Review of The Pocket Guide to Minimalism

[Silvio Omutsiambo]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Pocket Guide to Minimalism" by Katy Moeggenberg.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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If you own a pile of unnecessary items and wonder how it came to be that way or wish to cut the number of your belongings to a manageable size, this book is specifically written for you. The Pocket Guide to Minimalism by Katy Moeggenberg is designed with step-by-step procedures to help you attain a minimalist lifestyle.

The author focused on three steps; minimizing, organizing, and maintaining, breaking each down in detail. Katy clears the air by claiming that you don't have to live in a tiny home to be a minimalist. Instead, you can become one by eliminating unwanted clutter in your life. She lays out minimalist procedures, and through examples, she suggests breaking down your items into subgroups if your pile is bulky. She concludes this subcategory by explaining what to do with discarded items. After minimizing, you have to organize what you've chosen. The author explains how to label your chosen items to avoid scattering, which may lead to more junk. In conclusion, she highlights ways of maintaining the minimalist lifestyle one has achieved and closes by encouraging her audience to lead by example and be fantastic role models.

I liked the book's length. It's short but detailed, with enough information to impact readers. Being about minimalism, it was a fantastic idea for the author to also minimize her book. Another positive aspect of the book is its settled tone. I did not encounter anywhere in the book where the author condemned or disagreed harshly. I also liked how her English was comprehensive. In addition, anyone can read this book—English natives and non-natives, young and old—because its vocabulary is simplified, and it does not contain profanity or any adult content.

Furthermore, I appreciate how Katy Moeggenberg used examples to emphasize her points. What I found most relevant and essential is the question, " Do I regularly use this item?" that she set as a minimalism gauge to know which items to keep and which ones to discard. Procedures in this book are detailed, clearly tackling one step at a time to benefit the reader's interest. If you want to start planning your items today, this is the book to use because you don't have to read the whole thing to start minimalism. Instead, you can arrange your items as you refer to the proceeding steps in this guide. I knew nothing about minimalism until I read this book and learned much from it. I can now start a simplified lifestyle with fewer but only valuable items.

The book was professionally edited. I only encountered a single typo issue, which wasn't significant. I loved the book's message and writing style and disliked nothing about it. Therefore, I will rate The Pocket Guide to Minimalism 4 out of 4 stars. This book introduces a simplified concept of minimalism, making it look easy. Consequently, I recommend it to individuals who own a lot of items. This book will help them know which items and how many to keep and how to maintain the selected items.

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