which is odd considering the read of the whold book talked as if everyting was one size fits all; hmmmm {duh, bit late to that point}. To 'declutter' MY life, should stop reading useless contradictory non-medical {bascially unqualified treatise} on medical matters, which had nothing much if at all on truly decluttering one's life, except to quit reading these types of totally unqualified bits of time wasting drivel. -- Also has Living with Less: Discover the Joy of Less and Simplify Your Life -- TWO books on keeping {the same} things simple....
My background? Accounting plus paralegalism plus some law {because of the accounting to go with classes on real estate and various other things}, English/language minor,
former professional house cleaner and mother of 2/grandmother of 2, average amount of medical and 'disorder' studies {had some open spots had to fill with 'science-y classes} -- still saw NO proveable nor unprovable MEDICAL of ANY kind credentials on the BOOK's part!
March 7, 2025
This Book is an Opinion
This book is not based on facts or any solid information. It’s based on an opinion of the writer. Half of it is unlogical, don’t have a car, don’t have a dishwasher?! That’s not minimalism that is realistic for America or families. I can’t believe I read as much of this book as I did. Do yourself a favor and find a different book to read.
This book is not based on facts or any solid information. It’s based on an opinion of the writer. Half of it is unlogical, don’t have a car, don’t have a dishwasher?! That’s not minimalism that is realistic for America or families. I can’t believe I read as much of this book as I did. Do yourself a favor and find a different book to read.
April 5, 2022
useful, brief lifestyle guide
This offers simple but sound advice on decluttering your life and minimalism. The only gripe I had was that the author was minimal in proof reading their writing in this Kindle version.
This offers simple but sound advice on decluttering your life and minimalism. The only gripe I had was that the author was minimal in proof reading their writing in this Kindle version.
July 19, 2017
At best a very bad book.
This trite book about a tremendously important subject is a profound obscenity to the practice of clear thinking and reason.
This trite book about a tremendously important subject is a profound obscenity to the practice of clear thinking and reason.
March 28, 2018
Excellent advice
This quick read was straight forward and easily read with excellent advice on how to simplify ones life and home.
This quick read was straight forward and easily read with excellent advice on how to simplify ones life and home.
April 3, 2018
This book had some good ideas but badly needed a proofreader.
July 22, 2018
Very insightful
I enjoyed reading this book. Lots of great tips and info. I recommend reading this book. I now need to declutter!
I enjoyed reading this book. Lots of great tips and info. I recommend reading this book. I now need to declutter!
August 6, 2018
I enjoyed it!
I enjoyed reading this book. It was an fun and enjoyable reading experience. I am pleased that I read it.
I enjoyed reading this book. It was an fun and enjoyable reading experience. I am pleased that I read it.
April 8, 2017
How true ! The less you have the less you have to worry about. A lot is common sense but
there were some new ideas. My favorite was worrying about gifts given but the giver probably forgot about . Get rid of the unnecessary and live freer.
there were some new ideas. My favorite was worrying about gifts given but the giver probably forgot about . Get rid of the unnecessary and live freer.
April 11, 2017
Direct and logical!
This book was short sweet and straight to the point. It did not make you feel like you had to fold things one way or another , it made you feel like you had brains and would do it the way that worked best for you. This was written like someone was talking with you and guiding you. It was logical - that's the best part it was logical. I tried a lot of the books out there including the bestsellers and nothing here at home like this one did. Definitely worth the time and whatever you spend on it financially.
This book was short sweet and straight to the point. It did not make you feel like you had to fold things one way or another , it made you feel like you had brains and would do it the way that worked best for you. This was written like someone was talking with you and guiding you. It was logical - that's the best part it was logical. I tried a lot of the books out there including the bestsellers and nothing here at home like this one did. Definitely worth the time and whatever you spend on it financially.
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