The 100 thing challenge : how I got rid of almost everything, remade my life, and regained my soul

The 100 thing challenge How I got rid of almost everything, remade my life, and regained my soul

Dave Bruno

Book - 2010

Recounts the author's experience in restricting his personal possessions to only one hundred items, and includes his reflections on consumerism, the culture of materialism, and the personal growth he found on his journey.

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Subjects
Bruno, Dave.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Conduct of life.
Materialism.
Personal paraphernalia.
Simplicity.
Published
New York : Harper c2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Dave Bruno (-)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
xiii, 207 p. ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780061787744
  • Preface: Of Cats and Contentment
  • Part 1. The Challenge Takes Shape
  • 1. The 100 Thing Challenge
  • 2. A Reluctant Entrepreneur
  • 3. "American-Style Consumerism" Got My Attention
  • 4. Every Challenge Needs Rules
  • 5. Personal Change Begins at Home
  • 6. Purging Things and "Things Past"
  • 7. The Hardest Thing to Cut
  • Part 2. The Challenge Takes Off
  • 8. My 100 Thing Challenge Begins
  • The 100 Thing Challenge List
  • 9. Imprecise Goods
  • A Challenge Christmas
  • 10. Naturally, Our Stuff Goes Only So Far
  • A Winter Update
  • 11. Reactions to the Spectacle
  • A New Frugality
  • 12. The Short Answer to the Big Question
  • The 88 Thing Challenge
  • 13. My Almost Perfect Wednesday
  • My 10 Thing Hobby
  • 14. A Modest Proposal for the One Thing We Should All Keep
  • Epilogue: Keep Going
  • Appendix 1. How to Do a 100 Thing Challenge
  • Appendix 2. Post-Challenge Things
  • Acknowledgments

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