339 | Escaping the Excess

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

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists talk about the many shapes and sizes of excess, including stuff, debt, screen time, commitments, and emotional clutter, and they answer the following questions:

When is something considered excessive? (03:32)

What are the three ways to gain acceptance? (11:52)

How do we encourage others to break away from the excessive pursuits that are causing them to feel perpetually overwhelmed? (14:40)

What is “POMO”? (15:07)

How do I ensure my daily schedule doesn’t become excessive, and how do I best organize my time management tools to achieve that goal? (18:46)

How do I stay focused on my obligations and responsibilities when my emotional clutter is constantly distracting me? (25:01)

What is your perspective regarding personality? (32:22)

How do I cut down on excessive screen time? (47:28)

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0:00.0	music
0:27.0	Hello everybody, welcome to the Minimalist podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life.
0:32.5	With less, my name is Joshua Fields-Milburn and I'm Ryan Nicodemus and together we are the Minimalists.
0:37.8	Nothing exceeds like excess.
0:40.8	I remember that old saying.
0:43.3	No, I don't.
0:44.3	No, I don't.
0:45.3	No, I don't.
0:46.3	No, nothing exceeds like success.
0:49.3	Like success.
0:50.3	Of course, excess comes in many shapes and sizes, excess stuff, excess debt, excess screen time and commitments and emotional clutter.
0:59.9	With all the advertisements and stimuli we see every day, it feels like we're constantly drinking from the fire hose of excess.
1:10.1	What excesses do you battle with in your own life?
1:13.6	Today on the Minimalist podcast, Ryan and I, we're going to talk about escaping the excess.
1:20.9	Then this Thursday on the Minimalist Private Podcast, we're going to talk about the pros and cons of asceticism.
1:27.9	We'll also discuss the path of aloneness and several reasons we as a society are addicted to accumulation.
1:38.2	You can check that out at patreon.com slash the Minimalist. Your support keeps our podcast and YouTube channel 100% advertisement free because advertisement suck.
1:49.5	Before we get to our first question, Ryan, our good friend T.K. Coleman was supposed to be here today.
1:56.5	Unfortunately, a couple days before flying out here to be on the podcast for his 11th appearance, he was hit by a car.
2:07.7	No, man, that's crazy. He and his wife were out doing their evening walk, walking across the street, someone turns left.
2:14.3	He's sort of walking on the outside to protect Michelle and car just hits him.
2:21.0	And he goes on top of it and then goes on to the ground. He's all scraped up beat up and concocted appeared because when the EMTs arrive, they're asking in his name.
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