Why read Love People, Use Things?

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**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**

"The Minimalists show you how to disconnect from our conditioned material state and reconnect to our true essence: love people and use things. This is not a book about how to live with less, but about how to live more deeply and more fully."
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2 authors picked Love People, Use Things as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Karen Cassiday

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Love People Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works, by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus is refreshingly honest account of two men who discover that chasing after the “good life” is a guaranteed soul killer.

They use good humor, witty insight, and compelling personal examples to challenge the culture of consumerism, and social media envy.

This book is a valuable guidebook out of overspending, retail therapy, and cluttering your mind and life with things that get in the way of living according to your values and deepest need for healthy relationships.

From Karen's list on The best books to help you become a better human even when you are not sure you want to.

Colin Wright

Author

Josh and Ryan of The Minimalists have been doing a good job, for years, writing about the correlation between consumeristic compulsions and the spaces in our lives these acquisitions are meant to fill. This book focuses especially on several types of relationships that tend to shape our sense of satisfaction and fulfillment with life, alongside discussions of their own (at times troubled) relationships with people and possessions.

From Colin's list on The best books for thinking differently about relationships.