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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

4.7 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Joshua and Ryan talk about our constant search for meaning, purpose, and significance; they discuss ways we can rethink spirituality, sex, and death with author Jamie Wheal; and they answer the following questions:

What is “meaning”? (01:04)

Why do we always seem to look for shortcuts? (03:57)

What are heuristics? (05:30)

What constitutes a true nihilist? (13:39)

Is awareness a curse? (16:55)

Once we find meaning in life, do we have a duty to help others find meaning as well? (18:25)

What is the difference between being selfish and being self-centered? (20:01)

What is the Hedonic treadmill? (25:19)

What is the difference between narcissism and nihilism? (27:29)

What is rapture ideology? (35:35)

How does one find meaning after a close loved one has passed and they are struggling to deal with the passing? (40:43)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Minimalist is brought to you by...
0:02.7	Nobody.
0:03.7	Because advertisements suck.
0:06.2	It's focused on backwards.
0:08.2	Hmm.
0:09.2	Music
0:36.2	Hello everybody.
0:37.2	I'm Ryan Nicodemus and we are the Minimalist.
0:39.2	Today we're here with Jamie Wheel, author of the brand new book.
0:42.2	We capture the rapture.
0:44.2	Jamie, thank you for joining us today.
0:46.2	Thanks for having me guys.
0:48.2	Well I'm holding up the book here for YouTube.
0:50.2	Folks are watching this on YouTube.
0:52.2	Otherwise you can find it in the show notes if you're listening to this.
0:55.2	Jamie we have so much to talk about today.
0:57.2	So we're going to talk about our constant search for meaning, purpose, and purpose.
1:01.2	So we're going to talk about the content of the video.
1:04.2	We're going to talk about our constant search for meaning, purpose, and significance.
1:09.2	We're going to...
1:10.2	The title of your book, rethinking God's sex and death in a world that has lost its mind.
1:18.2	We're going to talk about that.
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