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The Minimalists

244 | Fashion Obsession

The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn

Finances, Home & Garden, Leisure, Mental Health, Minimalism, Contribution, Passion, Minimalists, Health & Fitness, Decluttering, Philosophy, Health, Relationships, Growth, Simple, Society & Culture

4.711.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2020

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Joshua and Ryan talk about our obsessions with trends and fashion, as well as dissect our infatuation with clothing, style, and shoes with the founder of PreachersNSneakers, Tyler Jones, and they answer the following questions:

How did PreachersNSneakers start? (02:11)

Is the current hip wardrobe of many modern religious leaders simply the new version of wearing the ‘Sunday best’? (11:10)

Is it problematic for modern religious leaders to promote and sell church-branded swag? (13:44)

Is it acceptable for religious leaders to wear expensive clothing that was gifted or donated to them? (14:40)

Can function be separated from form? (16:20)

How concerned should we be about the message our appearance communicates? (18:20)

Would Jesus wear expensive, fashionable clothing? (23:52)

How do I purchase clothing intentionally without becoming obsessed with it afterward? (26:10)

Is our culture influencing our possession obsession? (27:40)

How do I select clothing that can serve multiple purposes in a seasonal climate? (34:42)

Is it helpful to employ delayed gratification to curb our shopping? (38:50)

Is it best to search for items that are multi-functional with a durable style? (40:41)

How do I develop my own personal style so I’m not adversely influenced by advertising? (43:30)

Are we essentially paying companies to use our bodies as walking billboards? (43:43)

Are Kanye West’s presidential aspirations questionable? (49:50)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode of The Minimalist is brought to you by...

0:02.4

...Nobody.

0:03.3

Because advertisements suck.

0:05.5

It's focused on backwards.

0:07.5

Hmm.

0:30.0

I'm just feeding your greed, oh I bet that you'd be fine without it.

0:39.3

Hello everybody, welcome to The Minimalist Podcast.

0:41.4

We'll be discussing what it means to live a meaningful life with less.

0:44.3

My name is Joshua Phil Timilburn.

0:45.7

And I'm Ryan Nicodemus and together we are the Minimalists.

0:48.2

Today we're going to talk about our obsessions.

0:50.8

Our obsessions with trends and fashion.

0:53.2

And we're going to dissect our infatuation with clothing and style and also shoes.

1:00.3

And we're going to do that with today's guest.

1:02.5

Now it's Tyler Jones, although Tyler isn't your name Tyler.

1:06.1

It's not, no and it's a terrible fake name as well.

1:09.1

That's me for now.

1:11.5

So I want to dive into this.

1:12.7

So you started this Instagram account called Preachers and Sneakers.

1:15.7

Yes.

1:16.3

And if you're watching this on YouTube right now you'll notice that you can't see Tyler's face

1:20.9

because he is this anonymous person behind Preachers and Sneakers.

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