The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy
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The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Erica Layne (Author), Suehyla El-Attar (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)
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Bring Minimalism to Your Home, Work, and Relationships

Discover how to apply the minimalist mindset to every aspect of your life by changing the way you think about your home, career, relationships, family, and money. The Minimalist Way will help you take it one step at a time with simple exercises and activities. Ease into minimalism at your own pace and learn how to let go.

Filled with practical philosophy and easy-to-use strategies for removing unnecessary distractions and stress, this is the essential guidebook for anyone looking to clear out their physical, mental, and emotional clutter.

The Minimalist Way includes:

  • Minimalist Philosophy - outlines the principles of minimalism and shows you how to define the practice to fit your life.
  • The Minimalist Lifestyle - teaches you how to apply minimalism to your spending, food, clothing, family, leisure time, work, and more.
  • Real Solutions - that help you spend time and energy wisely, including checklists, activities, and troubleshooting tips.

Live simpler. Live better. Live minimalism.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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  1. Listening Length
    4 hours
  2. Author
    Erica Layne
  3. Narrator
    Suehyla El-Attar
  4. Audible release date
    July 16, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Audible Studios
  7. ASIN
    B07SFZVBLW
  8. Version
    Unabridged
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    Audiobook
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Listening Length 4 hours
Author Erica Layne
Narrator Suehyla El-Attar
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date July 16, 2019
Publisher Audible Studios
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07SFZVBLW
Best Sellers Rank #17,407 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#8 in Hoarding Addiction & Recovery
#10 in Compulsive Disorders
#1,114 in Personal Success

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This book is a great read! I've read quite a few books on minimalism and this one is already one of my favorites! ❤️ Author Erica Layne from The Purpose Movement really gets to the heart of the matter in this book, focusing on things such as the heart of minimalism, your uppermost core values and how they can fuel your desire toward owning less, how to use your values in your daily life, goal setting, and these are just some of the practical real-life solutions this book offers. It is well laid-out and organized, and just full of such wisdom and practical ideas. I wholeheartedly recommend this book!
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Janine
5.0 out of 5 stars Discover and live in alignment with yourself
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2019
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What a beautiful book! Not only is this book physically stunning, but the care and thought put into the writing jumps off the page in a way that is simply beautiful. Erica's writing is at once concise and full of heart.

This is a book on how to discover and live in alignment with yourself. As someone who had already deeply embraced minimalism as a way of life, this book helped me discover a new and deeper understanding of what it means to live intentionally. I had struggled, before reading this book, to identify my real values. I knew what things I thought were important or worthwhile, but what did I truly value? I wasn't sure until I read the chapter on values.
The way this chapter is written helped me finally tease out my own values from those of the world around me. For the first time I was able to identify MY values and with that I could see a part of ME that I had never really been able to see before. What a gift!

One of the great things about the structure of this book is how each chapter of the book is grounded in the values section. I have read many discussions of intentional living where values are discussed in the introduction but are then left there in the beginning. In each new section this book returns to values and helps the reader to figure out how living by values might look different for each area of life. Aligning your life with your values feels different in the home than it does on your calendar, which is completely different from aligning your relationships with your values. Erica guides the reader through a thought process that never dictates a "one size fits all" solution, but instead highlights strategies for finding what feels right for the individual.

This book is immensely helpful and stands out among other books on minimalism. It has earned a long term spot on my very minimal bookshelf and I see myself returning to it regularly in years to come.
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Jess
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020
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Lots of tips and ways to apply to your life. A good read. Changes your point of view on life and what minimalism is defined as.
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598
5.0 out of 5 stars arrived in a timely manner and in great condition
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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great book to help you analyze your organization habits and your personality
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Heidi
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes! Read it
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2019
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This is a great read! It all feels so doable - Erica gives great examples of how to actually live a minimalistic life. She does it in a way that you can customize to your life and style - it doesn't feel black and white or so overwhelming.
While I definitely have a couple large garbage bags in my trunk ready to go donate after reading this, the physical minimalist information was just a small part of this book. Her discussion about the emotional toll of "stuff" or friendships or money woes or our favorite distractions was very eye opening and so much deeper than other "minimalist" works.
This is a quick read, with some work book qualities that I would recommend to anyone who wants a little more control and direction in their life.
I'm feeling renewed and hopeful.
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Jane Bond
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2022
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This is going to be one of my new favorite books that I will reread! I’m looking to minimize my “stuff” and this book helped with that and MORE! I want to be like Erica when I grow up (I’m much older than she is…lol)! The words in this book have motivated me to remove things/maybe people that cause me to feel oppressed. It gives me new life!
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Mini
3.0 out of 5 stars Reorganization for beginners!
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019
Picture a cozy café in the city — and you live in a 900-plus sq ft loft right above it. So many things I had to declutter from my life. Old books collecting dust. Curtains and bedding and other hand-me-downs I’d kept in my old basement for far too long. Old books. A claptrap of old printed manuscript chapters with red markings. An old printer that doesn’t work. Old books. DVDs with the wrong movie in them. Like, four DVD and Blu-Ray players that I never use. (I stream now.) Clothes that don’t fit. (I’ve lost over sixty pounds in the last year!) Wrist watches I don’t wear. A closet full of old shoes and other crap. Handbags. A paper shredder I’ve never used. Oh and — old books!

