Ryan Nicodemus Books

"Like Henry David Thoreau, but with Wi-Fi." -Boston Globe 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.

Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things so we can make room for life's most important things—which actually aren't things at all. At age 30, best friends Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus walked away from their six-figure corporate careers, jettisoned most of their material possessions, and started focusing on what's truly important. In their debut book, Joshua & Ryan, authors of the popular website The Minimalists, explore their troubled pasts and descent into depression. Though they had achieved the American Dream, they worked ridiculous hours, wastefully spent money, and lived paycheck to paycheck. Instead of discovering their passions, they pacified themselves with ephemeral indulgences—which only led to more debt, depression, and discontent. After a pair of life-changing events, Joshua & Ryan discovered minimalism, allowing them to eliminate their excess material things so they could focus on life's most important "things": health, relationships, passion, growth, and contribution.

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "The Minimalists show you how to disconnect from our conditioned material state and reconnect to our true essence: love people and use things. This is not a book about how to live with less, but about how to live more deeply and more fully." —Jay Shetty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Like a Monk AS SEEN ON THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES MINIMALISM & LESS IS NOW 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.

Was und vor allem wieviel braucht es, um ein erfülltes Leben zu führen? Ein Haus, ein Auto, ein Boot? Joshua Fields Millburn und Ryan Nicodemus hatten all das, dafür mussten sie aber auch auf vieles verzichten: freie Zeit für Freunde und sich selbst, Aufmerksamkeit für die eigene Gesundheit, Freiraum für vernachlässigte Leidenschaften. Nach und nach haben sie ihr Leben umgestellt und durften erfahren, dass es nicht viel für ein glückliches Leben braucht. Anhand von fünf Säulen – Gesundheit, Beziehungen, Leidenschaften, inneres Wachstum und die Bereitschaft, zeigen sie ihren Weg zu einem bedeutungsvolleren, erfüllten Leben und wie man tatsächlich mit weniger mehr vom Leben haben kann. Dabei geben sie keine klassischen Tipps zum Entrümpeln – die gibt es schon viel zu oft – sondern zeigen, wie man sich sanft einem minimalistischen, reduzierten Lebensstil annähern kann, um Raum für die wirklich wichtigen Dinge zu schaffen.

Pleidooi voor een minimalistische levensstijl, mede aan de hand van de persoonlijke ervaringen van de auteurs, waarbij niet wordt gehecht aan bezit en zo min mogelijk middelen worden gebruikt om te leven.