Product Description

With the arrival of the 21st century we have encountered a mental and material explosion in the Western world: we have near-unlimited information at our fingertips, we can have children who are healthy and safe, and we have wealth and possessions beyond what most of the world can dream of. Yet we are more stressed than we have ever been: the majority of us are profoundly unhappy. But the flipside of our society is that we can choose what to accept, and what not to accept: what to keep, and what to lose, joyfully and consciously. With this handbook of simplicity, Leo Babauta shows us why less is powerful, the difference between what you want and what you need, and how to clear out what you don't.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33813 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 228 pages

From the Back Cover
With the arrival of the 21st century we have encountered a mental and material explosion in the Western world: we have near-unlimited information at our fingertips, we can have children who are healthy and safe, and we have wealth and possessions beyond what most of the world can dream of. However, this is not a boast. We are more stressed than we have ever been: the majority of us are profoundly unhappy. Despite the potential of prosperity, our fears are undiminished: we are stuck with cars and computers and houses and mobiles and hundreds of other tiny apparent “needs” that, when all combined, build to something unsustainable. Though we are surrounded by what we want, our desire to keep and still get more creates a pressure that we cannot tolerate. But we do not need to “keep up with the Joneses”. The flip side of our society's growth is that we can choose what to accept, and what not to accept: what to keep, and what to lose, joyfully and consciously. With this handbook of simplicity, Leo Babauta shows us: • why less is powerful • how to know what you want, and what you need • how to choose what is essential, and clear out the rest With The Power of Less, you will able to start a complete shift from wanting everything to needing nothing, be able to live your life simply without compromise, and discover that though we cannot have everything we want, we can obtain anything we will ever need. With this book, you will find how to go through life not carefully, but carefreely. About the author: Leo Babauta has fought the hard way to discover the power of less: overweight and under pressure, he battled through large debts, bad habits and an intolerable worklife to become a happy father and the author of the top ten blog Zen Habits. He lives in the USA with his family.

About the Author
Leo Babauta has fought the hard way to discover the power of less: overweight and under pressure, he battled through large debts, bad habits and an intolerable worklife to become a happy father and a bestselling author He lives in the USA with his family.

Customer Reviews

Life changing
This is a simple ,easy to read book on how simplifing your life can lead to more productivity ,doing more things and being happier. This book provides the basics of time management.

How can do less can increase productivity ?

There lies the rub .The book explains that concentrating in an important task and dealing with it until it is finish will free more time and resources for more tasks and so on .

There multiple tricks and tips on how to do thing more efficiently , namely e-mail and internet use ,eating and exercise .

The book lives to its title and is short ,to the point ,practical and easy to read.

If your life is a bit unorganized and would like to do more things or increase productivity this book will be very helpful.

4 1/2 stars

Nothing more than then free ebook
I had read Babauta's free ebook "Zen to done". This book is just a more polished version of the ebook. It contains mostly the same material in a slightly less sloppy grammar.

Worth buying if you prefer a print book to an ebook. Otherwise don't bother.