In their thirties, close friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus left their careers behind on stratospheric salaries, got rid of most of their material possessions and began to focus on what really matters. Minimalism is exactly that: going beyond superfluous things and making room for what's really important in life.

In Minimalism, Joshua and Ryan delve into their past, clouded by the "American dream", saturated with countless hours of work and a life at the stroke of a checkbook that led them to depression. Instead of trying to discover their passions, they anesthetized themselves with ephemeral whims, which only carried more debt, stress and discontent. After a series of events that changed their lives, Joshua and Ryan discovered minimalism, thanks to which they eliminated material excesses from their lives and were able to focus on the truly important "things": health, personal relationships, passions, personal growth and the improvement of society.