495 | House on Fire

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

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists talk about letting go of sadness, replacing possessions after a natural disaster, swapping a smartphone for a dumb phone, understanding the downsides of home ownership, holding on to sentimental items for too long, asking loved ones for their attention, and much more.

Discussed in this episode:

How do I let go of my sadness after I was forced to let go of everything I own? (2:02)

If you were to lose everything in a natural disaster, what’s the first thing you would replace? (16:48)

Right Here, Right Now: “I Shouldn’t Have to Deal with This” is one of our most popular episodes of all time. (35:44)

Listener Tip: The Light Phone is a great way to add intentional friction to your life. (41:20)

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.
0:23.6	Every little thing you think that you need.
0:28.6	Every little thing that's just feeding your greed.
0:33.6	Oh, I bet that you'd be fine without it.
0:41.4	Yes, hello everybody.
0:47.4	Welcome to the minimalist podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less.
0:53.3	My name is Joshua Fields Milburn and joining me here at Earthing Studios in West Hollywood, California,
0:55.3	is my good friend T.K. Coleman.
1:01.0	Coming up on this free public minimal episode, a caller has a question about letting go of her sadness after she lost everything in a house fire. And then we've got a question about the first
1:06.5	thing that you might replace after a natural disaster. That's followed by our right here, right now segment
1:11.9	and a listener tip. You can check out the maximal edition of episode 495. That's the full two-hour
1:18.6	episode where we answer three times as many questions on Patreon. The link is in the description.
1:24.3	When you subscribe, you can listen to our private podcast episodes on Apple
1:27.6	Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Plus, you'll gain access to all of our podcast
1:33.0	archives all the way back to episode zero zero one. That is a full decade of archives. By the way,
1:40.4	big thanks to our patrons. Your support keeps our podcast 100% advertisement free because sing along and home, y'all.
1:49.0	Advertisement suck.
1:50.6	Let's start with our callers.
1:51.5	If you have a question or comment for our show, we'd love to hear from you.
1:54.1	Our phone number is 406-219-7-839.
1:57.5	Or you can email a voice recording to podcast at theminimalists.com.
2:02.6	Our first question today is from Jules.
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