2060: Reasons I Don't Own a TV by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists on Minimalism & Creative Pursuits

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🗓️ 1 August 2021

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Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists shares why he doesn't own a TV. Episode 2060: Reasons I Don't Own a TV by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists on Minimalism & Creative Pursuits Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. The original post is located here: https://www.theminimalists.com/tv Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for small businesses. Get 3 months free once you run your first payroll with our link: Gusto.com/OLD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2060.
0:03.0	Reasons I Don't Own A TV by Joshua Fields Milburn of TheMinimalist.com
0:07.9	and I'm your narrator Justin Mollick, the guy that reads to you every single day of the year.
0:11.8	We have a bunch of shows covering different topics,
0:14.2	just search for Optimal Living Daily in the podcast app of your choice,
0:17.8	or pretty much anywhere you get your audio online,
0:20.4	and follow or subscribe for free to listen to a lot more articles being narrated for you.
0:25.4	And I'll see you another post from Joshua of the Minimalist as we optimize your life.
0:30.6	Reasons I Don't Own A TV by Joshua Fields Milburn of TheMinimalist.com
0:40.2	What? You don't own a TV? Why?
0:43.3	That's the question I get often.
0:45.0	And the answer is simple, because I'd watch it a lot.
0:49.6	You see, I really enjoy television.
0:51.7	It's easy to watch, it's passive,
0:54.0	it's entertaining at times, and I don't have to do much work,
0:57.5	unless you consider pushing the buttons on the remote to be work.
1:00.9	But there are many other important things I can do with my life,
1:03.5	and so the costs drastically outweigh the benefits.
1:07.4	Money.
1:08.8	Sure, there are the monetary costs associated with television viewing.
1:12.6	There is the TV itself, which can cost up to a few thousand dollars.
1:17.1	I have a friend who has eight flat screen TVs in his house,
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