A Day In The Life Of A MINIMALIST (Rich Life With Less Stuff)| Joshua Fields Millburn & Lewis howes
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In this Episode:
-How Joshua got into a half million dollars of debt while he was working a successful career
-The number of ads each person sees on average per day
-How Joshua runs his online business without having internet in his home
-Why just getting rid of your stuff won’t bring you peace
-The question to ask yourself if you want to try minimalism
-What happened when Joshua chose not to buy any material goods besides food and toiletries for a year
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I moved back from kenya to Europe after 15 years. I got rid of all and packed 8 suitcases. I have been living out of 1 suitcase the last 4 months. I hardly miss the other stuff but it is there. It was an amazing process of letting go, gifting, selling, sharing and understanding what has value now. I feel a sense of freedom. I have not purchased anything for the last 4 months since I do not want to accumulate again. Not until later. I love this minimalistic practice I am doing to reset and recreate my life... inspiring
after raising 3 kids I was so bogged down with clutter, I own a 2,000 square foot home so i may not be considered a minamalist but when I moved into this home I got rid of about 75% of my possessions, I enjoy keeping my home simple and uncluttered and I dont keep anything that doesnt bring me joy or isnt useful. I used to have so many items of clothing but now I enjoy having much less but i splurge on quality, this makes me happy and makes my life easy, also I dont have tv or wifi, I read and do art, I garden and cook, I hang out in nature and hike with my dogs, live simple and enjoy life
I wouldn't mind that. Except, I love fashion, so my closet will always be big, lol!
@@milkandspice1074 I agreed completely.
I love my clothes, they make me very happy and it is one of my ways to express my creativity 👌👌👌
Stop limiting yourself. You deserve everything!
@@milkandspice1074 Stop limiting yourself. You deserve everything!
1. Let it go, it's just stuff.
2. You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.
3. Love people and use things, because the opposite never works.
Goose bumps! now off to start my minimalism journey. thanks Josh for the great message.
It's just stuff. Stuff that used to be money. Remember that next time you look at your savings account.
Sean Nesbit Someone said that to me once. Changed my whole outlook!
Saaaaaame!
Well said!
#2 make no damn sense
Minimalism made me feel free from the rat race, less organizing and housework, happier and the lack of stress certainly made me feel younger.
I can see that! Younger because you are not wasting energy on moving your stuff around.
I wanted it...but, God had to Push me over the cliff. Gentrification required me to liquidate Everything in 60 days.
Very traumatic. But, now I have wings !
As a former hoarder hone minamalist I 100% agree
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My husband and I got rid of our Cable TV - tested for 3 months by suspending our account we decided after a couple of weeks we “didn’t need it” and now it’s been 7 months and we can’t believe how productive and happy we are!!! We watch movies (DVDs) as a special treat! It’s like “date night”!!! We love it!
Josh Fields Millburn is so young and so wise. It's a pleasure listening to him.
Became a minimalist by accident , when I moved to a smaller house with a beach, pool, gym, dogpark, waterpark and a deep draft harbor to fish. Weekly neighborhood block parties,Activities, hobbies and spending days with family is a blessing and privileged to have, thanks to Gods grace.
where do you live?
@@opinionsthatchange @Kapalina, Oahu
At 76, I am now in the process of becoming a minimalist that I have wanted to do for some time. I kept putting if off because it became overwhelming every time I would think about getting started. I am now doing it little by little.
I am 76 and started about 2 months ago. Inspiration is the key to start. After I started donating, I found my strength to get rid of more. Stress is melting away and my mind is less cluttered also. Keep moving forward.
Joshua is a great communicator and very personable. He looks happy, healthy and has lovely skin. In looks, he reminds me of a young Christopher Walken.
Yes! I've been watching this and trying to figure out who he reminded me of!
He does look similar to Christopher Walken. This interview is so inspiring. I have so much stuff and I do feel overwhelmed. Thank you for this interview.
yea kiss his @$$,
"Happy, healthy, and has lovely skin" sounds shallow asf tbh. Especially the last one.
