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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 401,196 ratings — published 2010
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 137,764 ratings — published 2011
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The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life (ebook)
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avg rating 3.78 — 13,334 ratings — published 2010
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 209,501 ratings — published 1854
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Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 1,588 ratings — published 1981
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You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap): How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life and How You Can Too You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap): How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life and How You Can Too
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,570 ratings — published 2012
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 45,984 ratings — published 2015
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Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.56 — 880 ratings — published 1996
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Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 7,303 ratings — published 2017
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The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 16,573 ratings — published 2016
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The Power Of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential The Power Of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 10,707 ratings — published 2008
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Your Money or Your Life Your Money or Your Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 31,547 ratings — published 1992
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The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,152 ratings — published 1997
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Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 2,098 ratings — published 1994
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Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 44,913 ratings — published 2012
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Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home and Life Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home and Life (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.90 — 5,088 ratings — published 2010
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Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 4,750 ratings — published 2010
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Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 5,520 ratings — published 2018
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The Year of Less The Year of Less (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.45 — 74,170 ratings — published 2018
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Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,026 ratings — published 1981
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 99,823 ratings — published 2019
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In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 7,119 ratings — published 2004
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Chasing Slow: Courage to Journey Off the Beaten Path Chasing Slow: Courage to Journey Off the Beaten Path (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 4,935 ratings — published 2017
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The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.52 — 304 ratings — published 1997
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 36,732 ratings — published 2017
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Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 65,111 ratings — published 2016
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7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 19,898 ratings — published 2011
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Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 16,648 ratings — published 2009
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Less Is More: Embracing Simplicity for a Healthy Planet, a Caring Economy and Lasting Happiness Less Is More: Embracing Simplicity for a Healthy Planet, a Caring Economy and Lasting Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.52 — 308 ratings — published 2009
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Inner Simplicity: 100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul Inner Simplicity: 100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as simplicity)
avg rating 3.72 — 543 ratings — published 1995
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Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 9,891 ratings — published 2013
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It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 6,951 ratings — published 2006
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Choosing Simplicity: Real People Finding Peace And Fulfillment In A Complex World Choosing Simplicity: Real People Finding Peace And Fulfillment In A Complex World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 440 ratings — published 2000
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The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 117,819 ratings — published 2016
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The Laws of Simplicity The Laws of Simplicity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 7,091 ratings — published 2006
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Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 2,936 ratings — published 2001
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Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 3,110 ratings — published 1990
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Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 388 ratings — published 2003
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Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 2,579 ratings — published 2004
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The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as simplicity)
avg rating 3.69 — 9,575 ratings — published 2018
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The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 3,262 ratings — published 2014
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Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 4,492 ratings — published 1998
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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as simplicity)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,496 ratings — published 1992
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Simple Matters: Living with Less and Ending Up with More Simple Matters: Living with Less and Ending Up with More (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as simplicity)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,009 ratings — published 2015
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Minimalism: Essential Essays Minimalism: Essential Essays (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.83 — 3,374 ratings — published 2012
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Less Is More: An Anthology of Ancient & Modern Voices Raised in Praise of Simplicity Less Is More: An Anthology of Ancient & Modern Voices Raised in Praise of Simplicity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 196 ratings — published 1991
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Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 39,914 ratings — published 1995
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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 58,023 ratings — published 2019
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Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as simplicity)
avg rating 3.55 — 18,209 ratings — published 2019
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William Golding
“The greatest ideas are the simplest.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

Langston Hughes
“Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.

I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.”
― Langston Hughes

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