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The Minimalist Home
- A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life
- Narrated by: Joshua Becker
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Publisher's Summary
USA Today best seller
A popular minimalist blogger and author of The More of Less shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living.
One of today's most influential minimalist advocates takes us on a decluttering tour of our own houses and apartments, showing us how to decide what to get rid of and what to keep. He both offers practical guidelines for simplifying our lifestyle at home and addresses underlying issues that contribute to overaccumulation in the first place.
The purpose is not just to create a more inviting living space. It's also to turn our life's HQ - our home - into a launching pad for a more fulfilling and productive life in the world.
Critic Reviews
“If you are already tapped into the minimalist movement or want to get more in-depth knowledge and know-how, this is the book for you! Joshua Becker takes you through all the benefits and strategies for creating your minimalist home, and he includes practical step-by-step tactics and checklists to create and maintain your spaces. Most importantly, you will gain a complete understanding of the value that minimalism brings to you and your family.” (Ellen R. Delap, certified professional organizer and productivity consultant; president of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals)
“Joshua Becker’s idea of minimalism is to create a comfortable, warm, inviting home that reflects what is most important to your family. The Minimalist Home is a great guide to help you define your vision and set your goals for how you want to live in your space. Joshua goes further than most authors to address pets, hobby areas, and outdoor spaces around the home. Throughout this book, he provides practical advice on how to keep family members engaged in the minimizing process now and in the future.” (Jacki Hollywood Brown, editor of Unclutterer.com)
“Joshua Becker is the best coach I know of when it comes to teaching the skill of decluttering. Not only will his calm, clear voice guide you through the challenging task of getting rid of belongings, but he will also make you feel fabulous for doing so. He does not shy away from tough topics such as downsizing homes, renting versus buying, and adjusting one’s lifestyle to fit a space. His enthusiasm is addictive; it’s impossible to read this book without tackling your own home - and then you won’t want to stop, because as your rooms open up, so will your entire world.” (Katherine Martinko, senior writer and editor of TreeHugger.com)
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- Hema
- 24-04-21
It’s okk
The book is quite alright. Don’t expect too much. Narrative is good. It’s more about minimising American houses.
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- SakthivelRajan
- 13-04-20
Truly Minimalistic ideas
I really loved the ideas shared by Joshua in the book. Have seen your Minimalist videos and it inspired me a lot. Great book.
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- Vishal Patil
- 27-03-19
A great book by Joshua.
Simple and effective conceptualization by Joshua Becker. Worth reading for managing your home in better way.
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- Naigil
- 28-12-18
Very practical book
This is a very practical book on home minimalism. also it take your thoughts to other areas of life as well.
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- Leah Gallant
- 28-12-18
Marie Kondo Goes to Church
I have to admit, it takes a lot of guts to completely plagiarize someone else’s book idea. So Becker gets points for bravery. Unfortunately I found nothing new or interesting about this book, so if you are interested in de-cluttering, do yourself a favor and just go to the expert, Marie Kondo. She is much more comprehensive, inspiring, and thorough. This guy is just a watered down, churchy version of Kondo. All the self promoting hash tagging suggestions are just embarrassing. And don’t even get me started on his mansplaining about women and their apparently selfish and wasteful use of clothing and cosmetics. On the upside, you could make a great drinking game out of every time he mentions “family”. In conclusion, read the book if you need some extra motivation to minimize, and just be very thankful you’re not married to this person.
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- Lauren
- 01-02-19
Book is great, narration is not
Some authors should not narrate their own books. This book is the prime example. Joshua Becker reads VERY slowly and his voice is not varied much. It sounds as if he is reading a book he has never laid eyes on before and it is very boring. Because of this I am having an extremely difficult time following the book or even staying interested. The content seems interesting but I might just have to buy a print copy.
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- Orlando
- 24-12-18
A helpful guide, and inspirational challenge
I love Joshua Becker's first book The More of Less, as does my husband, who normally dislikes anything that seems like "self help." As a result of The More of Less, I was inspired to declutter my house, a process that took, working on and off, all of the past year. So, I didn't need a room by room guide, but I bought this anyway for further motivation to keep my home uncluttered, and also to support Becker. Nevertheless, I found this book useful, especially the section on decluttering the computer, and also the final sections, where Becker provides inspiration for focusing on something other than material acquisition. If The More of Less is a "why to," this book is a "how to," but Becker continues to hit his stride when articulating the deeper why to even the most mundane activity, like decluttering your mudroom.
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- CPRBird
- 23-11-19
Set talking speed to 1.1
Set the talking speed to 1.1. it still sounds natural but at a normal pace.
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- Mary Orlin
- 08-06-19
Becker needs to minimize his writing!
Geez get to the point already. Wasted 30 minutes listening to his audio book, waiting to hear something new that he didn’t repeat over and over and over. Couldn’t take it any more and deleted the audio book. Thank goodness it was a free trial but I want my free trial choice back. Make Kondo so much better!
