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Maximal Ep. 378 | Difficulty Letting Go
🕑 Added 2023-02-06 12:01:02 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists talk about letting go of your home, cultivating a passion with ADHD, choosing furniture when you’re constantly moving, wanting nice things, minimizing career books, holding on versus letting go, and more!
Discussed in this episode:
What are your perspectives regarding schooling? (02:58)
What do you consider the “joy in searching”? (09:20)
How do we shift the teaching paradigm from transactional to relational? (11:14)
How do we transition from coercion to creativity in education? (15:06)
How do I push myself out of my long-term comfort zones? (19:42)
How do we learn to better trust our intuition? (34:11)
How do I maintain focus and motivation in my pursuits past the thrill of novelty? (37:50)
Why do so many of us fail to recognize and cultivate aptitude? (39:26)
Why do we often confuse excitement for passion? (46:19)
How do I determine whether to purchase durable furnishings I must pay to move or inexpensive furnishings I can leave behind when I live a peripatetic life? (51:58)
How do we appropriately manage the ‘burden of ownership’? (54:32)
How do I determine my ideal career path? (1:00:44)
What can I do with personalized birthday cards from deceased loved ones? (1:04:50)
Should I hold on to reference books related to my profession? (1:11:58)
What is the difference between a “just in case” and “no matter what” mindset? (1:16:49)
Segment: Lightning Round (1:19:14)
What is most concerning about the desire for nice things? (1:19:56)
Segment: Right Here, Right Now (1:24:23)
How do we ensure we purchase items with weighted consideration for utility, durability, environmental cost, and fair trade manufacturing? (1:29:35)
Listener comments and minimalism tips. (1:33:26)
Segment: More About Less (1:35:53)
How do you deal with the ‘paradox of choice’? (1:47:33)
Segment: Talkaboutables (1:49:26)
What is the danger in reframing hoarding? (1:54:27)
Are labels more harmful than helpful? (1:58:24)
Segment: T.K.’s Tweet of the Week (2:07:34)
Why are we obsessed with self-improvement? (2:08:26)
Segment: Obsolete Objects (2:16:28)
Segment: Sucky Ads (2:19:19)
Segment: Photo Friday Home Tour (2:22:41)
Segment: Added Value (2:31:58)
LINKS
Added Value: SleepPhones
Article: The American Mall’s Long Goodbye
Book: Everything That Remains
Book: Getting Things Done
Book: Love People, Use Things
Book: Minimalist Rulebook
Course: How to Write Better
Essay: How to Go Clothes Shopping
Essay: Photo-Scanning Party
Essay: The Worst Thing That Could Happen
Event: Sunday Symposium
Explore The Last Bookstore
Health: Mattress
Health: Sleep Mask
Organization: Drawer Organizers
Organization: Photo Scanner
Podcast: Jack Dell’Accio
Podcast: Cluttercore
Podcast: Ben Greenfield
Podcast: Shopping Malls
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Twitter: Ethan Mollick
Twitter: Oasis of Serenity
Watch: Less Is Now
Watch: Minimalism
Watch: The Problem with Cluttercore
Watch: Why This Minimalist Doesn’t Have Home Internet
YouTube: Art Deco
YouTube: Sound Therapy
MAXIMS
Letting go is difficult, but clinging creates more difficulties.
Every fear is a fear of the unknown.
Passion is not discovered—it’s cultivated.
On a long enough timeline, everything is ephemeral.
Our memories are not in our things; our memories are inside us.
JUST IN CASE are the three most dangerous words in the English language.
The question isn’t whether or not you should hold on; the question is: does letting go increase your freedom, peace, and joy?
A life is enhanced—not defined—by possessions.
Minimalism isn’t about right versus wrong—it’s about right for me versus wrong for me.
Enjoying a thing creates wonder; needing a thing creates worry.
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Comments
Eem
I think most of the time mentally illness is viewed as something to be ashamed of, afraid of or an insult.
Alanna Hollier
Loved the Jerry Seinfeld piece!
