527 | Job Your Love
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists talk about finding work-life balance, knowing when it's time to leave a job that is emotionally exhausting, ergonomic home-office tips, why you don't want new things (and what you actually want instead), and much more!
Discussed in this episode:
How do I know when a job I love has become career clutter? (2:38)
When does the work you love get in the way of the life you love? (20:17)
Right Here, Right Now: The return of Simplehaven, and T.K.'s debate with Destiny. (45:11)
Listener Tip: Ergonomic home-office advice. (52:09)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Every little thing that you think that you think that you need |
| 0:24.2 | Every little thing you think that you need |
| 0:28.6 | Every little thing that's just feeding your greed |
| 0:33.5 | Oh I bet that you'd be fine without it. |
| 0:41.0 | Yes, hello everybody. |
| 0:43.0 | Welcome to The Minimalist Podcast, |
| 0:47.2 | where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:49.1 | My name is Joshua Fields Milburn, |
| 0:52.3 | and joining me here in beautiful West Hollywood, California, |
| 0:54.8 | is my good friend T.K. Coleman. |
| 0:56.9 | Hey, man, I'm smiling by choice. |
| 1:07.3 | There's Anthony DeMello's story that he tells about, like, I can't wait for this party to be over. |
| 1:11.2 | I'll be so happy when I can take this smile off my face. |
| 1:15.5 | Man, you're fresh off of a debate. |
| 1:16.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:28.7 | We'll talk about that on the right here right now segment. You did this amazing debate in our studio here yesterday with Destiny. A whole two and a half hour debate about morality. We'll talk about that. Also, |
| 1:34.3 | we'll talk about we've got our minimalist retreat coming back for 2026. It's a three-day event called Simple Haven in Ohio, California. Only 30 people. We had to sell out last time. |
| 1:40.2 | And we'll have 30 of you here in beautiful Southern California, |
| 1:45.1 | under the oak trees with us at the Ohio Art Center. |
| 1:48.6 | We're going to spend three days together. |
| 1:50.0 | We'll talk about that as well. |
| 1:51.0 | But coming up on this episode, |
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