Essays Book PDF - The Minimalists

[Pages:135]Minimalism

Essential Essays

Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus

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Published in 2011 by Mins Publishing

Copyright ? 2011 by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Minimalism: essential essays / Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus. -- 1st ed. ISBN-10: 1-936-53945-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-9365394-5-1 1. Title. 2. Minimalism. 3. The Minimalists. 4. Simplicity. 5. Self-improvement.

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Special thanks to four people who helped make this collection appreciably better with their editing and proof-reading efforts: Will Peach, Lee Knowlton, Cynthia Schrage, and Miles Price. Also: a big thank you to our readers. We appreciate you. We write these words for you.

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Contents

Part One | Introduction

About The Minimalists

9

Foreword

10

What Is Minimalism?

11

Part Two | Living in the Moment

Be On the Mountain

15

Clear Your Damn Plate

18

Part Three | Emotional Health

On Happiness

21

Letting Go of Sentimental Items

24

Jealousy Is a Wasted Emotion

29

Dealing with Overwhelm (Unpublished)

32

Motion Creates Emotion

35

Part Four | Growth

Growth Through Minimalism

38

Minimalism Scares the Shit Out of Me

41

Minimalism Is Healthy: How I Lost 70 Pounds

43

30 Is Not the New 20

50

30 Life Lessons From 30 Years

52

Part Five | Contribution

Giving Is Living

63

Establishing Deeper Connections with People

67

Adding Value

70

Minimalist Family: Start with Yourself

73

Part Six | Passion & Mission

I Quit My Six-Figure Job to Pursue My Passions

77

Stop Living the Lie; Start Living the Life

81

Screw You, I Quit!

86

Minimalist Finances and Budgeting

92

Part Seven | Taking Action

How To Make a Damn Decision

101

Never Leave the Scene of a Good Idea without Taking Action

106

Packing Party

109

Part Eight | Change & Experimentation

Stop Trying

112

Minimalist New Year Resolution

114

You Are Not Your Khakis

116

Why I Don't Own a TV

120

Killing the Internet Is the Most Productive Thing I've Ever Done

125

Killing Time: Over Time I Got Rid of Time

130

Focus on What's Important (Unpublished)

133

Part One | Introduction

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