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Podcast 461 | Preserving the Past

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In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists talk about what it means to preserve the past in a meaningful and dignified way. Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

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Discussed in This EpisodeAfter I’ve lost someone, how do I let go of their stuff with dignity and honor?How do you preserve the memories of lost loved ones? How can you simplify everything to get to the end of clutter?Listener tip: How to preserve only the best childhood memories.How can minimalism benefit people with neurotypical disorders like ADHD, OCD, and dyslexia?How can I be kind to someone who doesn’t like me?How do you achieve a heightened state of awareness and clarity in every aspect of life? How do you reconnect with your partner after your kids leave home?Do you know that Martin Luther King Jr. had a speech about sucky ads?What are 14 simple tips that will make decluttering much less overwhelming?What’s the saddest song JFM has ever heard?Minimal Maxims

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Letting go is hard, but clinging is harder.Clinging to things is not the most dignified way to honor the deceased.It is possible to let go of things without letting go of the memories.You can throw away a possession without throwing away the person.Once you realize the memories are not inside the things, you are free to let go.Everyone is disordered in their own way. Awareness is found right here, right now; not over there, another time.Noticing is the precipice of awareness.Every reconnection requires a disconnection, but not every disconnection requires a reconnection.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeAdded Value: “In the Middle”Article: “All the tips and hacks that make decluttering much less overwhelming”Article: “What Does It Mean to Be Neurotypical?”Book: Essential Book: Everything That Remains Course: Simplify EverythingDocumentary: LaToya Ruby Frazier Takes on Levi’sEssay: “Live Like Stan”Resource: 30 Minimalism GameResource: Clutter CounselingResource: Minimalist RulebookSong: “Stray Age”Follow Our TeamJoshua Fields MillburnRyan NicodemusT.K. ColemanMalabamaPost-Production PeterAlyssa BorrelliMatt SavidakisJeff SarrisDave LaTulippeSubscribe to The Minimalists via email.

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I Shouldn’t Have to Deal with This

By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, InstagramAn Introduction to Pain

Millions of people suffer from chronic pain; I never thought I’d be one of them.

At age 37, after numerous doctors’ visits, I was diagnosed with three autoimmune conditions: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which explained the severe pain in my ankles, wrists, and other joints; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hence my rollercoaster of indigestion, constipation, and diarrhea; and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which accounted for the dozens of excruciating ulcers that doctors found in my intestinal tract. I began experiencing poor sleep and various skin issues—acne, rashes, cysts, dandruff, flaky skin—around the same time.

Doctors told me that my body’s immune system was attacking its own tissue, but they didn’t know why. Maybe it was a shift in my microbiome, they said, or maybe it was stress or overuse of antibiotics. Regardless of the origin, my first thought was, “I shouldn’t have to deal with this!” It felt like my life was over. Although I was relatively young, I woke every morning with pain so extreme that I didn’t want to live.

Motivated to find a cure, I tried supplements, medications, yoga, stretching, acupuncture, trigger-point release, saunas, ice baths, and restrictive diets. Some of these treatments helped manage my symptoms (especially the last two, both of which reduced my inflammation), yet the pain and dysfunction continued daily.

Over the next two years, as I scoured online forums, health podcasts, and YouTube videos, I discovered legions of people suffering from similar autoimmune-related ailments. Some recommended new drugs, others touted cures involving dubious homeopathic remedies. I saw unfathomable hardships, but no long-term healing.

Eventually, I stumbled upon The Earthing Movie, where I learned about something called “Earthing”—or “grounding” as it is often called—which had reportedly helped thousands of people afflicted with chronic disorders, including:

AllergiesAlzheimer’sALSAnemiaArthritisAsthmaAutismCancerCardiovascular diseaseColitisCrohn’sDiabetesDiverticulitisEczemaFibromyalgiaIrritable bowel syndromeKidney failureLupusLyme diseaseMultiple sclerosisPancreatitisPsoriasis

Many of these sufferers proclaimed significant improvements after Earthing. Their testimonials were brimming with hope:

“I had so much trouble with IBS before grounding … but my bathroom habits are regular now.” –Terrie Gossard Flint

 

“My arthritis has become nonexistent. I am free of pain and inflammation.” –Denise Madrid

 

“I tell my female patients to be grounded because it helps with their cysts, periods, cramps, bloating, hot flashes, fibromyalgia, back pain, and other pain. … When patients are grounded, conditions often heal that typically never get better.” –Wendy Menigoz, DN

While these anecdotes sounded promising, particularly for those of us with chronic diseases, I still had no clue what Earthing actually was, so I dove deeper into the research.

