Podcast Ep016: Minimalism: A Personal Case Study + 45 Resources

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Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Episode and the “Ginormous Resource List” Below.

• Sentimental Item—Personal Story

• Paper Minimizing

• Why I Left the US

• The HotSpot I Have

• Project 333 by Courtney Carver

• Using Ziplocks for Toiletries Instead of a Toiletry Bag

• Craig’s List

• Next Door

The 45 Resources:

I made a handy google spreadsheet with all the resources listed below here.

Books:

• My Favorite Book: Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki—I got it on kindle and audible and devoured it during my bathroom purge.

• The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life by Joshua Becker

• The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify by Francine Jay

• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

• Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

• Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More by Courtney Carver

• Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus

• Minimalism for Families: Practical Minimalist Living Strategies to Simplify Your Home and Life by Zoë Kim

• The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Japanese Zen Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy by Shunmyo Masuno

• L'art de la Simplicité: How to Live More with Less by Dominique Loreau (in English)

• Hello Habits: A Minimalist’s Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki

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YouTubers and Videos:

• Before Extreme Minimalism Tour (apartment before and after)

• Minimalist Apartment: Nate O’Brien

• Getting rid of Paper Clutter

• Anja—Extreme Minimalism : This is my favorite minimalist person on YT

• A Day in the Life of a Minimalist—Matt D’Avella

• Ashlynne Eaten—Minimalist Morning Routine

• Break the Twitch—Anthony Ongaro

• A Small Wardrobe—Patricia Mycyk

• The Minimal Mom

• Zero Waste Home—Bea Johnson (one of my favorite’s)

Websites:

• The Minimalists: I really like Josh and Ryan. Reading their website, adopting their minimalist games and challenges and listening to their podcast really helped me on my journey. 

Here are my favorite links from the Minimalists:

• Our 21 day Journey into Minimalism

• Start with the Easy Sh$t

• The 30 Day Minimalist Game

• Need, Want, Like

• What is my Outcome?

• Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying’

Other Websites:

• Be More with Less

• Exile Lifestyle

• Leo Babauta, Zen Habits

• RV Chickadee

• MnmList

• Goodbye Things: Fumio Sasaki’s Blog

• Becoming Minimalist

• No Sidebar

• Miss Minimalist

Podcasts:

• The Declutter Hub

• The Tortoise Podcast 

• The Minimalist Vegan Podcast

• The Minimalists

• The Art of Decluttering

Google Sheet with all the links above in one place!

LINKS FOR THE ENTIRE MOVE ABROAD SERIES:

• Part 1—Want to move abroad? Start here!

• Part 2—Conquer your fears about moving abroad!

• Part 3—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 1

• Part 4—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 2

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