Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that my new book, Things That Matter, is finally here. I put my heart into it, and I can’t wait to share it with you. You can pick up a copy at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676394/things-that-matter-by-joshua-becker/
Dar-wi great point, when I’m in a shop I can admire something but then feel quite smug that I don’t need to own it, it makes me happy knowing that I don’t want to own it.
Keeping unnecessary and unwanted relations and friendships also make our life clumsy and depressive Its better if we learn to declutter them and keep our hearts lighter and clean
I am learning to say no to consumerism - realizing I don't need something just because it is on sale or because someone says I need to buy it. I'm sharing this information with my husband and we are slowly getting there. I can already see the difference in our home! And today, my 6 year old old me she wanted to do what I'm doing and only keep her favorite toys. It's working!
It’s funny but when you realize that only buy things that bring value to you is just so important. Changes everything. I am loving my small apt. I love I can live within my means and have a clutter free home. With more time! Thank you for your awesome videos!
Hi Joshua, I'm a Spanish woman who is trying to stay minimalist after a long period of decluttering in my life... Also, I'd like to say you that I learn lot of American English with your pronunciation! Thank you very much!
Once when I was at the supermarket a woman was speaking to her friend in a loud tone or so it seemed to me. I looked around and the cashier and others didn't seem bothered by the woman's voice. I realized that the quiet life I live has made me sensative to loud noises. I like quiet. Any coments?
I went to Spain and noticed that they as a society are WAY more quiet than we are. In public they act like they are in a library. Soft voices. We should adopt that style. We won’t. But I wish we would.
I've been a minimalist (working on becoming an extreme minimalist) for 3 years now and its always a struggle because almost everyone I know thinks its a joke. But us minimalists gotta stick with it
I agree. I think habits are a big opener where people aren’t doing these. It’s a big one to needing to change for people if they want to stay that way. They need to make that effort to form these habits. I think one is cleaning cleaning cleaning. Most people delay cleaning and I’ve noticed a ton of “minimalists” are adamant about cleaning up right after and tidying up.
Embracing generosity and gratitude.... really strike a chord with me. We are now much more aware of acquiring vs experiencing. It’s a hard long journey that get easier as you get going.
When I went to London for 2 years I took one back pack and that was it. I made a memory scrap book while I was there, with tickets and photos of my time travelling. Now I feel I have to upsize with buying washing machines, table and chairs. Necessary but really expensive and huge items.
When I get giftcards for any occasion I save them for when I NEED somthing. Or spend on food. Lol I tell people to get me walmart, restuarant or even grocery store or gas gift cards. 😀
I know that someone told that you talks slowly, and i am so happy for this slowly way you speak, because i am learning English, and i can understand you cause you talk exactly this way!
I needed this! I've minimalized, overcome consumerism but upkeeping and decluttering with a non helpful spouse and two children under 5 it's been difficult.
I really appreciate your "minimal time" videos...this is super!!! in 2019 ppl dont have time to read for their kids as u said..highly efficient and to the point, all what you need in a capsule, you are role model i look up to..greetings from Cairo, Egypt
The battle is real, everyday a new product promises to make your life better and it's sometimes tough to resist the sirens' call. Of course, we all know what happened to the sailors that did not!
I've been listening to your audio book every day whilst I'm driving in my job, probably about 4 times now (I'm working on brainwashing myself lol). Sales items were always so tempting; I love a bargain, but now I ask myself "am I just buying it because it's on sale?" and also I think how much more money I save by NOT buying it! I haven't successfully minimised my home yet; it's a slow process, but I'm changing my mindset day-by-day.
I love your videos. I have been decluttering my home after living here for 30 years! I used to stay out of my home office because of all the stuff I had there and felt the walls were closing in. This morning, I'm sitting here with my coffee and after getting rid of so much junk that it feels great to be in my office now!
Hi josh. I have always been mindful of what I own and buy it’s just second nature to me though I have a few hobbies that may not allow me to be a true minimalist like movie collecting and video game collecting but I try and only buy the upmost important ones to me. Love your advise here.