WHAT Is Earthing?

According to Healthline, “Earthing is a therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that ‘ground’ or electrically reconnect you to the earth. … This practice relies on Earthing science and grounding physics to explain how electrical charges from the Earth can have positive effects on your body.”

At first, this so-called therapy sounded too “woo woo” for my analytical brain. Earthing? Give me a break! The name alone tripped my skeptic alarm. If healing was this simple, why didn’t my doctor tell me about it?

But my skepticism soon faded when I came across a mountain of evidence suggesting that a number of disorders are ameliorated by grounding the body. I found dozens of scientific studies that demonstrated the benefits of Earthing, including:

Elimination of chronic painReduced inflammationIncreased energyDeeper sleepLowered stressHeadache reliefImproved circulationDecreased hormonal symptoms

As I read through the research, I realized that modern medicine is great at treating acute injuries like cuts and broken bones, yet its focus on pharmaceutical drugs to treat chronic disease is, at times, tantamount to nursing an axe wound with numbing cream. Sure, the pain is reduced, but the condition persists. In the same way, modern doctors want to help the chronically ill, so they prescribe medications to temporarily mitigate their symptoms, while the underlying cause—chronic inflammation—continues to run rampant.

That’s where Earthing enters the picture.

HOW Does Earthing Work?

Stated plainly, Earthing is nature’s original anti-inflammatory. It reduces inflammation—the common cause of disease—by remedying an electron deficiency in the body, which safely shifts the nervous system from a stress-dominant mode to one of calmness and healing.

“Whenever you are grounded, your body cannot be inflamed,“ says Clint Ober, founder of Earthing.com, who clarifies that “reconnecting to the Earth doesn’t cure you of any disease or condition; it restores your natural internal electrical stability and rhythms, which in turn promote normal functioning of the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and immune systems.”

In layman’s terms, “Earthing sucks pain out of the body,” says Ober, who is widely praised as a pioneer in the study of grounding science. His seminal book, Earthing, boldly declares that its namesake is “the most important health discovery ever.” Such a claim sounded hyperbolic to me—until I tried it myself.

On a random Wednesday, I quietly removed my shoes at a nearby park and stood on the grass. In less than an hour, I noticed a 10% reduction in pain. Of course, I still had my reservations. Was it just the placebo effect? Or was a remedy hiding under my feet?

So I started Earthing every day, simply connecting my feet to the ground outside. The more I did it, the better I felt—less pain, less inflammation. Then everything changed when I purchased a grounded mattress cover, which plugged directly into the ground port of an electrical outlet near my bed, operating like an extension cord to the Earth that allowed me to stay grounded at night.

Not only did my sleep improve, but my pain was radically reduced. Within six weeks, 70% of my joint pain was gone, my skin was noticeably clearer, my gut pain had decreased, and an endoscopy revealed that 100% of my gastrointestinal ulcers had disappeared.

I was astonished. Earthing was a fire extinguisher for my inflammation, dousing the firestorm that was raging inside my body.

What’s more, my wife, the healthiest person I know, experienced benefits, too: better sleep, less muscle soreness after workouts, quicker recovery time, faster wound healing, a drop in anxiety. With those improvements, we bought a grounded mattress cover for our young daughter, who immediately began sleeping through the night, often 11–12 hours straight without waking.

These improvements made me wonder: When did we become so disconnected from the Earth? And what damage has been caused by that disconnection?

WHEN Did We Disconnect?

Since the dawn of humanity, human beings have maintained a connection to the Earth by walking barefoot or with leather footwear. We also slept on the ground or on animal hides. Ergo, the Earth’s free electrons were able to enter our bodies throughout the day and night, which meant every part of our bodies were able to equilibrate with the electrical potential of the Earth, thereby stabilizing the electrical environment of all organs, tissues, cells, and molecules. This function is crucial for the operation of the immune system.

However, when rubber-soled shoes became popular around 1960, we accidentally separated ourselves from the ground itself. This disconnection was further exacerbated by our built environments—insulating materials such as carpet, fabricated wood, and other synthetics are great for our homes, but terrible for our connection to the Earth.

