488 | Nontransactable Goods

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

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists are joined by Dr. Orion Taraban to talk about loyalty, respect, grace, love, friendship, forgiveness, desire, honesty, and other nontransactable goods.

Discussed in this episode:

How can I stop clinging to the good relationship memories from the past if they make me feel miserable now? (2:35)

When is loyalty no longer worth it? (23:52)

Listener tip: Sensory sensitivity is linked to overstimulation. (55:41)

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 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 Earthing Studios in sunny California.
0:50.7	Yes, the sun is somewhere above those clouds, Malabama.
0:53.5	Very overcast today.
0:55.1	Hello, everybody.
1:01.1	Today we're talking about loyalty and respect and grace and love and friendship and forgiveness and other non-transactable goods.
1:04.9	Joining us in the studio to answer your questions is Dr. Orion Teraban.
1:09.4	Dr. Taraban is a clinical psychologist and the creator of
1:12.7	Psychax, a popular podcast and YouTube channel devoted to relationships and personal development.
1:19.1	He is also the author of The Value of Others. Coming up on this free public minimal episode,
1:25.2	a caller has a question about clinging to the good relationship
1:29.1	memories from the past that make him feel miserable in the present moment. And then we've got
1:35.2	a question about when loyalty is no longer worth it. That's followed by our right here,
1:40.0	right now segment and a listener tip. You can check out the maximal edition of episode 488.
1:46.0	That's the full three-hour excursion. We had quite the conversation with Dr. Orion
1:51.9	Taraband. You can check that out on Patreon. The link is in the description. When you subscribe,
1:56.8	you can listen to our private podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or your favorite podcast app.
2:03.2	Plus, you'll gain access to all of our archives all the way back to episode zero zero one.
2:09.0	That is a full decade of podcast archives.
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