491 | The Beauty of Uncertainty

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

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists talk about the surprising beauty of uncertainty, and they wish a fond farewell to a beloved team member.

Discussed in this episode:

If I feel stuck at work, what path should I choose to help alleviate my career uncertainty? (2:13)

How do you know whether it’s time for a change in your life? (25:04)

Right Here, Right Now: Malabama’s final episode. (36:21)

Listener tip: Everything you do is an underfulfillment of your potential to someone else. (42:02)

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.
0:56.1	Yes, thank you, Alabama. Hello, everybody. Today is a very special podcast episode. Not only are we talking about the surprising beauty of uncertainty, but it's also Malabama's last week in California. And we're going to
1:03.5	talk about that toward the end of page one. But first, coming up on this free public minimal
1:08.0	episode, a caller has a quandary about feeling stuck at work. And then we've
1:13.3	got a question about knowing when it's time for a change in your life. And that's followed by our
1:18.1	right here, right now segment with Malabama and a listener tip. You can check out the maximal
1:23.5	edition of episode 491. That's the full two-hour episode where we answer three times as many
1:29.9	questions on Patreon. The link is in the description. When you subscribe, you can listen to our
1:34.7	private podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or your favorite podcast app. Plus, you'll gain
1:40.8	access to all of our archives, all the way back to the very first episode of this podcast.
1:46.2	It's a full decade of podcast archives.
1:49.7	By the way, big thanks to our patrons.
1:51.5	Your support keeps our podcast 100% advertisement free because sing along at home, y'all.
1:58.7	Advertisements suck.
1:59.9	Let's start with our callers.
2:01.0	If you have a question or a comment for our show, we'd love to hear from you.
2:04.0	Give us a call.
2:04.6	Our phone number is 406-219, or you can email a voice recording to podcast at theminimalists.com.
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