Love People Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works
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Summary
How might your life be better with less？
Imagine a life with less: less stuff， less clutter， less stress and debt and discontent - a life with fewer distractions。 Now， imagine a life with more: more time， more meaningful relationships， more growth and contribution and contentment - a life of passion， unencumbered by the trappings of the chaotic world around you。 What you’re imagining is an intentional life。 And to get there， you’ll have to let go of some clutter that’s in the way。
In 'LOVE PEOPLE USE THINGS'， Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus move past simple decluttering to show how minimalism makes room to reevaluate and heal the seven essential relationships in our lives: stuff， truth， self， money， values， creativity， and people。 They use their own experiences - and those of the people they have met along the minimalist journey - to provide a template for how to live a fuller， more meaningful life。
Because once you have less， you can make room for the right kind of more。
A MACMILLAN AUDIO PRODUCTION FROM CELADON BOOKS
RUNNING TIME => 9hrs。 and 30mins。
©2021 Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Fields Milburn （P）2021 Macmillan Audio
Imagine a life with less: less stuff， less clutter， less stress and debt and discontent - a life with fewer distractions。 Now， imagine a life with more: more time， more meaningful relationships， more growth and contribution and contentment - a life of passion， unencumbered by the trappings of the chaotic world around you。 What you’re imagining is an intentional life。 And to get there， you’ll have to let go of some clutter that’s in the way。
In 'LOVE PEOPLE USE THINGS'， Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus move past simple decluttering to show how minimalism makes room to reevaluate and heal the seven essential relationships in our lives: stuff， truth， self， money， values， creativity， and people。 They use their own experiences - and those of the people they have met along the minimalist journey - to provide a template for how to live a fuller， more meaningful life。
Because once you have less， you can make room for the right kind of more。
A MACMILLAN AUDIO PRODUCTION FROM CELADON BOOKS
RUNNING TIME => 9hrs。 and 30mins。
©2021 Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Fields Milburn （P）2021 Macmillan Audio
Reviews
Jackie
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Wow。 This was really interesting。 I’ve never heard of or watched the Netflix Documentaries prior to reading this。 For me I like to save things。 Some things that maybe others would not or things I really do not need either。 To be honest I was skeptical yet intrigued by this because of my own habits。 What do you think is worth keeping？Why？ Do you need it？ This book is more than a self help book。 It challenges you to think beyond what material things are as well as evaluate your own thinking on thi Wow。 This was really interesting。 I’ve never heard of or watched the Netflix Documentaries prior to reading this。 For me I like to save things。 Some things that maybe others would not or things I really do not need either。 To be honest I was skeptical yet intrigued by this because of my own habits。 What do you think is worth keeping？Why？ Do you need it？ This book is more than a self help book。 It challenges you to think beyond what material things are as well as evaluate your own thinking on things that matter。 I found this to be insightful and helpful and I was pleasantly surprised by this。 I really enjoyed this as well as appreciated a new way to look into myself。 Thank you Celadon for my ARC。 。。。more
Paz
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This book is more than just how to declutter your home from junk / material things。 It is about decluttering in your life of material things AND relationships （with material things and people ） and lifestyle。 I appreciate how the authors gave us an inside look to their personal reasons that got them to be minimalist （ parts of the book were memoir like ）。 It made the book personable and relatable。 Another thing I enjoyed were the questions at the end of each chapter / relationship。 It was an eas This book is more than just how to declutter your home from junk / material things。 It is about decluttering in your life of material things AND relationships （with material things and people ） and lifestyle。 I appreciate how the authors gave us an inside look to their personal reasons that got them to be minimalist （ parts of the book were memoir like ）。 It made the book personable and relatable。 Another thing I enjoyed were the questions at the end of each chapter / relationship。 It was an easy read， easy to follow， did not drag， it was straight to the point and evidence that their minimalist ways work。 Thank you Celedon Books for the ARC 。。。more
Amanda Hixson