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- Ryan Stickler
- 27-07-19
Feels like a long advertisement
this feels like an introduction to the authors paid minimalism workshops. I would rather that the author let the book stand on its own and not try and use it as a funnel into something else.
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- rarz5
- 19-02-19
Decluttered as I Listened.
Decluttered and organized as I listened. In removing, donating, recycling and discarding items, I felt simplicity surround me and make me less stressed
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- Jo
- 23-01-19
A lot or repeated information
Narrator was good. The first chapter(s) were good. But for me, going room by room with item by item detail was very redundant. If you need that step by step coaching then you will like it.
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- TWINDORTH
- 23-07-19
Great new way of thinking!
My husband and I I've been listening to some of this together and we're both on board with minimizing our stuff! I just finished it, and I will be going over the parts with him that I want to review. This is so good! I wish we had followed this advice years ago, and look forward to implementing what we're learning.
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- kerry
- 19-12-18
Great Book
what should be common sense, and with out all the media and advertising destractcters it would be.
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- savana
- 28-02-19
Brilliant, and very easy to understand, amazing
I find this book very good, practical, and with so many ideas for inspiration and his voice is so good, nice and very easy to understand. It is the first time i listen to an audiobook and even spanish, English is not my first language, his accent and pronunciation is so good that is so easy even relaxing to listen. I totally recommend this book if you are looking for a change and become minimalist.
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- OrganicGreen
- 12-07-20
Best declutter book
This is the best decluttering book I’ve read or listen to. It outlines the philosophy of decluttering and why it’s so important for your life. Benefits and states regarding over consumption. It goes into practically what to do room by room. How to continue with a decluttered house after your house is clear. Uniquely it outlines how great your life will be after a decluttered house and how to enhance your life afterwards.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-02-19
wonderfully clear, emphatic, and encouraging
Great tips and reminders, communicated authentically. Highly recommend even for seasoned minimalists. Good mix of practical ideas and deeper reasons behind them.
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- Sara Tyler
- 01-05-21
Inspirational!
I heard about your book on the Minimalist Moms podcast after binge listening the podcast.
I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m so anxious and stressed and have come to the conclusion I have too much stuff and too much clutter!
This book has provided me with a clearer mindset on where I want to be with my spaces and my life.
I’m now 3 spaces deep into my minimalist journey and loving it.
Thank you!
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- alldaisy
- 25-11-19
Life changer
I would recommend this book to everybody! A good one to read/listen to after having read "The More of Less" by Joshua Becker, which I read a few years ago and it has helped to change my life and attitude for the better.
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- legomummy
- 16-11-19
Exactly what I need
Enjoyed listening to this book. Already started putting some of the process in motion.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-07-19
Well worth a listen
Great and will listen again while tackling each room. Only wish chapters had room titles. Recommended. Gratitude and generosity also discussed, good anecdotes.
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- nik
- 22-11-23
Simple and life improving
I loved this book amd have listened to it several times now x each time, something else jumps out at me. Making space everyday now
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- Rachel
- 08-07-23
Don’t waste a credit
I’ve read some really good books about minimalism, sadly this isn’t one of them. Patronising from the beginning, he covers the ground of other experts in a dull and monotonous way. Disappointed to waste a credit on this.
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- Petra Kasikova
- 24-01-23
Motivational
I've listened to it while decluttering the house and was motivational and well explained why owning less is beneficial
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- Anonymous User
- 14-01-19
it was good but I wish he talked less about church
some good points but a little too much about religion and church for a book about 'minimalising homes'.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-08-19
A great way to personalize a space
Will relisten makes so much sense. I love the fact that everyone will have a different end outcome so it's personal to the individual.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-03-19
I listen to this when I declutter.. Magic!
I've listened to this over and over each time I declutter any room.. it's fantastic and doing our family a world of good. by far the best one I've listened to. thank you!
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- Mr. S. J. Bloor
- 18-03-19
must read
I've definitely been inspired to declutter & become minimalist at home. It's extreme change but makes sense, highly recommend
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-23
Really easy and motivating to listen to while decluttering!
A great audiobook - really easy and motivating to listen to while decluttering. If you like Tracy mccubbin and Dana k white , you’ll love this book
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-07-23
Surprisingly good
As someone who was already using minimalism, I didn't expect to get much out of this book. But it was surprisingly good & there were a couple of new ideas that were mentioned.
Easy to listen to & great motivation if you're feeling a bit stale or stuck.
Would recommend to anyone interested in the topic.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-06-23
Loved it.
I have listened to this book now several times. Inspires me to stop buying stuff I don’t need and be intentional in this stuff I do need
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- Anonymous User
- 21-05-23
Great book
Wonderful book loved listening to it and will definitely re listen to it again. Thank you
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- Tara
- 01-03-23
Must read
Must read if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the things in your house. As a SAHM I have lost countless hours cleaning/tidying up when I really just want to be with my kids and cooking and doing fulfilling duties. This book has been a great reminder to keep going as we really don’t need much to be happy and content. Less is definitely more
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-22
Helpful book
Lot of good and practical guidance to live a minimalist life.
Easy to follow steps and full of motivation
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