Your hair is epic..👍 I’m going bald so I’m envious.. I look like the emoji guy🤔 sooooo....I guess I’m more minimalist because I have less hair and less time styling and no hair products..lol. seriously though, you’ve changed my life and the way I think about how I’m living it. You’ll always be the original minimalist to me!
Thank you so much Joshua. Your messages always inspire me and I am so thankful to be on the minimalist journey, bound to keep going :) Blessings to you and your family.
For me, in the RV, I crave more space, which helps me stay minimal. I have also replaced smaller items for their larger counterparts! Like a hand blender instead of a big blender. An aeropress instead of a big coffee pot! ❤️
Great tips I love being minimal in all aspects of my life. I actually incorporate these tips in my life. We too have a family of 4 and we are clutter free and minimalst in our everyday life. I'm
I like do all these things naturally and own like 8 things. I’m probably a minimalist and don’t even think about it! Lol I just don’t want loads of crap and am orderly...
I do the ATAD unclutter thing. It keeps me honest. I am a senior senior so I will continue the process . I am considered by others as a minimalist, but I do not think so. I am very comfortable in my life
Joshua, thank you for this! Can you tell me...or could you share your thoughts about the bigger purchase in life...homes, vehicles, recreational vehicles, etc...things of that caliber...do you recommend renting over owning, leasing over buying?? I know this isn’t directly considered clutter, but I’m curious about your thoughts about those.
Minimalism is a wonderful tool to get our priorities right , more time for the people and things we love than being a slave to inventory ,as they say , If you are feeling lonely when all the distractions are gone , you may be searching for an even greater meaning to life . We are all born with a question ,what is the meaning of this life ?and what is my purpose in it ? Are we just meant to get up and get on the treadmill of the next day same old same old . I felt this many times in my life and hadn’t found any answers to my questions. I went to a church but it was all religion and only gave me more hurdles to jump over and no fulfilment. I heard the story about Jesus but , no one around me seemed to know Him , just about Him . I came to the end of myself and couldn’t get my life together a struggling single Mum . Then I met Him , He showed me the real reason for His life on earth, He came to bring us back to our Father in heaven , to have a relationship with God . We couldn’t before believing in Him ,because we have sin in our lives and we are separated from Him ,because He is Holy and righteous. The weight / wages of our sin is death . Jesus decided to come to this earth and become the payment for our sin , He had to die for my sins . Just imagine you are in a court of law you are standing in front of the Magistrate and he says you have robbed a bank and killed 3 guards , you are guilty you will get the death sentence. Then Jesus comes in and says Magistrate I will take her place for her she doesn’t have to die I will die for her . Then I am declared free. Jesus came to set us free from the power of sin in our lives and promises that we will live with God for eternity, God wants to have a personal relationship with us , forever. Jesus answered all my why questions, but also gave me a new heart to be loving kind grateful and thankful, my life turned from what has life got for me ,to Jesus you did the ultimate sacrifice for me, what do you want me to do for you. I married again and we have 17 children, some mine from before, a couple of our own and the others are gifts , we fostered them and they became our own children as well . My life has been transformed, when you said, “ now that you have decluttered you feel lonely . Jesus is a friend like no other , and I have had many disappointments with so-called friends in my past . Just call out to Him and say,” Jesus if you are real and what this person says is true , you need to show your self to me . I will pray for you, from one who was lonely once too. ❤️
I love your videos,your blog ! Thanks to your books and articles my family became very conscious about buying things :-) Thank you:-)))) I really like color on your walls ...would you please share name of that beige color? Thank you
I have a collection of sewing machines. The number has lowered greatly over the past year. Now when I see one, I usually take a pic or the rule for me is two machines must be passed on to allow a new machine to come home. I have a set of questions to ask myself to determine if the machine is beneficial or not.
It is strange. I have no problem with not letting new clutter in. New things only replace old things. Mostly I replace two or three things with ohne new. Of course not before the old things are not funktional anymore. But I am struggling with old clutter for 3 years now. Sometimes I think I am stuck, but then I remember my home a few months ago... Maybe I am just slow .
