It seems that anyone with a minimalism blog is churning out a book version, and it’s not surprising.

The book is a room-by-room guide to decluttering your home and whilst I was excited to give it a read I couldn’t help but wonder if I would personally get anything from the book given that I see my home as essentially done in terms of decluttering and minimising.This book has helped me to clear out a tonne of stuff from my room and helped me to adopt a healthier mindset when it comes to material objects. Minimalism becomes a way of narrowing your reference frame down to what you can control and what’s immediately around you. It is thought that this is because many Japanese people still follow Buddhist principles which advocate a simple life. Beyond our books, you can check out The Minimalists’ book recommendations for a short list of books that have influenced us over the years. She brings years of experience as a mother and a wife to the table, paired with an ongoing love of the simpler life.

He also addresses the underlying issues that contribute to the purchase and over-accumulation of clutter and stuff. In The More of Less, Joshua helps you recognize the life-giving benefits of owning less and craft a personal, practical approach to decluttering your home and life. It makes a great read if you want to explore the roots of two pivotal forces behind what would become today’s minimalist movement in the U. Let’s move to your first book recommendation on minimalism: this is the 1933 essay In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki. So these artists were literally influenced by Japanese culture, and adopting its ideas as they understood it.

If you are someone who struggles to balance the demands of friends, family, and work in a technology-saturated world with your need to ‘unplug’, this book can help. Three of these books come from the Japanese school of minimalism whilst the rest are written by American authors. She tackles questions such as how to practice minimalism with a large family or while homeschooling. I often recommend twenty-nine days - and only afterward decide whether it is necessary to your home or superfluous.

Tanizaki confronts the same problem that we are now—that the world feels big and confusing and loud and too bright.

International Times "With passion and some style, the collected writings of On Minimalism invite the side-stepping of origin stories and the dismantling of a minimalist cannon. On Minimalism moves from the style's beginnings in psychedelic counterculture through its present-day influences on ambient jazz, doom metal, and electronic music. It’s written by an ordinary guy who was stressed at work and constantly comparing himself to others. Was the paring away of harmony and motion a reaction to the ever more complex complications of the modern world? And when you’re sharing your minimalist journey with others, it’s essential to convey your experiences in an engaging and relatable manner.