Early Reader Review: The Minimalist Way by Erica Layne

Source: From Callisto Publishers Club in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.

The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter your Life and Make Room for Joy by Erica Layne

Publisher: Althea Press
Publication Date:  March 12, 2019 (Coming soon!)

 

Format:  Paperback

Rating:






Synopsis: 

Bring Minimalism to Your Home, Work, and Relationships

Discover how to apply the minimalist mindset to every aspect of your life by changing the way you think about your home, career, relationships, family, and money. The Minimalist Way will help you take it one step at a time with simple exercises and activities. Ease into minimalism at your own pace and learn how to let go. 

Filled with practical philosophy and easy-to-use strategies for removing unnecessary distractions and stress, this is the essential guidebook for anyone looking to clear out their physical, mental, and emotional clutter. 

The Minimalist Way includes:

• MINIMALIST PHILOSOPHY―outlines the principles of minimalism and shows you how to define the practice to fit your life.
• THE MINIMALIST LIFESTYLE―teaches you how to apply minimalism to your spending, food, clothing, family, leisure time, work, and more.
• REAL SOLUTIONS―that help you spend time and energy wisely, including checklists, activities, and troubleshooting tips.

Live simpler. Live better. Live minimalism.

Review: 
The idea of going minimalist has been talked about a few times in our household, and the biggest issue for me is ... well... all the books. I love books and I love being surrounded by them. So, I picked up this book hoping to learn more about the overall idea of minimalism and what it is like. I feel like I gained a lot of very useful information from this book and that there was also a lot of pretty repeated information.

I have been reading more "self-development" books this year, in hope of sparking motivation and joy in my life... because it is super busy and I like to learn anyway so why not more reading! 

The Minimalist Way is a great starting point for anyone interested in learning more about it, but if you have read any books about organization and tidying, this book has a lot of the same information so it may not all be life changing. 

The set up of the book is great, it is easy to read and has activities throughout, I did a few of them mentally but they suggest journaling while you are reading through. The sections are divided up into home, work, family, finance, time management and so on and each section can be read as a stand alone if you need a pick me up in one of those areas. 


My main take away from the book is that I can live as a minimalist if I really put my mind to it, and I will be decluttering quite a bit, but I may not really jump in all the way just yet... those books, they make me happy.