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Maximal Ep. 380 | Career Clutter (Video)
🕑 Added 2023-02-20 12:01:00 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists talk about reducing career clutter, responding to pushy family members, “self-quantification,” worry and anxiety disorders, why people keep acquiring despite feeling miserable, whether minimalism is a mental illness, and more!
Discussed in this episode:
How do I determine the most ideal career path to pursue of my many passions? (02:16)
How do identity clutter and career clutter derail us? (07:51)
How do we assert ourselves with loved ones that insist on giving us things? (20:22)
What is “trauma bonding”? (22:18)
How do we regain control of our lives? (24:20)
What are your perspectives regarding the processing of health data by wearable devices? (29:10)
What are the important distinctions between comparisons, measurements, and patterns? (30:12)
Is worrying about something truly detrimental for us? (40:30)
Why do we try to emulate those that surround themselves with expensive luxuries that clearly don’t bring them joy? (46:21)
How do our needs control us? (48:10)
What are “surface values”? (49:48)
How do we best declutter our devices? (56:03)
Segment: Lightning Round (1:03:23)
Is an obsession with letting go considered a mental illness? (1:03:52)
Why are we so preoccupied with mental illnesses? (1:04:33)
Segment: Right Here, Right Now (1:07:33)
Is it cheating to play the Minimalism Game in February? (1:10:20)
Listener comments and minimalism tips. (1:12:16)
Segment: Talkaboutables (1:16:40)
Segment: Amass It or Trash It (1:30:31)
Segment: Sucky Ads (1:33:16)
Segment: Photo Friday Home Tour (1:37:39)
How do I recognize when to give up or push on with a side hustle? (1:45:46)
Are there instances when we should justify our ‘no’s’ to others? (1:50:45)
Segment: More About Less (1:53:53)
What is the value of “chunking”? (1:59:06)
What is “setting the stage”? (1:59:25)
Segment: Added Value (2:04:16)
LINKS
Added Value: Air Oasis Air Purifier
Added Value: “Procession”
Added Value: The Old Man
Article: Depression Rooms
Article: Yell at Your TV to Skip Commercials
Book: Everything That Remains
Book: Love People, Use Things
Book: Minimalist Rulebook
Course: How to Write Better
Essay: How to Understand Your Values
Essay: Play the 30-Day Minimalism Game
Event: Sunday Symposium
Meetup: Minimalist.org
Podcast: Cluttercore
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Watch: Car Payments
Watch: Less Is Now
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Comments
Marta Bielecka
where is the broom?!? I want to see that broom!!!
Jim Van Cura
The car cost segment was insane. The worst part of the entire thing is that these kids (I'm such an old f-er) are paying north of $25k/year for two cars and when it all goes horribly wrong who will they blame?... oh that's right... Biden. Also, nearly 70% of all trips are less than 5 miles. They won't walk or bicycle those short distances because the sunk cost of car ownership is so high, why leave the $1400/month box in the driveway? "I'm payin for it so may as well drive it a block for the six pack of shit beer because that's all I can afford." This makes me so angry at what people accept as normal. Putting that monthly payment in VTSAX will allow them to quit working at least 15 years sooner. Is it that people are that bad at math or a they emotionally so fragile that they can't dare have their friends believe they are "poor"? Show your friends your monthly net worth statement and drive on (sorry for the pun). Lastly, I want to be positive... they have one year contracts ;)
