Courtney Carver on Simple Living

Three Rules

Matt D'Avella

Advice, Entrepreneurship, Education, Self-improvement, Business, Documentary, Selfhelp, Howto, Health & Fitness, Tv, Health, Self-help

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🗓️ 21 February 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Courtney Carver is an author & blogger at Be More With Less. I first met Courtney back in 2014 while filming my first feature-length documentary Minimalism. In the film she talks about her minimalist fashion challenge called Project 333 in which she challenges her readers to wear only 33 items of clothing for 3 months.

"Doubt, fear and every negative emotion is a part of creativity."

Today we take the conversation one step further and talk about the ways which simplicity can have profound impacts on your life from the inside out. We also discuss the business side of things, turning your blog into a business & the myth of job security.

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0:00.0	I think for any change to stick, your heart has to believe you. It has to believe that you're making these changes for more than just superficial reasons or because you think it's what other people expect you to do. I'm not saying you can't benefit from simply decluttering your countertops, but for it to be a
0:24.0	permanent, long-lasting change, especially when we're talking about things like not bringing more
0:29.0	things into the house, stop shopping, that kind of thing. Those are big changes for people. That has to be
0:36.2	inside out stuff. That's Courtney Carver. You might
0:40.1	recognize her from a little documentary that was released in 2016 called Minimalism. That's right.
0:46.3	That was my documentary. I made it. It was amazing to be able to catch up with her. You might also
0:52.2	recognize her from her books, from her blog posts.
0:56.6	She's got a great blog called Be More with Less, or maybe you've even participated in one of her
1:02.0	minimalist challenges. Apart from her blog, she's probably most known for Project 333 or Project
1:09.0	333. I'm not exactly sure which one it is. I've heard people say it
1:12.6	both ways. Probably should have asked her when she was here. But anyway, it's this challenge.
1:17.8	She challenges you to wear 33 items for three months. And that includes jewelry, that includes
1:22.5	shoes, and includes everything else that you would otherwise put on your body. And it is challenging, but it's swept across the world.
1:31.3	There's been so many people that have gotten value out of it.
1:34.3	It's helped people think about their lives in a different way and the things that they consume
1:39.3	primarily what's in their closet.
1:41.3	So yeah, like I said, it was great to catch up with Courtney. This is the first
1:45.7	time that I got to link up with her since the film. And we talk about the influence of advertising.
1:52.9	We talk about turning your blog into a business and the myth of job security. Today we also
2:00.0	answer a couple of the first ever audience questions.
2:03.0	You've been sending your questions in over the past couple months,
2:05.8	and it's been amazing to hear from you
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