2696: [Part 1] Minimalism by Mark Manson

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🗓️ 18 March 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Mark Manson shares his thoughts on minimalism. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 2696: [Part 1] Minimalism by Mark Manson Mark Manson was a full-time professional dating coach for men from 2008 until 2011. Sick of the industry, he wrote his first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, and changed the name and focus of his business to address broader self-development topics for men. The book took off, selling tens of thousands of copies. As he branched out into deeper issues of masculinity, self-worth, and the changing cultural landscape, the site grew. By 2013, he had begun writing about larger cultural issues — gender relations, happiness, ambition, life purpose, and cultural perspectives he had gathered while living in various countries around the world. Despite the fact that the business was still directed at men, thousands of women began reading and asking for advice as well. That same year, he made the leap to his own site and domain, broadening the demographics of his audience. The site exploded, garnering millions of views each month. Check out his book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F--- on his site or Amazon. The original post is located here: https://markmanson.net/minimalism 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	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2696, Minimalism Part 1 by Mark Manson of Mark Manson.net
0:08.4	and I'm your narrator just a malloc reading you blogs every single day of the year.
0:12.8	Now today's article is a little longer than normal so read the first half now and then
0:16.2	finish up the rest tomorrow.
0:18.1	So that was get right to Part 1 as we optimize your life.
0:26.1	This is everything I own, a MacBook Pro, an iPad, an unlocked iPhone, 7 shirts, 2 pairs
0:39.1	of jeans, 2 jackets, 1 coat, 1 sweater, 2 pairs of shoes, a suitcase, a backpack, some
0:46.3	gym shorts, bathroom stuff, socks and underwear.
0:50.1	That's it.
0:51.2	Everything I own can be easily packed into a small suitcase and moved within 30 minutes.
0:56.3	There's nothing that I want that I don't already own and this is despite owning a six-figure
1:00.6	internet business.
1:02.4	In Fight Club, Tyler Durden made the bold claim, quote,
1:06.1	The things you own end up owning you end quote.
1:09.7	Although I think that's true, I'm not going to be a zealot here and try to convince you
1:12.9	to throw away all of your possessions and go live on a mountain or something.
1:16.8	Obviously you have a life and a home, perhaps a family and needs and a radical shift in
1:22.3	lifestyle wouldn't be practical for many of you.
1:25.1	I live in a new country every three months, run my entire life from my laptop and rent
1:30.4	furnished apartments everywhere I go.
1:32.7	I realize that's not a typical luxury.
1:35.5	But what I am going to try to convince you is that you probably don't need as much of
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