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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 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists talk about the root cause of identity clutter, the best ways to celebrate while letting go, how to minimize the things you rarely use, some of our favorite memories from the last 500 episodes, and much more.

Discussed in this episode:

Why am I having trouble letting go of an old membership that I don’t use? (2:12)

What are our all-time favorite episodes of The Minimalists Podcast? (15:13)

Right Here, Right Now: The Minimalists will be at TEDxFargo on July 23. (39:46)

Listener tip: Three questions that will improve your social interactions. (42:31)

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	This podcast has bad words.
0:09.0	Every little thing 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 be fine without it.
0:41.4	Yes, hello everybody.
0:47.8	Welcome to the minimalist podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less.
0:56.6	My name is Joshua Fields Milburn and joining me here at Earthing Studios in West Hollywood, California, is my good friend T.K. Coleman. The Oracle of Oak Park is in the house.
0:58.9	Oh, man, it's time to celebrate today. Why? Because this is episode 500, y'all.
1:05.5	Yes, all right. Oh, yes. We've got a lot to talk about today. Coming up on this free public minimal episode,
1:11.8	a caller has a question about a specific item that is causing identity clutter in her life.
1:18.8	And then Ryan Nicodemus is back. He's going to join us for the lightning round to celebrate some of our favorite memories from the last 500 episodes. He's also going to join us on
1:29.6	page three to talk about how to declutter your home without completely losing the plot. As always,
1:36.2	you can find the full two-hour maximal edition of this episode where we answer three times as many
1:41.6	questions on Patreon. The link is in the description.
1:45.1	By the way, big thanks to our patrons.
1:47.0	Your support keeps our podcast 100% advertisement free
1:51.4	because sing along at home, y'all.
1:54.3	Advertisement suck.
1:56.1	500 episodes, not a single advertisement.
2:00.2	Let's start with our callers. If you have a question or comment
2:02.4	for our show, we'd love to hear from you. Our phone number is 406-219-7-839, or you can email a
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