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the less effect: Design Your Life for Happiness & Purpose
We’ve all experienced discontent in our lives at one point or another, waking up each day and going to sleep each night feeling unfulfilled. It’s as if something is missing, but we can’t quite put our finger on what it is. Today’s world is custom-built to pull our attention in a hundred and fifty directions, telling us who we should be and how we should live to become an acceptable member of society. We fall prey to the endless cycle of consumerism and information overload. Before we know it, we wake up questioning how the hell we got here in the first place.
the less effect is about becoming conscious to the physical environment, social relationships, and daily habits we surround ourselves with so we can clear out what is holding us back to align with our true identity. We spend so much of our lives continuously adding more to solve our problems, when in reality, the solution lies in letting go, release, and surrender to reveal the person we were always meant to be. When we become more aware of our surroundings and remove what no longer serves us, we are able to tap into our most authentic self and design a life of happiness and purpose.
It simply starts with living a life of less.
Samantha Joy is an Identity Coach and Motivational Speaker, as well as the founder of Landon Hail Press , a internationally recognized publishing company. Samantha’s coaching approach supports impact-driven entrepreneurs, high achievers, and world leaders in shifting their identity to their most authentic self by clearing out aspects of their life rooted in an old story. The result is enhanced mental clarity, an improved sense of self, and the ability to design an environment that attracts abundance and fulfillment.
www.thelesseffect.com
“ The Less Effect lifestyle will transform your priorities and cause you to make some much-needed changes to optimize success in your life. In a world that is filled with excess, discontentment and selfishness, this book offers a timely message that is truly needed.” —Matt & Caleb Maddix, Maddix Publishing
the less effect is about becoming conscious to the physical environment, social relationships, and daily habits we surround ourselves with so we can clear out what is holding us back to align with our true identity. We spend so much of our lives continuously adding more to solve our problems, when in reality, the solution lies in letting go, release, and surrender to reveal the person we were always meant to be. When we become more aware of our surroundings and remove what no longer serves us, we are able to tap into our most authentic self and design a life of happiness and purpose.
It simply starts with living a life of less.
Samantha Joy is an Identity Coach and Motivational Speaker, as well as the founder of Landon Hail Press , a internationally recognized publishing company. Samantha’s coaching approach supports impact-driven entrepreneurs, high achievers, and world leaders in shifting their identity to their most authentic self by clearing out aspects of their life rooted in an old story. The result is enhanced mental clarity, an improved sense of self, and the ability to design an environment that attracts abundance and fulfillment.
www.thelesseffect.com
“ The Less Effect lifestyle will transform your priorities and cause you to make some much-needed changes to optimize success in your life. In a world that is filled with excess, discontentment and selfishness, this book offers a timely message that is truly needed.” —Matt & Caleb Maddix, Maddix Publishing
74 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2018
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June 3, 2025
Sparked a lot of great insights for me!
I’ve read many books on “minimalism” prior to picking up this one. I ended up reading this one twice because it sparked such great insights in my own life. I recognized areas of my life where I was doing too much or causes of too much clutter—physically and mentally—and was inspired to make (and actually keep!) some new habits. I think because this book was part how-to and part memoir, it was more effective for me than many self-help books.
I’ve read many books on “minimalism” prior to picking up this one. I ended up reading this one twice because it sparked such great insights in my own life. I recognized areas of my life where I was doing too much or causes of too much clutter—physically and mentally—and was inspired to make (and actually keep!) some new habits. I think because this book was part how-to and part memoir, it was more effective for me than many self-help books.
January 19, 2021
This is an interesting book, yet not what I was expecting. I thought I was getting a book that would provide me with some specific steps to declutter my house. This is definitely not that type of book. However, I enjoyed it because it reminded me of other important things that help us declutter our lives. There is really no Ah-ha moment, but there are tons of great reminders. I also liked that it's a quick read.
May 28, 2024
I didn't realize it was a book on minimalism and decluttering your life. Maybe because I've already been in the realm of mindset work for a while now I didn't glean any new information.. it was a good refresher on some life lessons and I did enjoy the quick read. This book could be helpful to those that are new to mindset work and looking for a place to get started.
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