The appeal of fitness centers is the pool/sauna which most folks don't have at home, and maybe the instructional classes to do with other people around/socializing.
A friend told me her new year resolution was to join a gym. I told her 'ive got a spare bike you can borrow so why not use it to cycle up Hinksey Hill (a steep country hilly road) a few times a day' No membership required, fresh air and no athletes foot. Needless to say she declined and bought a gym membership, used for a few times and now sitting watching TV eating chocolate.
@@Sky-Child I know I wouldn't be a happy camper! My husband surprised me with a diamond tennis bracelet once. I wore it a couple of days per the jeweler. I made him take it back.
Trick: take your salary after taxes, divide it by number of hours you have to work to get it. Next time you have an impulse buy doubt, think how many hours working at your job you do in order to buy it. Many times you will think "this is not worth all that pain".
You guys are a true blessing to all. After listening to y'all's podcast, I now have faith to finally write that novel I've always wanted, my husband and I have decluttered not only our physical things, but our mental clutter as well, (that last part is a continuous work in progress but a good one.😃), and every month I learn something new and valuable I can share with the people around me. You two and y'all's team help more people more than y'all will ever know. God bless you all. 🙏🥰👍
When Ryan started discussing the whole simulate sex conversation, I instantly thought of the movie Demolition Man where all human contact was illegal and sex required a license and VR headset. 🤣
Being slightly handicapped I appreciate automatic doors. But what is better are all the wonderful people that open and hold the doors for me. And it must be a boost to their self worth.
I bought the Alexa microwave for my disabled loved one after they set the old one on fire TWICE because they couldn't see well enough and accidentally set it to 90 minutes. the best part is that when I hear the microwave going now, I can ask Alexa in my room how long left, and can remotely disable it if it seems too long (it still had a manual keypad)
I listen to your series everyday religiously while working. It's just radiates a lot of positivity and at the same time allow me to get some inspiration in life. I have stopped a lot of unnecessary buying and now only focus on buying books. Donated half of my clothes and books too. Keep motivating us! I enjoy your channel very much and re-watch some of your videos too.
I know exactly what you mean, Josh, when you talked about The Shield. LOVED that show and yes, that last scene has haunted me eversince I saw it the original night it aired.
Love you guys! So nice to come across discussions like these that resonate and stimulate thought. Provoked to make subtle or big changes in our lives and feel better!
When my father-in law bought my husband a beer keg it devastated me. My husband and his twin were drinking like its an endless fountain competing who drinks most of it. They refill that thing like 4x/3x in 2 weeks. I was stunned on the $600 or more a month. It ruined my marriage.
Another good use for VR I think would be letting people travel in space. Just getting a cool view of flying through galaxies at impossible speeds or something like that. Maybe simulate flying by the sun. I dunno why they thought a trip to Walmart was gonna be the big selling point
I can promise you guys no woman in the ‘50s thought how lazy are we that we can’t hand wash our clothes. The men that had someone else washing his clothes might have thought that. I’m saying some men didn’t think their wives needed an expensive washing machine. But those husbands weren’t doing the hard job of a family washload.
I get why people don’t use certain machines. I love finally having a dishwasher and my own washing machine so I can keep up with my families messes. To be washing clothes and dishes at the same time while I can spend my time in the garden or with my kids I will take it!!
If you loved The Shield you should check out Justified. Also stars Goggins. Everything you said about the exploration of good and evil applies and best final line of all time!
RYAN! You can fix the one click purchasing I think by removing all your payment methods. Then just add it back when your subscriptions are due to renew. Sometimes you have to fight convenience with friction on the offensive. (When they don't make defensive possible, you must go on offense.) THEN, the next time, if it offers you to turn one click purchase on again, DON'T!!
That is true. I work at a discount clothing/accessories store and there's a lot of "fake on sale" products. Although the really on sale products have been there for about 6-18 months and they go into a final price before being sent out to an even more discounted liquidation type store.
my ex husband rented a new flat in a really bad area covered in mold and yeuck, he took me and said suprize, that idiot left us without even as much as a bottle of milk for 3 weeks. i was fumming.
I feel like the surprise purchases are not really a surprise. If you own a car it will need repairs. Your home too. You will have medical expenses. We should all be saving for these so they are more of just an eventuality.
I went on Apple podcast gave my five star review and read a few one star reviews with such Snark and sarcasm. Ugggg. I mean …come on people these two guys are trying to help people right? They’re not saying that their opinions are law. They inspire, explore humanity, they question morals, they dig deeper into why we do what we do - that make you look inward at yourself maybe these one star people should look a little deeper
What the heck MEN. I 💘 you both from MAURITIUS 🇲🇺 Island in Indian Ocean. Google the earth it I live near the only airport. LOVE YOU. I find reducing my clothes very difficult. Am too attached. But will try hard. I promise. I have been listening almost half day today.
