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Maximal Ep. 410 | Declutter Slowly
🕑 Added 2023-09-18 11:00:03 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists talk about clutter as an anxiety crutch, letting go of coupons, minimalist wedding planning, childhood trauma, making mistakes, why people purchase luxury goods, how expectations fuel unhappiness, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Can clutter be an anxiety crutch? (02:18)
How can I let go of all the coupons I’m clinging to? (10:54)
How can I plan a minimalist wedding? (26:28)
How can I prepare my foster child for the trauma he might face when he leaves my home? (37:17)
Have you ever regretted letting go? (01:01:08)
Do we need to make mistakes to become the best version of ourselves? (01:09:33)
Do lower-income folks tend to spend more frivolously than higher-income folks on luxury goods? (01:18:04)
How can I keep my space minimal but still warm and inviting? (01:30:00)
How do I know whether a community is still worth exploring before I need to graduate to a new town? (01:35:30)
How do The Minimalists feel about their debate with Destiny in episode 409? (01:40:30)
Why do we insist on passing down family heirlooms? (01:51:51)
What is the root of unhappiness? (01:58:11)
What should this listener do with her excess writing utensils? (02:06:20)
How did one listener create room for living in her living room? (02:10:09)
LINKS
Added Value: Gregory Alan Isakov, “Mistakes”
Added Value: Life Extension Zinc Lozenges
Article: 25 Things Poor People Waste Money On
Book: 15 Rules for Living with Less
Book: 15 Ways to Write Better
Book: Everything That Remains
Book: Love People, Use Things
Course: How to Write Better
Play: 30-Day Minimalism Game
Podcast: Minimalist Weddings
Podcast: Minimize Fat
Read: Nicole LePera's X Thread 1
Read: Nicole LePera's X Thread 2
Subscribe: The Minimalists' Newsletter
MAXIMS
Clutter is debris in the road, not the destination.
If it feels like a no, let it go!
Consumption is not the problem—consumerism is.
I’ve never regretted letting go, but if I did, I’d let go of the regret.
Even your best self will make mistakes.
Rich people are not immune to the poverty mindset.
The wastefulness of the rich is a luxury the poor cannot afford.
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Comments
Sasha Valdez
Omg that hit home when he said the clutter wanted to come home and waste my life 😩!!!!! I so have a hard time with getting ride of things that could be used, that I would like to use, but never get to it! I am procrastinating getting ride of thing that could have use! But that statement about the hoarders stuff hit me, I need to hear that today!!! It ok to get rid of thing that have potential its not wasteful!!! I needed to hear that, Thank you!!!!!
D'Lorin
This is for the Caller Jennifer who asked about the poor people spending on luxury goods. There is a book by Ruby K Payne that goes through this a bit. It’s called A Framework for Understanding Poverty. It was recommended reading from a non profit conference I attended, and it was very eye-opening as to why certain choices are made.
Elle Dunn
Thank you for posting this I really needed this
Shawn Mihalik
We record our episodes about three weeks before they're released, so Burning Man was still going on when we recorded this episode..
Fadila M
Wait, I’m a bit confused. Is Burning man still on going? I thought it ended on a bad note two weeks ago
Danish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasses https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66847139 Saw this on the news this morning, reminded me of the canvas joke haha!
Adam Plowman
I haven’t finished the pod yet, but wanted to comment on something. At my job we got a new director last year. He knew nothing of how our department worked. He would keep making comments on how calm people seemed and would ask if they needed more work. Basically if you’re not running around on fire you’re not busy. When we all have a full time job and then some because of the cuts and downsizing that has happened.
