2152: How Space Influences What We Buy by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Minimalism & Simple Living

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🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist talks about how space influences what we buy Episode 2152: How Space Influences What We Buy by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Minimalism & Simple Living Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/space/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com 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	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 2152,
0:05.0	How Space Influences What We Buy by Joshua Becker of BecomingMinimalist.com
0:10.8	and I'm Justin Malik. Happy Monday and welcome back to Optimal Living Daily or the OLD podcast
0:16.8	where I read to you from some of the best blogs I can find and get permission from.
0:20.9	And we're going to get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:23.9	How Space Influences What We Buy by Joshua Becker of BecomingMinimalist.com
0:36.0	Break one cookie into two pieces for a three-year-old and you'll be surprised how they react.
0:41.7	It's magical for them as they see one treat transform into two.
0:46.2	More is always more for them. Their pleasure has been doubled.
0:50.5	Children around this age are unable to understand conservation.
0:54.5	As kids get older they begin to develop the capacity to understand that taller glasses of water
0:59.9	don't necessarily mean more volume than wider cups.
1:03.7	You can't cheap out and multiply how many cookies they're getting by breaking them up either.
1:08.0	It's an interesting study in human psychology.
1:10.5	As adults we can smile at these tricks of the mind.
1:14.1	We have learned to reason and critically evaluate much of the world around us.
1:18.0	And we're certainly too smart to fall for these sorts of mind games aren't we?
1:22.0	Not so fast.
1:23.6	Despite our experiences and understanding of the world,
1:26.9	we still remain fallible to manipulations of perception,
1:30.8	but this time, on grander scales.
1:33.6	For example, research has found that we tend to fill our plates no matter how large they are.
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