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Over the last decade 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 Joshua and Ryan have written four books， three of which are best sellers; they've toured internationally。 They started their Podcast in 2016。 In that same year they opened a coffeehouse in St。 Petersburg， Florida: 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼。 May 2016， their documentary， 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 was released。 A new Netflix original documentary was released in January 2021 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 as their 2nd film made。 So， what is 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺？ Well， it starts with stuff， but that's just the begin Over the last decade 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 Joshua and Ryan have written four books， three of which are best sellers; they've toured internationally。 They started their Podcast in 2016。 In that same year they opened a coffeehouse in St。 Petersburg， Florida: 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼。 May 2016， their documentary， 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 was released。 A new Netflix original documentary was released in January 2021 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 as their 2nd film made。 So， what is 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺？ Well， it starts with stuff， but that's just the beginning。 Sure， eliminating the excess is an essential part of the recipe — but it's only one ingredient。 Getting rid of clutter is not the end result — it is merely a first step。 Because consumption is not the problem thoughtless consumption is。 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 allows you to deal with the excess stuff so we can sort out through the excess baggage in our heads and hearts。 The average American household contains more than 𝟯𝟬𝟬，𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀。 With that amount of stuff， you'd think we'd be beside ourselves with joy。 Yet studies show the opposite: we're anxious， overwhelmed， and miserable。 There are so many of these "things" that once brought joy to our lives but no longer serve a purpose in today's world: floppy disks， disposable cameras and cassette tapes。 The popular maxim "the things we own end up owning us" seems truer now than ever。 You learn so much throughout the process of 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺。 You learn about Joshua & Ryan's lives， their history， jobs， money， clutter， relationships， debt and their creativity。 I found it very inspiring， creative and passionate。 I'll be trying my own 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 challenge。 There be some trial & error but I'm ready for it， because I'm ready to live with less so I can give myself more。 More time， more space， more money， more fun and more joy。Thank you @celadonbooks for this gifted copy in exchange for an unbiased review。 Love People， Use Things releases on July 13th 2021 。。。more
Erin Cataldi
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Before having picked this book up I had never heard of the Minimalists， listened to their podcast or read any of their books。 Having finished this book I'm pretty sure that's about to change。 Filled with no-nonsense advice and hard truths; this book was VERY impactful。 I found myself re-reading sections and bookmarking pages - I hardly EVER do that。 At the heart this book is about minimalism， but in fact it is so much more than that。 The sections on relationships， creativity， and money were so p Before having picked this book up I had never heard of the Minimalists， listened to their podcast or read any of their books。 Having finished this book I'm pretty sure that's about to change。 Filled with no-nonsense advice and hard truths; this book was VERY impactful。 I found myself re-reading sections and bookmarking pages - I hardly EVER do that。 At the heart this book is about minimalism， but in fact it is so much more than that。 The sections on relationships， creativity， and money were so powerful that I'm still thinking about them。 From 30 day challenges to worksheets to engaging questions - this book wants to change how you view your life and wants you to think critically about everything you own， everything you do， and everyone you associate with。 It's a handbook that will make you think more deeply about aspects of your life that you take for granted。 I really appreciate that this book wasn't preachy and didn't tell readers how wrong they are living their lives。 You could do small approaches and monthly challenges to find what works best for YOUR life - because there is no one size fits all approach。 I won't become a minimalist over night but I certainly aim to use lots of different advice that this book had to see what changes I can make to improve my life。 An excellent book。 #celadonreads #lovepeopleusethingsbook 。。。more
Sharron
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* I received a free copy in a Goodreads giveaway。There was relatively very little about stuff。 The chapters are broken down into 7 relationships and stuff is one chapter。 The rest of the book dissolves into an any other self-help book， mostly common-sense fixes， with a framing of minimalism。 It wasn't painful to read， but I didn't enjoy it。 It felt like it took forever and now I see it was an entire month！ * I received a free copy in a Goodreads giveaway。There was relatively very little about stuff。 The chapters are broken down into 7 relationships and stuff is one chapter。 The rest of the book dissolves into an any other self-help book， mostly common-sense fixes， with a framing of minimalism。 It wasn't painful to read， but I didn't enjoy it。 It felt like it took forever and now I see it was an entire month！ 。。。more
JENNIFER LACROSS
