293 | Starting Over
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan talk about how minimalism, in more ways than one, is about starting over with less, and they answer the following questions:
How do we start over? (00:00)
As I’m letting everything go and starting over, how do I explain it to my friends and family who think I am crazy or terminally ill? (05:25)
What advice do you have for those of us dealing with the stress and anxiety of being forced to start over professionally after being let go from our jobs? (09:06)
What is absolutely essential? (11:51)
What two questions should we ask ourselves when we’re considering a fresh start? (14:43)
How important is an emergency fund when you’re starting over? (15:46)
Is starting over simply a matter of considering a new direction? (16:23)
When you’re starting over from scratch and you realize you can’t do it alone, how do you get over your pride and ask others for help? (17:46)
What is the difference between enhancement and dependency? (19:38)
Why should we give money rather than loan money? (21:56)
When you’re starting over with nothing, how do you live without sentimental stuff in your life? (25:53)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Minimalists is brought to you by... |
| 0:02.7 | Nobody. |
| 0:03.7 | Because advertisements suck. |
| 0:05.7 | Don Minimalists. |
| 0:36.2 | Hello everybody. Welcome to The Minimalist Podcast. |
| 0:38.2 | We're going to discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:41.2 | My name is Joshua Fields-Milburn. |
| 0:42.7 | And I'm Ryan Nicodemus and together we are the Minimalists. |
| 0:45.2 | Dear listener, have you ever thought about getting rid of everything you ever owned? |
| 0:51.2 | Well, maybe not everything. |
| 0:52.7 | But in more ways than one, minimalism is really about starting over with less. |
| 0:58.2 | Now that can be a blank canvas, a blank slate. |
| 1:02.2 | Sure. |
| 1:03.2 | Like what we did with this new studio space for Anne. |
| 1:06.2 | Which by the way, if you're watching this on YouTube, you'll notice these backdrops. |
| 1:09.7 | We're building out this beautiful new studio. |
| 1:11.7 | We've already done three studio tours over at patreon.com slash the Minimalists. |
| 1:16.2 | If you want to check those out, we started out with a blank slate. |
| 1:19.7 | In fact, you hear it a lot with... |
| 1:22.2 | Well, with meditating in particular. |
| 1:24.7 | I remember when you and I were doing the waking up app together, |
| 1:27.2 | we brought Sam Harris in here and talked to him about it. |
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