Joshua Fields Millburn

Ryan Nicodemus

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 descent into depression. Though they had achieved the American Dream, they worked ridiculous hours, wastefully spent money, and lived paycheck to paycheck. Instead of discovering their passions, they pacified themselves with ephemeral indulgences—which only led to more debt, depression, and discontent. After a pair of life-changing events, Joshua & Ryan discovered minimalism, allowing them to eliminate their excess material things so they could focus on life's most important "things": health, relationships, passion, growth, and contribution.

Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life

"Like Henry David Thoreau, but with Wi-Fi." -Boston Globe What 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 as minimalism...and everything started to change. That was four years ago. Since, Millburn, now 32, has embraced simplicity. In the pursuit of looking for something more substantial than compulsory consumption and the broken American Dream, he jettisoned most of his material possessions, paid off loads of crippling debt, and walked away from his six-figure career. So, when everything was gone, what was left? Not a how-to book but a why-to book, Everything That Remains is the touching, surprising story of what happened when one young man decided to let go of everything and begin living more deliberately. Heartrending, uplifting, and deeply personal, this engrossing memoir is peppered with insightful (and often hilarious) interruptions by Ryan Nicodemus, Millburn's best friend of twenty years.

A Memoir by the Minimalists

Everything That Remains

'The Minimalists show you how to disconnect from our conditioned material state and reconnect to our true essence: love people and use things. This is not a book about how to live with less, but about how to live more deeply and more fully.' Jay Shetty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Like a Monk 'Joshua and Ryan have penned an urgent manifesto for the growing movement away from the material and towards the meaningful. An important book for our current moment.' Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of A World Without Email and Digital Minimalism AS SEEN ON THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES MINIMALISM & LESS IS NOW How might your life be better with less? Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, less stress and debt and discontent - a life with fewer distractions. Now, imagine a life with more: more time, more meaningful relationships, more growth and contribution and contentment - a life of passion, unencumbered by the trappings of the chaotic world around you. What you're imagining is an intentional life. And to get there, you'll have to let go of some clutter that's in the way. In Love People, Use Things, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus move past simple decluttering to show how minimalism makes room to reevaluate and heal the seven essential relationships in our lives: stuff, truth, self, money, values, creativity and people. They use their own experiences?and those of the people they have met along the minimalist journey?to provide a template for how to live a fuller, more meaningful life. Because once you have less, you can make room for the right kind of more.

Because the Opposite Never Works

Love People, Use Things

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 life.

Essential: Essays by The Minimalists

Zoë Kim

Shawn Mihalik

Andō

Joshua Hook

Tiina Ilmavirta

Inside Minimalism Vol.1 is a series of 50 short exclusive essays on simple living. This ebook discusses minimalism as a tool to help you be more focused and feel more fulfilled, covering many topics such as slow and quiet living, curation, consumerism, and family. The series is written by Minimalism Life’s dedicated team of writers from differing backgrounds, who are passionate about helping people craft a simpler life. Supported by their own personal experiences, these writers want to inspire and encourage others to clear the path of life’s stuff, so they can get to where they really want to be. Now is the time for less. Now is the time to simplify. Now is the time to make a change.

Essays on Simple Living

Inside Minimalism Vol.1

Anlamlı Bir Yaşam

Minimalizm

Was und vor allem wieviel braucht es, um ein erfülltes Leben zu führen? Ein Haus, ein Auto, ein Boot? Joshua Fields Millburn und Ryan Nicodemus hatten all das, dafür mussten sie aber auch auf vieles verzichten: freie Zeit für Freunde und sich selbst, Aufmerksamkeit für die eigene Gesundheit, Freiraum für vernachlässigte Leidenschaften. Nach und nach haben sie ihr Leben umgestellt und durften erfahren, dass es nicht viel für ein glückliches Leben braucht. Anhand von fünf Säulen – Gesundheit, Beziehungen, Leidenschaften, inneres Wachstum und die Bereitschaft, zeigen sie ihren Weg zu einem bedeutungsvolleren, erfüllten Leben und wie man tatsächlich mit weniger mehr vom Leben haben kann. Dabei geben sie keine klassischen Tipps zum Entrümpeln – die gibt es schon viel zu oft – sondern zeigen, wie man sich sanft einem minimalistischen, reduzierten Lebensstil annähern kann, um Raum für die wirklich wichtigen Dinge zu schaffen.

