In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, we talk about holding on to boxes of sentimental items. Watch all 2 hours of episode 374 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
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Discussed in This Episode
- How do we find the strength to let go of significantly sentimental items or find the peace to keep them?
- How do we explain the value of our minimalist design aesthetic to those that consider it bland and boring?
- How do we address our obsession with toys into adulthood?
- What is T.K.’s “How Does That Thought Feel” game?
- How do we ensure we don’t become attached to interesting items we inherit?
- How do we live peacefully with loved ones who don’t practice minimalism?
- By what criteria do you consider someone a minimalist?
- Are there other methods for preserving the memories of items aside from photographing the items?
- What are “obligatory sentimental items”?
- Isn’t our reliance on the ‘rules’ of others simply a lack of our own discipline?
- What is your perspective regarding discipline?
- How do you record podcasts when much of your staff works and lives remotely?
- What does Joshua consider his latest failure?
- What is your take on the recent controversy regarding the Liver King?
- Why should anyone have compassion for Kanye West given his current hot takes?
- How do we convince loved ones that we truly don’t want physical gifts?
- How do we create effective boundaries that others actually recognize and respect?
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- Clinging prevents you from moving on.
- Minimalism exposes the beauty within the bones.
- Wisdom is found in the child, not their toys.
- Some things are cool, but it’s even cooler to let go.
- Peace is not acquired; peace is uncovered.
- The best way to dissatisfy yourself is to satisfy everyone else.
- A sentimental item that gets in the way is still clutter.
- Discipline is found within the boundaries.
- What’s best for me might be terrible for “we.”
- The solution is the problem; the problem is the solution.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “Happy Instead”
- Book: Everything That Remains
- Book: Minimalist Rulebook
- Instagram: Humans of Capitalism
- Listen: The Sound of Life
- Podcast: Minimalism Life
- Resources: The Minimalists
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- Website: Beulah
- Website: Minimalism Life
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