Because of these barriers, the average modern human is now ungrounded throughout the day. “Without grounding, the whole body gradually becomes electron depleted,” says Dr. Gaetan Chevalier, an engineering physicist and research scientist. This electron deficiency, according to Dr. Chevalier and other researchers, has led to a significant increase in health problems related to chronic inflammation.

Thanks to my ungrounded shoes, car, office, and home, I had unwittingly disconnected myself from the Earth for 99% of my life, which meant I’d gradually become electron deficient during my first four decades on this planet. To reconnect, I merely needed to remove the barriers that blocked the Earth’s electrons from entering my body.

WHY Does Earthing Promote Healing?

If our disconnection from the Earth was the inciting incident that has led to our collective health crisis, then it’s conceivable that reconnecting is a path to healing.

Dr. James Oschman, president of Nature’s Own Research Association, explains why so many people have improved their health with Earthing: “A grounded person is conductively coupled with the surface of the Earth and its abundant supply of electrons, which stabilizes the body’s internal electrical environment. When you are grounded, you absorb the Earth’s electrons like a sponge. They then move throughout your body, impacting it from top to bottom.”

Health writer Martin Zucker further clarifies that these electrons “reduce electrical imbalances and the oxidative free radicals involved in chronic inflammation and multiple diseases.” To corroborate this claim, multiple medical-thermal-imaging studies have demonstrated a significant reduction of inflammation in grounded individuals. For example:

The arrows in the left image above indicate areas of increased inflammation, which, according to researchers, is the source of pain and disease in the body. The image on the right confirms a 50% reduction after two nights of sleeping grounded. Dozens of similar case studies have yielded comparable results.

According to Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a board-certified cardiologist, “all you have to do is reconnect to the Earth’s natural energy, which balances your body at the deepest levels, draining it of inflammation, pain, stress, and fatigue. And it’s free. No pills, no prescriptions.”

This explains why I felt so much better after a few weeks: consistent grounding counteracted my inflammation—and thus my inflammation-related disorders—through the transfer of negatively charged electrons from the Earth’s surface into my body.

WHERE to Reconnect to the Earth?

Once I personally felt the benefits of reconnecting to the Earth, I formed an elementary hypothesis: more connection = more healing.

Walking barefoot in the yard and sleeping grounded each night were great for my recovery, but as I improved, I looked for ways to stay grounded all day. So I acquired a Universal Earthing Mat to place under my feet at work and a grounded chair mat for lounging around the house with my family. For travel, I obtained an Earthing pillow cover so I could sleep grounded away from home. I even picked up a pair of grounded flip-flops for Earthing while walking in the city. Soon, I was grounded the vast majority of the day, and my symptoms continued to abate.

What to expect when you start grounding:

Most people experience less inflammation, less pain, and better sleep.Benefits usually arrive quickly, though improvements can be gradual for some people.Certain people may not feel any benefits until they increase their grounding time.A few people feel a slight tingling, a sign of improved circulation, which subsides as the nervous system relaxes.Athletes often experience less muscle soreness and faster recovery after workouts.In rare cases, some sick people experience temporary flu-like symptoms, which are likely related to the body detoxifying.A person with radiant health and great sleep may not feel a big difference, but grounding still serves as a natural form of prevention for these people.

In conclusion, with the help of studies, researchers, testimonials, and my own experience, I’ve done my best to succinctly present the merits of Earthing in this essay. But if you walk away from this exploration with only one takeaway, let it be these words of wisdom from Olivia Ramirez Smith, author of The Mother Earth Effect: “One of the best things a person can do to lessen the likelihood of developing a chronic disease is spend at least part of their day connected to the Earth.” It really is that simple.

–JFM

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Podcast 460 | Overthinking

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In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists are joined by Amanda Montell, author of The Age of Magical Overthinking, to discuss information overload, thought clutter, and much more. Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

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Discussed in This EpisodeWhat habits will help me avoid being overwhelmed by information clutter?How does overplanning prevent us from executing our plans?When does research get in the way of creativity?Does too much imagination suppress our intuition?In our current age of unlimited information, how has overthinking affected you?When is The Minimalists’ next live event?Listener tip: How one listener deals with book clutter.How does overthinking create unrealistic expectations that make us miserable?What are some examples of the Halo Effect?When does minimalism turn into a selfish pursuit?What is the bigger purpose of simplifying?Who is exploited the most by the different flavors of consumerism?What can you tell us about overconfidence bias?Where do we find confirmation bias in our everyday lives?What is the problem with manifestation? Is “conspiracy theorist” the most effective thought-terminating cliche?More About Less: A Toxic Relationship Is a Cult of OneMinimal Maxims

