“Less is more” is a key concept of minimalism. Too many “things” and too much “clutter” just serve to distract us.
This is why creating habits to routinely declutter and/or get rid of excess can be so powerful.
Like many guys, I simply loathe cleaning. Yet I love to work in a tidy and organized environment. What a quandary!!
My solution has been a series of small micro cleaning habits. Most of these ideas are originally found in the books listed here.
These books on organization, minimalism and decluttering feature: simplicity, uncluttering your life, and top notch organization.
These decluttering and organization books have a wide variety of topics. They can help a wide swath of people. Whether you should be featured on an upcoming episode of Hoarders or already live a neat-as-a-pin minimalist lifestyle, I am thinking there are still few things you could learn from these books.
Best Simplicity and Organization Books:
- The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential…in Business and in Life by Leo Babauta
- Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule–and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern
- Organizing from the Inside Out: (second edition) The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern
- Banish Clutter Forever: How the Toothbrush Principle Will Change Your Life by Sheila Chandra
- Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals by Brian Tracy
- Organize Yourself in 24 Hours: 50 Best Strategies to Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life, and Manage Yourself in the Way You Want (2nd Edition) by Christ Lewis
- One Year to an Organized Life: From Your Closets to Your Finances, the Week-by-Week Guide to Getting Completely Organized for Good by Regina Leeds
- Daily Inbox Zero: 9 Proven Steps to Eliminate Email Overload by Steve Scott
- Unclutter Your Life in One Week by Erin Rooney Doland
- The Joy of Less: a Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life by Francine Jay
- Getting Rid of It: The Step-by-step Guide for Eliminating the Clutter in Your Life by Warren and Betsy Talbot
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
- It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh
- Find Your Focus Zone: An Effective New Plan to Defeat Distraction and Overload by Lucy Jo Palladino
