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Love People, Use Things

Because the Opposite Never Works
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Love People, Use Things by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus explores how embracing minimalism can significantly improve your life by prioritising meaningful relationships over material possessions. The authors share insights on how to declutter your space and mind, leading to enhanced emotional well-being and greater personal fulfilment. Through practical advice and anecdotes, the book encourages readers to re-evaluate their values and focus on what truly matters.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in simplifying your life by focusing on meaningful relationships and personal growth. It offers insights on living with purpose, prioritising what truly matters, and fostering human connections over material possessions. Ideal for those seeking a more intentional and fulfilling life.

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'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, number-one New York Times best-selling author of Think Like a Monk

As seen on the Netflix documentaries Minimalism and 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.

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Love People, Use Things by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus is praised for its insightful approach to minimalism, focusing on building meaningful relationships and finding happiness beyond material possessions. Reviewers appreciate the authors' personal anecdotes and practical advice, highlighting the book as an inspiring guide for those looking to declutter their lives and refocus on what truly matters. Some critique it for reiterating well-known concepts, but overall, it's seen as a motivational read that encourages a more intentional lifestyle.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733645853

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 July 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hachette Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 470g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Joshua Fields Millburn (Author)

Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, known to their audience as The Minimalists, have helped more than 20 million people live meaningful lives with less through their website, books, podcast and films. They have been featured in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine, and they have spoken at Harvard, Apple and Google. The Minimalists Podcast is often the number one health podcast on Apple Podcasts, and their documentaries, Minimalism and Less Is Now, were released by Netflix. Both raised in Dayton, Ohio, they currently live in Los Angeles.

Ryan Nicodemus (Author)

Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, known to their audience as The Minimalists, have helped more than 20 million people live meaningful lives with less through their website, books, podcast and films. They have been featured in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine, and they have spoken at Harvard, Apple and Google. The Minimalists Podcast is often the number one health podcast on Apple Podcasts, and their documentaries, Minimalism and Less Is Now, were released by Netflix. Both raised in Dayton, Ohio, they currently live in Los Angeles.

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