Am studying New Testament Greek with goal to read the original King James Version in Greek. Fun fact: I in Greek is spelled ego. Most advertising appeals to our EGO. Have it first, the best, the biggest, the smallest, the newest, whatever. I could go on but you get the point, comment readers.
Mahtma Gandhi and Indian Hindu culture is been talking about minimalism for centuries. Life and lifestyle of Gandhi are the biggest example of minimalism. Simple living and high thinking 👍
Becoming a minimalist is a way to save OUR PLANET 🌍! If all could send this message to big corporations: stop using OUR PLANET'S resources to make all this stuff that pollutes everything!
The secret is not to work anymore or to work on a part time job, in order not to have the money to buy anything but the essentials... not to buy anything is the only possible resolution, on my opinion (always to throw away the stuff bought is not acceptable for ethical reasons).
Not all of this have this luxury of working part time. If my husband only worked part time then we wouldn't make ends meet. You have it all wrong you need a frugal spouse/ significant other and the other spouse to work so much they don't have time to shop 😂
Every person has its particular situation to deal with, i understand. I just experience on my life that living frugal (i like it, i am not in need), you need so little money that really i understood i used to work to pay for buying stuff and then throw it away because unuseful and even bad for me. I am on a part time job now and have plenty of leisure time but the real good achievement for me is to live a simple life as i stopped shopping except for the essential. But everyone has a particular situation... Good life...
And you can save so much money that is possible to live anxiety free (not damaging the landfill and the future generation too). When you live frugally and understand that you need so little this is freeing your life... but i really respect any situation and any need other people can have... good life!
What matters to one doesnt matter to the next. You have to find your own reason and purpose. In my case, im content with not needing those. I simply am. I grew tired of having to always reach for something. I have a loose goal of saving for a business. But what matters to me is every moment im present. Even focusing down to your breath can be so freeing. I used to breeze through life. I wonder where did those years go. Now im here and time moves slower. I even enjoy work, trouble customers or not. But like i said. Everyone needs to find there own peace
Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that my new book, Things That Matter, is finally here. I put my heart into it, and I can’t wait to share it with you. You can pick up a copy at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676394/things-that-matter-by-joshua-becker/
The turning point for me was when I realized that I could think something was beautiful without needing to own it.
Dar-wi great point, when I’m in a shop I can admire something but then feel quite smug that I don’t need to own it, it makes me happy knowing that I don’t want to own it.
Dar-wi me too! Well said.
Insightful. Even though we think we own something, we actually do not.
Congratulations ... I still have a long way to go ...but from time to time, I start to enjoy just looking too...
Yes! I still very much enjoy walking around my favorite antique boutique but I don't think I have to aspire to own all of it anymore.
I have developed a mindset that more stuff just adds more stress and cleaning and 90% of the time a waste of money and time.😀
Trudy Ann Well said
@@PAM50CUPP awww ty❤
Keeping unnecessary and unwanted relations and friendships also make our life clumsy and depressive
Its better if we learn to declutter them and keep our hearts lighter and clean
I am learning to say no to consumerism - realizing I don't need something just because it is on sale or because someone says I need to buy it. I'm sharing this information with my husband and we are slowly getting there. I can already see the difference in our home! And today, my 6 year old old me she wanted to do what I'm doing and only keep her favorite toys. It's working!
It’s funny but when you realize that only buy things that bring value to you is just so important. Changes everything. I am loving my small apt. I love I can live within my means and have a clutter free home. With more time! Thank you for your awesome videos!
Hi Joshua, I'm a Spanish woman who is trying to stay minimalist after a long period of decluttering in my life...
Also, I'd like to say you that I learn lot of American English with your pronunciation! Thank you very much!
Is there anyone who has a speaking voice like this in Spanish?
Same here leonor...i really appreciate his pace..i am from cairo egypt
Kind of like the difference between completing a weight loss plan and maintaining a healthy weight.
Once when I was at the supermarket a woman was speaking to her friend in a loud tone or so it seemed to me. I looked around and the cashier and others didn't seem bothered by the woman's voice. I realized that the quiet life I live has made me sensative to loud noises. I like quiet. Any coments?
