243 | Negative People
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan talk about why we are addicted to negativity, gossip, and other disempowering emotions and behaviors; what we can do to improve or walk away from negative situations; and they answer the following questions:
How do I tactfully address disrespectful family members? (01:59)
How do I handle welcome and unwelcome teasing from others? (03:56)
How do I manage the offensive behavior of others? (05:12)
How do I stand up for myself with loved ones? (08:40)
How do I address a toxic relationship with a superior at work when using HR is not an option? (13:53)
What is the difference between immoral and illegal? (15:21)
How do I recognize when I’ve reached the breaking point at my job? (15:47)
How do I appropriately address people who constantly judge me and overstep boundaries? (25:04)
How do I establish appropriate boundaries with others? (25:27)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Minimalist is brought to you by... |
| 0:02.6 | Nobody. |
| 0:03.6 | Because advertisements suck. |
| 0:05.6 | It's focused on backwards. |
| 0:08.0 | Hmm. |
| 0:30.0 | Let's just feed in your greed, or I bet that you'd be fine without it. |
| 0:37.0 | Hello, Symboltons. |
| 0:41.0 | Welcome to The Minimalist Podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful |
| 0:44.6 | life with less. |
| 0:46.0 | My name is Joshua Fields-Milber. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm Ryan Nicodemus, and together we are the Minimalists. |
| 0:50.0 | Now Ryan, we talked for a long time last week with Jamie Kielstein about toxic people. |
| 0:55.0 | Yes. |
| 0:56.0 | And we had so many questions. |
| 0:57.0 | I thought we'd do a sort of follow-up. |
| 0:58.0 | It's a standalone episode. |
| 0:59.0 | You don't have to go back and listen to that one. |
| 1:00.7 | I certainly would recommend it. |
| 1:02.4 | It's one of my favorite episodes we've ever done. |
| 1:04.3 | It's great. |
| 1:05.3 | And also the maximal episode to that is top two Patreon episodes we've ever done. |
| 1:10.6 | Private podcast episodes. |
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