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Maximal Ep. 376 | Cluttercore
🕑 Added 2023-01-23 12:01:01 +0000 UTCThe Minimalists talk to a caller about decluttering her basement, a new design trend called “cluttercore,” coping with the clutter of others, helping family members declutter, whether clutter can ever be valuable, how to let go of worry about damaging new clothes, when items become clutter, and more!
Discussed in this episode:
How do we stay focused and motivated when we’re going through a lengthy process of decluttering? (01:53)
What is “cluttercore”? (05:05)
Is there any value in simply embracing clutter? (09:03)
What is “costly signaling”? (10:37)
How do we determine what to actually hold on to? (14:13)
How do I address the stress and frustration of managing a household of non-minimalists? (21:08)
What are your perspectives regarding appropriate boundaries? (28:02)
How do we appropriately help loved ones declutter shared spaces? (30:08)
How do we determine mutually beneficial solutions? (34:07)
Is there such a thing as “valuable clutter”? (38:22)
What is the difference between projection and introjection? (40:36)
How are actual value and hypothetical value different? (41:28)
What is the “Let It Go Anyway Rule”? (42:49)
Why are the salaries of professional entertainers and athletes so grossly inflated compared to those of educators? (45:54)
How do you differentiate between intrinsic value and economic value? (47:29)
How do we get past our preservation mindset regarding our new things? (53:47)
What is the antidote to fear? (54:39)
What are your views regarding worry? (55:19)
Segment: Lightning Round (1:01:22)
Which of the objects mentioned in past “Added Value” segments have since become clutter? (1:01:57)
Segment: Right Here, Right Now (1:07:14)
Where can I find a list of other podcasts you’ve been on? (1:09:09)
How can I refresh a space without adding more stuff? (1:09:50)
Listener comments and minimalism tips. (1:15:55)
Segment: More About Less (1:17:44)
Segment: Talkaboutables (1:45:03)
Segment: T.K.’s Tweet of the Week (1:46:28)
Segment: Obsolete Objects (1:50:59)
Segment: Photo Friday Home Tour (1:53:55)
Segment: Sucky Ads (1:58:55)
What are your views regarding trends? (2:07:50)
How do we help others get started with minimalism? (2:10:22)
Segment: Added Value (2:13:44)
LINKS
Added Value: “Tired”
Article: Cluttercore Is the Trend for Parents
Book: Everything That Remains
Book: Love People, Use Things
Book: Minimalist Rulebook
Essay: Letting Go Is Not Something You Do
Essay: The Sound of Life
Event: Sunday Symposium
Instagram: The Minimalists
Media: The Minimalists
Podcast: Clinging to Books
Podcast: How to Love
Podcast: Interior Design
Podcast: Minimalism Is Not
Podcast: Minimalism Life
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Twitter: Elaine Welteroth
Watch: Less Is Now
Watch: Minimalism
Watch: Axel Vervoordt
Website: Minimalism Life
MAXIMS
Removing your physical clutter also reduces your mental clutter.
You don’t want to manage the clutter, you want to eliminate it!
A deadline is a boundary that creates the urgency necessary for letting go.
One man’s clutter is another man’s fortune.
The price tag is not the sole measure of a thing’s value.
To worry is to pray for something bad to happen.
Fear is a byproduct of the ego.
After taking an inventory of all the things you’ve minimized, you can minimize that list, too.
If it gets in the way, it’s clutter.
Question everything because the things that add value today might become clutter tomorrow.
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Comments
Ear reduction 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Baiba
Where to find the picture you were talking about at the beginning of the episode ?
Dmitriy Zolotovskiy
I am a bit late to the party, but just wanted to give an advice to someone who asked about new clothes. I’ve struggled with that same issue because of being a perfectionist with OCD. So any stain on new clothes would drive me nuts. This is how I solved that issue. I stopped buying new clothes/shoes and only get them already worn and broken in through different marketplaces. Not only I save a lot of money, but it such a relief when you don’t have to worry about ruining your new clothes.
