Cons: The author seemed to have a real crush on Steve Jobs and how he lived his life. Hearing how minimalism changed his life was a fresh take on what is becoming a saturated market. Pros: I found it really easy to draw the comparisions to my own life, and helpful in seeing where I can make some changes. Not exactly the lifestyle most minimalists would be aiming for in my opinion. His phone design might have been minimalist, but the guy was a workaholic who tried to monopolize the PC market. After saying things like, "you don't need your things", "You won't judge yourself against others anymore", and "You won't need as much money", he then goes off, repeatedly, about how successful Steve Jobs is. the actual info in this book could have taken half as long.Īs far as the stuff about minimalism, its pretty good, but this guy's fascination with Steve Jobs is kinda creepy. What three words best describe Keith Szarabajka’s voice?ĭo you think Goodbye, Things needs a follow-up book? Why or why not? He goes more into the why's and effects of minimalism than how the "how to organize and throw stuff away" approach. What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting? Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? The theme of this book is basically: I was unhappy, minimizing my things made me happy I believe it can make you happy too here's how. He speaks a lot about his former self all the mistakes he made all the failures and unhappiness, even now at one point saying "she since dumped me" haha. I really liked what some may see as the self deprecating nature of this book ( something kondo does as well) I just see it as honest. This book contained so many lightbulb moments. It seems like he has an answer for everything its almost like he is reading the readers mind answering their questions, providing solutions to their excuses before they are even formed. This book is no chore to get through I was hanging on every word, as a minimalist I suppose everything he writes has a clear purpose. I think what makes this book stand out is that its incredibly well formed and clear yet I think you could open any random page and get some good advice. Fumio of course gives some minimalist philosophy but its from a logical practical place. I like "the minimalists" from the Netflix documentary but they can be a little preachy and a little too philosophical for some. ME: always organized/clean no problem discarding incredible success with konmari curious since about full blown minimalism This guy really breaks minimalism down. Anyone curious about Minimalism MUST READ
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