Review: Minimalism: `The sweet spot to happiness in the present hectic world.'
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
Jesse Jacobs has written a series of books on the Minimalist manner of living and in this very readable short book he anchors those principles succinctly. `Read on to find out how you will make your life enviable once you discover where the sweet spot in finding happiness lies; it all boils down to having less.'Following those ideas presented by many (detaching from stuff, de-clutter you mind) he presents the 21 day minimalist recipe: Detachment (Organize your things: keep, throw, give), go on a vacation, adopt the 100 Item rule (`With this approach, you set a target on how many items you want to stock in your house and discard the rest...we only need food, shelter and clothing to survive. This means we should live comfortably with just 100 items in our house'), living on the bare minimum, De-Clutter (get rid of all clutter in your house), Living with less - Reviewing Performance and Streamlining the Timeline, Financial Management as a Minimalist, Spend 50% of Your Income on Necessities, Spend 20% on Financial Obligations, Allocate 30% of your Income to your Personal Choices. He ends his suggestions with the statement `start the 21-day guide and start de-cluttering for a more satisfying and meaningful life.'Though there are innumerable books on altering lifestyle to avoid debt and discomfort, Jacobs places the goals in attainable style with easy to read and comprehend thoughts. This is a solid little guide. Grady Harp, June 14