Der neue Leicht-Sinn

Minimalismus

People don't know how to love the ones they love until they disappear from their lives. As he approaches thirty, Jody Grafton's career as a singer-songwriter falls apart: he loses his record deal, his money, his fame--even his desire to create new music. While he stares at the rubble of his one-hit-wonder musical career, his mother is diagnosed with lung cancer, his marriage ends abruptly, and Jody starts drinking heavily to deaden his new reality. When he hasn't a single reason left to live, he attempts suicide and ends up in a psych ward where he's prodded with questions he isn't yet prepared to answer. Amid the tailspin, Jody receives a phone call from his recently estranged girlfriend and she has unexpected news: she's pregnant. As a Decade Fades begins with this phone call. As his twenties twilight, Jody Grafton grapples with loneliness, depression, lust, and infatuation while glancing at the mounting wreckage in his rearview. When he can't fit--or force--the pieces of his life back together, he leaves his native Ohio to search for answers in the most unlikely of places.

As a Decade Fades

At age 30, Joshua Fields Millburn left his six-figure career, ditched most of his material possessions, and started focusing on life's most important aspects. Once he embraced his newfound minimalist lifestyle, he never looked back. Suffice it to say, everything has changed in Millburn's life in the last three years. After his mother died in October 2009 and his marriage ended a month later, he began questioning everything in his life: his material possessions, his career, his goals, his health, his relationships, his path in life. Soon he discovered minimalism. In the three years since the author adopted a minimalist lifestyle, he has written more than 300 essays about minimalism and intentional living. He has written about his journey, his failures, his lessons, and everything he has learned during his transformation. A Day in the Life of a Minimalist is a collection of his best, most important individual writings--rethought and edited specifically for this collection. This 208-page book contains 50 essays about living a meaningful life with less stuff, including "The Short Guide to Getting Rid of Your Crap," "The Commodification of Love," "Letting Go of Shitty Relationships," and the title essay. Collectively, these essays are purposefully organized into nine sections--lifestyle, goals, experiments, clutter, relationships, changes, philosophy, consumer culture, and work--covering a variety of topics, viewpoints, and arguments within those themes. Also included are a special forward written by Colin Wright (the man who introduced Millburn to minimalism) and an introduction by Joshua Fields Millburn, as well as two unpublished essays that can't be found anywhere else: "What If Everyone Was a Minimalist?" and "Work-Life Balance." These essays were written to encourage readers to think critically about the excess in their lives and, ultimately, to take action towards living more intentionally. This collection is short enough to be read in a few sittings, or it can be digested slowly, reading one essay a day for nearly two months, applying its principals each day to your own life.

A Day in the Life of a Minimalist

"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 TheMinimalists.com, explore their troubled pasts and descent into depression. Though they had achieved the American Dream, they worked ridiculous hours, wastefully spent money, and lived paycheck to paycheck. Instead of discovering their passions, they pacified themselves with ephemeral indulgences--which only led to more debt, depression, and discontent. After a pair of life-changing events, Joshua & Ryan discovered minimalism, allowing them to eliminate their excess material things so they could focus on life's most important "things": health, relationships, passion, growth, and contribution." --Provided by publisher.

Live a Meaningful Life

Minimalism

Stellen wir uns ein Leben mit »weniger« vor: weniger Sachen, weniger Stress, weniger Ablenkung, weniger Unzufriedenheit. Und jetzt mit einem »Mehr« an: Zeit, sinnstiftenden Beziehungen, innerem Wachstum, Zufriedenheit.