I had my work cut out. What to do?

Erica Layne is a big Instagram influencer. Her mission? To help people embrace minimalism. It’s not just getting rid of your old junk though. It’s a complete lifestyle change. You learn how to prepare the right meals. You also learn the difference between productivity and hamster-wheel like work. She also teaches you how to write on a journal, keep your life goals in a timely fashion. She also shares the virtues of waking up early. (I wake up at 5 am each morning so — check!) Listen to affirmation videos. Read inspirational or empowering books and daily devotionals. Drink lots of water. Avoid excess alcohol and junk food. And other things that help improve your mood and — in turn — your overall performance.

THE MINIMALIST WAY is a great tool for beginners. The problem? I’m not a beginner. I do all the things I listed in the third paragraph. I am disciplined and organized to a fault. I am future-focused even if things are going as scheduled. My problem has literally to do with excess stuff that I have in random places (at my close peeps’ basements, for instance) because I can’t bear to part from them. (My books! My BOOKS!) I’m not a hoarder or anything — far from it — but you know how it is. When Layne talks about minimalism, she means MINIMALISM. As in the bare minimum. That’s the biggest challenge for me, but I’m willing to try it. Downsides? Like I said, this is more for beginners, and she talks about parting from gadgets and stuff. Um, no. Love my Alexa. Love my phone and tablets and the gazillion cables and dongles that go with them. I’m a working progress — what can I say? Three out of five Oat Milk and Salted Caramel lattes! (Eep, don’t get me started on my pantry full of unused coffee supplies!)
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Alberto Rodriguez
4.0 out of 5 stars Buena exposicion
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2022
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Me gusta mucho el estilo de la autora por su honestidad. Incluyendo las relaciones minimalistas las cuales aborda con valentía aunque no profundiza mucho. Como guía de minimalismo aporta grandemente al tema.
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heather
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2024
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Really insightful! A really inspiring read!! Loved every page!
From work to relationships it’s all there!
I am now a minimalist, not just an aspiring one!
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Annika
5.0 out of 5 stars Ideen, das einen wirklich weiterbringt.
Reviewed in Germany on September 16, 2023
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Das beste Buch über Minimalismus, das ich je gelesen habe!
Es geht nicht rein ums Wegwerfen. Es geht darum, die eigenen Werte und das eigene Warum zu finden und dann Platz zu schaffen für das, was einem wichtig ist.
Mit vielen tollen Tipps.
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Sharad Kakati
4.0 out of 5 stars Impactfull...
Reviewed in India on April 16, 2021
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I found this book well written and with a flow. Most of the suggestions look practical and useful. I am already on my way towards a minimalist life and I am sure this book would help a great deal. Thank you Erica Layne...
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Nathalie23457
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2020
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Like the book, help me get started on this journey. Lots of good idea and the message is clearly explain as do it for yourself and maybe inspire people to do the same if you set the exemple. Inspire me to clean out some of my closets and rooms in my house to better enjoy family time. I do recommend this book.
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Isabelle L
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in France on March 8, 2019
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I loved this book! I will use it for quite some time.

Erica Layne goes to the roots of Minimalism to help us to live our life on purpose, instead of by default.

The book is packed with clever questions, exercices, strategies. She took the best of minimalism: concept, tips and tricks, mindset, and lead us through how to apply them in the different areas of everyday life (home, work, family,...).

I love that the goal is always to find something that works for me (and only me), and not to give a one-size-fits-all view of minimalism.

I had already read books, listened to podcasts, and watched YouTube videos on decluttering and minimalism, and I’ve started (baby steps) to implement this in my life. And yet, I’ve found on this book many tips, exercices and fresh ways to look at things that I am itching to start applying. They give me answers where I was getting stuck in my journey.

I find the value tree is really powerful, in particular because the author encourages us to go back to it each time we address an area of our life.

So happy this book exists!
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