475 | Going Without

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

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists talk about going without the things that get in the way.

Discussed in this episode:

How do I let go of my phone distractions to be more productive? (1:46)

What’s one thing you’d like to go without this year? (21:21)

What happened when The Minimalists were recently hacked? (30:50)

Will The Minimalists return to social media after going without for a year? (37:03)

Listener reflection: the less you want, the more satisfied you are. (50:07)

Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists

Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast

Recorded at Earthing Studios.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Every little thing that you think that you think that you need.
0:24.8	Every little thing you think that you need.
0:29.5	Every little thing that's just feeding your greed.
0:33.9	Oh, I bet that you'd be fine without it.
0:47.1	You're listening to The Minimalist Podcast with Joshua Fields Milburn and T.K. Coleman, recorded live at Irthing Studios in Sunny, California.
0:55.8	Yes, thank you, Alabama. Hello, everybody. Coming up on this free public minimal episode, a caller has a question about intentionally going without some of the things that distract her and then we've got a question about the one thing
1:01.0	that you'd like to go without this year also the things that we've gone without in the past we'll be
1:06.0	talking about that that's follow by our right here right now segment is a very special right here
1:10.6	right now segment you could check out the maximal edition of episode 475. That's the full
1:16.1	two-hour episode where we answer three times as many questions on Patreon. The link is down in the
1:22.2	description. By the way, big thanks to our patrons. Your support keeps our podcast 100%
1:27.0	advertisement free because sing
1:29.3	along at home, y'all. Advertisement suck. Let's start with our callers. If you have a question
1:34.1	or comment for our show, we'd love to hear from you. Just give us a call. Our phone numbers
1:37.7	406-219-7-839, or you can email a voice recording right from your phone to podcast at theminimalists.com.
1:46.7	Our first question today is from Carolyn.
1:49.7	Hello, minimalist. This is Carolyn from San Diego. I'm a Patreon subscriber.
1:55.3	We met on your most recent tour when you guys were down south. And I just want to thank you for the positive impact you've
2:02.7	had on my life in the coming year i'd really like to go without the mindless distractions that have
2:11.3	infiltrated my days the games on my phone, the YouTube videos,
2:20.3	the distractions that are primarily connected to my phone.
2:25.3	So I've never thought of myself as lazy or unmotivated,
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