I got an online ad, a print ad, a video ad for the "limited edition" batman x police watch (i am a HUGE batman fan). It's around INR 16-35k ($200-400). I went to the payment page since I can afford it. But something inside me told me to wait. It's a watch. It'll tell time. I have a perfectly fine fitness tracker and a bunch of watches I don't wear. I asked myself to wait until a month or two. I woke up to see this episode. I guess great minds think alike haha! Thanks for the episode, you guys! :)
Listened to this during my workout this morning. I really enjoyed the transmission anagloy. Too often I shame myself for surprise purchases, when I know it's not my fault and I couldn't prevent them. Distinguisghing between surprises and impulse is beginning the reframing of my mind. Thank you guys!
I'm on Spring Break and recently started listening to these podcasts. Thank you so much! I had my monthly donation pick up this week, so I actually upped my game, by going through more things that are just cluttering my home and my life. My kids and grandkids are coming over today to celebrate my birthday which was yesterday, so I know there will be more "stuff" (gifts) brought into my house. lol. The real gift to me is having them all here together and spending time with them.
We can't blow up all of industrial society, unless a war totally breaks out. We should be aware of how the new battleground is our attention though. And our data. The ability to pay attention and have privacy is paramount for this next decades.
Everytime you say advertisements suck, you make me feel guilty. I work in advertising, but I'm devoted to the philosophy of minimalism. My skills are such that, they are right for advertising. What should I do to not feel guilty?
Is this a joke or do you seriously not know that there is plenty of opportunity to do advertising supporting your "values" it doesn't have to be throw away crap. Animal abuse (fast forward FAST) . Veterans. Blind people. Cleft palates Habitat. St. Judes (yeah they are extremely annoying) But they all don't have to be on TV either. Need I go on???
I did background work in L.A. for a while and I was in "The Shield" a couple of times--both times on location, once at a fake shooting (think "panicked crowd"), and another time at a convenience store. Feet from Michael Chiklis, but the number one rule in Hollywood is that the extras don't bother the actors. EVER. One guy who tried to get chummy with Jim Carrey at Ontario Airport ("Yes Man") was all but carried out the door by security, had his voucher taken away, and got kicked out of Central Casting.
@@michellecd4722 It's actually very simple: the stars get the big money to focus on their characters and their scenes. They are the focus. Background people are one step up from being props, in most cases--we get paid to shut up and do what we're told and "acting" seldom comes into the picture.
@@michellecd4722 It's more nepotism than elitism in the acting industry. And there's no way around it without there being penalties for that--or, to put it in street talk, without "The Man goin' after what you've got and messin' that up" (like the situation Mr. Ex-Central Casting faced). I've got my own example on the writing front, as I wanted to get into screenwriting and, at one point, thought I'd found the perfect opening: someone looking to make a movie about a very specific topic that I had insider information on... let's just sum that mistake up quick, and say that it didn't work out, hmm? Anyway, there are penalties to not knowing your "place" sometimes.
Minute 16 - "improving our lives" isn't necessarily better. What if we lose the friction of what it means to be human? - That's deep. Minute 27- approaching conflict with compassion = "with suffering". Need to understand other person's pain points.
You almost talked me into getting "The Shield" series but I am resisting. The world is excitement enough. I appreciate your appreciation of the show, though, and maybe -- someday....
I was born in the 50s. I don't remember fitness centers. We used to do activities to maintain our home and gardens and that was our "exercise".
Amen.
you also had 500sqm blocks of land and more!
The appeal of fitness centers is the pool/sauna which most folks don't have at home, and maybe the instructional classes to do with other people around/socializing.
A friend told me her new year resolution was to join a gym. I told her 'ive got a spare bike you can borrow so why not use it to cycle up Hinksey Hill (a steep country hilly road) a few times a day' No membership required, fresh air and no athletes foot. Needless to say she declined and bought a gym membership, used for a few times and now sitting watching TV eating chocolate.
As an autistic, I can DEFINITELY say that anything you try to surprise me with is an annoying purchase. Just don't do it.
My ex presented me with a new car. It was awful. I couldn't even pretend to like it.
@@Sky-Child I know I wouldn't be a happy camper! My husband surprised me with a diamond tennis bracelet once. I wore it a couple of days per the jeweler. I made him take it back.
amen brother! ADHD here
Wow so relatable...
Trick: take your salary after taxes, divide it by number of hours you have to work to get it. Next time you have an impulse buy doubt, think how many hours working at your job you do in order to buy it. Many times you will think "this is not worth all that pain".
I was so happy to hear you mention the benefits to those with disabilities.
