Joshua, T.K., and Ryan talk about embracing minimalism after escaping from an abusive family, some of their favorite non-minimalist books, Joshua’s new How to Let Go Tour, and much more.
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Discussed in This Episode
- If intelligence is getting what you want, is wisdom wanting what’s worth getting in the first place?
- How can I tell the difference between wisdom and fear, especially after escaping an abusive family?
- Right Here: Right Now: Joshua’s first solo tour, T.K.’s new show, and Ryan’s new restaurant.
- WWJO: What books are on The Minimalists’ bookshelves?
- WWJO: What vagus nerve stimulator does Joshua own?
- Check out the Nuropod
- How do you build a sense of self that isn’t tied to your possessions?
- Talkaboutable: Are you spending money on nonessential things to impress all the nonessential people in your life?
- What’s the minimalist approach to fitness?
- Talkaboutable: You don’t need it. You don’t need it. You don’t need it.
- More About Less: How the 30/30 Rule Can Help You Cut Clutter and Save Money
- Added Value: The new single from our friend Matt Kearney’s most Nashville-sounding album yet.
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- Your past explains your fears, but it needn’t author your future.
- Our identities are shaped by the costumes we wear.
- Fitness doesn’t require more equipment; it requires more consistency.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “Gotta Have You”
- Book: Emotional Clutter
- Essay: 18-Minute Minimalist Exercises
- Essay: Trap of Excitement
- More About Less: How the Minimalists’ 30/30 Rule Can Help You Cut Clutter and Save Money
- Podcast: Minimalist Fitness
- Resource: A Few Book Recommendations
- Ryan’s Restaurant: Sumac Cafe Missoula
- Show: One Question with T.K. Coleman
- Subscribe: Simple Newsletter
- Tour: How to Let Go
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator: Nuropod
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