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

Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

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

WONDERFUL

Where does The Power of Less rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top of the hill ~!~

Who was your favorite character and why?

The list of ideas he gives

What does Fred Stella bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He reads faster then I do with expression. It's nice to have someone read to me...I fall asleep when I read a book. I can sit on the computer and listen and get work done also.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

Oh where do I start...the habits, focusing, etc. Leo takes the pressure off and gives power to change where you are with what you can handle.

Any additional comments?

This book is simply life changing ~!!!~

Very Helpful !

This book has helped me tremendously. I’ve been listening to this book in my free time when I would otherwise not be doing reading, while driving in the car or walking or going to the gym. The ideas and concepts in this book I have help me debug some of my faulty patterns and behaviors and thinking, that is keeping me back from being happy and productive.

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.

Could be an Essay

Like 90% of non-fiction these days, a simple essay would deliver the same idea just as effectively as an entire book. Same here... great ideas, but no need for a book. 1 to 2 chapters could have done it.

Dear Leo, thank you for this book!

Dear Leo, I love this book and your blog. Thank you.
If you feel overwhelmed by tasks, work, or if you're just curious how doing less actually means doing more, definitely check this book out.