Minimalisten wie Joshua Fields Millburn und Ryan Nicodemus konzentrieren sich darauf, Raum für mehr zu schaffen – um sieben grundlegende Beziehungen in unserem Leben neu bewerten und heilen zu können: die zur Wahrheit, zu Dingen, zum Selbst, zu Geld, Werten, Kreativität und vor allem zu anderen Menschen. Sie veranschaulichen das mit Geschichten, anregenden Fragen und Übungen. So verstehen wir, wie wir schädliche Verhaltensmuster beseitigen und Beziehungen besser pflegen können.

... weil das Gegenteil nicht funktioniert

Inside Minimalism

Colin Wright

Asymmetrical Press

We started Asymmetrical for a laundry list of reasons, but all those reasons point back to one underlying goal: Adding Value. If Asymmetrical has a single objective, that's it. We know that if we add enough value to enough people through Asymmetrical, then we'll be able to raise the tide of Independent Publishing, not just our own work, but Indie Publishing as a whole. That way everyone benefits; a rising tide lifts all boats. Adding Value is the reason we've put together this Guide. We want to prove to you that you needn't worship at the altar of the old guard, that you needn't "submit" to anyone. You can successfully publish on your own, soup to nuts, controlling every morsel of the Process. The present day is the most exciting time in history to be an Author. No longer are you beholden to the gatekeepers; no longer must you compromise your art. For the first time in publishing history, you are in control. We know this first hand. The Authors of this Guide aren't some hacks who just write about writing. Nope. Rather, when we weren't happy with the publishing landscape, we took matters into our own hands; we refused to wait for someone else's permission to publish our work. And guess what: we've been successful. We've published over 30 Books (nonfiction, fiction, and memoirs), several of which have been bestsellers; we've toured internationally; and we've established audiences larger than most Traditionally Published Authors. But that's because we're not just Authors, and neither are you. Over the course of is Guide, we'll show you, based on our own experience as successful Independent Authors, how to publish an Indie Book. This book includes six chapters: 1. How to Write a Book 2. How to Edit and Proofread Your Book 3. How to Create a Book Cover, Author Bio, and Synopsis for Your Book 4. How to Format Your Book for Print, Ebook, and Audiobook 5. How to Distribute Your Book via Various Sales Channel 6. How to Successfully Promote Your Book to an Audience

An Asymmetrical Guide

How to Publish an Indie Book

There is wreckage in the rearview. Jody Grafton's world is crumbling around him. To get away from it all, Jody moves from his native Ohio to Brooklyn to sort through the rubble of his self-indulgent twenties. His marriage is over. His new girlfriend is pregnant. And his career as a pseudo-famous singer-songwriter has fallen apart: gone is his record deal, his money, his fame--even his desire to create new music. While he stares at the ruins of his musical career, his mother becomes ill, and Jody starts drinking heavily to deaden his new reality. After months of struggle, he attempts to put the pieces of his life back together the only way he knows how: through music. DAYS AFTER THE CRASH, by Joshua Fields Millburn, is a short, five-chapter novella about a troubled man struggling to reconcile the demons of his past. To fade the scars of the last decade, Jody must face his self-inflicted wounds head-on if he plans to discover a brighter future on the horizon. But does he have the strength to piece his life back together?