Yeah, he does!!!
I work, sleep, and travel in my subaru. Everything I own fits inside it including a comfortable bed. Been a minimalist for years and love it
This is one of the best best Lewis...I love listen to people who are not in public eyes all time ...
I have been decluttering my personal and business life with stuff for a few years now. It feels good to have less stuff. I still have 2 garages of furniture and household items to sell.... Also, setting a budget and paying down a lot of debt was the best thing for my happiness.
Just donate it for good, dont wait on selling stuff. You are still holding on to clutter and furniture you are not using or needing, some families can use those.
"I'm proud of my short term actions aligned with my long term values" Beautiful!
"Your possessions will possess you!"
Says people who live in first world countries who can afford to buy shit…
& also an addiction to a person! Very powerful!
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I have inherited too many things, .moving often and all my kids and grandchildren moving out has left me with so much clutter. My apartment is a storage for them. I am 76 and too old. I have been giving many things away. I want a first floor, studio with a walk-in shower.
Lewis you interview top people!!! And I really like how you let them do 95% of the talking !!
George Gray AGREED. It’s a rarity, more often than not...
You’d benefit more from watching Tim Ferris or Tom Bilyeu!
I think that he was interrupting a lot.
@@michalmatas7977. Right, he was interrupting, but that blonde guy said his point so it was totally OK. Can u imagine speaking for an hour or less straight without anyone interrupting u? I bet you and I know, that it feels weird!
@szs voc well think about it....
We listen too Trump tweet everyday.....rather listen too this guy and declutter at the same time.
I am a minimalist and stoic and it has SET ME FREE!!!! I love it love it love it. All my meals are made really quickly, I get dress really fast, and i have more money to invest in my business. I have one associate I talk to sometime and rarely, I have no friends and don't want any. I am about quality not quantity so everything I wear and eat from is really nice but i don't have alot at all.
"Stoic"; that's good. I think of myself as an "ascetic." I like to live very bare-bones.
Minimal relationships sounds like a barren way to live. Just sayin’
@@grammichal6759 Most people only have time for 5 friends at most. The others are just acquaintances. Its like with other things - quality, not quantity. I'd rather be @ home with a good book anyday over a boring "friend."
Lewis, I am deeply grateful for the caliber and depth of the content on your channel.
I started my channel because I want to contribute to others' lives. I have done amazing things. For myself, for individuals and entire societies. Yet, I can't seem to break through my own wall/fear/whatever to really go deep with the content that I truly want to convey in order to change lives. Instead, I continue to take and take from others such as yourself. Thank you, you have taught me it is my turn to start contributing. This video in particular made me realize it is time to jump off the cliff. Joshua is one of the most eloquent communicators that I have been able to connect with. His life, in so many ways, is a mirror of mine. Success, Discontent, Divorce and Death transformed me and gave birth to my desire for a "minimalist" life...yet as much as I want to, unlike Joshua, I have not been able to fully embrace the "letting go." I don't have any tattoos, but if I was ever to get one this (or some variation of it) would be it:
1. Let it go, its just stuff;
2. You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you;
3. Love People and use things, because the opposite never works.
Thank you so much for bringing deep and life-changing interviews.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Carolena
11 yrs ago post-trauma, I decided to "just feel good 1st" (Abraham-Hicks) & I ended up mentally learning to love myself then eventually deserving to physically putting my health 1st. Because of that, I ended up a minimalist. All of the stuff & 'idea' of success &-identity thru $ eventually drifted away. :)
What a beautiful story!
Great interview with so much truth! I was a saver, the one I was married to was a spender. Great recipe for misery. When I left the marriage, I found that the credit cards he hid from me were only in my name. As hard as I tried, speaking to attorneys & credit help. I had to pay those off, myself. When I got out from under that burden? I decided that, no matter what, I would remain debt free. I paid cash for a car then moved to a place that had a lower cost of living. I have been debt free for 10 years. Getting rid of "stuff", becoming more minimalist all the time.
