Everything That Remains
A Memoir by The Minimalists
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4.5 • 48 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
What if everything you ever wanted isn’t what you actually want?
Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn’t anymore.
Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had built for himself. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known as minimalism…and everything started to change.
That was four years ago. Since, Millburn, now 32, has embraced simplicity. In the pursuit of looking for something more substantial than compulsory consumption and the broken American Dream, he jettisoned most of his material possessions, paid off loads of crippling debt, and walked away from his six-figure career.
So, when everything was gone, what was left?
Not a how-to book but a why-to book, Everything That Remains is the touching, surprising story of what happened when one young man decided to let go of everything and begin living more deliberately. Heartrending, uplifting, and deeply personal, this engrossing memoir is peppered with insightful (and often hilarious) interruptions by Ryan Nicodemus, Millburn’s best friend of twenty years.
Customer Reviews
Life-changing
This book has changed my outlook on life completely. It is beautifully written and makes a fantastic read. A simple life is one I think we all crave and this book tells one story and encourages the reader to find their own path. Minimalism is a life choice and it's a conscious decision to live deliberately and with meaning.
Perspectively Brilliant
I actually read this just before moving into a new house. And it’s really opened my eyes to see the real way of living. We all search for happiness and this book makes you feel closer to finding it. Although I find that josh probably found it much easier as he was earning a big wage to start with so when he started making his changes. He obviously wasn’t spending as much. Running a household is way more expensive now. With all your different insurances and taxes and utilities on top of your mortgage. That the only reason we can afford what we have is because my partner has his stressful job and works practically 12 hour days 5 days a week and some weekends if he can. (Especially at the minute we bought a much cheaper property so we have a shell we have to completely renovate to make it liveable) A lot of people are tied down to work because of this reason and others(like having to pay back to expensive courses back if you leave within 12 months after the course) but saying that. It’s made me look at life differently and this book is utterly brilliant.
Excellent Read
This memoir is the first of its kind that I’ve read and it’s interesting to be able to see the world through another’s real eyes and life. The writing style is also great and has inspired me to write more in my ‘spare’ time.