Days After The Crash

Simplicity: Essays is The Minimalists’ fifth book and second essay collection, a follow-up to their bestselling book Essential Essays. In the two years since the authors quit their six-figure corporate jobs and embraced simpler lives, they have written more than 200 essays on the subject of simple living. Simplicity: Essays serves as a “best of” collection for their most important collaborative writings. This 152-page book contains 46 edited and revised essays about living a meaningful life with less stuff, including “Getting Rid of Gifts,” “Asking Friends & Family to Embrace Change,” and “I Am Not the Center of the Universe.” It also includes a special forward by The Minimalists and two unpublished essays that can’t be found anywhere else: “Simplicity” and “The Worst Christmas Ever.” The order of the essays in this collection is deliberate; they are meant to be read in sequence from beginning to end. Doing so will result in an experience that is different from reading these essays individually throughout the web, connecting various concepts that may otherwise seem unconnected. These essays were written to encourage readers to think critically about the excess in their lives and, ultimately, to take action towards living more intentionally. This collection is short enough to be read in a few sittings, or it can be digested slowly, reading one essay a day for six weeks, applying its principals each day to your own life.

Simplicity: Essays

Cünkü Tersi Asla Ise Yaramaz

Minimalizm Insanlari Sev Esyalari Kullan

A los treinta años, Joshua Fields Millburn y Ryan Nicodemus, amigos íntimos, dejaron atrás sus carreras profesionales con sueldos estratosféricos, se deshicieron de la mayor parte de sus posesiones materiales y comenzaron a centrarse en lo que verdaderamente importa. El minimalismo es exactamente eso: ir más allá de las cosas superfluas y dar cabida a lo realmente importante de la vida. En Minimalismo, Joshua y Ryan indagan en su pasado, nublado por el "sueño americano", saturado de incontables horas de trabajo y una vida a golpe de talonario que los llevó a la depresión. En lugar de intentar descubrir sus pasiones, se anestesiaban con caprichos efímeros, lo que solo portaba más deudas, estrés y descontento. Tras una serie de sucesos que cambiaron sus vidas, Joshua y Ryan descubrieron el minimalismo, gracias al cual eliminaron los excesos materiales de su vida y pudieron centrarse en las "cosas" verdaderamente importantes: la salud, las relaciones personales, las pasiones, el crecimiento personal y la mejora de la sociedad.

Para una vida con sentido

Minimalismo

Everything That Remains Advance Version

Imagínate una vida con menos: menos cosas, menos desorden, menos estrés, menos deudas y menos descontento; una vida con menos distracciones. Ahora, imagínate una vida con más: más tiempo, relaciones más significativas, más crecimiento personal, más pensar en los demás, más alegría; una vida con pasión, libre de las trampas del mundo caótico. Lo que imaginas es una vida intencional. Para alcanzarla, es necesario apartar del camino los obstáculos que nos impiden el paso. En Ama a las personas, utiliza las cosas, los famosos "minimalistas" no solo nos enseñan a poner orden y mesura, sino que nos muestran cómo el minimalismo permite abrir espacios para restablecer las siete relaciones esenciales en nuestra vida: con las cosas, la verdad, nuestro yo, el dinero, los valores, la creatividad y las personas. Los autores se sirven de sus experiencias y las de otras personas que han conocido a lo largo de su viaje minimalista para brindarnos un modelo de vida más plena y con sentido.

... porque al revés jamás funciona

Ama a las personas, utiliza las cosas...

Weniger ist mehr Stellen wir uns ein Leben mit "weniger" vor: weniger Sachen, weniger Stress, weniger Ablenkung, weniger Unzufriedenheit. Und jetzt mit einem "Mehr" an: Zeit, sinnstiftenden Beziehungen, innerem Wachstum, Zufriedenheit. Minimalisten wie Joshua Fields Millburn und Ryan Nicodemus konzentrieren sich darauf, Raum für mehr zu schaffen – um sieben grundlegende Beziehungen in unserem Leben neu bewerten und heilen zu können: die zur Wahrheit, zu Dingen, zum Selbst, zu Geld, Werten, Kreativität und anderen Menschen. Sie veranschaulichen das mit vielen Geschichten, Beispielen, anregenden Fragen und Übungen. So wird deutlich, wie wir schädliche Verhaltensmuster beseitigen und Beziehungen besser pflegen können.

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