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The Joy of Less
- A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
"An inspiring read for anyone wanting to downsize, finally park the car in the garage, or just clear out a few closets." (Rachel Jonat, TheMinimalistMom.com)
Having less stuff is the key to happiness: Do you ever feel overwhelmed, instead of overjoyed, by all your possessions? Do you secretly wish a gale force wind would blow the clutter from your home? If so, it's time to simplify your life! The Joy of Less is a fun, lighthearted guide to minimalist living:
- Part one provides an inspirational pep talk on the joys and rewards of paring down.
- Part two presents the Streamline method: 10 easy steps to rid your house of clutter.
- Part three goes room by room, outlining specific ways to tackle each one.
- Part four helps you get your family on board and live more lightly and gracefully on the Earth.
Ready to sweep away the clutter? Just listen to this book, and you'll be on your way to a simpler, more streamlined, and more serene life.
Francine has helped hundreds of thousands of people declutter their homes and simplify their lives with her best-selling book, The Joy of Less.
Her advice has been featured widely in the media, including on CNN, BBC, Today, and in The New York Times, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Financial Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Le Parisien, ELLE Espana, House Beautiful, Woman's World, Dr. Oz, The Good Life, and others.
The Joy of Less, a beautiful minimalism book, makes an ideal gift for any loved one on a mission to simplify their life.
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- Emily T
- 2018-09-14
Everyone should read this!
Fantastic book. Well written and well read/performed. It's definitely one that I keep thinking about as I try to live a minimally. #Audible1
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- Karah
- 2022-07-19
I loved this book!
I have tried different methods of decluttering and organization and they didn't really work for me...this seems to fit much better with my personality and decluttering style!
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- Marina Lopez
- 2021-11-22
Great book. Love it! Will listen again
Great tips for decluttering. Got me motivated during my process. As a great book I was always looking forward to listen to it all the time. Sad when it finished. I will listen again! One of the things I love the most is its environmental approach.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2018-04-04
First Self Help Book I Finished!
loved it. may not go to the extreme but defiantly see a lot of the stuff I do that makes things worse... will have to listen to it again!! around the husband so he will soak some of the info in as well.
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- Peter Klassen
- 2020-10-07
if you feel overwhelmed an cluttered read this
how to live with less and have time for your family kids an more Important things than managing your possessions, its really intresting
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- Martine
- 2020-01-08
Great info on the why & how to start minimalizing
Loved this book and will listen to it again when I need motivation or to refresh the memory.
Lots of tips and it's best to see what chapter appeals to you to start. All over it has a lot of information and great advice on how to get other family members involved and when to start or how to do that. You can never start early enough with little children to explain the reason behind Minimalizing.
The narrator was good but a bit boring to listen to. That must have been the reason I have started it and put it away for a few weeks.
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- clayton blancher
- 2023-06-11
Very informative
I really enjoyed this book and found it to be very eye opening, I highly recommend it.
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- Jamie
- 2018-07-25
I've listened to this book 3 times!
I love this book. It's so helpful, in a step by step way to dive into the minimalist mindset, how to tackle decluttering, and then focuses on the specifics of each area of your home. Much better than "how to declutter and organize" because it teaches how to maintain a minimalist mindset and lifestyle. Rather than going on a clutter " diet," this book teaches you how to shed the clutter and keep it off!
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- Gena G
- 2020-12-09
overall good but dragged on to long
I found it very helpful and I really enjoyed it in the beginning and most of the way thru . but the last 5 or so chapters seamed to drag on and on . don't get me wrong lots of good information I just feel too much repeating and could have been condensed into a smaller book. some people may really enjoy it but near the end for me was painful to finish 😕. I really do not like to talk negativity about anything or anyone. I did learn lots its just dragged on and on like this review .....
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- Lindsey
- 2018-04-06
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I was interested in the content but the narration is too monotone to get through the full duration.
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