20 must-read self help books like Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life by Joshua Becker

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Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

By: Joshua Becker

3.82

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • Discover practical steps you can take today to live a life focu…

If you liked the self help plot in Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life by Joshua Becker , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life

By: Peter Walsh

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sorting through a lifetime's worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful proce… read more

Similar categories in Peter Walsh's Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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2. Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

By: Joshua Fields Millburn , Ryan Nicodemus

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Like Henry David Thoreau, but with Wi-Fi." -- Boston Globe What if everything you ever wanted isn'… read more

Similar categories in Joshua Fields Millburn's Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help
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3. Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind, and Soul

By: Ruth Soukup

3.67

Format: 44 pages, Paperback

STUFF. It's everywhere. Lurking in corners and closets, spilling onto counters and coffee tables, c… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Soukup's Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind, and Soul book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • productivity
  • self help
  • christian
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

4. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

By: Fumio Sasaki , None

3.89

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert; he's just a regular guy who was stressed at w… read more

Similar categories in Fumio Sasaki's Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

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5. The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store

By: Cait Flanders

3.47

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the co… read more

Similar categories in Cait Flanders's The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
"I wanted to be surrounded by those who valued living over working, Spending time outdoors over spending time online, and doing things for themselves over paying for every possible convenience"

-Cait Flanders, The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store

"Stuff I purchased with every intention of using, but only because I told myself it would somehow help. I wasn't good enough, but this stuff would make me better. I wanted to read, wear, and do everyt…"

-Cait Flanders, The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store

"I couldn't ever blame them for trying to get me to shop with them or ship for myself or simply enjoy my money - this was a behavior many people learned and exhibited in all kinds of circumstances in …"

-Cait Flanders, The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store

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6. Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control

By: Dana K. White

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster? You want t… read more

Similar categories in Dana K. White's Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Cal Newport's Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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8. Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

By: Marie Kondō

3.62

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 bestselling sensation and Netflix star comes her inspirational visual guide to elevatin… read more

Similar categories in Marie Kondō's Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • self help
  • personal development
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It's hard to change someone else. But we can change ourselves."

-Marie Kondō, Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

"The true purpose of tidying is not to cut down on your possessions or declutter your space. The ultimate goal is to spark joy every day and lead a joyful life."

-Marie Kondō, Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

"Ultimately, I think the purpose of life is to be happy and fulfilled. I don't mean this in a selfish 'me first' way. When we exude an aura of happiniess, this positive energy spreads to those around …"

-Marie Kondō, Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

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9. Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really Is So Much More

By: Courtney Carver

3.71

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Wear just 33 items for 3 months and get back all the JOY you were missing while you were worrying w… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Carver's Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really Is So Much More book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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10. Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World

By: Brooke McAlary

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Are you constantly striving to keep up with life's busy expectations? It's easy to feel consumed wi… read more

Similar categories in Brooke McAlary's Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • self help
  • personal development
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Did slowing down and simplifying make our lives easier? Not really. And certainly not in the beginning. Simpler, yes, but not easier. What it did do was put the important things front and center."

-Brooke McAlary, Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World

"Because what is privilege if not an opportunity? Opportunity to make things better for everyone? Opportunity to see inequity and rectify it? Opportunity to take these immense and lucky gifts and make…"

-Brooke McAlary, Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World

"I've realized that in order to leave the world a better place than I found it - to be compassionate and caring - I need to be strong, I need to be vulnerable, I need to be healthy and vital and full …"

-Brooke McAlary, Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World

"permission. You are allowed to make changes to the way you're living. You're allowed to look after yourself. You're allowed to decide what is important to you. And you're allowed to create a life wit…"

-Brooke McAlary, Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World

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11. Declutter Like a Mother: A Guilt-Free, No-Stress Way to Transform Your Home and Your Life

By: Allie Casazza

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

WALLSTREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Live lighter. Live freer. Live a bigger life with less. In Declutter … read more

Similar categories in Allie Casazza's Declutter Like a Mother: A Guilt-Free, No-Stress Way to Transform Your Home and Your Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • self help
  • christian
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"...this process we're going through is not about trying to create a home where things are perfect; it's about creating a home where things are lighter."