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Overthinking is the wellspring of suffering.Consumerism is the ideology that more will make you better.Overthinking dulls the wisdom found in action: if your thoughts stop your feet, you’re not really thinking.An excess of information creates a shortage of insight.Overthinking is carbon monoxide for the soul.Freedom is not found in a well-decorated prison cell.To worry is to pray for something bad to happen.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeArticle: “Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make the Greatest Friends”Book: The Age of Magical Overthinking Book: Cultish Book: Metaphors We Live By Book: Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) Book: Uncle Ramsey’s Little Book of Demons Event: Sunday SymposiumInstagram: Danny UnknwnPodcast: Clinging to BooksPodcast: The Cult of ConsumerismPodcast: Dating ClutterPodcast: Magical OverthinkersPodcast: Sounds Like a CultResource: Clutter CounselingWebsite: Shawn MihalikFollow Our TeamJoshua Fields MillburnRyan NicodemusT.K. ColemanMalabamaPost-Production PeterAlyssa BorrelliMatt SavidakisJeff SarrisDave LaTulippeSubscribe to The Minimalists via email.

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Podcast 459 | Simplework

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In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists talk about making a workplace less cluttered and more enjoyable through the concept of “simplework.” Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

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Discussed in This EpisodeHow can I use minimalism to simplify my home office?How do I get my coworkers to be less messy?What is the productivity fallacy?Why do the pressures of my job make it less enjoyable?Could delegation help me enjoy my job more?How simple would the world be if everyone followed The Minimalists?What would make your work life simpler and more enjoyable?Listener tip: Scrolling is the new smoking!What does a minimalist business plan look like?What can I do to find balance if my job is burning me out?What’s the best way to convince my poor friends that minimalism isn’t only for rich people?How can you tell whether you’re decluttering or just organizing?How does discomfort shape your growth?Which scammy advertisement frustrated JFM this week?What is the “Diorama of Love”?Minimal Maxims

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Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things so we can make room for life’s most important things—which aren’t things at all.Less clutter equals more clarity. Joy is a birthday gift from the present moment.Keep simplifying, keep simplifying, keep simplifying…Good businesses make money; great businesses make a difference.Anxiety is your body pleading for change. To convince someone is to unlove them.A rich life has little to do with money.“Just in case” are the three most dangerous words in the English language.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeAdded Value: “No Town”App: Paper KarmaArticle: “Diorama of Love”Blog: “Write for Someone”Course: How to Write BetterEvent: Sunday SymposiumPodcast: Breaking CyclesPodcast: Building a Non-Anxious LifePodcast: Dating ClutterPodcast: GroundingPodcast: InfidelityPodcast: Lights OnPodcast: Minimizing NarcissismPodcast: Paycheck to PurposePodcast: Useless ThingsResource: Clutter CounselingResource: The Minimalist RulebookWatch: Take a Look Inside My Minimalist Junk DrawerWebsite: EarthingFollow Our TeamJoshua Fields MillburnRyan NicodemusT.K. ColemanMalabamaPost-Production PeterAlyssa BorrelliMatt SavidakisJeff SarrisDave LaTulippeSubscribe to The Minimalists via email.

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Clutter Counseling

By The Minimalists · Follow: Facebook, InstagramTrouble Letting Go?

Too much stuff, anxiety, stress, or uncertainty in your life? You can schedule an appointment with T.K. Coleman—online via Zoom or in person at The Minimalists’ offices in Los Angeles—to personally help you minimize your:

physical clutterrelationship clutteremotional clutterfinancial cluttercareer clutterdigital cluttercalendar cluttereducation clutterleadership clutterother forms of hidden clutter

T.K. Coleman has served as an educator and entrepreneur for the past 25 years. In addition to cofounding an apprenticeship program for young professionals, he has served as a head coach for altMBA and the Education Director for the Foundation of Economic Education. Dubbed “the philosophical minimalist,” T.K. has personally coached thousands of people from all walks of life, teaching them to unpack the emotional and practical baggage that weighs them down in their pursuit of a simpler, light-hearted life.

