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  • The Joy of Less

  • A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify
  • By: Francine Jay
  • Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
  • Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (147 ratings)
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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.

©2010, 2016 Francine Jay (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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There is a nice message here but ...

Plenty of justification on why to declutter and a simple strategy on how to declutter, however i felt somewhat disappointed , perhaps if I was a high consumption consumer or American it may of resonated with me more .

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Good if first

It is not my first read about minimalism and decluttering and maybe this is one of the reasons I found it somehow boring. Even though stated at the beginning that it is different than other books - it is not. This is not area of millions of techniques, minimalism and declutter are very simple ways to live and the only problem is with our attachment to things. I found this book very repetitive. I headed to Miss Minimalist website to find something else but all I found were stories of other people, not related at all to what Miss Minimalist does herself. I recommend this book for people who are only starting and this is their first read on this subject.

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Inportant life concepts for everyone

A great book with important life lessons for everybody , some of which I have come to already. One small critique, written with a female reader in mind, with the odd nod to the guys. Men need to look closely at the issues raised by this book just as much as the ladies.
A great place to start to look at how consumerism is wreaking your life. and how to avoid some of the common mistakes.

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Motivating and inspiring .

A nice place to start for anyone wanting ideas to downsize their stuff. I'm following some of the advice given and already feel inspired to make more of my living space. The last few chapters were a little disappointing and felt slightly contradictory to the rest of the book, but overall very good and well narrated.

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No new info here for me

And found the narrator’s delivery rather painful too. Couldn’t finish it. Life’s too short to listen to a book about clearing up!

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Good .

This is a good book for an introduction to minimalism but is geared more towards people with families who haven't heard of minimalism.
If you have some introduction already, there might not be a lot of new information for you.
but good book overall.

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contradictory at times but some useful ideas

this is written from a place of privilege the author suggests alot of getting rid of items and renting items instead- they assume the reader has money to rent dresses/appliances/tools. There were a lot of useful tips at the beginning of the book but the last few chapters contradict the "joy of less" when she talks about saving takeaway containers/glass jars etc and not letting them be recycled. an okay listen but contradictory x

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Got me motivated

I have listened to many clutter books including one more famous. This one got me motivated to sort out my things. Albeit she goes a tiny bit too far in places (I would not go that far). It is a very good book.

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An excellent read

Thin book contains a lot of information and tips for developing a minimalist lifestyle. Some of the ideas are very simple but for some reason don't occur to us without prompting. Give it a listen. Even if you're not planning to practice minimalism the ideas in here can at applied to simplify or organise your life.

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Unexpectedly Challenging-In a good way

Good advice re decluttering and simplifying my life but good insight also re becoming a butterfly and not a bull to leave a positive environmental legacy for our children to enjoy.

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