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Podcast Ep. 517 | Bad Thoughts

2025年12月8日 21:00

The Minimalists speak with Judah Smith about how other people’s perception of us can be upsetting, the biggest things that send people into a mental spiral, advice for minimizing when you’re stressed out, and much more.

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Discussed in This Episode

  • Should I read my mother’s diary after she dies?
  • What sends you into a mental spiral?
  • Right Here, Right Now: The Minimalist’s new TEDx Talk, “Scrolling Is the New Smoking,” is live!
  • Listener Tip: Clearing the external clutter often helps with the mental clutter.
  • What does it take to recognize enough and walk away from the rest?
  • Where’s the line difference between “body positivity” and thickheaded delusion?
  • How do you deal with people who possess contrary political, religious, and ideological beliefs?
  • How do you minimize when you’re stressed and under pressure?
  • Talkaboutable: No matter how hard you try, you cannot buy happiness for your child.
  • Added Value: A Christmas classic.

Minimal Maxims

Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.

  • No one has the power to upset you, unless you give them the keys to your heart.
  • Stillness isn’t optional—it’s oxygen.
  • To worry is to pray for something bad to happen.
  • To accept the things you can change is a recipe for dissatisfaction.
  • Every opinion is an opportunity to let go.
  • The first step in letting go is to loosen your grip.

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Podcast Ep. 515 | Holiday Shopping Season

2025年11月24日 21:00

The Minimalists talk about celebrating the holidays without consumerism, our craziest Black Friday stories, the willingness to walk away from anything, six often-overlooked spaces in your home to declutter right now, and much more.

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Discussed in This Episode

  • How does a minimalist enjoy the holidays without falling into the trap of consumerism?
  • What’s your craziest Black Friday story?
  • Right Here, Right Now: Sunday Symposium and the Gift of Less.
  • Listener Tip: The willingness to walk away.
  • What does the perfect minimalist home office look like?
  • Sucky Ad: How are sponsorships different from advertisements?
  • How can I stay minimal with my holiday decor when my family wants otherwise?
  • Talkaboutable: Every time I walk into my house, this is the decluttering energy I’m on.
  • Talkaboutable: Did you know that Charlie Sheen is a minimalist now?
  • Amass It or Trash It: Getting rid of holiday decorations.
  • More About Less: 6 Often-Overlooked Spaces in Your Home To Declutter Right Now
  • Added Value: Let’s gift wrap this episode with a little snow.

Minimal Maxims

Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.

  • Gift-giving is not a love language any more than Pig Latin is a Romance language.
  • When Santa Claus turned corporate, the holiday season metamorphosed into the holiday shopping season.
  • Sale price is a fool’s price.
  • The best position is the next position.
  • A minimalist workspace is shaped by space as much as it is shaped by work.

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