He’s writing a little essay—in a kind of a casual newspaper column format—memorialising the world of traditional Japan in the moment that Tokyo is becoming super-modernised.

Becker seeks to help parents change their thinking and that of their children so that they can lead happier lives with less stress and stuff — he encourages you to include your children in the entire process! Why you should read this book: This is a fun, systematic, and easy-to-follow guide to declutter your home and implement minimalism therein, with Jay sharing specific techniques for each room in your house. Everything that remains is divided into three further categories: Inner Circle, Outer Circle, and Deep Storage, based on frequency of use. Once you acknowledge your vocation is who you are, it’s extraordinarily difficult to do something else.In a culture that is stuffed to the brim with activities, things, and more, she discusses her journey back from this way of life. I really enjoyed the passages about the reactions to the author’s decision to undertake this extreme endeavour and the challenges she faced along the way.

Personally, this method has never worked for me and I much prefer the methods outlined in the other books on this list. Tanizaki confronts the same problem that we are now—that the world feels big and confusing and loud and too bright. People often ask why we wrote three books about simple living: “That’s not very ‘minimalist,’ is it? When you not only don’t have too much stuff but also don’t want too much stuff, you experience a contentment that the person who lusts after the latest gadgetry and crowds in more furniture will never know.For anyone interested in the quirks and turns taken by postwar music in the twentieth century, it wasn't so much a big bang/ bhang as it was a collective hummmmmm. If you enjoyed reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, you will find this book equally fascinating. Organized in 21 accessible chunks (not only the expected ones, but also others covering spirituality, multimedia and altered states), each headed by an introduction that synthesizes the coming information, this is a breeze to navigate and, for all its scholarly chops, relaxed in its learning.

I recommend this book because it is a compelling guide that teaches you how to adopt green habits and live a sustainable lifestyle.Beyond our books, you can check out The Minimalists’ book recommendations for a short list of books that have influenced us over the years. Everything in Minimalism is common sense: eat well and lightly, sleep enough, get daily exercise and don’t waste your energy on relationships that don’t serve you. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to lead a life free from the burden of consumerism and instead create a life that adheres to biblical values. A wild collection of documents formed around a more dimensional and pleasingly meandering conception of 'minimalism' than we'd been told about.