-Allie Casazza, Declutter Like a Mother: A Guilt-Free, No-Stress Way to Transform Your Home and Your Life

Cover of Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works by Joshua Fields Millburn

12. Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works

By: Joshua Fields Millburn

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

How might your life be better with less? Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, les… read more

Similar categories in Joshua Fields Millburn's Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want by Tracy McCubbin

13. Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

By: Tracy McCubbin

3.86

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

It's time to make room in your life for happiness to blossom Do you feel like you have too much stu… read more

Similar categories in Tracy McCubbin's Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

By: Joshua Becker

3.82

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • Discover practical steps you can take today to live a life focu… read more

Similar categories in Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • productivity
  • self help
  • christian
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies for the Rest of Us

By: Rachelle Crawford

3.88

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

"Messy Minimalism gives us permission to do minimalism our way--the imperfect way, the messy way, a… read more

Similar categories in Rachelle Crawford's Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies for the Rest of Us book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
"But at home, I was just that crazy lady who kept begging people to put their shoes and toys where they go. I mean, how hard is it?"

-Rachelle Crawford, Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies for the Rest of Us

"Here's the thing I've learned through the uncomfortable process of saying goodbye to that monkey: holding on doesn't make their growing up any easier. It won't slow down time or let us relive favorit…"

-Rachelle Crawford, Messy Minimalism: Realistic Strategies for the Rest of Us

Cover of Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life by Matt Paxton

16. Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life

By: Matt Paxton

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his … read more

Similar categories in Matt Paxton's Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
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17. Lightly: How to Live a Simple, Serene, and Stress-free Life

By: Francine Jay

3.71

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Do you ever feel like life is weighing you down? Like the stuff in your home, the to-dos in your sc… read more

Similar categories in Francine Jay's Lightly: How to Live a Simple, Serene, and Stress-free Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Perfection can be styled, but rarely sustained."

-Francine Jay, Lightly: How to Live a Simple, Serene, and Stress-free Life

Cover of Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki

18. Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life

By: Fumio Sasaki

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The internationally best-selling author of Goodbye, Things shares insights and practices to help yo… read more

Similar categories in Fumio Sasaki's Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • productivity
  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Correr rápido es una cosa y hace lo mejor que puedes otra"

-Fumio Sasaki, Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life

"No es la fuerza de voluntad , sino las emociones lo que se gasta"

-Fumio Sasaki, Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life

"El sufrimiento no es el enemigo. Es un compañero con el que luchar"

-Fumio Sasaki, Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life

"Primero sufres luego te diviertes =esfuerzo Primero te diviertes y luego sufres =negligencia"

-Fumio Sasaki, Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life

Cover of Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life by Shira Gill

19. Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life

By: Shira Gill

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Elevate your personal style, trim your belongings, and transform your life, one room at a time, wit… read more

Similar categories in Shira Gill's Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • personal development
  • self help
Cover of Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More by Courtney Carver

20. Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More

By: Courtney Carver

3.92

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Courtney Carver shows us the power of simplicity to improve our health, build more meaningful relat… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Carver's Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
"Diamonds Are Not This Girl's Best Friend Diamonds are not my best friend but they used to be. It wasn't just jewelry but all the things I bought to lift me up, prove my worth, and demonstrate my love…"

-Courtney Carver, Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More

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21. The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy

By: Erica Layne

3.85

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

Bring Minimalism to Your Home, Work, and Relationships Discover how to apply the minimalist mindse… read more

Similar categories in Erica Layne's The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy book and Joshua Becker's Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life

  • self help
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Bottom line: If our lives are burdened with clutter, we’re giving the best of ourselves away to the things that matter least."

-Erica Layne, The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy

"This is the beautiful secret of minimalism: It may seem like it’s about stuff, but once you’ve cut through the clutter and adopted a new frame of mind, you learn that it’s barely about ‘the stuff’ at…"

-Erica Layne, The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy

"Too many of us are over-committing to others and under-committing to ourselves. Let’s stop living at a frantic pace if our hearts are pulling us to a slower, more focused way of life. Let’s start hon…"

-Erica Layne, The Minimalist Way: Minimalism Strategies to Declutter Your Life and Make Room for Joy

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Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life

Peter Walsh

3.93

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works

Joshua Fields Millburn

3.77

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Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

Tracy McCubbin

3.86

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Rachel Hoffman

3.73

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Year of No Clutter

Eve O. Schaub

3.79

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Cait Flanders

3.47

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