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"The Genius of Beauty"
🕑 Added 2021-09-16 12:05:01 +0000 UTCJoshua and Ryan discuss finding the appropriate balance between simplicity, function, and beauty with author, podcaster, and pastor Erwin Raphael McManus, and they answer the following questions:
What is genius? (00:00)
How does genius manifest? (07:30)
How have we suppressed genius as a society? (10:46)
What is the etymology of “genius”? (23:46)
What do we mean by empathy, sympathy, and compassion? (30:23)
How are we weaponizing words? (30:36)
What is true empathy? (33:22)
When you first started your minimalist journey, what hiccups did you encounter and how did you address them? (45:08)
How do we best explain the benefits of minimalism to a maximalist? (56:51)
What is the difference between hoarding and spartanism? (57:49)
How do we maintain our focus, momentum, and motivation throughout the minimalism cycle? (1:05:31)
How is your message similar to, or different from, Marie Kondo in looking for the joy and beauty in the things you own? (1:08:51)
LINKS
Book: Against Empathy
Book: Love People, Use Things
Book: Minimalist Rulebook
Book: The Genius of Jesus
Instagram: Jordan Moore
Instagram: Podcast Shawn
Instagram: Danny Unknwn
Podcast: Battle Ready
Podcast: Hoarders
Podcast: Spartanism
Podcast: The Genius Of
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Text: 937-202-4654
Tour: The Minimalists
Website: Erwin McManus
Website: Mosaic
Website: Axel Vervoordt
MAXIMS
“Beauty is anything that provokes wonder.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“The more beauty within a society, the less violence within a society—it’s incredibly difficult to be violent when you’re overwhelmed by beauty.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“Beauty eliminates wrong and right.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“Great interior design leaves room for the human experience.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“To become a great communicator, you must understand not only the words, but the spaces between the words.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“Are you wearing that shirt, makeup, and jacket for you, or are you wearing it to meet someone’s else’s expectation?” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“The path to misery is paved with comparison.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“The facts are never for the future—the facts are always for the past.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“Much of our latent despair is the genius within that hasn’t been actualized.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“Geniuses make greatness look average.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“Today’s heresy is tomorrow’s orthodoxy.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“We lie to ourselves before we lie to the world.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“Don’t make an enemy of accomplishment to justify your apathy.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
“We're more generative when we're more generous.” —Erwin Raphael McManus
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 305.
Comments
D Mapp
This was the most amazing conversation I have ever listened to. Absolutely incredible. I deliberately stopped the podcast on multiple occasions to let the words being said sink in
Stefanie Braun
I think the biggest difference between you and Marie Kondo is the following: In the Japanese culture they believe that every material item has a soul and should be treated like that. She also talks to all items. I think you send the complete opposite message. Everything should add value but all things are just ‘things’ without a soul to get attached to.
