The Minimalists talk about what to do with closets and containers that are overflowing with excess, what’s keeping most people from minimizing, when to stop buying new things for your home, and much more.
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Discussed in This Episode
- What do I do with my two closets and three storage containers filled with excess clothes?
- What’s the last thing you minimized, and what prevented you from letting go sooner?
- Sucky Ad: Dr. Chris Ryan talks about the normalization of deceit.
- Listener Tip: “Storage” by Mary Oliver.
- When will I be able to stop buying new things for my home?
- If most marriages fail, does marriage actually make sense in the modern world?
- Talkaboutable: This is what a man’s closet should look like.
- Talkaboutable: I am richer than you think.
- Sucky Ad: More about the normalization of deceit.
- Added Value: The perfect song for the end of summer.
Minimal Maxims
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- If you can’t let go, you can’t move forward.
- Nothing exceeds like excess.
- The hardest clutter to release is the yes that betrays your no.
- Every life change is an opportunity to let go.
- Owning less is the shortcut to spaciousness.
- There are no sentimental items; only sentimental people.
- Access is the antidote to ownership.
- Everything you chase runs away.
- Eternity is not a measurement of perpetuity; it is the quantification of now.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “Summer’s Ending Soon”
- Counseling: Clutter Counseling
- Course: Simplify Everything
- Event: Sunday Symposium
- Podcast: I’d Rather Be Alone
- Podcast: The Little Things
- Podcast: Nontransactable Goods
- Resource: Minimalist Rulebook
- Watch: Talkaboutable #1
- Watch: Talkaboutable #2
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