You are a great interviewer. You ask meaningful questions to get detailed answers. The Minimalists are so inspiring to me!
Dude said "peripatetic" and "forsook" and "quixotic" and "ascetic." The minimalist is maximizing his vocabulary.
“Proselytizing” hmmmm...
Hahaha I noticed that too
indoctrinated , disseminate, ephemeral
He didn't use "quixotic" correctly, but nice try for a young guy.
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This interview may be old, but very relevant today. I'm sharing this with everyone I know!
You are a natural interviewer, facilitator and good listener, Lewis. Thank you!
This is by far my favourite School of Greatness podcast Lewis. Thanks to you and Josh - you are both extraordinary! This was so impactful for me - it's the stuff that we all know subliminally but to hear it rationalised so eloquently hit me right between the eyes! Thank you! xo
Appreciate your feebback and thank YOU for taking the time out of your day to tune in Gail!
The "minus" sign. OMG, what an answer!! I get you Joshua. A symbol for less clutter, it's readable forward and backward, so either way minimalism will work, and extendable when you need it. You represent the beacon for a meaningful path. I am onboard brother.
Most valuable nugget for me was "you can't change the people around you but you can change the people around you". Powerful stuff. Thank you for sharing!
Another minimalistic thing to do, is eat less and make your own food from scratch. Your body will thank you.
Examining your emotions and letting go of unneeded baggage is also good.
I agree with 100 per cent 500 per cent. 🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏
I agree with you entirely 😊
Yea 🙌 fasting is so good for u & your pockets 😊
Yes, such wonderful advice!!! Thank you!
Agree 😊
I learned a lot. For me minimalism is a work in progress. I am very new at this and right now I am purging my 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment. I am moving to a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom in a month and half and I discovered that I have a place full of memories. It has been really hard but I keep going.
Minimalizing for me is keeping things I use, need and love and getting rid of the rest. Which is not minimal if you saw my house, but it keeps me knowing where things I like are. A place for everything and everything in its place. It gives my family order. And what he says rings true. I enjoyed the video.
Doesn't everyone own the things they use, need, and love?
Incredibly impressed by this high school graduate's vocabulary! He is very well spoken and I was moved by his minimalist idea and perpetual question: does this add value to my life? Thank you for this interview! What an interesting guest and a thoughtful way of life.
Trust me....there are so many self educated high school grads out there. And people who do not have an extensive vocabulary but happen to be smart as hell! My BIL builds manufacturing plants. You heard me. High school Ed but a union pipefitter hired by auto manufacturers. The Korean Hyundai president turned on the plant in Alabama. Everything worked perfectly and told my BIL it was the first time in the history of the company that had happened! My BIL had dozens of engineers with master degrees working UNDER HIM that thought he was a genius. This is what starting in a hands on career as a teenager can do - he enjoyed his “dirty” work actually creating something from the beginning. He has made plants for Boeing, BMW, and Toyota also. We need vocational careers taught starting in high school badly.
If you don't have a good vocabulary by the time you've graduated from high school, I think it's unlikely that you'll aquire one. You may, but most people seem to mimic the vocabulary of their parents or community.
@@davisholman6518 ABSOLUTELY!!!
@@JB-3794 Speaking disparagingly of "most people" is really bad taste tbh.
The Hindu scriptures call this urge for one more outfit...one more dollar
..one more pair of shoes ...the latest model car...Samsara....the endless wheel of never ending Desire....unless we get off we r like addicts hooked on this heroin of life...
I love this guy so much, he motivates me to keep going, even when Im not doing well. Thank you Joshua. And thank you Lewis for keeping this 6 yo video up. It helps more than you know.
So glad you enjoy the channel! Thanks for being here!