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Love People， Use Things: Because the Opposite Never WorksBy: Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus， better known as the duo called “The Minimalists”This book explores how a minimalistic approach can help to reevaluate 7 essential relationships in our lives:✨stuff✨truth✨self✨money✨values✨creativity✨peopleI think we have all seen and heard about many perspectives and different theories on living a more minimalistic lifestyle。And while it’s certainly not for everyone， I think anyone could appreci Love People， Use Things: Because the Opposite Never WorksBy: Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus， better known as the duo called “The Minimalists”This book explores how a minimalistic approach can help to reevaluate 7 essential relationships in our lives:✨stuff✨truth✨self✨money✨values✨creativity✨peopleI think we have all seen and heard about many perspectives and different theories on living a more minimalistic lifestyle。And while it’s certainly not for everyone， I think anyone could appreciate the value of certain parts of this book。 It digs a lot deeper than just “getting rid of stuff。”While it does venture into a world of less， it also captures how to live with a more meaningful existence。I especially liked the section on removing distractions from our life。 （Examples: tv， internet， phones）。As a busy working Mom， I sometimes feel the desire for our family to “unplug” — and I’ll be honest， we don’t do it enough。I studied certain chapters that interested me right off， and I will be taking a closer look at it in its entirety。Overall I think this is a very meaningful read， that we can all appreciate and connect to on one or more levels。 Every person / family is different— but I think this book has something to offer everyone！ 。。。more
Jeff Bobin
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I received an advance copy of this for review just as I was starting to pack my house for an upcoming move。 I was not thrilled because I am anything but a minimalist。 This challenged me to rethink many of the things I have moved or stored， some for years。 I find myself willing to ask if this adds value to my life but still asking if it might down the road。 As a historian and researcher across a number of subjects it is hard to get rid of my files。 However， the shredder is getting a workout and m I received an advance copy of this for review just as I was starting to pack my house for an upcoming move。 I was not thrilled because I am anything but a minimalist。 This challenged me to rethink many of the things I have moved or stored， some for years。 I find myself willing to ask if this adds value to my life but still asking if it might down the road。 As a historian and researcher across a number of subjects it is hard to get rid of my files。 However， the shredder is getting a workout and many documents are now being scanned。 The first section is a challenge to reevaluate the things you keep and why。 While it challenged me and is creating change the rest of the book was just as valuable and maybe more so in many places。 It really is a chance to think about what you value， integrity， yourself and your values。 Where do you spend your money and does it add value to your life。 The section on creativity was interesting and confirmed for me that many of us are far more creative than we give ourselves credit for。 "you're creative if you create something that solves problems or adds value to others。" is a great thought and we all can find places were we creatively use our lives to impact others。 My favorite quote is the opening line the chapter on people， "You can't change the people around you， but you can change the people around you。" I laughed as I read that multiple times but it is so true。 Like many things in our lives we need to assess the value of people in our lives and ask if we bring value to their lives our them to ours。 The most important reason to consider the changes you might be challenged with is to value the people in your life and therefor be able to build healthier relationships。 As usual， I didn't agree with everything but it has been a book that is already having an impact on my life even if it was something I probably never would have picked。 I found it well worth the time to read and it is making a difference as we pack the house， prepare to move to a new community an build new relationships， meaning that some will have to go to make room for new。 I received an advance copy of the book for review from the publisher。 #LovePeopleUseThingsBook #CeladonReads 。。。more
Anna Louise Kallas
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This book covers a wide variety of topics for minimalists。 Most of those topics can be connected to buying and having less stuff。I was expected a book like the Marie Kondo book but this book seemed like it was more self help than minimalistic living。 It was a good mix of learning how to buy less but also covered how having stuff affects your personal finances， relationships and loving yourself。This book is good if you want to learn more about those topics。
SweetheartSeerBooks
