The Power of Less

The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life

By: Leo Babauta

Narrated by: Fred Stella

With the countless distractions that come from every corner of a modern life, it's amazing that we're ever able to accomplish anything. The Power of Less demonstrates how to streamline your life by identifying the essential and eliminating the unnecessary - freeing you from everyday clutter and allowing you to focus on accomplishing the goals that can change your life for the better.

The Power of Less will show you how to:

Break any goal down into manageable tasks

Focus on only a few tasks at a time

Create new and productive habits

Hone your focus

Increase your efficiency.

By setting limits for yourself and making the most of the resources you already have, you'll finally be able work less, work smarter, and focus on living the life that you deserve.

©2008 Leo Babauta (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

simple book

less pages and small book with big benefits and effects. really less is more. done

good

for me it was a little all over the place but it was good overall

Less is more. Simple Life

What made the experience of listening to The Power of Less the most enjoyable?

Understanding that less is better. We buy so much and waste so much money, energy on things we don't need.

What did you like best about this story?

Understanding that we can live with less and that by doing so we get rid of a lot of stress it causes.

Have you listened to any of Fred Stella’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did then listened again.

Any additional comments?

We should all do this. Live with less. Be more in present and use what we need and not waste so much.

Excellent philosophy

If you ever feel out of control in your life, this will help you take back that control. Busy life does not have to be stressful. If you follow the philosophy of this book, it will make sure that you don't crash and burnt through your busy life.

Good, a bit unoriginal

The ideas and advice are mostly solid, but Getting Things Done advocates would recognize many similar concepts. This doesn't diminish the message, it's quite succinct and is easier to internalize the methodology.
Without spoiling the listen, the final chapters don't have the same clarity and sharpness that the initial chapters do, but overall... a useful contribution to order, peace and sanity in today's world!

Great and informative

The book has a lot of specific detail and advice, which is both helpful and charming at times. At first, the narrator sounds a bit movie-commercial-like, but you get used to it; personally, I grew to like it. Listened on 1.25-1.5x and it helped. Overall good book.

Really Helpful

What did you love best about The Power of Less?

Great for time management, stuff management and life management. Very straightforward and to the point (as a book so titled should be!). Detailed steps for how to get from here to there.

Spot on advice for increasing productivity

Having been in a slump for a few weeks, I was looking for a motivational read. This book was just the ticket in that it offers ideas on how to control your time, chart/plan big projects and tackle the basics like decluttering and exercising that will make you feel better. A bonus is how he pointed out what steals our time and how to avoid mindlessly losing hours or days to unproductive activities. Really enjoyed this book.

Great and relaxed intro to the benefits of needing less

Fred Stella has a very calm voice when reciting the words of Leo Babauta’s book: The Power of Less. This bite-size book by Leo Babauta provides a gentle introduction to the benefit of less with respect to personal, work and travel.

good practical knowledge

Loved it. Simple steps to help keep my mental state in th best space possible. Excited to share with family and friends.