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Podcast 458 | Dating Clutter

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In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists speak with clinical psychologist Orion Taraban about minimizing dating clutter to form more meaningful intimate relationships. Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

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Discussed in This EpisodeAny advice for dating again after the end of a long relationship?How do I avoid carrying past baggage into future relationships?Why does Dr. Taraban encourage his clients not to date? Does hookup culture make it harder to meet people who want a genuine connection?Do dating apps make it harder to commit to a relationship?How do I decide whether it’s time to move on from a difficult relationship?Are great relationships effortless, or do they take work to maintain?How can you tell whether a date will be worthwhile or a waste of time?Listener tip: How to minimize while unpacking after a trip. How do I generate the courage to be my authentic self without oversharing on the first date?How does the fear of being alone hurt my chances of finding a meaningful relationship?How do I know whether I’m best suited for monogamy or an open relationship?How can couples avoid relationship insecurity while using social media?How do I know whether I’m compatible with a new partner?Who are captains and who are passengers in a relationship?What are the most common relationship red flags and green lights?How does one play the Game of Please/No?What does the so-called Red Pill community get right/wrong?How does one avoid being put in the Friend Zone?Do opposites really attract?Minimal Maxims

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Your resources will be squandered if you don’t understand your values.You don’t need to predict the future to prepare for the future.Clutter is anything that gets in the way. Love is not transactional, but relationships are.Keeping it real is not the same thing as oversharing.Alone in an empty room, you are complete.If you show up feeling incomplete, another person will never complete you.Needing a relationship is the best way to ruin a relationship.You care what other people think only because there’s an underlying dissatisfaction in your own life.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeBook: Love People, Use Things Book: Civilized to Death Book: Sex at Dawn Book: The Value of Others Instagram: BeluahInterview: James Baldwin and Nicki GiovanniListen: Decluttering MeditationPodcast: Psych HacksPodcast: UncivilizedResource: Clutter Counseling Resource: Values WorksheetWatch: I Don’t Want to Waste My TimeWatch: The Part That Women Always Leave OutWebsite: Dr. Orion TarabanWebsite: Dan SavageYouTube: Psych HacksFollow Our TeamJoshua Fields MillburnRyan NicodemusT.K. ColemanMalabamaPost-Production PeterAlyssa BorrelliMatt SavidakisJeff SarrisDave LaTulippeSubscribe to The Minimalists via email.

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Podcast 457 | The Science of Happiness

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In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists speak with Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, author of Build the Life You Want, about the art and science of happiness. Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

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Discussed in This EpisodeHow do I deal with the intense dissatisfaction I feel when I struggle to let go?What role does worry play in our unhappiness?What are the three main ingredients in happiness?How do our reactions shape our happiness?How does the weather affect our happiness?What’s preventing you from being happy right now?Listener tip: Would I repurchase this thing?Is my anxiety caused by having too much or not enough?Is my obsession with being right making me unhappy?Why is it harder to be intentional in America’s culture of overconsumption?When does learning too much turn into information clutter?What is the Pinocchio Protocol?Minimal Maxims

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Letting go is not something you do—it happens when you stop clinging.Your life is too big to hold on to everything.To worry is to pray for something bad to happen.Other people can’t make you sad unless you hand them the keys to your heart.Your happiness will melt away if it depends on the weather.Measure less, live more. Analyzing joy chases it away.Every disappointment is a byproduct of an expectation.Anxiety is not the problem—it is a warning sign.You can either be righteous or you can be happy.Consumption turns into overconsumption once you’ve consumed enough.If you have the answer to everything, you’ll be wrong most of the time.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeAdded Value: “Heatstroke”Article: How to Want LessBook: Build the Life You Want Book: Dante’s Inferno Book: Emotional Clutter Book: The Miracle of Mindfulness Blog: The Pinocchio ProtocolCounseling: Clutter CounselingInstagram: BeluahJoin: Friday Afternoon Minimalist ZoomPodcast: Minimizing NarcissismPodcast: Outgrowing ThingsResource: 30 Day Minimalism GameWebsite: Arthur BrooksWebsite: The AtlanticFollow Our TeamJoshua Fields MillburnRyan NicodemusT.K. ColemanMalabamaPost-Production PeterAlyssa BorrelliMatt SavidakisJeff SarrisDave LaTulippeSubscribe to The Minimalists via email.

