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Maximal Ep. 422 | The Comfort Crisis
🕑 Added 2023-12-18 12:01:01 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists speak with Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain, about starting from scratch after losing everything, staying out of debt, why retail therapy makes people miserable, ADHD and OCD, embracing boredom, dealing with conflict, family leadership, the key to work-life balance, and much more!
Discussed in this episode:
How do we start from scratch after losing everything? (01:59)
How can I stop going into debt? (22:00)
How can I change my mindset regarding my ADHD? (33:20)
Why can’t humans embrace boredom? (39:26)
How can I get comfortable with conflict? (51:23)
How can I be a good leader? (57:40)
How can we achieve work-life balance with a constantly changing schedule? (01:05:53)
What are we really afraid of? (01:17:35)
What do we like about this Patron’s home office? (01:21:14)
What are nine questions to ask if you’re feeling unfulfilled? (01:24:39)
LINKS
Added Value: Beginners
Article: 9 Questions to Ask If You’re Feeling Unfulfilled
Book: The Comfort Crisis
Book: Everything That Remains
Book: Scarcity Brain
Subscribe: The Minimalists' Newsletter
Video: What I'm Scared Of
Video: Work-Life Balance
Website: EasterMichael.com
MAXIMS
When you let go of everything, everything remains.
The best way to get out of debt is to stay out of debt.
Discomfort is often a byproduct of other people’s expectations.
Boredom is a prize, not a punishment.
The lie of comfort is that it’s the solution when it’s actually the problem.
To hold someone accountable against their will is to imprison them.
Structure isn’t a rule—it’s a rhythm.
“Work-life balance” presumes that one’s work is separate from one’s life.
Work-life balance is worthless when you’re balancing the wrong things.
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Lisa K. H.
This is one of the most profound episodes in the series. This is the 5th time I have listened to it and every time I do, new nuggets of wisdom are unearthed. There was a documentary about Bhutan several years back that illustrated such a remarkably extraordinary life and, I seem to recall finishing it with a smile on my face BUT not necessarily take the next plane to go there. I find that inspiration may compel you to do the same thing, or a reasonable facsimilia thereof, it is up to you to take the impetus to do so. The journey, complete with a "hey-that's-death-off-the-cliff-on-the-path-you're-walking-on" lends a paradigm shift, a change in your weltanschuauunng (world view), with a choice of continuing your path to what rings true to you. Unless you're schlepping literal baggage of your past, the memories of such will weigh you down by your own choice. Steel-cased suitcase or a cotton sack? What will you unpack at the end of your journey?
DG A
My most favorite of all
