3099: 13 Overrated Virtues by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists on Minimalism & Personal Development

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🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3099: Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists.com reevaluates commonly celebrated virtues in "13 Overrated Virtues," challenging the conventional wisdom that holds them in high regard. Millburn's insightful critique reveals how these virtues, when misapplied or taken to extremes, can undermine personal relationships and detract from living a values-aligned life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.theminimalists.com/virtues/ Quotes to ponder: "Loyalty at the expense of integrity is detrimental to a relationship." "When in doubt, 'I don’t know' are the three most freeing words we can utter." "We are at our best when we are smart enough not to rely on [empathy], but to draw instead upon a more distanced compassion." Episode references: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion/dp/0062339338 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.2	It's a minimalist Monday edition of optimal living daily episode 3099.
1:07.0	13 Overrated Virtues by Joshua Fields Milburn of the Minimalists.com and I'm your narrator Justin Molleck. We're going to jump right into our next article
1:16.8	today as we optimize your life.
1:20.0	13 overrated virtues by Joshua Fields-Milburn of the Minimalists.com.
1:30.0	After surveying the most pertinent qualities of worthwhile relationships, we must also consider
1:34.9	the virtues we've been acculturated to believe are noble, but are often overrated.
1:40.8	Number one, loyalty.
1:43.0	Yes, it is important to be loyal to loved ones, but loyalty alone is typically misguided
1:49.4	and may even degrade your relationships by creating a smoke screen between rationality and reality.
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