There is no minimalist rule book.

Well, until now, the minimalist have created 16 rules for living with less, a free ebook,

which you can download right now at theminimilists.com slash resources.

Enjoy.

I'd love to hear an expert discuss how the stoic practice of imagining the worst possible

outcomes can help prepare us to deal with tragedy before it happens.

This reminds me of my grandfather, you always say this, and I actually do practices sometimes.

It's like if you're hesitant to do something, think about the worst possible outcome, and

if you can handle that outcome, go ahead and do it.

I don't think that works 100% for me, but yeah, I think that's what my grandpa was saying

is very similar to TEEX question here.

Well, I think it kind of goes back to something we were talking about earlier in the podcast,

and that is mortality salience, right?

So what's the worst possible thing that could happen to anyone?

Someone you love dying.

I think about that all day every day.

I really do.

I start with the people I love the most, and then move into my next circle, and then my

next circle, and of course my animals are in there.

I'm away from my animals, and I think to myself, I thought to myself this morning I have

a goat I love named Marta, and Marta is my little sweetheart, and I thought what is

something happens to her.

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