This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1107. They're all just a bunch of hippies,

by Joshua Fields-Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus of TheMinimalists.com,

and I'm Justin Mollock, the guy that reads blog posts to you every day,

including weekends, with permission from the authors.

And I've been lucky enough to have sponsors for most of this month,

but not today, so I'll give you a break from that.

Let's jump right in as we optimize your life.

They're all just a bunch of hippies, by Joshua Fields-Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus of TheMinimalists.com.

A loyal reader, Austin, recently sent us an email titled,

They're all just a bunch of hippies. The email portrayed a certain sentiment that is often

expressed by people who hear about minimalism the first time, and it's an odd sentiment,

is as if they're offended by our radically different lifestyle, as if they think we're questioning

their lifestyle, but we're not. We simply share what has worked for us, what has helped us live

more meaningful lives, and we hope it works for you too. We are not, however, telling you how to

live your life. Rather, we hope to give you our perspective and allow you to make your own decisions.

We hope our perspective shed some light on the subject on some of the pernicious aspects of our

heavily mediated consumer culture, and it helps you make the changes you want to make and live

a more meaningful life. That's our intent. Austin's email, quote,

While at work yesterday, I mentioned how I was particularly moved by an article I reread that

morning and forwarded to one of my co-workers. We are a small, tight-knit division within my

company in which I see this particular co-workers striving to climb the corporate ladder.

This associate and I tend to see things similarly when it comes to finding an amicable and best suited

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