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Maximal Ep. 429 | Filling Empty Rooms (Video)
🕑 Added 2024-02-05 12:00:06 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists talk about the human desire to fill empty rooms, how they spend their downtime, the value of a quiet life, why we desire fancy things, how artists can still be minimalists, why some people are uncomfortable with minimalism, recovering from bankruptcy and the shame that comes with it, letting go of bad memories, releasing the emotions tied to things, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
How do minimalists spend their downtime? (01:51)
How can a creative person also be a minimalist? (22:11)
Why do people criticize me for decluttering? (28:46)
How can I come back from chapter 13 bankruptcy? (39:43)
Why do I struggle with wanting nice things as a minimalists? (54:33)
How do we let go of bad memories? (01:01:27)
Was it a mistake for my friend to get his six-year-old a Playstation 5? (01:08:57)
How can we let go of the emotions tied to things? (01:21:45)
Can owning things deprive us of the joy of sharing them? (01:31:56)
Have we been wrong about just-in-case items? (01:41:00)
Are 80% of your thoughts negative? (01:45:26)
What do we like about this Patron’s tiny home? (01:53:27)
Why did this poem make us tear up? (01:56:09)
LINKS
Added Value: Trev Cimenski
Book: Drops Like Stars
Book: Emotional Clutter
Book: Somewhat Small
Essay: 5 Questions to Ask Before Buying
Podcast: Minimalism Life
Subscribe: The Minimalists' Newsletter
Tour: The Everything Tour
MAXIMS
Not every empty room needs to be filled.
Doing hinders being.
Peace arises the moment you realize there is nothing that must be done in this moment.
Stillness pasteurizes the chaos of the mind.
“What can I let go of?” is a more powerful question than “what can I do?”
Minimalism isn’t scarcity; it’s abundance healthfully expressed.
Judgment is a mirror that reflects the insecurities of the judge.
Shame is a tether that restricts our freedom.
Your desires are not your desires if they were handed to you by someone else.
The suffering of the past points toward the obstacles to avoid in the future.
If you want to be miserable, turn their mistakes into your problems.
Our feelings are teachers to be engaged, not demons to be exorcized.
Letting go is not something you do—it’s something you stop doing.
Every negative emotion points toward your biggest fear—that you are not enough—which is the greatest lie ever told.
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Comments
dumpstermeow
Late to the party on this one, but I was called "spoiled" when I first started telling others I don't want them to give me things. I said no to free gifts from work, I said I don't want birthday gifts, etc. Somehow that equated to me being spoiled with having too much, I guess. I tried not to let that bother me but it did. Now I just say thanks, but I don't have a use for this, please pass it on to someone who does.
lauri
on the topic of emotional clutter, i am currently reading a book that i'm finding to be helpful to me personally. it is called "the untethered soul" by michael singer. you may already be familiar with it; but if not, i highly recommend it.
