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Maximal Ep. 402 | Social Media Clutter
🕑 Added 2023-07-24 11:00:07 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists talk about social media overwhelm, balancing self-expression and practicality, letting go of attachment to one’s house, donating military gear, simple living and crime, the fear of starting a new relationship, the burden of inheritance, why luxury goods are a scam, the problem with toxic positivity, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
How do The Minimalists maintain a healthy relationship with social media? (01:55)
As I furnish my new home, how can I balance self-expression with minimalism and practicality? (17:24)
How can I let go of my home? (25:57)
Where can I donate my old military gear? (34:33)
Does simple living make us more susceptible to crime? (40:20)
How can I rebuild trust after having my heart broken? (47:30)
How can I thrive as the sole minimalists in a maximalist family? (59:23)
How can I avoid the burden of inherited family heirlooms? (01:07:10)
How can I get more meaningful connections out of social media? (01:17:50)
How can I manage my relationship with social media when I need to engage with it for work? (01:41:50)
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Added Value: Common Sense, “I Used to Love H.E.R.”
Article: 21 Celebrities Who Don't Use Social Media
Article: 21 Top Social Media Sites
Article: 21 Ways to Grow Your Business Without Social Media
Article: Uber’s About to Stick Video Ads in Its Cars
Article: What to Do with Old Military Uniforms
Book: 16 Rules for Living with Less
Book: Digital Minimalism
Book: How to Be Here
Essay: How to Start a Blog
Podcast: Digital Clutter
Podcast: Hobby Clutter
Podcast: Paper Clutter
Podcast: Positive Thinking
Subscribe: The Minimalists' Newsletter
Website: Army Air Corps Museum Donations
Website: Jordan Know Moore
Website: No More Podcasts
MAXIMS
Like anything useful, social media becomes clutter whenever it is a distraction.
An empty room is filled with opportunity for intentionality.
Your memories reside in you, not inside your things.
A useless item becomes useful in the right hands.
Every life change carries with it the potential for ridicule, but judgment alone is a terrible reason to avoid change.
The cost of love is vulnerability, but the cost of not loving is a hollow existence.
Your favorite color is not a judgment about the value of other colors.
Arguments about stuff are really arguments about stories.
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Comments
Alexis To
This is interesting and made me realize I am using others people’s preferences to dictate what I do/have. This made me think back to when I was younger and I had multiple bosses that have called me in to talk about future candidates. They were upset when candidates didn’t have social media. They wanted to use it to gain insight and see if that was the person they wanted to hire. To them it was a red flag if you didn’t have it so for a while I kept it, made frequent post, made sure everything was work appropriate, but I never enjoyed it. However, as I’ve gotten older, I find social media extremely draining and I respect people that put up that boundary. I find when I take social media breaks my mental health improves and I am much more productive. Not all social media is bad, because I get a lot of value from specifically y’all’s content, Dave Ramsey, Frugal Fit Mom, Mrs. Midwest and Faith and Flour. I just need to work on figuring out which platforms I get the most value from and now I will be asking myself who do I like this for? I never thought about me having it based on other people’s preferences. Thank you for giving me a new way to re-evaluate what adds value to my life. ***On a completed unrelated note the beat from the song at the end reminds me of the hold song from Walgreens 😳***
Phillip
As someone who also limits their interaction with social media, I’ve found that the people who want to learn what’s going on in your life are usually the ones who will reach out; it’s true contact/connection. Being able to share things like a recent journey into the mountains or having our first child have felt more meaningful. Quality sometimes truly out weighs quantity.