There were actually many replies, but they were too quiet to be heard
I also, don't like big talkers. I feel like they are invading my space. Even the background music or ads on UA-cam videos bother me. 😄
I like quiet life also and noises annoy me
I went to Spain and noticed that they as a society are WAY more quiet than we are. In public they act like they are in a library. Soft voices. We should adopt that style. We won’t. But I wish we would.
I like quiet too, don't even like music on in the car, just quiet.
I've been a minimalist (working on becoming an extreme minimalist) for 3 years now and its always a struggle because almost everyone I know thinks its a joke. But us minimalists gotta stick with it
There is freedom when you give up keeping up with trends and collecting things.
Yes indeed!
Cathleen, sho' you right!
I agree. I think habits are a big opener where people aren’t doing these. It’s a big one to needing to change for people if they want to stay that way. They need to make that effort to form these habits. I think one is cleaning cleaning cleaning. Most people delay cleaning and I’ve noticed a ton of “minimalists” are adamant about cleaning up right after and tidying up.
Embracing generosity and gratitude.... really strike a chord with me. We are now much more aware of acquiring vs experiencing. It’s a hard long journey that get easier as you get going.
When I went to London for 2 years I took one back pack and that was it. I made a memory scrap book while I was there, with tickets and photos of my time travelling. Now I feel I have to upsize with buying washing machines, table and chairs. Necessary but really expensive and huge items.
Yes we were designed and created for something better....I love the way your life points to the Truth. Thanks.
When I get giftcards for any occasion I save them for when I NEED somthing. Or spend on food. Lol I tell people to get me walmart, restuarant or even grocery store or gas gift cards. 😀
I know that someone told that you talks slowly, and i am so happy for this slowly way you speak, because i am learning English, and i can understand you cause you talk exactly this way!
just the video i needed!!!! it took a year and i am done with the process of minimizing.
Thanks Joshua. This is what I needed today.
Thanks for the kind words
I needed this! I've minimalized, overcome consumerism but upkeeping and decluttering with a non helpful spouse and two children under 5 it's been difficult.
Amanda H keep it up Amanda! You’d be surprised what your children are learning or will learn from your example. :) Maybe even your spouse too. 😉
@@lorim1234 🤞
What are you doing to make him “non helpful”?
I really appreciate your "minimal time" videos...this is super!!! in 2019 ppl dont have time to read for their kids as u said..highly efficient and to the point, all what you need in a capsule, you are role model i look up to..greetings from Cairo, Egypt
2nd fav. Video! Fist is Overcoming over consumption.
The battle is real, everyday a new product promises to make your life better and it's sometimes tough to resist the sirens' call. Of course, we all know what happened to the sailors that did not!
I've been listening to your audio book every day whilst I'm driving in my job, probably about 4 times now (I'm working on brainwashing myself lol). Sales items were always so tempting; I love a bargain, but now I ask myself "am I just buying it because it's on sale?" and also I think how much more money I save by NOT buying it! I haven't successfully minimised my home yet; it's a slow process, but I'm changing my mindset day-by-day.
I love your videos. I have been decluttering my home after living here for 30 years! I used to stay out of my home office because of all the stuff I had there and felt the walls were closing in. This morning, I'm sitting here with my coffee and after getting rid of so much junk that it feels great to be in my office now!
Hi josh. I have always been mindful of what I own and buy it’s just second nature to me though I have a few hobbies that may not allow me to be a true minimalist like movie collecting and video game collecting but I try and only buy the upmost important ones to me. Love your advise here.
Hi, I understand this totally. I don't think you have to be minimalist in every area. If movies and games are your thing, that's ok.
Your hair is epic..👍 I’m going bald so I’m envious.. I look like the emoji guy🤔 sooooo....I guess I’m more minimalist because I have less hair and less time styling and no hair products..lol. seriously though, you’ve changed my life and the way I think about how I’m living it. You’ll always be the original minimalist to me!
Jeff Mcilroy Aww... You are such a gentleman! What a wonderful compliment you gave. Joshua has amazing hair! I also find bald is beautiful! 😊
@@Joyfulkatz So do I.
He does have beautiful hair. So thick and full.
Thank you so much Joshua.
