The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life - Leo Babauta

Summary

• As the title says, its a simple guide. Just the basic principles, and I think it's all the better for it.

How I discovered it

• I have been exploring minimalism recently and Leo Babauta's name keeps on coming up.

How the book changed me

• It has some nice ideas, some nice principles, and generally I think it just gave me a little push along my minimalist discovery path

Details

• The downsides of clutter
• Educate to allow change
• Organization is needed when there are many things. Minimalism may be a better option.
• Minimalist also includes financial minimalism: staying out of debt and keeping simple investments and financial strategies

References

• This book used to be available free but i don't see it on his website. It is copyright free though, so let me know and I will send you a copy.

Quotes

• Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours - Swedish Proverb
• Our life is frittered away by detail…Simplify, simplify, simplify… Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose - Henry David Thoreau

Related

• The Minimalist Home A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered Refocused Life - Joshua Becker
• Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport