255 | Relationship Rescue
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan talk about repairing and strengthening relationships during difficult times with comedian Josh Wolf, and they answer the following questions:
Is it possible that the global pandemic actually helped save some relationships? (01:20)
What are some good habits to adopt to save a relationship? (06:36)
What is ‘Object A’? (09:59)
How much is enough? (10:37)
What does it feel like to be satisfied? (13:13)
What is the difference between pleasure and joy? (15:32)
What is the ‘price of admission’? (19:50)
Has social media given us a false sense of self-importance? (22:35)
What is the difference between a recipe and a template? (24:05)
Is restricting a partner’s choices a reasonable solution to their staunch resistance to change? (24:45)
What is the value of stretching our comfort zone? (34:00)
How will I know when I’ve found ‘the one’? (36:02)
Do we set unrealistic expectations regarding relationships? (39:52)
Why do we often start relationships in an attempt to fix ourselves? (45:01)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Minimalists is brought to you by... |
| 0:02.8 | Nobody. |
| 0:03.5 | Because advertisements suck. |
| 0:05.8 | It's focused on backwards. |
| 0:08.0 | Hmm. |
| 0:30.0 | Just feeding your greed, oh I bet that you'd be fighting without it. |
| 0:39.5 | Hello everybody, welcome to The Minimalist Podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life. |
| 0:43.5 | With less, my name is Joshua Fields-Milburn. |
| 0:45.5 | And I'm Ryan Nicodemus and together we are the Minimalists. |
| 0:48.0 | Now we're supposed to have Kate Bauer here today. |
| 0:50.0 | She couldn't make it. |
| 0:51.0 | Kate, you look so pretty today. |
| 0:52.5 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:53.5 | I decided not to shame. |
| 0:56.0 | I think we're going to reschedule her. |
| 0:59.0 | We're here with Josh Wolf. |
| 1:00.0 | Josh, I wanted to talk to you about so much today. |
| 1:03.0 | This is a list of driven shows. |
| 1:04.0 | We've got some questions to dive into. |
| 1:06.0 | But I heard you say something fascinating recently. |
| 1:08.0 | By the way, you're a comedian. |
| 1:09.0 | Hi, I'm going to get into some of the comedy as well. |
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