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Maximal Ep. 401 | Bulk Purchases
🕑 Added 2023-07-17 11:00:04 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists talk about the pros and cons of buying in bulk, avoiding clickbait, minimizing the need for professional accreditations, their preferred debt-payoff method, when gifts become curses, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
What are The Minimalists’ thoughts on buying items in bulk? (01:30)
Should we ignore click-bait headlines and hit pieces about Minimalism and other topics we enjoy? (11:20)
How can we minimize the amount of accreditations we might need for our work? (18:27)
What’s the best method for paying off credit card debt? (28:30)
Why do The Minimalists discuss psychology on the podcast so much? (37:08)
How can I get people to stop giving me unwanted gifts? (44:35)
Can the simple life also be thrilling and exciting? (51:10)
How do I tell my mom I don’t want her family heirlooms? (57:25)
Why isn’t The Minimalists’ second documentary, Less Is Now, on YouTube? (01:12:50)
What’s the difference between “just in case” and “just for when”? (01:16:45)
LINKS
Added Value: "Skel" — Sigur Rós
Article: How Plastics Are Poisoning Us
Book: 16 Rules for Living with Less
Book: Amusing Ourselves to Death
Documentary: Less Is Now
Documentary: Minimalism
Play: 30–Day Minimalism Game
Podcast: Clint Ober
Podcast: How to Love
Podcast: Tangentially Speaking
Subscribe: The Minimalists' Newsletter
Watch: The Rachel Cruz Show
Watch: Trigger Warnings Do Not Work
MAXIMS
Anything can be clutter if it gets in the way.
If you deeply desire to misunderstand someone, you will find a thousand ways to misinterpret them.
The size of the certificate does not correlate with the size of the skillset.
The willingness to walk away from possessions develops the muscle that helps people let go of relationship clutter, calendar clutter, and career clutter.
A gift becomes a curse when it is attached to an obligation.
The simple life is an untangled life.
Facts don’t care about your feelings, but friends do.
A light foot cracks the same number of eggshells.
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Comments
Ginger Lang
I loved episode 400 although sad to no longer have Ryan on the podcast regularly. Would you be willing to every now and then sprinkle in some added value segments that are not music related?
Shaun
Getting caught up on some episodes so just finishing this one. I liked episode 400 quite a bit. Perhaps it’s because I’m a long time listener that I appreciated the conversation between Ryan and Josh as they closed this chapter of the minimalists. I’m glad you aired it the way you did personally; I would care for every episode to flow like that but it fit well for that one.
