Patreon Exclusive. In this Quarantine Qonversation, Joshua calls Jessica Lynn Williams, The Minimalists’ social media manager, to talk about how social media has changed since MySpace and how it has shifted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-04-04 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive. In this Quarantine Qonversation, Joshua Fields Millburn calls Ryan Nicodemus to talk about whether they’ll ever be able to hug people again, and Ryan discusses the despair he’s currently experiencing.
2020-04-03 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the possibility of living with next to nothing with YouTuber Youheum Son, and they answer the following questions:
What are the pros and cons of extreme minimalism? (38:59)
How do you ensure your extreme minimalism actually aligns with your values and isn’t simply a display of hubris? (42:35)
Are today’s extreme mini...
2020-04-02 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the possibility of living with next to nothing with YouTuber Youheum Son, and they answer the following questions:
What are the pros and cons of extreme minimalism? (38:59)
How do you ensure your extreme minimalism actually aligns with your values and isn’t simply a display of hubris? (42:35)
Are today’s extreme mini...
2020-04-02 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive. In this inaugural episode of Quarantine Qonversations, Joshua Fields Millburn talks to himself about our “new normal.“
2020-04-02 00:14:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! Joshua and his six-year-old daughter, Ella, discuss the five stages of grief as it relates to our current state of affairs.
2020-03-30 19:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! Joshua and his six-year-old daughter, Ella, discuss the five stages of grief as it relates to our current state of affairs.
2020-03-30 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Serpentine lines stretched around grocery stores. Hollowed out stripmalls. Self-imposed house arrest. Our "new normal" doesn't feel normal at all. With the twin terrors of financial and physical uncertainty, an undercurrent of anxiety runs through our days. But perhaps there's a way to find calm—and, dare we say, even to thrive—amid the chaos. Let's consider this line of thinking together.
Throughout April 2020, in addition to our regular podcast episodes, The Minimalists are going ...
2020-03-29 18:11:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss the successes and the failures of the free market with the Director of Entrepreneurial Education for the Foundation for Economic Education, T.K. Coleman, and they answer the following questions:
What are the wisest investments to make in my early twenties to retire by my early thirties? (33:40)
How do I determine at w...
2020-03-26 12:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss the successes and the failures of the free market with the Director of Entrepreneurial Education for the Foundation for Economic Education, T.K. Coleman, and they answer the following questions:
What are the wisest investments to make in my early twenties to retire by my early thirties? (33:40)
How do I determine at w...
2020-03-26 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss the appropriate preparation and response to societal crises with the Director of Entrepreneurial Education for the Foundation for Economic Education, T.K. Coleman, and they answer the following questions:
Are we preparing needlessly for problems that won’t exist? (06:40)
How does the free market respond to a crisis?...
2020-03-19 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss the appropriate preparation and response to societal crises with the Director of Entrepreneurial Education for the Foundation for Economic Education, T.K. Coleman, and they answer the following questions:
Are we preparing needlessly for problems that won’t exist? (06:40)
How does the free market respond to a crisis? (09:25)
Wh...
2020-03-19 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss particularly difficult topics, including trauma, bereavement, traumatic stress, sorrow, and even traumatic death with professor, trauma/grief counselor, and researcher Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, and they answer the following questions:
How can the Stoic practice of ‘worst-case scenario thinking’ help us prepare for tragedi...
2020-03-12 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss particularly difficult topics, including trauma, bereavement, traumatic stress, sorrow, and even traumatic death with professor, trauma/grief counselor, and researcher Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, and they answer the following questions:
How can the Stoic practice of ‘worst-case scenario thinking’ help us prepare for tragedi...
2020-03-12 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about interior design, feng shui, the calmness of clutter-free spaces, and how to have a minimalist home that’s not boring with designer, entrepreneur, and Queer Eye star Bobby Berk, and they answer the following questions:
What’s the best way to incorporate shelving without it looking cluttered? (30:16)
Is it possible to be a minimalist in...
2020-03-05 13:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about interior design, feng shui, the calmness of clutter-free spaces, and how to have a minimalist home that’s not boring with designer, entrepreneur, and Queer Eye star Bobby Berk, and they answer the following questions:
What’s the best way to incorporate shelving without it looking cluttered? (30:16)
Is it possible to be a minimalist in...
2020-03-05 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss dependency, sobriety, and different types of addiction, including our addiction to stuff, alcohol, food, drugs, cigarettes, money, status, social media, attention, television, breaking news, smartphones, and porn with author and blogger Laura McKowen, and they answer the following questions:
Why is it difficult for many people to recognize that ‘n...
