Updated for 2019, we pulled together a bunch of our audience’s favorite “quotes by The Minimalists” and displayed them below, one tweet at a time. Which is you favorite?
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Love people and use things, because the opposite never works.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) February 14, 2018
Scrolling is the new smoking.
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) March 27, 2018
You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) August 3, 2019
Do you like what you like, or did someone tell you to like it?
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) December 26, 2018
Oxygen is anxiety’s enemy.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) May 26, 2019
Day one. Or one day. You decide.
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) January 1, 2019
The truth is, you can skip the pursuit of happiness altogether and just be happy.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) September 15, 2018
Whenever you say “yes” to something unimportant, you’re saying “no” to something important.
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) January 2, 2019
A pound of experiences is much more valuable than a pound of stuff.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) May 15, 2019
Are they paying you to wear that logo, or did you pay them for the privilege of advertising on your body?
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) January 4, 2019
Our memories are not in our things. Our memories are in us.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) May 19, 2019
Making a good living is not the same thing as living well.
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) January 9, 2019
Debt-free is the new American Dream. —@RyanNicodemus
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) March 21, 2019
Some of the worst experiences in my life are some of the best experiences in my life.
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) January 22, 2019
Happiness is a byproduct of a meaningful life.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) August 3, 2019
A kind person is the best kind of person.
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) June 26, 2019
If you’re just driving around without a destination in mind, you’ll never get there.
— The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists) June 4, 2019
My proudest fatherly moment. https://t.co/Kxe4hIK3vu
— Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) March 1, 2019