{"id":118116,"date":"2019-05-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/?p=118116"},"modified":"2022-09-14T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:47:13","slug":"minimalist-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/","title":{"rendered":"My Minimalist Approach to Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Books are a sensitive subject for aspiring minimalists. Some people assume because I recommend letting go of your books, I don’t like books. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I love books. I wrote a book<\/a>. I love reading books, sharing books and giving books away. What don’t I like about books is storing them, moving them and forcing myself to read them when I don’t really feel like it just because I own them.<\/p>\n

\"Minimalist<\/p>\n

Here is my minimalist approach to books. Once I’m finished reading a book, instead of putting it on a bookshelf to collect dust, I pass it on. I give it to my daughter<\/a> or another friend. Or, I give it away on Instagram<\/a> or donate it.<\/p>\n

When I first started simplifying my life and decluttering, books were off limits. I never dreamt I’d get rid of hundreds of books. Instead, I focused on the easier things like clothes I didn’t wear, empty picture frames, measuring cups, and spatulas (so many spatulas). Once all the easy clutter was gone, I started to feel differently about my books. What purpose were they serving? I had either read them or avoided them. I moved them when I moved. I installed shelves or purchased furniture for them. I dusted them (occasionally).<\/p>\n

My books were there to prove I loved reading, but I wasn’t reading the books I owned. Once I realized that, I let them all go. I let go of the books and embraced my love of reading.<\/p>\n

I purchase books to support authors and check books out of the library too. I’m usually reading a non-fiction (daytime) and fiction (nighttime) book at the same time and am listening to an Audiobook when I’m walking or traveling.<\/p>\n

Here are the books I’ve read recently or plan to read soon.<\/h2>\n

1000+ Little Things Happy Successful People Do Differently<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Daily Rituals: Women at Work<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Away & Aware: A Field Guide to Mindful Travel<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Books are meant to be enjoyed. Read them, love them, learn from them and pass them on. I’ve written more about books here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Books are a sensitive subject for aspiring minimalists. Some people assume because I recommend letting go of your books, I don’t like books. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I love books. I wrote a book….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_convertkit_action_broadcast_export":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-118116","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-simplify-your-life","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"\nMy Minimalist Approach to Books - Be More with Less<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"See what I'm reading now and my minimalist approach to books. Win one of my current reads too by telling me about your favorite book.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Minimalist Approach to Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"See what I'm reading now and my minimalist approach to books. Win one of my current reads too by telling me about your favorite book.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Be More with Less\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-21T16:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-14T15:47:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Untitled-design-2019-12-26T150957.470.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Courtney Carver\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@bemorewithless\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@bemorewithless\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Courtney Carver\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Courtney Carver\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2239981d8cb0a390981bb0355976c6f4\"},\"headline\":\"My Minimalist Approach to Books\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-21T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-14T15:47:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/\"},\"wordCount\":453,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Simplify Your Life\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/\",\"name\":\"My Minimalist Approach to Books - Be More with Less\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-21T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-14T15:47:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"See what I'm reading now and my minimalist approach to books. Win one of my current reads too by telling me about your favorite book.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Minimalist Approach to Books\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Simplify Your Life\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/category\/simplify-your-life\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"My Minimalist Approach to Books\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/\",\"name\":\"Be More with Less\",\"description\":\"Simplify your life. Declutter your mind. Connect with your heart.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Be More with Less\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/be-more-with-less-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/be-more-with-less-logo.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"Be More with Less\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/bemorewithless\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/bemorewithless\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2239981d8cb0a390981bb0355976c6f4\",\"name\":\"Courtney Carver\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/courtney-avatar.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/courtney-avatar.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Courtney Carver\"},\"description\":\"Oh hi! I'm Courtney and I've been simplifying my life since 2010. I remove the things that remove me from life. Things like clutter, debt, alcohol, busyness and drama. Now I have time for the good stuff like peace, ease, creativity, laughter and love. Let's simplify together, not so we can have a simple life, but so we can have the life we really want.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/about\/\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"My Minimalist Approach to Books - Be More with Less","description":"See what I'm reading now and my minimalist approach to books. Win one of my current reads too by telling me about your favorite book.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"My Minimalist Approach to Books","og_description":"See what I'm reading now and my minimalist approach to books. Win one of my current reads too by telling me about your favorite book.","og_url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/","og_site_name":"Be More with Less","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom\/","article_published_time":"2019-05-21T16:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-09-14T15:47:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Untitled-design-2019-12-26T150957.470.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Courtney Carver","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@bemorewithless","twitter_site":"@bemorewithless","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Courtney Carver","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/"},"author":{"name":"Courtney Carver","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2239981d8cb0a390981bb0355976c6f4"},"headline":"My Minimalist Approach to Books","datePublished":"2019-05-21T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-14T15:47:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/"},"wordCount":453,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg","articleSection":["Simplify Your Life"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/","url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/","name":"My Minimalist Approach to Books - Be More with Less","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-21T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-14T15:47:13+00:00","description":"See what I'm reading now and my minimalist approach to books. Win one of my current reads too by telling me about your favorite book.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/minimalist-approach-to-books.jpg","width":600,"height":900,"caption":"Minimalist Approach to Books"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/minimalist-books\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Simplify Your Life","item":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/category\/simplify-your-life\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"My Minimalist Approach to Books"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/","name":"Be More with Less","description":"Simplify your life. Declutter your mind. Connect with your heart.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#organization","name":"Be More with Less","url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/be-more-with-less-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/be-more-with-less-logo.png","width":600,"height":120,"caption":"Be More with Less"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom","https:\/\/x.com\/bemorewithless","http:\/\/instagram.com\/bemorewithless"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2239981d8cb0a390981bb0355976c6f4","name":"Courtney Carver","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/courtney-avatar.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/courtney-avatar.jpg","caption":"Courtney Carver"},"description":"Oh hi! I'm Courtney and I've been simplifying my life since 2010. I remove the things that remove me from life. Things like clutter, debt, alcohol, busyness and drama. Now I have time for the good stuff like peace, ease, creativity, laughter and love. Let's simplify together, not so we can have a simple life, but so we can have the life we really want.","sameAs":["https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/about\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemorewithlessdotcom\/"],"url":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pUXW7-uJ6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}