The best interview I’ve ever seen/heard: WOW! I not only “saved”, but took a full page of notes to implement Mr. Millburn’s 3 Truths ASAP.
Holy shit, I am a minimalist and I didn't even know it
Getting rid of useless stuff makes me very happy.
it sure does
yeah.me too.Ive always been this way.I cant even understand what these guys are talking about.This is just my natural state.May be cause Im not American,and I grew up in communist Bulgaria ;)
Me too 😊
I was one before it was cool
I was ok mown as a weird person
G Mary I'm so sorry all your stuff is useless. I love my stuff I use it everyday
I came across Matt d' and found his documentary about minimalism. I've been on a journey of self discovery and inner peace. And as from the monk cultural, I realized how they can live life happy. Amazing how this is a part of it. Less is more.
sweet, cool guy w/ a gorgeous smile.
Really like the minimalists and what they do. Another great tip I found for getting rid of clothes you don't need is turn all your hangers the wrong way round, then when you wear an item put it back the right way round and on the left hand side. Do it over a year to cover all the seasons if need be, then whatever is still facing the wrong way round get rid of, and the ones that are left that are furthest right go through and see if you really need them.
Uno Fenners I love this and I'm going to try it
Uno Fenners .....great idea I'll try it too. .thank you
Uno Fenners wow! That's an amazing idea! I never thought of that, thank you so much!!!
What if your clothes are not ALL on hangers but most in drawers?
Love this interview! I've been on my minimalist journey for a while, focusing on reducing all aspects of my life, which has made me more intentional. After listening to this interview I'm encouraged to know that even though I'm still surrounded by quite a bit of material items, I've been cultivating an intentional internal world which will eventually impact my external. ✌🏾❤ 🇬🇧 🇯🇲
I agree with this principle of rich life with less stuff. When I gave away things that I treasured the most, and I was left with just with the few things I needed, I felt relieved and I felt happy. No longer thinking of what I will do with these things. It was a wonderful feeling and happiness. I was happier that I no longer have those things that I treasured so much. Now I only have the cheap positions for my necessities. I no longer have to be concerned about those things...
I am also a 'born' minimalist, and a very happy person. Love the depth and variety of you show topics. Carry on bravely!
Joshua...so much learning and maturity..completely resonate with you..such humility and simplicity comes in our life with life of minimalism. We can have minimalism amidst Abundance. Thanks Lewis for allowing this interview. We are all blessed to have beautiful people in our lives.
Love love love his 3 truths and such an unexpectedly amazing interview! Thank you for sharing this!!! Goes to show you that you can always change your life and make it whatever you want it to be!!!!
I love this guy so much. I am changing my life. And I see already a difference. ❤️🙏🏼
His three truths are profound. Fantastic interview and content. Thank you.
WOW!! What a Beautiful interview!
Joshua was such an awakened person to listen to!
Lewis your questions were so heartfelt and real!
I’m a huge, new fan!!
BRAVO!!!
I love this episode. It's given me such a feeling of determination that I want to start having a lot less posessions in my life. Thanks for showing this.
I have been living on a 39-foot sailboat for 23 years, with well under 200 square feet of living space. This is enforced minimalism! When my wife and I were preparing to set off across the Pacific in 2002, the boat was sinking deeper and deeper in the water every day, as we piled on more gear and provisions. I finally came up with a plan I called FLOAT: Forget Loading On Another Thing! We weighed everything that came on and off the boat, with a goal of eliminating 1,000 pounds of excess weight. I think we got to about 600 pounds, but we were at least moving in the right direction.
Cheers, Josh. You are sending a good message.
Love people and use things because the opposite never works! wow!
I truly believe in the minimalist mindset, and programming myself for the same.
This is, by far, the best video I've seen on Minimalism. Thanks! I'm just starting on my journey.
I watch a lot of these types of talks when I am doing my work...playing in the background. This one was truly inspiring and there were many wise things said that made me think. Great interview!
