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"Collecting Is Well-Planned Hoarding"
🕑 Added 2021-08-05 12:05:00 +0000 UTCJoshua and Ryan discuss minimalist practices and principles that can dramatically simplify our lives, and they answer the following questions:
Is archiving utilitarian? (00:00)
What is the distinction between joy and pleasure? (14:37)
How does social media contribute to hysteria? (22:12)
How is success actually failure? (38:10)
How do I determine the line between holding on to things to sell versus donating them? (57:12)
How do you maintain minimalism in your kitchen; specifically, the kitchen cupboards, fridge, freezer? (1:01:06)
What if your spouse is not on board with minimalism and it causes conflict? (1:08:22)
What does the acronym TARA represent? (1:08:30)
How did you maintain minimalism throughout the global pandemic lockdown? (1:19:20)
How are goals problematic? (1:26:11)
How do you declutter cuddly toys when sentimentality gets in the way since they look like they have personalities, when, in fact, they are just fabric with plastic eyes? (1:27:00)
LINKS
Article: Is It Hoarding, Collecting, or Archiving?
Book: Love People, Use Things
Book: Minimalist Rulebook
Book: The Road Back to You
Essay: How to Let Go of Possessions
Essay: How to Understand Your Values
Explore: The Enneagram Institute
Instagram: Colleen McCulla
Instagram: Jordan Moore
Instagram: Podcast Shawn
Podcast: How to Love
Podcast: Minimizers
Podcast: Andrew Schulz
Podcast: The Typology Podcast
Qonversation: Colleen McCulla
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Text: 937-202-4654
Tour: The Minimalists
Watch: Minimalist Home Tour | Joshua Fields Millburn
Watch: I Returned My Gucci Bag
Watch: Less Is Now
Watch: Top 10 Largest Cities by 2030
Watch: What Minimalism Is and Isn’t
MAXIMS
“Having a thing to fix your problem with things isn’t going to be the thing to solve everything.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.” —Confucious
“If we become fixed, we become unhappy.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Letting go is not something you do—it’s something you stop doing.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“If everything is sentimental, then everything loses its sentiment.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“It’s not worth it when the cost of your sentiment is your sanity.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“Collections become hoards when they amplify our discontent.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 299.
Comments
Deanna Freeth
I really enjoyed this episode! So many great moments. Here in Australia we had the option to watch the Olympics online 7 plus over like 20 channels...they only put in maybe 2 ads over 1hr or before you start watching...whenever there was a distinct break in the action. Very reasonable. Also what you said about essential workers resonated with me...apparently I'm unnessential! And our resident blue tongue lizard is Lizzy...but if it's a boy Bluey 💙😅
We absolutely call our kitty….Kitty
Denise Kludo
I just took an enneagram test and my biggest number was 4. I guess that slightly reinforces my myers briggs test results of being an INFJ.
