386 | Not Minimalism
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists talk about what minimalism has to do with normal, everyday subjects like friendship, pets, history, meteorology, and entertainment. Listen to all 2 hours of episode 386 on The Minimalists Private Podcast: patreon.com/theminimalists
Discussed in this episode:
How can minimalism apply to most everyday topics? (01:54)
Why do most people believe minimalism only applies to physical items? (05:41)
What is epistemology? (08:51)
How do we help loved ones move on from fruitless pursuits? (16:54)
What is the difference between helping and supporting? (22:42)
Why do you have an issue with those that can afford expensive things? (25:31)
What does tire rubber have to do with minimalism? (32:02)
How is brainstorming related to minimalism? (33:32)
How do we get comfortable with bad ideas? (34:16)
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:20.0 | Every little thing, you think that's me |
| 0:24.0 | Every little thing, you think that's me |
| 0:28.0 | Every little thing, that's just feeding your greed |
| 0:33.0 | Oh, I bet that you'd be fine without it |
| 0:38.0 | Hello, everybody. Welcome to the minimalist podcast |
| 0:41.0 | where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less... |
| 0:44.0 | My name is Joshua Fields-Millburn |
| 0:46.0 | Ryan Nicodemus is on vacation this week |
| 0:48.0 | but don't worry, he'll be back next week in the meantime |
| 0:51.0 | We've got Malabama here |
| 0:53.0 | Hi, everybody |
| 0:54.0 | T.K. Coleman |
| 0:55.0 | What it is |
| 0:56.0 | We've got the rest of our team here in the studio as well |
| 0:58.0 | And coming up today on this free public and minimal episode |
| 1:01.0 | We're talking to a couple listeners about topics that seemingly have nothing to do with minimalism |
| 1:08.0 | We're calling this one not minimalism |
| 1:10.0 | Although you might find that they have a lot to do with minimalism |
| 1:14.0 | We also have an outstanding lightning round segment, a livestream question |
| 1:17.0 | and a listener tip for you |
| 1:19.0 | You can check out the full 2.5 hour maximal edition of episode 386 |
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