Your messages always inspire me and I am so thankful to be on the minimalist journey, bound to keep going :)
Blessings to you and your family.
For me, in the RV, I crave more space, which helps me stay minimal. I have also replaced smaller items for their larger counterparts! Like a hand blender instead of a big blender. An aeropress instead of a big coffee pot! ❤️
Preach it, brother! 😁
Great tips
I love being minimal in all aspects of my life.
I actually incorporate these tips in my life.
We too have a family of 4 and we are clutter free and minimalst in our everyday life. I'm
There's no minimalism in that abundant head of hair!
Thanks. I think.
@@JoshuaBecker hahaha! Absolutely complimentary : )
Haha
I like do all these things naturally and own like 8 things. I’m probably a minimalist and don’t even think about it! Lol I just don’t want loads of crap and am orderly...
Oh Sir? Are you single?
Less will automatically be in order. No effort needed on it IMO.
I do the ATAD unclutter thing. It keeps me honest. I am a senior senior so I will continue the process . I am considered by others as a minimalist, but I do not think so. I am very comfortable in my life
Smashed the like button, I wished I could smash it more than once for each of your video. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom to us, Joshua.
Well said Joshua!
Love the point about training on gratitude. Very true.
Best Advice EVER!! TY, TY, TY!!
I pick up my home daily and go through closets drawers etc monthly or biweekly.
This is the part I struggle with most. I just get the house clutter free then I buy better stuff which takes up the clear space
Joshua, thank you for this! Can you tell me...or could you share your thoughts about the bigger purchase in life...homes, vehicles, recreational vehicles, etc...things of that caliber...do you recommend renting over owning, leasing over buying?? I know this isn’t directly considered clutter, but I’m curious about your thoughts about those.
I don't go to malls anymore. When I need an item I just order online and have it delivered. My goal is to avoid temptation!
😇
Please write a book on this topic.
Really inspiring speech. I couldn't avoid to smile though when I saw "read thousands of articles" ... Not totally minimalist ? 😉
Thank you
The more I declutter and own less things, the more I get the feeling of lonelyness.. Never thought that would be happen
Perhaps you took things a step too far. This is not a one-size-fits-all. Good luck with a bit of retail therapy!
I hope you’ve found what you needed. Sending good vibes to you!
Minimalism is a wonderful tool to get our priorities right , more time for the people and things we love than being a slave to inventory ,as they say , If you are feeling lonely when all the distractions are gone , you may be searching for an even greater meaning to life . We are all born with a question ,what is the meaning of this life ?and what is my purpose in it ? Are we just meant to get up and get on the treadmill of the next day same old same old . I felt this many times in my life and hadn’t found any answers to my questions. I went to a church but it was all religion and only gave me more hurdles to jump over and no fulfilment. I heard the story about Jesus but , no one around me seemed to know Him , just about Him . I came to the end of myself and couldn’t get my life together a struggling single Mum . Then I met Him , He showed me the real reason for His life on earth, He came to bring us back to our Father in heaven , to have a relationship with God . We couldn’t before believing in Him ,because we have sin in our lives and we are separated from Him ,because He is Holy and righteous. The weight / wages of our sin is death . Jesus decided to come to this earth and become the payment for our sin , He had to die for my sins . Just imagine you are in a court of law you are standing in front of the Magistrate and he says you have robbed a bank and killed 3 guards , you are guilty you will get the death sentence. Then Jesus comes in and says Magistrate I will take her place for her she doesn’t have to die I will die for her . Then I am declared free. Jesus came to set us free from the power of sin in our lives and promises that we will live with God for eternity, God wants to have a personal relationship with us , forever. Jesus answered all my why questions, but also gave me a new heart to be loving kind grateful and thankful, my life turned from what has life got for me ,to Jesus you did the ultimate sacrifice for me, what do you want me to do for you. I married again and we have 17 children, some mine from before, a couple of our own and the others are gifts , we fostered them and they became our own children as well . My life has been transformed, when you said, “ now that you have decluttered you feel lonely . Jesus is a friend like no other , and I have had many disappointments with so-called friends in my past . Just call out to Him and say,” Jesus if you are real and what this person says is true , you need to show your self to me . I will pray for you, from one who was lonely once too. ❤️
@@maureenwimbus5122 or. Or.. they could reach out to actual physical people. Yknow. Make a good friend.
