Summary of Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus's Minimalism

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 If you want to live a happy life, you must be intentional about it.

You must live life based on your values and not based on the average person's life.

The average person is not happy, and you shouldn't have to be to be happy.#2 In 2009, life was good for both Joshua and Ryan.

They both worked for the same telecommunications corporation, and they enjoyed the perks of a lifestyle most people envied.

But neither one of them was happy, and they didn't feel fulfilled.#3 We both grew up in dysfunctional households, and we experienced instant gratification by stuffing our faces.

We thought that the key to our happiness would be money, and we wanted to pass a certain threshold of earnings to be happy.#4 We both worked in the working world during this time.

Ryan for his father, painting walls and hanging wallpaper, and Joshua for a large corporation.

We didn't enjoy what we were doing, but we didn't know any better.

We thought that we were buying contentment.