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Books like The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store

12 books with a reading profile close to The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

    The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

    by Michelle Obama

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    In this follow-up to her autobiography, Michelle Obama outlines the specific habits and mental attitudes she uses to navigate periods of political and personal instability.

  2. 2 Dear Dolly

    Dear Dolly

    by Dolly Alderton

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    Dear Dolly catalogs a collection of columns from the author’s tenure as an agony aunt for The Sunday Times Style magazine.

  3. 3 Eat, Pray, Love

    Eat, Pray, Love

    by Elizabeth Gilbert

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert faced a debilitating realization that her stable marriage and career did not provide the fulfillment she expected.

  4. 4 Year of Yes

    Year of Yes

    by Shonda Rhimes

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    Shonda Rhimes begins this memoir with a realization: despite her professional success creating hit television shows, she spent most of her private life avoiding challenges due to social anxiety and a fear of being seen.

  5. 5 A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

    A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

    by Donald Miller

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    After filmmakers approached Donald Miller to adapt his memoir into a movie, he discovered that his actual life lacked the necessary structure for a functional screenplay.

  6. 6 10% Happier

    10% Happier

    by Dan Harris

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    After suffering a televised panic attack while anchoring the news, Dan Harris began investigating the connection between his high-stress career and his internal monologue.

  7. 7 Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol

    Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol

    by Holly Whitaker

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    Holly Whitaker argues that traditional recovery structures, like Alcoholics Anonymous, are designed for the male ego and fail to address the specific societal pressures women face.

  8. 8 Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

    Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

    by Jonathan Van Ness

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

    Jonathan Van Ness recounts his path from a small Midwestern town to becoming a public figure in hair styling and television.

  9. 9 Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life

    Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life

    by Ali Wong

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

    Ali Wong structures this memoir as a series of letters addressed to her two young daughters, intended for them to read as adults.

  10. 10 Everything I Know About Love

    Everything I Know About Love

    by Dolly Alderton

    Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

    Dolly Alderton chronicles her emergence into adulthood through a series of personal vignettes, recipes, and satirical emails.

  11. 11 Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

    Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

    by Jessica Pan

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir

    Jessica Pan, a dedicated introvert who preferred domestic seclusion to social engagement, decided to spend a year acting as an extrovert to see how it changed her life.

  12. 12 Ego Is the Enemy

    Ego Is the Enemy

    by Ryan Holiday

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · self help, personal growth

    Ryan Holiday argues that an inflated sense of self-importance acts as a barrier to mastery and long-term stability rather than a fuel for achievement.

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