425 | Behind What We Buy

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

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists speak with Marcus Collins, author of For the Culture, about the pernicious forces of corporate marketing. Watch all 2 hours of episode 425 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

Discussed in this episode:

How can I reconcile being a minimalist with my corporate marketing job? (02:15)

Have we become superficial because everyone is trying to sell us something? (30:09)

What do The Minimalists think about “buy nothing” challenges? (40:58)

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0:00.0	The Every little thing you think that you need every little thing you think that you need every little thing
0:27.0	that you need every little thing that's just feeding your greed oh I bet that you'll be fine without it.
0:37.0	You're listening to the minimalist podcast with Joshua Fields Milburn and T.K. Coleman
0:42.0	Thank you, Malabama.
0:43.0	Hello everybody.
0:45.0	Today on the show, what a treat we have for you.
0:48.0	We are joined by Marcus Collins, an award-winning marketer
0:52.0	with one foot in the world of practice.
0:54.5	He served as the chief strategy officer at Wyden and Kennedy, and he also has one foot
0:59.8	in the world of academia.
1:02.3	He's the marketing professor at the Ross School of
1:05.3	Business at the University of Michigan. He's also the author of a new book which is
1:10.0	called For the Culture, the power behind what we buy, what we do, and who we want to be.
1:17.0	Coming up on this free public minimal episode, a caller has a question about wanting a marketing job that does not align with her values.
1:27.0	We're going to talk a lot about marketing and values and so much more.
1:31.0	Then we've got our lightning round segment of FAMS question and a listener tip for you.
1:35.4	You can check out the full two hour maximal edition of episode 425 where we answer five times the questions and we dive deep into several simple
1:45.8	living segments. That private podcast episode is out right now at
1:49.4	Patreon.com slash the minimalist. your support keeps our podcast and
1:54.5	YouTube channel 100% advertisement free because sing along at home y'all
2:00.9	advertisement suck let's start with our callers. If you got a question or a
2:05.4	comment for our show give us a call for 0 6 2197839 or email a voice
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