485 | Small Things
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists talk about the small things that feel like a big deal to let go of.
Discussed in this episode:
Do I count my straws, screws, and old paperwork separately when playing the 30-Day Minimalism Game? (2:07)
What small things turn into big problems? (18:09)
Listener tip: Preserving the memories of loved ones after they’re gone. (44:21)
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. |
| 0:43.9 | You're listening to The Minimalist Podcast with Joshua Fields Milburn and T.K. Coleman, |
| 0:47.3 | recorded live at Irthing Studios in Sunny, California. |
| 0:50.8 | Yes, the sun is back. Thank you, Malabama. |
| 0:57.1 | Hello, everybody. Today we're talking about the small things that feel like a big deal to let go of. |
| 1:04.1 | Coming up on this free public minimal episode, a caller has a question about the best way to count the things he's getting rid of. |
| 1:08.4 | And then we've got a question about the small things that turn into big problems. |
| 1:12.0 | That's followed by our right here, right now, segment, and a listener tip. |
| 1:15.6 | You can check out the maximal edition of episode 485. |
| 1:21.3 | That's the full two-hour episode where we answer three times as many questions on Patreon. |
| 1:23.0 | The link is in the description. |
| 1:28.5 | When you subscribe, you can listen to our private podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, your favorite podcast app, or you can listen on the Patreon |
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| 1:34.9 | Plus, you'll gain access to all of our archives, all the way back to episode zero, zero one. |
| 1:40.8 | And that is a full decade of podcast archives. |
| 1:44.5 | By the way, big thanks to our patrons. |
| 1:46.0 | Your support keeps our podcast 100% advertisement free |
| 1:50.1 | because saying along at home, y'all, |
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