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- Essays by the Minimalists
- Narrated by: Justin Malik
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The best of the Minimalists!
This book by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus collects the most relevant essays - some short, some long - from their popular website, TheMinimalists.com. This collection has been edited and organized to create an experience that's considerably different from reading individual selections online. From simple living, decluttering, and finances to passion, health, and relationships, Essential is for anyone who desires a more intentional life.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-09-2020
A good perspective on minimalism
I enjoyed that wasn't a list of do's and don'ts but rather a series of stories, analogies and info that allows you to question the way you live and why you live it. This allowed me to apply minimalism more personally and critically analyse my life
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- Anonymous User
- 23-09-2017
sensational!
a must-read. I have made so many changes to my life as a result of what I have learnt from these two inspirational people.
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- lorryn Ault
- 07-10-2018
An essential for minimalism
Fantastic follow up to the The Minimalists, Live a meaningful life. Great advice from often very personal stories of Ryan and Joshua, thank you! Justin Malik is the perfect narrator, clear and easy to listen too. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to make small yet meaningful changes to their life.
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- Adrian
- 18-10-2022
Practical and perfect format
A collection of essays on various topics. Easy to digest and apply. My most listened to book on this platform as it's a book you can easily pick up again and again and get something new out of it.
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- Kurt Mudgeon
- 19-01-2017
The superior edition
This version is far better than the original. There's extra content and the narrator suits the vibe exponentially, he gets it. No disrespect to the English bloke but Justin Malik suits the whole Minimalists aesthetic.
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- shazade224
- 11-04-2018
LOVED IT...
Where does Essential rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
TOP 10
as soon as it finished, i started again :)
What other book might you compare Essential to, and why?
It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life at Any Age...
by Barbara Sher
What about Justin Malik’s performance did you like?
he was good..
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
omg yes, but don't have time to do that...
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- Ian Ferry
- 24-10-2018
awesome
Really loved it ! I always preffer author to read however narrator was still great
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- Taikozfan
- 24-03-2017
Loved the collection of Minimalist articles
I love listening to these articles while I'm driving, standing in line and just feeling like I want a deeper reminder of the possibility and true examples of living a simple and meaningful life. ' Everything that remains' was my favourite read on this topic but this is short snippets of a variety of topics all about how to weave minimalism into our daily life and relationships. Well done and Thank you for having the courage to share such a powerful and sincere message! Xxx
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- Andrew
- 22-03-2018
life enhancing principles contained in this book!
If you have even the slightest feeling that there must be more to life, then you need to listen to these guys and form your own opinion on how you should live moving forward...
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- GDubs
- 12-01-2020
Fantastic
learnt a lot. really enjoyed listening to this, have already started listening again. interesting, pertinent.
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