Joshua and T.K. talk about how minimalists might curate an intentional collection, what to do with antique clutter, their favorite black t-shirts, seven items minimalists avoid to keep their living rooms calm and clutter free, and more!
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Discussed in This Episode
- What’s the difference between collecting and curating?
- Why are we so good at finding loopholes that let us keep the same behavior in a slightly different form?
- Right Here, Right Now: Joshua recaps his solo tour experience.
- WWJO: Where do The Minimalists get their black t-shirts?
- Underwear-stealing gnomes.
- How might our deferred decisions about possessions affect the people around us?
- Does an object need to be useful to deserve space in our lives?
- Talkaboutable: Your cluttered house reflects your battles.
- Talkaboutable: Letting go starts with loosening your grip.
- More About Less: 7 Items Minimalists Avoid to Keep Their Living Rooms Calm and Clutter-Free
- Added Value: A song from Joshua’s favorite R&B album of 2026.
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- A collection is intentional; an accumulation is accidental.
- Appreciation doesn’t require acquisition.
- If everything is important, nothing is important.
- Your clutter will someday become someone else’s responsibility.
- The fewer things we display, the more attention each object receives.
- Visual clutter occupies attention even when it occupies almost no physical space.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “Ghost”
- Book: Very, Very Simple
- Course: How to Write Better
- Essay: Necessary Jewelry
- Essay: Photo-Scanning Party
- Essay: Scared to Death of Death
- More About Less: 7 Items Minimalists Avoid to Keep Their Living Rooms Calm and Clutter-Free
- Resource: Minimalist Rulebook
- Watch: Talkaboutable #1
- Watch: Talkaboutable #2
- Tour: How to Let Go
- T-Shirts: Los Angeles Apparel
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