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  • Things That Matter

  • Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life
  • By: Joshua Becker
  • Narrated by: Joshua Becker
  • Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (64 ratings)

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Summary

#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • Discover practical steps you can take today to live a life focused on things that matter, from the bestselling author of The More of Less and The Minimalist Home.

Things That Matter points the way to free ourselves from the distractions of everyday life so that we can build the lives we seek to create.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

Everywhere around you are distractions: That text you respond to quickly, just to get it out of the way. The newest money-making side hustle to cross your mind. The evening spent organizing your overflowing kitchen cupboards.

Disruptions are the enemies of a life well lived—both the new distractions of our generation and timeless ones that have existed for centuries. They all add up to make you feel restless, tired, and unfulfilled. They’re keeping you from living with joy, from accomplishing the good that only you can do.

But that can change today.

In Things That Matter, Joshua Becker uses practical exercises, questions, insights from a nationwide survey, and success stories to give you the motivation you need to:

  • Identify the pursuits that matter most to you
  • Align your dreams with your daily priorities
  • Recognize how money and possessions keep you from happiness
  • Become aware of how others’ opinions of you influence your choices
  • Embrace what you’re truly passionate about instead of planning that next escape
  • Figure out what to do with all those emails, notifications, and pings
  • Let go of past mistakes and debilitating habits

Things That Matter is a book about living well. It’s about overcoming the chatter of a world focused on all the wrong things. It’s about rethinking the common assumptions of today to find satisfaction and fulfillment tomorrow.

How do we get to the end of our lives with minimal regrets? We set aside lesser pursuits to seek lasting meaning. And we discover the joy of doing it every day.

©2022 Joshua Becker (P)2022 Random House Audio
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"The thought-provoking insights and stories inside Things That Matter will help you live your one precious life with more presence, purpose, and peace.”—Rachel Macy Stafford, New York Times bestselling author of Hands Free Mama

“This book’s siren call—that we should aim to be generous, not wealthy, and get dirt under our fingernails by serving others—cements Joshua’s status as a much-needed voice of reason and kindness in the modern world.”—Helen Russell, bestselling author of How to Be Sad

“Ten years from now it won’t really matter what shoes you wore today, how your hair looked, or what brand of clothes you wore. What will matter is how you lived, how you loved, and what you learned along the way. And Things That Matter is a beautiful guide for getting there.”—Marc and Angel Chernoff, New York Times bestselling authors of Getting Back to Happy

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Really enjoyed this book

I really enjoyed listening to this book. So much wisdom in the pages. I am looking forward to taking my life forward with less distraction on more focus on the things that matter to me. Not just less stuff but less meaningless distractions. Joshua is a very inspiring guy.

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Great book which helped me see my priorities

Great book, worth a listen, thanks for writing it . Useful at all life stages

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loved it- Joshua is inspirational

I follow Joshua on fb, I thought I'd try his book. listen to end over a period of 2 weeks. lots of great advice and understanding and I'm making small steps to live the life I want.

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This is probably most important book for these times.

I found Joshua channel on youtube by accident, mindlessly watching different videos, slowly, I have started to think about my own life and its meaning. What is really important or should be. Look around how much of your precious time is wasted on things that doesn’t matter. Just look and think. I hope this book will help you to see clearly what is truly valuable and where to direct your attention. Thank you Joshua for showing the way to freedom. Marcin

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meaningful changes

After having read other books by Joshua Becker. I excitedly awaited this book. I have been making small meaningful changes to my life and knew this book had the potential to challenge me to make more . It has not dissappointed. After listening to Joshua on his pod casts I decided to listen on audible so that I could read the book quickly. I have a young family and need to multitask. Now that I have listened I can go back and re read and initiate meaningful changes that will be of benefit for the whole family .

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Excellent book if you are trying to clarify meaning and purpose in your life.

I recently discovered Joshua from his YouTube channel and thought I’d give his new book a listen. This book is so much more than just minimalism and is very appropriate for where I am in my life at the moment. Having recently read the book Essentialism this book followed on perfectly and really helped clarify where I can start using this kind of mindset to steer my life into areas which align with my values, passions and the need of others.
The chapters are very well defined and not repetitive and although you can tell faith is a big part of Joshua’s life it does not push this in the book, I’m not religious myself but try to live by similar values so all still relevant. My only criticism is I felt maybe Joshua hasn’t had much exposure to the modern corporate world of the average person and the struggle that it presents in trying to find meaning in your job whilst being a line on a spreadsheet. It could just be entirely me as this is the part of my life I’m really struggling with most lately.
Thank you for writing this book Joshua, probably the most valuable book of this type I have listened so far.

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A must for the overwhelmed

I loved every moment of this and did the last chapter exercise…. I’m committed to making a change

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Thank you

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to what Joshua had to say. It all made sense to me, and I have already taken to heart his advice. This is an audio recording I expect to listen to more than once. Life is short, we all know that, so it makes sense to live it with purpose and without distractions. Joshua explains how we can achieve this. Thank you, Joshua. There's so much psychobabble being spouted in self-help books, but your book is not like that at all.

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His best book.

Much more than Minimalism. Very good read. Recommend it to anyone on the Minimalst or simple living path. This book takes you a step further.

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Great life advice

This was a great book and a great reminder of appreciating the little things in life, living with intentionality and being okay with being different.

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