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*I was sent an e-arc from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。*Be forewarned: this review is going to be **brutally** honest。Literally in the preface， Josh is already busting out the thesaurus and trying to casually use the word "erumpet"。 Good grief， this guy is still not over himself yet。 Wonder if he thought he was being pithy？Anyways， I was hoping maybe there would be some new ground here， new insight or some growth， but alas this is the same shit shoveled into a new *I was sent an e-arc from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。*Be forewarned: this review is going to be **brutally** honest。Literally in the preface， Josh is already busting out the thesaurus and trying to casually use the word "erumpet"。 Good grief， this guy is still not over himself yet。 Wonder if he thought he was being pithy？Anyways， I was hoping maybe there would be some new ground here， new insight or some growth， but alas this is the same shit shoveled into a new book shaped package。I wonder if The Minimalists will ever get tired of themselves。。。particularly if Josh will ever realize how much of a narcissistic and arrogant person he comes across through his "writing"， （still can't believe he actually "teaches" a writing class online。 Who seriously would pay someone to teach them to write like that？ Takes all kinds I suppose。 I digress。。。） although all it serves to do is alienate the reader and make him come across as not an intellectual， but rather as a condescending dumbass。I threw in the proverbial towel pretty early on once I realized this is the same recycled nonsense just like their second Minimalists Documentary was。 （Seriously， what was even the POINT？ Everything was a rehash of what they already had done in the first one。 Why bother？）I think I am simply over them and over their "brand"。 I don't know what the targeted demographic here is， as anyone who didn't already hit that wave of minimalism years ago probably isn't going to all of a sudden hit that moment of clarity now。Oh well， at least I got the chance to try this out。 Lightning doesn't tend to strike twice， but I guess train wrecks do as that's how I felt about both their second documentary and this "new" nonsense。 I'm sure they are probably still doing their podcast and will be talking about this book on there nonstop soon （if they haven't started to already）。 I quit listening to it years ago regardless。The entire book was basically a guide on what exactly？ Minimizing your relationships？ Ironic given the title。You see， I'm not sure what exactly I thought this was going to be， but it very highly missed the mark on anything close to clever， insightful， or good。Huge pass。 。。。more
Huguette Larochelle
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wow i win this book ， will be on sale July 2021。this book can help many peoples， well done 。we have to many stuffs， that choke us。this book can help take control， make you thinks what is important and not。
April Rasdal
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I really appreciated the non-judgmental way the authors present the concept of minimalism。 Throughout the entire book， they give ideas and suggestions of what has worked for them without preaching about what one must do。I also liked how they took the concept of minimalism and stretched it beyond just the “stuff” in our lives。 They also applied the same concepts to finances， electronic distractions， time， and relationships。 It has definitely given me some things to think about with respect to my I really appreciated the non-judgmental way the authors present the concept of minimalism。 Throughout the entire book， they give ideas and suggestions of what has worked for them without preaching about what one must do。I also liked how they took the concept of minimalism and stretched it beyond just the “stuff” in our lives。 They also applied the same concepts to finances， electronic distractions， time， and relationships。 It has definitely given me some things to think about with respect to my own life。 I know there are ways that I could simplify that would improve my quality of life。I recommend for anyone looking for an option to help get rid of the noise in their life。。。。in all senses of the word。 Thank you to The Minimalists - Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus - as well as Celadon Books for the advanced reading copy。 This book will be available for purchase beginning July 2021。 。。。more
Kay Neff
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Have you ever imagined what your life would be like with less？Are you someone that is constantly seeking gratification in the wrong ways？This book is such a gem！ It was so much more than I expected。 It's more than a book about how to live with less。 It's a book full of wisdom， facts， and advice about how to actually have more。 I loved how it was written- with each chapter breaking down a new type of relationship that could be better and improved with "less"。 I loved how each relationship is rele Have you ever imagined what your life would be like with less？Are you someone that is constantly seeking gratification in the wrong ways？This book is such a gem！ It was so much more than I expected。 It's more than a book about how to live with less。 It's a book full of wisdom， facts， and advice about how to actually have more。 I loved how it was written- with each chapter breaking down a new type of relationship that could be better and improved with "less"。 I loved how each relationship is relevant to life in general。 It is written in a way that makes you think and question how you can be better。I really enjoyed this and think everyone should have the opportunity to read it and improve their lives！Thank you to Celadon books for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Natalie （readswithnatalieb）