So my life. I was young making six figures year after year. Pissing it away year after year. I am now 51. I would be done working if I just did not spend it like crazy thinking it would make me feel amazing. I would be traveling the world now doing what I want if I had the wisdom I have now. Be cool if in school we were taught these things vs having to live through it ALL to figure it out. I had some fun but not worth it kids!
Please share what things you would spend on back then that now you would think twice about. I think it would be helpful to get some insights.
Schools are indoctrination. That's the stuff your dad's got to tell you
Pity you didn’t do the travelling back then as now we are not allowed to travel and if you came to London there would be no shops and no restaurants because the Dictatorship that now rules this country has destroyed them all. Human beings are amazing and will recover but we have lost so much of beautiful London for ever I think, so sad and unnecessary! We were all shown these lessons in one way or another along the way but sadly humans really own change when faced with their own mistakes. Go to Dr Eric Berg utube and follow his health advice and you will have a good forty years of travelling time with your fit youthful old body! Enjoy your future, plenty of time yet. Namaste 🙏
@@tumbleweeduk7479 so true
I’m learning this now at 36. Thanks for your insight :)
Another kindred spirit, also growing up with the “privilege” of welfare and foodstamps.
Plenty of people do it. And plenty worked they’re way out of the poverty caused by the Great Depression.
And yet, some people still choose to believe people can’t get anywhere unless everything is handed to them. That isn’t how it works at all.
This is the second time I've listened to this. It's so thoughtful and profound.
Thank you so much for your feedback 🙂
I loved this! No Internet, no cell phone, welcome to Gen X childhoods and teen years! And all the generations before. It can be really fulfilling if you do it right.
You must have the Internet to be watching this! Personally, i can do without tv but not the web!
Young man you did fantastic to downsizing your life...
Im 66 and I started de declutter my house 🏡 am so upset with myself and asked my husband why we have so much stuff...
If I had find the knowledge about what made me happy, thanks thanks thanks
When you find you have things that you forgot about and did not miss, your plate is full. I used to think because I had little luxury in my life ( by today's gluttonous standard) my views on minimalism were just a means to justify my not having "things". Now that I can have "Big BoyToys", I still find more joy in people places and experiences. I'm happy my ethos was genuine
Great interview. Lots of useful takeaways. Keep up the great work.
Great interview and super quotes to live by. Loved it!
Thank you to both!
I was always a minimalist at heart, but stayed in the rat race and knew I did not belong in it so was really hard, now retired, responsibilities over, children independent, am loving the ability to live my simple, uncomplicated, peaceful life the way I want... with less!
Not easily understood by those around me though. Many think I have lost it, am being crazy or just stingy Lol.
Far from it.
Not needing, wanting for anything and being self sufficient feels so satisfying, gives real freedom and happiness.
"Does it add value, does it give me joy" definitely works.
Less is more for sure... more time to actually live life!
I bet your Mom is so proud of you. ( I know she has passed on) God bless you & yours
Inspiring and Very Uplifting in so many different fantastic ways!!! I’m at this phase in my Life right now, decluttering, minimizing, reorganizing…trying hard to move towards Minimalism. Appreciate the tips, affirmations and confirmations…and hopefully, it will lead me to the right path and on the right track.
What an awesome interview and what great ideas. I have a long way to go, but I am sincerely trying to live more deliberately. At almost seventy years of age, I have discovered a passion for fine arts just in this past one year and I am loving it so much
. However, I still have to get rid of a lot of unwanted possessions. Thank you, Joshua and Ryan for always being so inspiring through your talks and writings and thank you Lewis Howes for conducting this lovely interview. Hats off to all of you!!
Laura Decker sailed around the world when she was a child. She set out at 14 and completed her circumnavigation by 16. She learnt that the poorest people were the happiest.
I live on an old yacht. That prevents me from accumulating.
