Quickie: The Minimalists on Tranquility
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Joshua and Ryan discuss how to determine what tranquility is by determining what it is not. Listen to the full episode on Patreon:
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276 | The Unfollowing
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Joshua and Ryan talk about unsubscribing and unfollowing anything that doesn’t bring tranquility or increase well-being, and they answer the following questions: How has unsubscribing and unfollowing helped your tranquility? (08:36) Should we attempt to explain ourselves to others when they question our minimalist lifestyle, or simply invite them to ‘unfollow’ us? (12:37) Can minimalism help us bring order back to our chaotic lives? (14:44) How do we determine the appropriate ‘path’? (18:50) We can’t impose tranquility on the world around us, so how do we adjust our internal...
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Quickie: The Impulse to Buy Multiples of Things
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Joshua and Ryan discuss the search for durable items. Listen to the full episode on Patreon:
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275 | Let It Go
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Joshua and Ryan talk about letting go—letting go of sentimental items, letting go of junk, letting go of anxiety and stress—letting go of anything that harms our well-being or interrupts our peace, and they answer the following questions: How do our things own us? (02:53) Given that I’m under a deadline to move, how can I increase my decluttering pace without becoming overwhelmed and stressed? (08:44) Are there circumstances where a storage unit makes sense? (11:04) When the amount of your belongings is completely overwhelming, how—and where—do you even start? (18:06) Why are we so...
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Quickie: Helping Messy Kids Get Organized
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Joshua, Ryan, and their guest, behavioral and developmental pediatrician , discuss how to help children develop habits to become tidy and organized. Listen to the full episode on Patreon:
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274 | Organized Kids
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Joshua and Ryan talk about raising organized children with behavioral and developmental pediatrician , and they answer the following questions: What are executive functions? (01:34) What is behavioral pediatrics? (02:18) What do you mean by “organized children”? (02:47) How has the pandemic affected children’s health? (03:24) How do we set appropriate boundaries with our children? (04:58) How do we help our children adopt minimalist practices that stick at an early age so they don’t lose them and suffer the consequences in adulthood? (05:38) How can we be minimalist parents? (06:50)...
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Quickie: How to Find Work-Life Balance
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Joshua and Ryan discuss the folly of searching for work-life balance. Listen to the full episode on Patreon:
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273 | Successfool
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Joshua and Ryan talk about success, failure, fulfillment, and satisfaction—and how incessantly chasing those things can lead to foolness rather than fullness—and they answer the following questions: What does success mean to you? (03:06) What are your beliefs regarding spirituality? (07:38) How do value judgments affect success? (13:08) What is nihilism? (14:39) How do I overcome my addiction to procrastination so I can focus on doing meaningful work? (17:00) What are the two kinds of ‘haves’? (19:53) What is the “thing you can’t not do”? (20:21) What is the best way to...
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Quickie: Cleaning Out Your Junk Drawers
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Joshua and Ryan discuss identifying and eliminating items that are truly ‘junk’ that necessitate the existence of junk drawers. Listen to the full episode on Patreon:
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272 | Hidden Clutter
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Joshua and Ryan talk about the mental, emotional, digital, and other clutter that reveals itself after we minimize our stuff, and they answer the following questions: When are how-to’s helpful? (02:23) How do we appropriately curate scanned photos so we’re not trading physical clutter for digital clutter? (13:57) What advice do you have for young people who are embarking on their minimalist journeys so they have solid practices in place to prevent clutter? (25:43) What one piece of advice would you give your younger self? (26:28) How do we appropriately curate our many digital...
info_outlineJoshua and Ryan talk about celebrating the holiday season with purpose and intention with author Meg Nordmann, and they answer the following questions:
Why is gift-giving problematic? (01:59)
What do you think of when you think of the holiday season? (03:35)
What is the most common question you get about the holiday season? (04:27)
How do you handle someone who insists on giving gifts? (04:45)
How do I mentally manage the holiday season when I work in an industry dependent on consumerism? (10:25)
How do I make the holiday season wholly enjoyable and thrilling for my children without succumbing to the typical holiday trappings? (18:48)
What is the ‘Four Gift Rule’? (21:45)
How do we tactfully ask loved ones not to give us gifts, especially those who grew up with gift-giving as a practice to show appreciation for others? (28:22)
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