In this episode of The Minimalists Podcast, Joshua discusses books and how to best ensure they enhance our lives, and he answers the following questions:
- What is the true value of books?
- How do I determine whether to keep or purge books I own that I haven’t yet read?
- What do I do with books to which I’m attached but my partner insists I let go?
- Why do writers choose that profession?
- How do I let go of books I inherited from a loved one that have sentimental value?
- How do I start trimming my book collection?
- Why do some items have sentimental value?
- How do I break my sentimental attachments to my books?
- What is the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’?
- What is the perfect amount of books?
- What makes one book format better than the others?
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- Book: 11 Ways to Write Better
- Book: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again
- Book: Anything You Want
- Book: Essential
- Book: Everything That Remains
- Book: Garner’s Modern American Usage
- Book: Minimalist Rulebook
- Book: The Answers
- Book: The Art of Memoir
- Book: The Sun and Her Flowers
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