I AGREE 100%!! THANK YOU!!!♥️
Very interesting. I like that concept. I’m moving and I want to live minimally.
LOL I am just one and I struggle!
Hats off to you!
Wow. So much embracing in this UA-cam
Great motivation thankyou
I love your videos,your blog ! Thanks to your books and articles my family became very conscious about buying things :-) Thank you:-))))
I really like color on your walls ...would you please share name of that beige color? Thank you
I have a new mindset of living less and saving money for rainy days 😍
So true
Thanks a lot
Excellent!! 😊😊
Now that's one thing i don't have is consumerism-most of the stuff i have held onto is old or given to me
I have a collection of sewing machines. The number has lowered greatly over the past year. Now when I see one, I usually take a pic or the rule for me is two machines must be passed on to allow a new machine to come home. I have a set of questions to ask myself to determine if the machine is beneficial or not.
I also have collected too many sewing patterns and fabric along with 3 machines.
It is strange. I have no problem with not letting new clutter in. New things only replace old things. Mostly I replace two or three things with ohne new. Of course not before the old things are not funktional anymore. But I am struggling with old clutter for 3 years now. Sometimes I think I am stuck, but then I remember my home a few months ago... Maybe I am just slow .
Everyone moves at their own pace. Keep at it and stay positive :]
Am studying New Testament Greek with goal to read the original King James Version in Greek. Fun fact: I in Greek is spelled ego. Most advertising appeals to our EGO. Have it first, the best, the biggest, the smallest, the newest, whatever. I could go on but you get the point, comment readers.
Mahtma Gandhi and Indian Hindu culture is been talking about minimalism for centuries. Life and lifestyle of Gandhi are the biggest example of minimalism. Simple living and high thinking 👍
Becoming a minimalist is a way to save OUR PLANET 🌍!
If all could send this message to big corporations: stop using OUR PLANET'S resources to make all this stuff that pollutes everything!
The secret is not to work anymore or to work on a part time job, in order not to have the money to buy anything but the essentials... not to buy anything is the only possible resolution, on my opinion (always to throw away the stuff bought is not acceptable for ethical reasons).
But then you wouldn't have money to help others. Or are you factoring a set amount as essential?
Not to work anymore?:))how would you pay for food, bills, etc?
Not all of this have this luxury of working part time. If my husband only worked part time then we wouldn't make ends meet. You have it all wrong you need a frugal spouse/ significant other and the other spouse to work so much they don't have time to shop 😂
Every person has its particular situation to deal with, i understand. I just experience on my life that living frugal (i like it, i am not in need), you need so little money that really i understood i used to work to pay for buying stuff and then throw it away because unuseful and even bad for me. I am on a part time job now and have plenty of leisure time but the real good achievement for me is to live a simple life as i stopped shopping except for the essential. But everyone has a particular situation... Good life...
And you can save so much money that is possible to live anxiety free (not damaging the landfill and the future generation too). When you live frugally and understand that you need so little this is freeing your life... but i really respect any situation and any need other people can have... good life!
'Low buy ' life 😀
When I saw the thumbnail I thought he was reporting from North Korea or somewhere similar 😐
Donate to help Animals for Rescue, they need it.
I think you should make a video on what really matters in life... because you say every thing doesnt matter in life
Watch his video titled "Minimalism is not my greatest goal"
What matters to one doesnt matter to the next. You have to find your own reason and purpose. In my case, im content with not needing those. I simply am. I grew tired of having to always reach for something. I have a loose goal of saving for a business. But what matters to me is every moment im present. Even focusing down to your breath can be so freeing. I used to breeze through life. I wonder where did those years go. Now im here and time moves slower. I even enjoy work, trouble customers or not. But like i said. Everyone needs to find there own peace
Are you Christian ? 💓
He is
Minimilism is open to all religions and those without. Not confined to any particular group
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Are hired to remind people what can hapoen if you rebel against captors Narcissist.
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