In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, we speak with Erwin Raphael McManus about the upsides and downsides of changing your mind, finding the motivation to pursue your dreams, and more. Watch all 2 hours of episode 418 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
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Discussed in This Episode
- Why is it difficult for us to change our minds?
- How can I rekindle the motivation to pursue my dreams?
- How can I get over my fear of failure?
- How does minimalism apply to the immigrant experience?
- Why do we spend so much time trying to be accepted by others?
- Why do The Minimalists occasionally talk about religion on our podcast?
- How can I enjoy downtime without needing to be productive?
- How does this experiment demonstrate why The Minimalists don’t run ads on our podcast?
- What are The Minimalists thoughts on the Light Phone?
- How do you know whether you’re using your phone too much?
- How does this Patron keep their home clean, even with a 10-month-old?
- What does David Foster Wallace have to say about consumerism?
Minimal Maxims
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- A willingness to change one’s mind in the face of new evidence reflects one’s ability to let go.
- If you have a dream in which people are simply tools to be used to accomplish your outcome, that’s not a dream—it’s a nightmare.
- Our failures compose the best parts of who we are.
- How miserable are you willing to be to impress the people around you?
- While it feels good to be accepted, it feels freeing to accept that you won’t be accepted by everyone.
- As soon as you renounce something you are forever tethered to it.
- Regret is not only the result of failing; it is also the byproduct of succeeding in ways that don’t matter to you.
- There are no refunds on misspent time.
- It is only when we do nothing that we can be everything.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Book: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
- Book: Love People, Use Things
- Book: Mind Shift
- Book: Oblivion
- Book: Who Do You Want Your Customers to Become?
- Podcast: Mind Shift
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