The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul – An Inspiring Guide to Simple and Meaningful Living - Softcover

Bruno, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061787744 ISBN 13: 9780061787744

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2010

Synopsis

“Reading this will lead you to a better life.”

—Dean Nelson, author of God Hides in Plain Sight

 

In The 100 Thing Challenge Dave Bruno relates how he remade his life and regained his soul by getting rid of almost everything. But The 100 Thing Challenge is more than just the story of how one man started a movement to unhook himself from consumerism by winnowing his life’s possessions down to 100 things in one year. It’s also an inspiring, invigorating guide to how we all can begin to live simpler, more meaningful lives.

Part memoir, part how-to, this book explores the surprising freedom in letting go:

• Breaking Free from Consumerism: Dave Bruno’s honest account of how the "American dream" left him feeling stuck in stuff—and the personal challenge he created to fight back.
• The 100-Thing Rule: More than just a number, it’s a framework for simplifying your life. Discover the rules, the exceptions, and the mindset needed to radically downsize your possessions.
• A Practical Guide to Letting Go: Learn how to purge sentimental items, unused tools, and years of clutter without losing your mind (or your family’s support).
• Finding Joy in Simplicity: A powerful reminder that a meaningful life isn’t about what you own, but what you have the freedom to experience once the clutter is gone.

About this title

About the Author

Dave Bruno is a successful entrepreneur who cofounded ChristianAudio and helped it become a leading publisher of audiobooks. He has an M.A. in Religion in American Life from Wheaton College. Dave is a native of San Diego, where he lives with his wife and three daughters. He loves every outdoor inch of California that he's ever hiked, biked, surfed, or seen. Dave's favorite of many household pets is his loyal mutt, Piper.

From the Back Cover

An ordinary man's inspiring journey toward a simpler, more meaningful life.

In 2008, average American family man Dave Bruno decided to unhook himself from the intravenous drip of consumerism that fueled his life by winnowing all his personal possessions down to just 100 things. Little did he realize that he would be igniting a grassroots movement—soon after Dave embarked on his journey, media around the world took notice and others started to follow his lead.

A cause for pause, The 100 Thing Challenge is a response to the culture of materialism in America, one that has filled our lives with the constant and unsatisfactory desire for "more." Dave Bruno offers compelling anecdotes and practical advice to help readers live more meaningfully, simply by casting off the unnecessary "stuff" that clutters their lives. The 100 Thing Challenge is a golden opportunity to experience the positive changes that occur as you defiantly hop off the treadmill of consumerism.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061787744
• ISBN 13: 9780061787744
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224