The Minimalist Home
By: Joshua Tucker
Genre: Non Fiction
Pages: 256
Published: 2018
Read: January
3.5 out of 5 stars
I was one of the many that jumped on the bandwagon when the
Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
aired. I started by decluttering my bedroom and haven’t wanted to stop. I was skeptical
about it changing my lifestyle and the claim
that it improves your entire attitude. I am here to tell you it really does
work; I am a happier person. So when I ran across The Minimalist Home while working, I decided to give it a try. The “Becker
Method” as he calls it is almost the complete opposite of the Konmari method.
He declutters, or minimizes by room, versus item. I have adopted my own method,
by doing a combination of both methods. It works for me.
As far
as Becker’s book, I did not care for the way it was structured. He went through
the method room-by-room, which lead to a lot of repetition. It became annoying
to read really quickly. I did appreciate his introduction to the minimalist
theory and the benefits of downsizing your house. However, I feel that Kondo’s
book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
Up was a much better written and enjoyable book to read.
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