The Minimalists talk about the next step beyond owning less, minimizing the desire to complain, practical ways to stay motivated when you’re a beginner, 50 emotions you regularly feel but haven’t ever had a name for, and more.
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Discussed in This Episode
- Once I’ve minimized, what’s the next step beyond just owning less?
- Congratulations! You’ve finally minimized everything. Your life is now completely clutter free. Now what?
- Right Here, Right Now: The Minimalism 10th Anniversary Tour, Simplehaven Retreat, and a new podcast segment.
- Listener tip: Three practical ways to stay motivated when you’re a beginner and things feel difficult?
- How can I part with items tied to a previous chapter of my life when I no longer use them but still feel attached?
- How can I navigate decluttering a loved one’s belongings when my grief is fresh?
- How can I start living a minimalist life in my forties with my wife and two sons?
- Talkaboutable: A Rolex won’t buy you more time.
- Talkaboutable: After you minimize, keep minimizing.
- More About Less: 50 nuanced emotions that are rarely named but commonly felt.
- Added Value: Country-soul music from rural Indiana.
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- Decluttering your life is step one; living it is step two.
- An expectation spotlights your desires; a standard underlines your values.
- Minimalism is about the rhythm, not the results.
- Minimalism isn’t the destination—it’s the doorway.
- Clinging to who you were can keep you from becoming who you are.
- Clinging is a poor way to honor the past.
- Start where you are, not where you wish you had started.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “I’m a Song”
- Book: Emotional Clutter
- Book: Nonviolent Communication
- Book: Very, Very Simple
- Counseling: Clutter Counseling
- Essay: Photo-Scanning Party
- Movie: The Tree of Life
- Podcast: How to Write Better
- Retreat: Simplehaven
- Tour: Minimalism 10th Anniversary
- Watch: Talkaboutable #1
- Watch: Talkaboutable #2
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- Ryan Nicodemus
- T.K. Coleman
- Benjamin Hull
- Matt Savidakis
- Shawn Mihalik
- Jeff Sarris
- Dave LaTulippe
- Cat Remaks
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