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The Minimalists

517 | Bad Thoughts

The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Leisure, Home & Garden

4.711.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists speak with Judah Smith about how other people's perception of us can be upsetting, the biggest things that send people into a mental spiral, advice for minimizing when you're stressed out, and much more.

Discussed in this episode:

Should I read my mother's diary after she dies? (2:25)

What sends you into a mental spiral? (20:17)

Right Here, Right Now: The Minimalist's new TEDx Talk, "Scrolling Is the New Smoking," is live! (41:18)

Listener Tip: Clearing the external clutter often helps with the mental clutter. (48:02)

Have a question for the show? Call 406-219-7839 or email a voice memo to podcast@themins.com.

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 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.

0:39.3

Hello, simpletons.

0:41.2

Welcome to the minimalist podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less.

0:47.0

My name is Joshua Fields Milburn, and joining me here at Earthing Studios is my good friend, T.K. Coleman.

0:54.1

Hey, hey, hey, goodness gracious. Today we're joined by

0:58.1

one of our most compelling guests. He's a New York Times bestselling author and a gifted

1:03.7

public speaker, his newest book, which he co-wrote with his therapist. Can you believe that?

1:08.9

What a concept. It's called Bad Thoughts. Please welcome back to the show,

1:13.6

our returning champion, Judith Smith's here. I'm so happy to be here.

1:21.1

Judah, welcome back. Thank you. A year ago, you were here, and it was a different world for us.

1:26.6

We were taking a break from social media at the time.

1:28.8

We're going to talk about that coming up here in a bit. But first, I thought we'd get into our callers here in a moment because we're talking about how other people's perception of us can be upsetting.

1:39.3

We're going to talk about some of the biggest things that send people into a mental spiral. We've got some advice for

1:45.2

minimizing when you're stressed out and much, much more. Also, on page three, we'll hear some

1:50.9

experts what they have to say about how to organize all the boomer junk you've inherited.

1:57.5

Let's start with our callers. If you have a question or comment for our show, we'd love to hear

2:00.6

from you. Our phone number, 406, 219, 7- callers. If you have a question or comment for our show, we'd love to hear from you.

2:00.9

Our phone number, 406, 219, 7839, or you can email a voice recording right from your phone

2:07.1

to podcast at The Minimalists.com. Let us know if you're a Patreon subscriber so we can prioritize your message.

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