329 | Simple Pets
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
How many pets are too many? (13:03)
What is a puppy scam? (16:32)
What is genetic deletion? (18:02)
What is a healthy diet for pets? (20:39)
How do we ensure a superlative longevity for our pets’ lives? (26:30)
How do I address my spouse’s frustrations with a pet when I get value from the companionship and care of the pet but they do not? (28:32)
How much exercise does my pet need? (30:28)
How do we ensure we don’t become totally consumed by our pet guardian identities? (33:50)
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| 0:00.0 | every little thing you think that you need every little thing you think that you need everyday little thing that's just feeding your greed or I bet that you'll be fine without it |
| 0:25.6 | Hello everybody, welcome to the Minimalist Podcast or Rediscaus, what it means to live |
| 0:31.5 | a meaningful life. |
| 0:33.1 | With less, my name is Joshua Philz-Milber, and I'm Ryan Nicodemus, and together we are |
| 0:36.7 | the Minimalists. |
| 0:37.7 | What is the number one most requested topic that we have not covered on the Minimalist |
| 0:43.9 | Podcast? |
| 0:45.9 | Minimalist pets. |
| 0:46.9 | I gotta tell you, this question, we get variations of pet questions more than anything, |
| 0:53.4 | and we've waited 329 episodes. |
| 0:57.1 | So look no further, because today on the public podcast on this Minimal episode, that's exactly |
| 1:01.6 | what we're talking about. |
| 1:02.7 | We're talking about simple pets with Dr. Karen Shaw Becker and Rodney Habib, they're |
| 1:07.6 | the authors of this new book. |
| 1:09.0 | Let me hold it up if you're watching on YouTube. |
| 1:10.9 | It's called The Forever Dog. |
| 1:12.7 | We're gonna dive into the book, and then on this Thursday on the Minimalist Private Podcast, |
| 1:18.1 | we're gonna talk about how we've turned our cats and dogs into hoarders. |
| 1:21.5 | Isn't it true? |
| 1:24.2 | Rodney Karen, thank you both for being here, really appreciate it. |
| 1:26.6 | Thanks so much for having us. |
| 1:27.6 | It's excited to be here, man. |
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