Less Is Liberation
Finding Freedom from a Life of Overwhelm
Published on 30. October 2025
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-5387-5830-4 (ISBN)
Description
From lifestyle trailblazer and author of The Afrominimalist's Guide To Living with Less, a practical guide to move beyond decluttering your space and, instead, declutter your life.
When people think of minimalism, they imagine white walls, Scandinavian furniture, and no more than 100 things-all of which must spark joy. But with this emphasis on aesthetics, we lose track of the true potential of adopting a minimalist mindset, that the notion of "less" is a choice. It is an option that is intricately connected to finding freedom from a life of overwhelm. And that freedom is more than a feeling. It is a mindset that we must embrace and embody day by day, moment by moment. Freedom, Platt maintains, is determined by our choices. How we choose to spend our time. How we choose to expend our energy. What and who we choose to prioritize. What and who we choose to bear as our responsibilities. What and who we deem deserving of our resources-physically, emotionally, mentally, socially, intellectually, and monetarily. Finding freedom from a life of overwhelm requires us to do the exact opposite of what we have been taught and told to do: we must choose ourselves over the profit and pleasure of others.
Written in Platt's winning voice and with full of step by step guidance, Less is Liberation is the book we all need to reclaim our lives and our energy.
When people think of minimalism, they imagine white walls, Scandinavian furniture, and no more than 100 things-all of which must spark joy. But with this emphasis on aesthetics, we lose track of the true potential of adopting a minimalist mindset, that the notion of "less" is a choice. It is an option that is intricately connected to finding freedom from a life of overwhelm. And that freedom is more than a feeling. It is a mindset that we must embrace and embody day by day, moment by moment. Freedom, Platt maintains, is determined by our choices. How we choose to spend our time. How we choose to expend our energy. What and who we choose to prioritize. What and who we choose to bear as our responsibilities. What and who we deem deserving of our resources-physically, emotionally, mentally, socially, intellectually, and monetarily. Finding freedom from a life of overwhelm requires us to do the exact opposite of what we have been taught and told to do: we must choose ourselves over the profit and pleasure of others.
Written in Platt's winning voice and with full of step by step guidance, Less is Liberation is the book we all need to reclaim our lives and our energy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5387-5830-4 (9781538758304)
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E-Book
10/2025
Grand Central Publishing
€11.99
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Person
Christine Platt is a lifestyle strategist and modern-day renaissance woman also known as The Afrominimalist. A believer in the power of storytelling as a tool for social change, Christine writes literature for children and adults that center African diasporic experiences - past, present, and future. She holds a B.A. in Africana Studies from the University of South Florida, M.A. in African and African American Studies from The Ohio State University, and J.D. from Stetson University College of Law. She is a member of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Association of Black Women Historians, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. She also serves as an Ambassador for Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.