201 | Slowing Down
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Joshua talks about stillness, quietude, combating distractions, and slowing down with author Ryan Holiday, and they answer the following questions:
What skills should I learn to lead a more peaceful, purposeful life? (01:21)
How can I make my long commute less stressful? (09:51)
How do I combat the societal pressure to hustle tirelessly, no matter the cost? (19:03)
How do I appropriately balance personal and professional obligations as a business owner? (20:36)
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| 0:00.0 | is focused on that words. |
| 0:04.2 | Alright, before we dive into this episode, the minimalist one to help you declutter your glowing screen. |
| 0:08.7 | So head on over to theminimelists.com slash wallpapers |
| 0:12.9 | to download any of our free minimalist wallpapers, including our love people |
| 0:17.8 | use things wallpapers for your smartphone or computer. Enjoy! |
| 0:30.0 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:36.1 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:40.5 | Every little thing that's just feeding your greed. |
| 0:45.3 | Oh, I bet that you'd be fine without it. |
| 0:49.2 | Hello everybody, welcome to the minimalist podcast. |
| 0:55.3 | We're rediscovered what it means to live a meaningful life. |
| 0:57.6 | With less, my name is Joshua Fields, Millburn, Ryan Niggadimus |
| 1:00.9 | is out on vacation today. So I found another person named Ryan. |
| 1:04.8 | And well, Ryan Holidays, here's the author of the brand new book Stillness |
| 1:08.9 | is the key. Ryan, thank you for being here today. |
| 1:11.1 | Yeah, thanks for having me. Today we're going to talk about Stillness, |
| 1:13.3 | we're going to talk about quietude, we're going to talk about |
| 1:15.8 | combating distractions, and we're going to talk about slowing |
| 1:19.4 | down with today's guest. And our first question is from Alex in North Dakota. |
| 1:26.1 | Hey guys, my name is Alex and I'm from my not North Dakota. |
| 1:29.9 | I am graduating from college in about six months and ultimately planning to |
| 1:34.0 | continue my education in a more meaningful way once I'm done. |
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