Podcast Ep. 511 | Holding On

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The Minimalists speak with Ryan Holiday about how the stoics dealt with sentimental items, the potential virtue of holding on, stoical insights about values, regrets, mental clutter, seven things minimalists would never put in their living room, and much more.

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Discussed in This Episode

  • How would the stoics have handled their sentimental items?
  • When is it virtuous to hold on?
  • Right Here, Right Now: Books a Clutter Counseling session with T.K.
  • Listener Tip: A poem about the weight of the needs of others.
  • How might living out of a suitcase help one’s mental health?
  • What did the stoics think about ego and identity?
  • How can I live with someone who betrayed me?
  • How can I better endure difficult goodbyes?
  • Talkaboutable: You don’t need it.
  • Talkaboutable: You don’t buy products—you hire them to do a job.
  • More About Less: 7 Things Minimalists Would Never Put in Their Living Room.
  • Added Value: Lyrics like a stoic mantra.

Minimal Maxims

Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.

  • There are no sentimental items, only sentimental people.
  • Letting go of a thing always involves letting go of the story behind the thing.
  • You haven’t let go if you’re still holding onto your ego.
  • Every identity is a fiction.
  • Every goodbye is a recognition of the necessity to let go.

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