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Podcast 456 | Underconsumption Core

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In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists discuss the new “Underconsumption Core” trend that set the Internet ablaze. Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

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Discussed in This EpisodeWhy do I feel compelled to buy new clothes even though I already have enough?What’s the last thing you didn’t buy?Listener tip: What to do with old awards, trophies, and sentimental items.Is it best to have a minimalist wedding, or is it okay to have a maximalist ceremony?Why do I feel annoyed when my friends purchase clothes that are similar to mine?Can poor people afford to embrace minimalism?Why do advertisements ruin my viewing experience?How can I tell my mom that I don’t want her junk?What is “Underconsumption Core”?What was JFM and AB’s recent unexpected delightful experience?Minimal Maxims

Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.

“Trendy” is corporate jargon for “soon to go out of style.”Every addiction is attached to a story about not having enough.Skip the sale; keep the peace.Knowledge is a byproduct of consumption; wisdom is the result of letting go.What you don’t need costs too much.Leave it on the shelf today if you don’t want to declutter it tomorrow.The best way to clutter your future is to live unintentionally today.Your personality is paper-thin if it is tied to a brand name.Letting go of expectations is the shortcut to letting go of things.Advertisements exist because people are unwilling to pay for the creations they consume.Minimalism is the thing that gets us past the things so we can make room for life’s most important things, which aren’t things at all.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeAdded Value: Stop Making SenseArticle: Tired of Influencers, TikTok Users Try ‘Underconsumption Core’ to Cut CostsBand: Parlor HawkBook: Essential Book: Everything That Remains Event: San DiegoEvent: Sunday SymposiumFollow: BeulahJoin: Friday Afternoon Minimalist ZoomPodcast: Beauty is EssentialPodcast: Building a Non-Anxious LifePodcast: Everything’s SpiritualPodcast: MaximalismPodcast: Minimalist WeddingsPodcast: Money ClutterPodcast: Rental CulturePodcast: Savage LovecastResource: Minimalist RulebookWatch: FragmentsFollow Our TeamJoshua Fields MillburnRyan NicodemusT.K. ColemanMalabamaPost-Production PeterAlyssa BorrelliMatt SavidakisJeff SarrisDave LaTulippeSubscribe to The Minimalists via email.

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Podcast 455 | Legacy of Stuff

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In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists talk about leaving behind a legacy without leaving behind material possessions. Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

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Discussed in This EpisodeWhat are The Minimalists’ thoughts on leaving behind a legacy?If you were to die today, what would you leave behind?When is The Minimalists’ next live event?Listener tip: Seasonal decluttering of digital photos.How do I determine whether or not I want to have kids?What’s the best way to identify and understand my values?How can I connect with my partner’s family if they don’t accept me?Will working from home clutter the space in which I rest?How can we enjoy letting go of anger?Can you love others if you don’t love yourself?Were things ever good if they’re not good now?Minimal Maxims

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On a long enough timeline, everything is dust.I don’t want to be remembered when I die as much as I want to be real while I’m alive.To worry about your legacy is to obsess over how the past will look in the future, both of which destroy the beauty of the present moment.Virtue: purity of intention not required.Satisfaction exists at the intersection of your short-term actions and your long-term values.Acceptance is the most addictive drug.Owning Stephen King’s pen will not help you write like Stephen King.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeAdded Value: “Back for the Funeral”Book: Everything That Remains Book: Love People, Use Things Book: Slow Productivity Book: Wisdom and Destiny Essay: Scared to Death of DeathEvent: Previous Live EventsEvent: Sunday SymposiumInstagram: Danny UnknwnListen: Launching Rockets Listen: Letting Go of AngerPodcast: Do Fewer ThingsPodcast: Reaction ClutterPodcast: Simplifying DeathResource: Values WorksheetWatch: Museum of ThingsWebsite: Into the RewildFollow Our TeamJoshua Fields MillburnRyan NicodemusT.K. ColemanMalabamaPost-Production PeterAlyssa BorrelliJeff SarrisDave LaTulippeSubscribe to The Minimalists via email.

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Everything Else

By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Instagram

Free Audio. We completed the Everything Tour last month (July 2024). Thanks for all the laughter, tears, joy, hugs, and decluttering stories! If you couldn’t attend, we still want you to be able to hear a recording of the San Diego tour stop, so we made it free for everyone (you can listen even if you’re not a Patreon supporter—just click “join for free”).

Last Chance. Since the tour is over, this week is the last chance to get a copy of the special 10th Anniversary Edition of Everything That Remains. Its aggressively minimalist cover was drawn by Gricey, a well-known artist from Mexico, now living in France.

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