2020-02-27 13:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss dependency, sobriety, and different types of addiction, including our addiction to stuff, alcohol, food, drugs, cigarettes, money, status, social media, attention, television, breaking news, smartphones, and porn with author and blogger Laura McKowen, and they answer the following questions:
Why is it difficult for many people to recognize that ‘n...
2020-02-27 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan argue about what’s healthy and what isn’t healthy with author, podcaster, and health expert Dr. Paul Saladino, MD. They also discuss fiber, fruits, vegetables, meat, vitamins, nutrients, cholesterol, fat, ketosis, toxins, and the gut microbiome, and they answer the following questions:
What cooking oils are the most healthy? (04:11)
What’s wrong with...
2020-02-20 13:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan argue about what’s healthy and what isn’t healthy with author, podcaster, and health expert Dr. Paul Saladino, MD. They also discuss fiber, fruits, vegetables, meat, vitamins, nutrients, cholesterol, fat, ketosis, toxins, and the gut microbiome, and they answer the following questions:
What cooking oils are the most healthy? (04:11)
What’s wrong with...
2020-02-20 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan get back to basics for spring cleaning and discuss decluttering, organizing, and letting go of excess stuff, and they answer the following questions:
How do I start letting go? (36:23)
How do I organize my passwords? (38:09)
How do I get rid of paper clutter without a scanner? (39:44)
How do I tactfully address the clutter of those around me? (43:48)
How do I help loved ones recognize ...
2020-02-13 13:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan get back to basics for spring cleaning and discuss decluttering, organizing, and letting go of excess stuff, and they answer the following questions:
How do I start letting go? (36:23)
How do I organize my passwords? (38:09)
How do I get rid of paper clutter without a scanner? (39:44)
How do I tactfully address the clutter of those around me? (43:48)
How do I help loved ones recognize ...
2020-02-13 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about minimalist fashion, capsule wardrobes, cleaning out your closet, and the pros and cons of trendy clothing with author, blogger, and podcaster Courtney Carver, and they answer the following questions:
As a budding fashion designer, how do I create a minimalist fashion brand that bucks consumerism? (03:21)
Wher...
2020-02-06 13:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about minimalist fashion, capsule wardrobes, cleaning out your closet, and the pros and cons of trendy clothing with author, blogger, and podcaster Courtney Carver, and they answer the following questions:
As a budding fashion designer, how do I create a minimalist fashion brand that bucks consumerism? (03:21)
Where’s the best pl...
2020-02-06 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about desire, yearning, craving and impulse and lust and longing and aspiration with author, theologian, and philosopher Peter Rollins, and they answer the following questions:
Can our desires ever be truly satisfied? (26:50)
Is there a difference between mimetic desire and personal desire? (37:13)
How do I reconcile desire wit...
2020-01-30 13:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about desire, yearning, craving and impulse and lust and longing and aspiration with author, theologian, and philosopher Peter Rollins, and they answer the following questions:
Can our desires ever be truly satisfied? (26:49)
Is there a difference between mimetic desire and personal desire? (37:12)
How do I reconcile desire wit...
2020-01-30 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss fame, notoriety, the difference between being famous and being well-known, and the upsides and downsides of stardom with actor, writer, and director Jennette McCurdy, and they answer the following questions:
How do you define “toxic”? (35:11)
When does fame become toxic? (35:16)
What’s the role of storytelling i...
2020-01-23 13:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan discuss fame, notoriety, the difference between being famous and being well-known, and the upsides and downsides of stardom with actor, writer, and director Jennette McCurdy, and they answer the following questions:
How do you define “toxic”? (35:11)
When does fame become toxic? (35:16)
What’s the role of storytelling i...
2020-01-23 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about 80-hour work weeks, packed schedules, endless meetings, overflowing inboxes, unrealistic deadlines, and bringing our work home with us with author and entrepreneur Jason Fried, and they answer the following questions:
How do I ensure I don’t overextend myself at work and compromise my health? (22:17)
How do I balance the...
2020-01-16 13:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Exclusive! In this "Maximal" episode, Joshua and Ryan talk about 80-hour work weeks, packed schedules, endless meetings, overflowing inboxes, unrealistic deadlines, and bringing our work home with us with author and entrepreneur Jason Fried, and they answer the following questions:
How do I ensure I don’t overextend myself at work and compromise my health? (22:17)
How do I balance the...
2020-01-16 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post