The Minimalists, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2016

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus have been through a lot together. They grew up together in Dayton, Ohio, both in families that struggled to make ends meet. They went on to climb the corporate ladder together and both made a comfortable living. So when Josh discovered minimalism, a practice in which you rid yourself of excess stuff to focus on personal happiness, it wasn't long before Ryan joined him. Today, the two childhood friends live in Montana and host a podcast, a website and have a film called "Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things," all devoted to capturing their minimalism experiences and to help others discover the practice.

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1:24.6	I guess this time we're doing a little bit of an experiment. The guests are in Mizzula,
1:29.7	Montana. This is the first time we're actually doing an interview remotely. These guys are
1:36.0	known as the minimalists. You might have heard of them. They have a very popular podcast.
1:40.7	They also have a documentary called Minimalism, a documentary about the important things.
1:45.6	Their names are Joshua Fields, Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus. These guys grew up together.
1:50.7	They were living a typical American life filled with a lot of striving and career ambition,
1:56.8	which I can certainly relate to. I'm sure a lot of you can relate to. They made a very
2:02.4	radical decision. Part of that, of course, was given that we're having them on this podcast.
2:08.3	Part of that, of course, involves some meditation. Without further ado, here they are.
2:13.8	Gentlemen, thanks for doing this. Absolutely. Thanks for having us. Yeah, it's a pleasure
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