Everything That Remains
by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus
Millburn's memoir of the year his mother died and his marriage ended in the same month, leading him to question the six-figure corporate life and discard most of what he owned, with Nicodemus's footnoted interjections. It is the story behind The Minimalists and more affecting than their advice books.
Read it if…
you want the story of why someone chose minimalism, not just the how.
Skip it if…
you want instructions; see their other books.
Three things you will actually use
- Loss clarifies what matters.
- Possessions can be a substitute for meaning.
- Less stuff, more time for people and work you love.
Do this first
Write what you would keep if you had to leave with a carload.
Our verdict
Affecting memoir.
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