Joshua Becker has been writing about minimalism and intentional living for over 10 years. He has written on his blog as well as several previous books and I have followed him most of that time. This book expands beyond minimizing possessions to the important topic of living an intentional, meaningful life. He shows that minimizing possessions is a means, not an end in itself. He also writes about the distractions of life, such as leisure, possessions, money, technology and happiness, which can hinder people from pursuing their higher purposes. The book has chapters that take a deep dive in each of these areas to help the reader reduce some of these distractions. The final chapter is encouragement to discover the meaning and purpose in the reader's live and then pursue that.
As someone who is on the path to living in a simpler way and trying to find more meaning in life, I very much enjoyed this book. I recommend it to anyone who is feeling overwhelmed in any aspect of their lives for good ideas of how to reduce is and do more of what they want.
I received a complementary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.