Cheers Gray Australia
I bought a smaller house than most people in my city, so that I am not spending time buying things to fill it, or cleaning. Since it is small, I think twice before buying anything.
@@shidehhafezi6826 wise move
Love Josh and Ryan. Such wonderful Missoula guys. (Yes, I'm from Missoula) They give such great information and listen to their readers. Excellent perspective and food for thought to make our lives richer.
Loved this talk. The sharing between friends. Very informative. I have let go of so many items with more to follow. Love this new way of being. Thank you!
My friends laughed at me when i said i was getting a tiny house smh but only if they knew the whole plan...
they don’t need to know, and let them laugh.
@@ginoasci2876 absolutely correct.
Thanks so much.
Awesome!!!
I saw an episode of Living Big In A Tiny Home, I loved their house, then towards the end the wife said something about having something in STORAGE - !!! - I was like HEY that's CHEATING 😆
They laugh first, then they copy! Do you👍❤
Dude, for three freakin’ years I wore the same clothes I have (office clothes and casuals) now I finally get rid of the old ones which are torn or faded, and bought 6 plain tshirts for casual and 1 for office. I mean, being a “minimalist” is just being simple. Buy the things that are necessary to your being and every day living. This made my life easier, and better (in a practical way)
Those guys, the minimalists, are so easy to love. Thanks.
One streaming key is if it doesn't serve a necessary funtion, purpose, and real true connection, iit needs to go.
The second is unload the extra stock/supplies. Tooth brushes, tubes of toothpaste, combs and hairbrush.
Belts, jewelry, oh and the office/school supplies. I am to airways have more pens and pencils than I need. So I donate half or more.
Once streamlining is completed in every room, basement, attic, garage, and shed; the 3rd rule is for every one thing you bring in 1- 2 similar items need to go out.
It may even be good to remove the 1 or 2 going, going, gone items first, before bringing in the new/replacement item.
SO interesting. I always get questions "So, what do you do?" "where do you work?" and "Are you married?" - and I feel as if I'm being objectified and measured as an object......
I always ask people something like : "what are your top three hobbies?" or "what is your favorite subject of study?" "What do you like to think about in your idle time?" , "what's your favorite book author or singer?" - it's about what people find interesting in their life and what they like to do. But it seems that everyone else is worried about finding out other's status (income status/career status/relationship status/.....). It does look like a competition or a race for better status. No wonder it is so often called a rat race.
Love it!
Lewis this is an excellent show! Jason is so well rounded his outlook is so refreshing! I am originally from Ohio also, I now live in Florida.. I had a cable bill that started at 89.00 in one year it went up to 159.00 .. that was it for me I called and canceled... It was the best thing I ever did... I went and got a 10.00 intensity and had most of the channels I needed.. I have free Apple TV so I can watch what I want not what is available..
You are so amazing on how you continue to bring such life changing content.. LOVE, LOVE, thank you🎖
Lewis, I absolutely love your interviews and content. This one came around when I really needed it. This guy is great!
I love the humility this guy has to be vulnerable. Good job
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I think living your values brings you happiness, as he mentioned. But living out your value and belief in God- accepting we are sinners, and belonging to God and being a child of God, knowing He loves and forgives us with unconditional love brings true joy and happiness.
Excellent video!! Very helpful on explaining the "why" and what minimalism does for our mind and well being.
BS, just one more demand of time and money, to fix you and make you phony happy.
you cant change people around you but you can change people around you! wow!
good one
You can’t change people around you but you can change THE PEOPLE around you.
Absolute best minimalist discussion I've ever heard.
Lewis, thank you for bringing value to us every episode. Wish you the best. Godbless.
Thank you guys minimalists! It’s amazing how you get to reinvent yourselves from an interview to another one!
