Resources

Here is a list of books I recommend by category. I will be doing reviews of these on my blog also, at some point. Note that these are all affiliate links (which means if you use these links to purchase, I get a tiny commission. If you don’t want to do that you can always search for the books yourself on your choice of site):

Clutter & Hoarding

• Buried in Treasures – this book is designed for people who have difficulty discarding belongings. It is a self-help program and informative book that covers a lot about attachment and collecting.
• Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things. An excellent informative resource on hoarding disorder.
• Digging Out. Written for the loved ones of those who hoard, it’s a wonderful book that focuses on maintaining relationships and keeping loved ones safe.

Organising

• Organising from the Inside Out. This was the first organising book I ever owned and the reason I do what I do. And oldie but a goodie – I still recommend it!
• The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Yep, Marie Kondo. It’s not for everyone but I do think it’s worth a read if you have low-medium clutter levels. 

Simple living & Spiritualism

• Slow: Live Life Simply by Brooke McClary. Lots of great inspiration on slowing down your life
• Zen: The Art of Simple Living by Michael Joseph. Lots of insight into simplifying your life – it was a good complement for the other books I read on similar topics
• Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Beth Kempton. I really enjoyed this one for reminding me how to accept imperfection
• Good Mornings: Morning Rituals for Wellness, Peace and Purpose by Linnea Dunne. This is a beautiful book with lots of tips for creating rituals in your mornings for mindfulness and positive habits
• The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices by Casper Ter Kuile. I enjoyed this one as well. Even if you make just one small change, it can make a difference.

Psychology & Behaviour

• Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick by Wendy Wood. This is a great read – lots of science to help you understand habits so that you have a better chance of success when building or trying to break habits in your own life. 
•  The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg.  My first book about habits and it blew me away. Has advice for those in business as well as individuals.
• You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney. I LOVE this book. Learning about how our brain tricks us into thinking we know stuff, or understand ourselves, when we actually don’t was fantastic fun!
• Atomic Habits by James Clear. Similar science in this one, but I think it might be easier to apply to your own life than the other habit books. I think this one is better as an instructional book, and the others are more about the ‘why’. 

Stoicism

• How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald Robertson. If you’re new to philosophy, this book is great – no prior knowledge assumed, but it’s not dumbed-down. It’s smart and digestible. 
• Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius by Ryan Holiday. Mostly a book with the biographies of Stoics through the ages. A good grounding in the basics for each of the main Stoic philosophers without too much deep philosophy to make it heavy. 
• Stoicism and the Art of Happiness: Practical wisdom for everyday life by Donald Robertson. I think this was the first book I read on Stoicism and it led to MANY other books on the topic as I got hooked!
• The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living by Massimo Pigliucci. This is a simple book with light philosophy and a good complement to the others in the list.