262 | Materialism
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan talk about the high price of materialism, and they answer the following questions:
What is a ‘curative’? (02:43)
Why is it important to recognize our discontent? (06:52)
Is money entirely problematic? (07:38)
Why does it seem most of us continue to make terrible financial decisions when we’re poor? (16:18)
Do celebrities influence society with their bad habits? (17:22)
How do I strengthen my focus on minimalism to avoid materialism? (19:18)
How do I get my family’s buy-in regarding minimalism? (22:55)
Is it reasonable to be expected to pay to avoid materialistic ads? (26:03)
What should I do with stuff I love when I don’t have space available for it? (29:57)
What is our language problem? (30:12)
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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. |
| 0:06.3 | Da Minimalists. |
| 0:07.8 | Hmm. |
| 0:18.3 | Every little thing... |
| 0:20.3 | You think that you need. |
| 0:23.0 | Every little thing... |
| 0:25.0 | You think that you need. |
| 0:27.6 | Every little thing... |
| 0:29.4 | That you're feeding your greed. |
| 0:31.7 | Oh, I bet that you'll be fine without it. |
| 0:39.2 | Hello, Simpletons. |
| 0:40.8 | Welcome to The Minimalist Podcast. |
| 0:42.2 | We're going to discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:45.4 | My name is Joshua Fields-Milber. |
| 0:46.7 | And I'm Ryan Nicodemus. |
| 0:47.9 | And together we are the Minimalists. |
| 0:49.8 | Today we're going to talk about the high price of materialism. |
| 0:53.8 | Hmm. |
| 0:54.3 | You know Ryan, this Friday is Black Friday. |
| 0:57.8 | It is. |
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