Creepy moment…While listening to the podcast on RUclips when Josh said “hey Siri what’s the population of…” my Apple Watch answered his question. 😑
You guys are a true blessing to all. After listening to y'all's podcast, I now have faith to finally write that novel I've always wanted, my husband and I have decluttered not only our physical things, but our mental clutter as well, (that last part is a continuous work in progress but a good one.😃), and every month I learn something new and valuable I can share with the people around me. You two and y'all's team help more people more than y'all will ever know. God bless you all. 🙏🥰👍
When Ryan started discussing the whole simulate sex conversation, I instantly thought of the movie Demolition Man where all human contact was illegal and sex required a license and VR headset. 🤣
Being slightly handicapped I appreciate automatic doors. But what is better are all the wonderful people that open and hold the doors for me. And it must be a boost to their self worth.
I bought the Alexa microwave for my disabled loved one after they set the old one on fire TWICE because they couldn't see well enough and accidentally set it to 90 minutes. the best part is that when I hear the microwave going now, I can ask Alexa in my room how long left, and can remotely disable it if it seems too long (it still had a manual keypad)
I listen to your series everyday religiously while working. It's just radiates a lot of positivity and at the same time allow me to get some inspiration in life. I have stopped a lot of unnecessary buying and now only focus on buying books. Donated half of my clothes and books too. Keep motivating us! I enjoy your channel very much and re-watch some of your videos too.
I know exactly what you mean, Josh, when you talked about The Shield. LOVED that show and yes, that last scene has haunted me eversince I saw it the original night it aired.
Love you guys! So nice to come across discussions like these that resonate and stimulate thought. Provoked to make subtle or big changes in our lives and feel better!
Love your podcast. Highly recommend 😊
Love this entire segment and this specific quote is exactly right on! Yes but "who said we need to improve our lives".
When my father-in law bought my husband a beer keg it devastated me. My husband and his twin were drinking like its an endless fountain competing who drinks most of it. They refill that thing like 4x/3x in 2 weeks. I was stunned on the $600 or more a month. It ruined my marriage.
Love your Podcast!🥰
Another good use for VR I think would be letting people travel in space. Just getting a cool view of flying through galaxies at impossible speeds or something like that. Maybe simulate flying by the sun. I dunno why they thought a trip to Walmart was gonna be the big selling point
Yup. Flying through space would be WAY more fun. Or driving in the deep ocean. Anything too terrifying to do irl would be a good use for VR.
I can promise you guys no woman in the ‘50s thought how lazy are we that we can’t hand wash our clothes. The men that had someone else washing his clothes might have thought that. I’m saying some men didn’t think their wives needed an expensive washing machine. But those husbands weren’t doing the hard job of a family washload.
Soon the only reality that will remain for many is the overdue bills…😩
I get why people don’t use certain machines. I love finally having a dishwasher and my own washing machine so I can keep up with my families messes. To be washing clothes and dishes at the same time while I can spend my time in the garden or with my kids I will take it!!
Such a good episode!!! Thank you. I feel the same way Josh does about surprises lol
If you loved The Shield you should check out Justified. Also stars Goggins. Everything you said about the exploration of good and evil applies and best final line of all time!
Descobri esse podcast há pouco mais de uma semana, é excelente! Obrigada! ❤🙏🇧🇷 saudações do Brasil
Great listening I think if you look in your home you might just realize you have what you need if you don't than buy it
RYAN! You can fix the one click purchasing I think by removing all your payment methods. Then just add it back when your subscriptions are due to renew. Sometimes you have to fight convenience with friction on the offensive. (When they don't make defensive possible, you must go on offense.) THEN, the next time, if it offers you to turn one click purchase on again, DON'T!!
What was that song that played at the end? So good!
Always look in the show notes. ❤️ www.minimalists.com/p328
One of the best episodes ever. Pun intended. 😁
The only surprises I want is surprising amounts of money into my hand lol
Or it's on "fake sale." The new fake-saving money marketing strategy.
That is true. I work at a discount clothing/accessories store and there's a lot of "fake on sale" products. Although the really on sale products have been there for about 6-18 months and they go into a final price before being sent out to an even more discounted liquidation type store.
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
my ex husband rented a new flat in a really bad area covered in mold and yeuck, he took me and said suprize, that idiot left us without even as much as a bottle of milk for 3 weeks. i was fumming.
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I feel like the surprise purchases are not really a surprise. If you own a car it will need repairs. Your home too. You will have medical expenses. We should all be saving for these so they are more of just an eventuality.
It’s a surprise when you are going downtown the highway and the tire blows up 😵💫
It's a good point. You may not be able to predict when it will happen but you know that at some point it will.
I thought I was the only one who hated surprise b-day parties! Thanks Joshua, for once again show us that it is normal to think "differently"!
If the service or product is free, it's because you are the commodity.
I went on Apple podcast gave my five star review and read a few one star reviews with such Snark and sarcasm. Ugggg. I mean …come on people these two guys are trying to help people right? They’re not saying that their opinions are law. They inspire, explore humanity, they question morals, they dig deeper into why we do what we do - that make you look inward at yourself maybe these one star people should look a little deeper
I reference Wall-E all the time as our feasible future. Thanks for validating me. ha ha!
