487 | Frustrations

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

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists get brutally honest about the people, places, and things that frustrate the hell out of us.

Discussed in this episode:

What can I do if my sister is so upset with me that she refuses to communicate? (2:17)

What frustrating expectations do your family, friends, or coworkers have of you? (18:28)

Listener tip: Considerately letting go of kids’ clothes and toys. (41:33)

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.
0:47.0	You're listening to The Minimalist Podcast with Joshua Fields Milburn and T.K. Coleman, recorded live at Irthing Studios in sunny California.
0:50.0	Oh, it's frustrating how sunny it is today.
0:50.8	So bright.
0:52.9	Oh, I'm so frustrated.
0:54.2	Thank you, Alabama.
0:55.6	Hello, everybody.
1:02.5	Today on the show, we're talking about the people, places, and things that frustrate the hell out of us.
1:10.7	Coming up on this free public minimal episode, a caller has a question about her sister who is so upset that she refuses to talk to her.
1:15.0	And then we've got a question about the frustrating expectations that your family,
1:17.4	friends, and coworkers have of you.
1:20.9	That's followed by our right here, right now segment, and a listener tip.
1:24.8	You can check out the maximal edition of episode 487.
1:30.2	That's the full two-hour episode where we answer three times as many questions on Patreon.
1:35.5	The link is in the description. When you subscribe, you can listen to our private podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or your favorite podcast app. Plus, you'll gain access to all of our
1:41.6	archives all the way back to episode zero zero one that's a
1:45.3	full decade of podcast archives by the way big thanks to our patrons your support keeps our
1:51.0	podcast 100% advertisement free because sing along at home y'all advertisements suck and they're so
1:59.0	freaking frustrating we'll talk about that on the the sucky ad segment on page three.
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