In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, we talk about getting rid of things even if you think they won’t add value to others. Watch all 2 hours of episode 411 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
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Discussed in This Episode
- What can I do with my items that I think won’t add value to others?
- How can I opt-out of my workplace’s themed dress-up days?
- Do we become lonely if we lose material things?
- How can I cultivate a sense of freedom from stuff?
- Is it fair to compare doing recreational drugs to wearing green pants?
- Would The Minimalists ever consider living off-grid?
- Why do The Minimalists put out so much content?
- Where can I learn more about minimalist meetup groups?
- What can we do about people who make us feel inadequate?
- Have you ever seen a $250,000 handbag?
- What should I do with my old power cords and cables?
- What does it look like when kids insist their parents hang on to their childhood possessions?
- Why do we love this Patron’s minimalist dorm room?
- Why do humans spend so much time on “stuff”?
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- When a house is full of junk, it is no longer a home—it is a landfill with four walls.
- Hold your preferences loosely, because every preference comes prepacked with a cost.
- If you don’t like it, you don’t have to do it.
- There are better ways to signal your worth than soon-to-be-worthless material possessions.
- Anyone who says you can’t compare apples and oranges doesn’t understand comparisons (or fruit).
- Where you live isn’t as important as why you live there.
- It is possible to value a thing without depending on it.
- Everything you own can fit in three piles: essential, nonessential, and junk.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: Halftribe, “Are We There Yet”
- Article: Like Henry David Thoreau, but with Wi-Fi
- Play: 30-Day Minimalism Game
- Resource: Values Worksheet
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- Website: Minimalist.org
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