Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

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Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

"How might life be better with less?"

2015

1h 19m

6.6(394 votes)

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How might your life be better with less? The popular simple-living duo The Minimalists examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.

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Joshua Fields Millburn

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Joshua Fields Millburn

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Ryan Nicodemus

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Dan Harris

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Joshua Becker

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Shannon Whitehead

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Sam Harris

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Rick Hanson

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Jay Austin

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