Yes, I like his mindset
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your story. I am encouraged that I can do this as well. I have been getting rid of things for more than a year now and I have nearly ended this journey, or so I thought. LOL I am going to do your 30 day challenge to continue to let go. Also, I am going to start restricting myself on internet use as I can't get rid of it entirely because I do use it for what I do. But I can discipline myself to not be on it as much. Another thing you mentioned was being intentional about what we buy. I was already practicing that, but not with everything in my life. I have a few area's in my life that I need to be more intentional about. I enjoyed this. God bless!
You were both in flow for this interview. So inspiring, thank you!
Appreciate you! 🙏
@@lewishowes 💛
❤️ those 3 definitions are the best I have ever heard! Thanks for sharing.
I have learnt a lot from this . I have already started throwing out stuff I bought on line that was rubbish . But because I paid for it , I kept it! Thank you , both of you!👌💫
well at least you only paid once for it instead of others who continue to buy their own things over and over by paying for storage..
@@JasonSmith-fu6oi, so true.When I finally emptied 2 storage lockers over 3 years ago, I did it in 1 day.It was a massive, massive job, moving furniture too, just me, no help.When I dropped the keys back to the van hire company, late at night, I can honestly say it was a life changing feeling of utter relief and joy! I can’t imagine what I had spent over the years, almost every year there was a price increase.I’ve saved several thousands of pounds.Because it’s paid monthly you tend not to notice, over time it’s an enormous amount.Best thing I ever did.
I collect books on several topics I'm passionate about, and art supplies, but always desire more time to use them. After a layoff in my late 50s, I'm studying towards certification to teach English, which is more aligned to goals than engineering documents. My 1000 sq. ft. condo is one level and intended as age-in-place. The goal is to have the wonderful stuff on or against the walls neatly and be able to dance through cleaning quickly dusting the surfaces and rectangles. Purchasing discretionary stuff more prioritized and intentionally; plus the collections have their communities to pass items along to.
Another great interview! Love, health, wealth and happiness. What do they mean to you without the materialistic things surrounding you everyday? Less is more!
14:55 me too, Lewis. I just want to get rid of it all!
I'm in that mode now where "less is more" and I'm taking action!
Love the orange locker and his office vibe, too.
22:00 - yes I feel that way about work at this point.
Great chat, "not necessarily minimalism but being deliberate about what we have"
I think that is the most important. I have a lot of books and yes some I sell, but most of them I have no intention of ever getting rid of. It amounts to quite a collection!
I just journaled that I'm going to declutter and only have things that bring me peace , joy or provides a necessary service to me.
‘Everything you own owns you!’
Such good stuff! Thank you. So articulate and genuinely humble!
So many takeaways, I had my notepad ready to go and wanted to show everyone at work the awesomeness my pen was leaking! 😎
It’s 2021, my I pad😫, wastes so much time. I don’t have trouble getting rid of stuff, but, I now waste so much time. I hope I wake with a new attitude👍🏼
through minimalism we can save mother earth..let us encourage all people into simple living...
My favorite writers in the same video! my heart just melted
Wow man that was awesome 🙏🏻 Deep appreciation
I’m so inspired by this video! I’m on the minimalist journey!
Oh gosh, you’ve asked all the questions I was thinking of !❤️
Looking for containers at the Container Store to organize art supplies lead me to Marie Kondo. I looked her up and her folding method and my life changed drastically in one week. I feel a lot better letting go of the past and items that others could use.
What a great story he tells !
Great ideas.. I have been a Minimalist since in a spiritual rebirth in the 60s. A true seeker should "Put away all covetousness and seek contentment.." "He should be content with little, and be freed from all inordinate desire." ~ Baha'i Writings
My father used to say "love people and use things“ and he wrote it in a book of stories and reflections for me in 1991. Where does the quote come from originally?
Christianity - b/4 the stupid and ungodly “name it and claim it” mantra weaseled in!
@@ebriggs3498 that makes sense, he was a devout christian and highly educated. His book was centred around his learning from life, the church, history and theology. I wondered whether Thomas Aquinas said it first or Teilhard de Chardin? My father used to say "I never say anything original". 😊