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This was interesting. I think that I am already at a “medium chill” stage (pretty much happy with the status quo), and some people are like that, but it‘s not something that the author feels will really take off with most people. The author initially talks about how Western society became so materialistic... cont in comments...

After working at the farm yesterday, no cancer hasn‘t slowed my down yet, I went to Ollie‘s it was 15% off everything, Dollar Tree, the library, and Goodwill. These are some of the treasures I found.

I‘m not letting the new round get me down. I‘ve been through it 3 times before and I can do it again.

Working on the farm in a state of perpetual prayer is keeping me focused and ready for the next hurdle.

Just OK, some good ideas.

Listened to the audiobook version.
I am giving this a pick, because it offers a lot of ideas to break the consumption habit (I‘m not a kindle fan though, I will always have lots of physical books!). It‘s not preachy like a lot of other books of a similar vein, and doesn‘t just denounce all forms of capitalism. Although, I did find the narrator kind of annoying, and when quoting his accents were not great.

I go back & forth between packrat & wannabe minimalist. I‘d pared down my possessions pretty well when I had my own apartment. Now I have constant anxiety about other people‘s possessions I‘m going to have to do something with someday when Mom is gone & I‘m left with generations of Stuff. Capital S. Including Dad‘s ginormous fish tank, empty since the year after he died, & my grandmother‘s elephant collection.

I should KonMari it all to the curb!

And now I remembered why I bailed on this in 2016. The subtitle should just be “Stuff sucks, experiences rule.” Too much hyperbole and grandiose claims. The use of manifesto in a book about clutter. 🙄 and I finally couldn‘t take anymore when the author seriously refers to an apartment fire (17 hospitalizations, no casualties) as Toronto‘s Katrina. 🤯🤬

Started a new book tonight and the very first sentence references one of my favorite media people (one half of The Minimalists). This is a very promising start! 👏

ETA: except that my Goodreads status says I abandoned it in 2016. Huh, I don‘t remember that at all. Not a promising start! 😳

Eh. Interesting in places, but much of it was stuff I've already read/heard. I skimmed a lot of it.

Started reading this some time last year at B&N. The book disappeared from their shelves.

Today I bought a non-resident library card with the Brooklyn Public Library. Lo and behold, this book was available!

Do you have an out-of-state library card?

Just read Stuffocation. Great read. I tended to move towards not having a lot of stuff (unless you count my books) anyway. It certainly gave insight to a culture I've been tip toeing around for years. I did find he sometimes repeated himself a little but his style of writing is certainly easy to read. If you are suffering from too much stuff then this is one for you. Now onto a classic "The Bell Jar".

Been plugging along at this book. Reading it on weekend mornings with my coffee as I water the garden. I have to say, I think this is a book everyone should read. I lean more toward a minimalist by nature, and prefer experiences to 'stuff', so it rang very true for me. But it goes into details about how and why consumer culture was created, how the world needed it at the time, and why we don't now. Some parts are fascinating, others inspiring.