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The Minimalists are Emmy-nominated Netflix stars and New York Times–bestselling authors Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. Alongside their podcast cohost, T.K. Coleman, this simple-living trio helps millions of people eliminate clutter and live meaningfully with less. Learn More.

People Use Material Things as Pacifiers to Distract Themselves

By The Minimalists ·

In this new video, The Minimalists talk about why people use possessions as pacifiers. This is a standalone highlight from episode 416 of The Minimalists Private Podcast.

Comment on YouTube and tell us the ways you use stuff to pacify yourself (we’ll feature the best comments on a future episode). Since our YouTube channel is 100% commercial-free, please “thumbs up” the video to help us take advantage of the algorithm.

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