"Favorite Books" (Patreon)

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua discusses favorite bookstores, favorite books, favorite first lines, favorite writers, and how to get the most out of our reading and writing experiences with Podcast Shawn and Jordan Know Moore, and they answer the following questions:

How many types of writing are there? (17:29)

What makes for a great bookstore? (18:47)

What is ‘narrative urgency’? (26:21)

What are some books you wish you would’ve written? (29:20)

What is the difference between commercial fiction and literary fiction? (31:40)

What are some of your favorite first lines of books? (28:36)

What should good books do? (45:27)

What is the difference between autobiography and memoir? (1:36:43)

How do I learn to let go of physical books that I’ve replaced digitally? (1:44:32)

What are some helpful criteria to consider regarding donating books? (1:45:32)

How do I accept that I simply don’t have time to read some books and let them go? (1:47:54)

Is there actually such a thing as ‘book clutter’? (1:49:17)

Are annotated books of any value to others? (1:50:32)

When do book suggestions for others become unhelpful? (1:52:45)

Is there any reason to not sell or donate books that have been personalized? (1:53:53)

Is it helpful for book collectors to recognize their collections will never be complete? (1:55:25)

How do I let go of books I’ve fully interacted with that are filled with my underlining and marginalia? (1:56:22)

Is there any reason to have physical books given the overall convenience of digital books? (1:57:54)

LINKS

Article: The Best Bookstores

Book: A Fan’s Notes

Book: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again

Book: American Psycho

Book: Anything You Want

Book: As a Decade Fades

Book: Bright Lights, Big City

Book: Cherry

Book: Civilized to Death

Book: Dead I Well May Be

Book: Digital Minimalism

Book: Essential

Book: Everything Is Spiritual

Book: Everything That Remains

Book: Freedom

Book: Garner’s Modern American Usage

Book: How to Be Here

Book: Infinite Jest

Book: Jesus’ Son

Book: Knockemstiff

Book: Less Than Zero

Book: Lit

Book: Lunar Park

Book: Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life

Book: Minimalist Rulebook

Book: My Struggle

Book: Sex at Dawn

Book: Shortest Way Home

Book: The Answers

Book: The Art of Memoir

Book: The Broom of the System

Book: The Circle

Book: The Devil All the Time

Book: The Influencers

Book: The Liars’ Club

Book: The Motion of the Body Through Space

Book: The Pale King

Book: The Body Artist

Book: The Sun and Her Flowers

Book: The Total Money Makeover

Book: Velvet Elvis

Book: Where I’m Calling From

Book: White

Book: Wittgenstein's Mistress

Bookshelves: Design within Reach

Class: How to Write Better

Essay: Mins Game

Instagram: Jordan Moore

Instagram: Podcast Shawn

Instagram: Jessica Williams

Listen: Adrian McKinty

Podcast: Rob Bell

Podcast: Book Clutter

Podcast: Pete Buttigieg

Podcast: Matt Nathanson

Podcast: Dr. Christopher Ryan

Podcast: The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast

Resources: The Minimalists

Story: “A Very Short Story”

Story: “Baby Shoes”

Subscribe: The Minimalists

Text: 937-202-4654

Twitter: Joshua Fields Millburn

Watch: Her

Watch: Minimalism Documentary

Watch: Minimalist Home Tour | Joshua Fields Millburn

Watch: Short Cuts

Watch: The Devil All the Time

MAXIMS

“If everything is precious, then nothing is precious.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Clinging is always an inappropriate way to hold on.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 254.