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For minimalists， they cover a wide variety of topics。 Which， I think those topics can connect back to having less “things。” While I found helpful aspects to this book （covering money， relationships， and stuff）， there were a lot of personal tangents and stories to go along with it。 I couldn’t decide if this was nonfiction/memoir or self-help， but it seemed to be a little all over the place。I definitely thought this was going to be another Marie Kondo type of book， which was perfect because I love For minimalists， they cover a wide variety of topics。 Which， I think those topics can connect back to having less “things。” While I found helpful aspects to this book （covering money， relationships， and stuff）， there were a lot of personal tangents and stories to go along with it。 I couldn’t decide if this was nonfiction/memoir or self-help， but it seemed to be a little all over the place。I definitely thought this was going to be another Marie Kondo type of book， which was perfect because I love spring cleaning！ But it was a little bit of that， with a mix of a lot of other things。 Even though this wasn’t the book for me， I will definitely take away tid bits I learned throughout their stories。 If you’re in need of some help letting go of anything， literally anything， I think this book would be good for you。Big thank you to Celadon Books for the ARC！ 。。。more
Mia
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I love these guys。 I love what they stand for and how they share their stories。 Their passion is beautiful。 This is a wonderful read。 Lots of great information， and pages that just make you think。 Love people use things。 It's something that will stick will me。 I hope to revisit this again from time to time for reminders。 I think there may be something new for me each time I read it。 I love these guys。 I love what they stand for and how they share their stories。 Their passion is beautiful。 This is a wonderful read。 Lots of great information， and pages that just make you think。 Love people use things。 It's something that will stick will me。 I hope to revisit this again from time to time for reminders。 I think there may be something new for me each time I read it。 。。。more
Shannon
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Is this a memoir？ A social critique？ A catch-all recap of the Minimalists' journey？ A case study review？ An over-the-top self help checklist manifesto？ Yikes。 They could use a minimalist editor。 The good parts are totally drowned out with too much info， too many questions。 Is this a memoir？ A social critique？ A catch-all recap of the Minimalists' journey？ A case study review？ An over-the-top self help checklist manifesto？ Yikes。 They could use a minimalist editor。 The good parts are totally drowned out with too much info， too many questions。 。。。more
R。J。 Sorrento
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This is a helpful resource for many of us who want the motivation to declutter both physical and virtual things we consume。Love People， Use Things focuses on relationships and people more than the act of decluttering which is a different take。 （I still prefer Marie Kondo’s method when it comes to decluttering physical objects）。 What I loved: the chapter on creativity and reducing distractions。 I found the advice very helpful on a personal level。What I skimmed: the memoir-like excerpts from the a This is a helpful resource for many of us who want the motivation to declutter both physical and virtual things we consume。Love People， Use Things focuses on relationships and people more than the act of decluttering which is a different take。 （I still prefer Marie Kondo’s method when it comes to decluttering physical objects）。 What I loved: the chapter on creativity and reducing distractions。 I found the advice very helpful on a personal level。What I skimmed: the memoir-like excerpts from the authors about their personal lives。 It didn’t really add to the self-help feel of the book。Overall， I found value in much of the advice and there was plenty of concrete advice and steps to make real change in one’s life。Thank you to Celadon books for the paperback ARC。 。。。more
Sandra Gibbons
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Woohoo！ I just received my ARC in the mail today， so I can’t wait to read and give this one a review。 After reading Josh and Ryan’s earlier books， I’ve been really looking forward to this one。 Stay tuned :）
oohlalabooks
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This book is a good reminder to declutter - I’m guilty for saying “I’ll save this”， “nope I’ll need that”， etc！ Since being home， my family have put things together to donate so now we’re just hoarding toilet paper and hand sanitizer！ I like how the authors titled the seven chapters by Relationships （ie。 stuff， truth， self， values， money， creativity， people） as they intersect with our daily lives。 Also， the authors seem so down to earth that it comes through the pages！ Thank you to Celadon Books This book is a good reminder to declutter - I’m guilty for saying “I’ll save this”， “nope I’ll need that”， etc！ Since being home， my family have put things together to donate so now we’re just hoarding toilet paper and hand sanitizer！ I like how the authors titled the seven chapters by Relationships （ie。 stuff， truth， self， values， money， creativity， people） as they intersect with our daily lives。 Also， the authors seem so down to earth that it comes through the pages！ Thank you to Celadon Books for a gifted copy！ This is my honest review。 。。。more
Rachael | Booklist Queen
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