479 | Garage Clutter

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

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

For the third episode in their five-part Household Clutter series, The Minimalists are joined by Dr. Julia Raz to talk about garage clutter, including the excess stuff that is hidden in basements, attics, sheds, and storage areas.

Discussed in this episode:

What boundaries can my family establish to minimize all the excess stuff in our garage, basement, attic, shed, and other storage spaces? (2:37)

How do you use your garage? (21:52)

Listener tip: Improve seasonal decorations by making them functional. (43:30)

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

Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast

Recorded at Earthing Studios.

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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.
0:56.9	Yes, thank you, Alabama. Hello, everybody. Today, for the third installment of our five-part household clutter series, we're talking about one of the most difficult clutter areas to deal with, garage clutter. Now, when I say garage clutter, I'm also referring to
1:03.9	our basements and attics and sheds and storage areas and any other space that has transformed into a repository of excess.
1:14.6	Join us in the studio to help minimize these overwhelming spaces is Dr. Julia Raz.
1:20.8	Dr. Roz is a professor with a Ph.D. in communication and the founder of Golden West organizing.
1:27.2	Coming up on this free public minimal episode,
1:29.6	a caller has a question about establishing boundaries
1:32.6	to help minimize all the excess stuff in her home.
1:36.8	And then we've got a question about the different ways
1:39.3	you can use your garage to produce a clutter-free life.
1:43.9	That's followed by our right here, right now segment and a listener tip.
1:47.4	You can check out the maximal edition of episode 479.
1:51.2	That's the full two-hour episode where we answer three times as many questions on Patreon.
1:56.6	The link is in the description.
1:57.9	And when you subscribe, you can listen to our private podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or your favorite podcast app.
2:05.9	Plus, you'll gain access to all of our archives all the way back to episode zero zero one.
2:11.2	That's a full decade of podcast archives.
2:13.4	By the way, big thanks to our patrons.
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