Retailers love impulse. Phone/mechanic/home companies love surprise purchases with warranties.
What the heck MEN. I 💘 you both from MAURITIUS 🇲🇺 Island in Indian Ocean. Google the earth it I live near the only airport. LOVE YOU. I find reducing my clothes very difficult. Am too attached. But will try hard. I promise. I have been listening almost half day today.
This was a great episode (thank you) but I'm actually going to watch the Shield now, lol.
Phew, my Echo didn't understand Josh's request. I was worried for Ryan 😂
Spending your hard earned money should not be a down time activity.
I got an online ad, a print ad, a video ad for the "limited edition" batman x police watch (i am a HUGE batman fan). It's around INR 16-35k ($200-400). I went to the payment page since I can afford it.
But something inside me told me to wait. It's a watch. It'll tell time. I have a perfectly fine fitness tracker and a bunch of watches I don't wear. I asked myself to wait until a month or two. I woke up to see this episode.
I guess great minds think alike haha! Thanks for the episode, you guys! :)
Listened to this during my workout this morning. I really enjoyed the transmission anagloy. Too often I shame myself for surprise purchases, when I know it's not my fault and I couldn't prevent them. Distinguisghing between surprises and impulse is beginning the reframing of my mind. Thank you guys!
I'm on Spring Break and recently started listening to these podcasts. Thank you so much! I had my monthly donation pick up this week, so I actually upped my game, by going through more things that are just cluttering my home and my life. My kids and grandkids are coming over today to celebrate my birthday which was yesterday, so I know there will be more "stuff" (gifts) brought into my house. lol. The real gift to me is having them all here together and spending time with them.
10🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟always enjoy it and have insight for my life! Appreciated.
We can't blow up all of industrial society, unless a war totally breaks out. We should be aware of how the new battleground is our attention though. And our data. The ability to pay attention and have privacy is paramount for this next decades.
Everytime you say advertisements suck, you make me feel guilty. I work in advertising, but I'm devoted to the philosophy of minimalism. My skills are such that, they are right for advertising. What should I do to not feel guilty?
Focus on your values. ❤️
Is this a joke or do you seriously not know that there is plenty of opportunity to do advertising supporting your "values" it doesn't have to be throw away crap. Animal abuse (fast forward FAST) . Veterans. Blind people. Cleft palates Habitat. St. Judes (yeah they are extremely annoying) But they all don't have to be on TV either. Need I go on???
I did background work in L.A. for a while and I was in "The Shield" a couple of times--both times on location, once at a fake shooting (think "panicked crowd"), and another time at a convenience store. Feet from Michael Chiklis, but the number one rule in Hollywood is that the extras don't bother the actors. EVER. One guy who tried to get chummy with Jim Carrey at Ontario Airport ("Yes Man") was all but carried out the door by security, had his voucher taken away, and got kicked out of Central Casting.
@@michellecd4722 It's actually very simple: the stars get the big money to focus on their characters and their scenes. They are the focus. Background people are one step up from being props, in most cases--we get paid to shut up and do what we're told and "acting" seldom comes into the picture.
@@michellecd4722 It's more nepotism than elitism in the acting industry. And there's no way around it without there being penalties for that--or, to put it in street talk, without "The Man goin' after what you've got and messin' that up" (like the situation Mr. Ex-Central Casting faced). I've got my own example on the writing front, as I wanted to get into screenwriting and, at one point, thought I'd found the perfect opening: someone looking to make a movie about a very specific topic that I had insider information on... let's just sum that mistake up quick, and say that it didn't work out, hmm? Anyway, there are penalties to not knowing your "place" sometimes.
review left! 😀
Minute 16 - "improving our lives" isn't necessarily better. What if we lose the friction of what it means to be human? - That's deep. Minute 27- approaching conflict with compassion = "with suffering". Need to understand other person's pain points.
You almost talked me into getting "The Shield" series but I am resisting. The world is excitement enough. I appreciate your appreciation of the show, though, and maybe -- someday....
@JFM I loved The Shield as well, one of my top 3 shows of all time. You should check out Michael Chikis' newest show called Cyote on Paramount+
I loved the shield! NTV in Kenya when TV was TV....this was profound!
I feel like Josh is channeling his inner Vanilla Ice with that doo. I would like to see him burst out in song. 😁
Energy crisis in future will mean we should rely less on gadgets all the time.so no need to possess zillions of clothes then.
Josh, Ryan - great content. I like your shows, keep up the good work.
Podcast Sean🙏🏼 thank you!
First. From PHILIPPINES here
5 ⭐️ Review! (Always!) 😊
Great episode thanks!
5 ⭐ review! 😊👍