Welcome to Becoming Minimalist. If you are new, welcome! We are honored to have hundreds of thousands of regular readers, and brand new readers every day. If that’s you, welcome. I’d love to make your experience here as comfortable as possible.
Most importantly, Becoming Minimalist is designed to inspire others to pursue their greatest passions by owning fewer possessions.
To find out more about my new book, The Minimalist Home, click here.
About Joshua Becker
My story begins in suburban Vermont while I was cleaning the garage, my wife was cleaning the bathrooms, and my 5-year old son was playing alone in the backyard. I struck up a regular conversation with my neighbor who commented, “Maybe you don’t need to own all this stuff.”
The juxtaposition was striking. My possessions piled up in the driveway… my son in the backyard… my day slipping away… I immediately recognized something needed to change. My belongings were not adding value to my life. Instead, they were subtracting from it.
My family and I began donating, recycling, and removing our unnecessary personal possessions. We embarked on an intentional journey to own less stuff.
As a result, we discovered more money, more time, more energy, more freedom, less stress, and more opportunity to pursue our greatest passions: faith, family, friends. And we decided to write about it.
Becoming Minimalist quickly became a place to encourage others to embrace minimalism. It does not boldly require anyone to become minimalist overnight—nor does it specifically define the word for you. Instead, it encourages each reader to discover their own journey and the far-reaching benefits that come from owning less.
We are dedicated to rational minimalism and discovering what that uniquely means for us. And the more who are introduced to this life-changing message, the better! Because we’re all just trying to make the most of this journey called life.
Over the course of the last eight years, I’ve become a best-selling author and have written four books:
- Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home and Life*
- Clutterfree with Kids: Change your thinking. Discover new habits. Free your home.*
- The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own.*
Available everywhere: Barnes and Noble | Amazon | IndieBound - The Minimalist Home.*
Available everywhere: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kindle | iBooks | IndieBound
Past media coverage includes:
CBS Evening News, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio (NPR,) The Guardian, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, TIME, Fox News, The Huffington Post, Minimalism Documentary (Netflix), Reader’s Digest, LA Times, Sirius XM, CNBC, TODAY Show, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and countless others you can find all over the Internet.
Our Articles
Get introduced to our simple message by reading some of our most popular posts:
- How to Declutter Your Home: 10 Creative Decluttering Tips
- What Is Minimalism? The 8 Essential Aspects of Minimalism
- The 10 Most Important Things to Simplify in Your Life
- 10 Reasons to Escape Excessive Consumerism
- 15 Clutter Busting Routines For Any Family
Or, to discover the importance of owning less, try one of these posts:
- Don’t Just Declutter. De-own.
- Minimalism Benefits: 21 Benefits of Owning Less
- Living With Less: 7 Ways to Sample Minimalist Living
We learned quickly that our journey to live with less on the outside would force our attention inward:
- How to Be Happy: 8 Ways to Be Happier Today
- How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
- 20 New Ways to Measure Success
- Learning to Consider Gratitude a Discipline
And would be entirely unique because of our life’s values:
If you really can’t get enough, browse our most popular articles. But be warned, there’s a bunch of information there.
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- Twitter: Quotes, thoughts, links.
- Pinterest: Promoting simplicity in home and life.
For interviews, media requests, or general questions, contact us at [email protected]
For more information on Joshua, visit his Wikipedia entry here.
About Joshua Becker
Really really wonderful. Though, every tip appears to be our day to day one, truly nothing is done perfectly on a regular basis. Definitely, I will try. All the very best for your simple and most beneficial tips to make the life minimal
Loved our article about 7 Daily habits. I have found a happy medium on having daily walks, with small 3 things to do and reading every day. I blog and podcast so writing comes as a habit to me and having the gentle flow in life has made me happier as a person. Than you.
I just finished listening to your interview with Dr. Troy Ahmdal and really appreciated hearing your conversations. Great tools and I plan to implement them soon. Looking to grab your book and look into your course in the future.
Glad you enjoyed it Kristi.
Hi, I live in Australia, and have been working on minimalism for myself, and need some extra motivation. I have missed the dead line, can i still register even though im late? Please let me know. Cheers, Ness
Hi I missed the deadline for the course start yesterday and I REALLY WANT TO TAKE IT. It’s only half a day since the deadline, can I please still sign up???
I am considering signing up for the course – is this something you can listen to at your own time? How is is structured? Lastly I am reading The More of Less and was considering The Minimalist Home next. Does the book cover much of what is in the course? Thank you for your time answering these questions so I can decide what is the best fit at this stage.
Thank you
The course material is released each week on Monday mornings. Participants log-in at a time convenient for them to view the material and begin the weekly challenge. There are three live webinars that happen during the course—but even those are recorded and made available immediately afterwards for people who cannot attend the live event.
If the books provide all you need to declutter your home, don’t sign up for the course. It is designed for people who need more than a book.
I am trying to decide on purchasing the book or doing the course. If I had time I would try the book first. ??? Does the Minimalist Home give you step by step advice.
Yes, the book is less expensive than the course. If a book is all you need, you don’t need the 12-week course.
Wondering if my husband and I can take the course together? Would we each need to register separately? Or can we just sign up as one person and each watch the videos?
As an artist and a lover or nature, I don’t like to see anything go in landfills, so I try to repurpose or use it in some kind of artsy way, but I’ve discovered that time to do those things is elusive, and those same items are still there being moved around and reorganized more than once. However, recently after watching your shows on Netflix, I’ve done a major dumping. I have to say, I’m glad to feel relief from letting go. It feels so cathartic, which reminds me of the saying, “Let Go and Let God”. It’s a slow process, and I imagine I will go through phases, but right now I’m hopeful I’m on the right road. Now, when I get on Amazon to order something, I ask myself: 1. Do I really need this (not want)? 2. Will this make me happy? 3. Can I circumvent this action with activity or an emotional boost? Now, I get some lotion and massage my face and hands, something I need and want. It’s a start and I’m grateful you shared your journey with us, Josh.