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Watch: "Consumerist Equanimity"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about blowing up past relationships; rules for letting go of careers, habits, and routines; and nine ways to avoid spending money on trends; and they answer the following questions:

What do you mean by “blowing up a relationship”? (00:00)

What would you ...

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Coming in November 2021!

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Happy Halloween!  

Did anyone else dress up like The Minimalists this weekend? We did! Hehe. As October comes to a close, we're excited to announce several projects that we're working on just for our patrons:

Livestreams. Podcast Shawn, Jordan Know Moore, and Danny Unknwn are sorting out the ...

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"The Burden of Attachment"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan are joined by Ryan’s wife, Mariah, to celebrate Ryan’s 40th birthday, and they disagree about attachment, discuss some lessons Ryan has learned over the last four decades, and dive into details about MaRyan’s relationship, as well as answer the following questions:

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Watch: "The Burden of Attachment"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan are joined by Ryan’s wife, Mariah, to celebrate Ryan’s 40th birthday, and they disagree about attachment, discuss some lessons Ryan has learned over the last four decades, and dive into details about MaRyan’s relationship, as well as answer the following questions:

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"Loving and Encouraging Yourself"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss a simple way to love and encourage the most important person in your life—you—with author, speaker, and attorney Mel Robbins, and they answer the following questions:

Why do we torture ourselve...

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Watch: "Loving and Encouraging Yourself"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss a simple way to love and encourage the most important person in your life—you—with author, speaker, and attorney Mel Robbins, and they answer the following questions:

Why do we torture ourselve...

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New Names for Support Levels

Based on your feedback from yesterday's poll, we're going to introduce a new weekly livestream, beginning sometime in November. Plus, we're going to share a monthly home-tour video—in which we'll tour specific rooms in our homes, studio, and other minimalist spaces—for our top two tiers of support (currently called "True ...

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More Value for Patrons

Simpletons!

Big thanks to you for your support. We are always looking for joyous new ways to add value to our patrons. What would you like to see from us in the coming weeks and months? Vote today!

—Joshua & Ryan

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"This Is Your Chance to Start Over: Live from Salt Lake City"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan travel to Salt Lake City to talk about reevaluating material clutter, simplifying everything, and letting go of excess, and they answer the following questions:

Why do some people avoid minimalism? (00:00)

How do I explain to my children the importance of curatin...

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Watch: "This Is Your Chance to Start Over: Live from Salt Lake City"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan travel to Salt Lake City to talk about reevaluating material clutter, simplifying everything, and letting go of excess, and they answer the following questions:

Why do some people avoid minimalism? (00:00)

How do I explain to my children the importance of curatin...

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"The Queen of Meaning"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss letting go to move on with author, podcaster, and comedian Lisa Lampanelli, and they answer the following questions:

What is Lisa’s opinion of cancel culture? (00:00)

What are the two ...

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Watch: "The Queen of Meaning"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss letting go to move on with author, podcaster, and comedian Lisa Lampanelli, and they answer the following questions:

What is Lisa’s opinion of cancel culture? (00:00)

What are the two ...

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"Silence Is Not the Absence of Sound"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss curating an ideal environment at home and in life with musician Andrew Belle, and they answer the following questions:

Where did the title “Nightshade” come from for your new album? (00:00)

What is your favorite song o...

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Watch: "Silence Is Not the Absence of Sound"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss curating an ideal environment at home and in life with musician Andrew Belle, and they answer the following questions:

Where did the title “Nightshade” come from for your new album? (00:00)

What is your favorite song o...

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A Mountain State of Mind

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Last week, we enjoyed three of the most magical nights of our lives! Big thanks to everyone who joined us in Salt Lake City, Denver, and Phoenix. It would be impossible to put into words just how meaningful those evenings were.

Shout out to our special musical guests, 2021-09-29 14:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post

"Shopaholics Anonymous"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss overcoming our urge to find solace in shopping, and they answer the following questions:

Why do we relentlessly search for the next best thing? (00:00)

Who is Jony Ive? (17:27)

What causes a shopping addiction? (25:39)

What are the symptoms of...

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Watch: "Shopaholics Anonymous"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss overcoming our urge to find solace in shopping, and they answer the following questions:

Why do we relentlessly search for the next best thing? (00:00)

Who is Jony Ive? (17:27)

What causes a shopping addiction? (25:39)

What are the symptoms of...

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"The Genius of Beauty"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss finding the appropriate balance between simplicity, function, and beauty with author, podcaster, and pastor Erwin Raphael McManus, and they answer the following questions:

What is genius? (00:00)

How does genius manifest? (07:...

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Watch: "The Genius of Beauty"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss finding the appropriate balance between simplicity, function, and beauty with author, podcaster, and pastor Erwin Raphael McManus, and they answer the following questions:

What is genius? (00:00)

How does genius manifest? (07:...

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Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Even Minimalism

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How incredible to be back on the road after three years! Big thanks to everyone who showed up in San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas for three magical nights this week! We are grateful for your smiles, support, laughter, and love.⁣

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"Nothing Happens for a Reason"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss how to identify and appropriately address toxic positivity with author, podcaster, and professor Kate Bowler, and they answer the following questions:

How did megachurches arise in the United States? (00:00)

What is a “prospe...

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Watch: "Nothing Happens for a Reason"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss how to identify and appropriately address toxic positivity with author, podcaster, and professor Kate Bowler, and they answer the following questions:

How did megachurches arise in the United States? (00:00)

What is a “prospe...

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"Things to Avoid"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss best practices to adopt to ensure we don’t reclutter after we declutter, and they answer the following questions:

Is voting an effective use of our time? (00:00)

What are your boundaries? (11:42)

How do we prevent anger from turning into rage? (20...

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Watch: "Things to Avoid"

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Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss best practices to adopt to ensure we don’t reclutter after we declutter, and they answer the following questions:

Is voting an effective use of our time? (00:00)

What are your boundaries? (11:42)

How do we prevent anger from turning into rage? (20...

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“Shoulding All Over Ourselves”

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Joshua and Ryan discuss how to appropriately filter and address unsolicited advice, and they answer the following questions:

What is the illusion of ‘shoulds’ and prescriptions? (00:00)

How do I decide whose advice to listen to? (44:45)

Isn’t it that there’s not an advice epidemic, but, rather, an un...

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Video: "Shoulding All Over Ourselves"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss how to appropriately filter and address unsolicited advice, and they answer the following questions:

What is the illusion of ‘shoulds’ and prescriptions? (00:00)

How do I decide whose advice to listen to? (44:45)

Isn’t it that there’s not an advice epidemic, but, rather, an un...

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"The Digital Declutter Challenge"

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Joshua and Ryan discuss the preponderance of digital clutter we all face, as well as the multitude of methods for addressing it, and they answer the following questions:

What are the Love People Use Things challenges? (00:00)

What is ‘cloud storage’ in terms an elderly, beloved grandmother would understand? (4...

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Video: "The Digital Declutter Challenge"

theminimalists post Video: "The Digital Declutter Challenge" from patreon

Joshua and Ryan discuss the preponderance of digital clutter we all face, as well as the multitude of methods for addressing it, and they answer the following questions:

What are the Love People Use Things challenges? (00:00)

What is ‘cloud storage’ in terms an elderly, beloved grandmother would understand? (4...

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"The Opposite of Hoarding"

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Joshua and Ryan talk about uncovering the ‘whys’ of compulsive decluttering, and they answer the following questions:

Does our obsession with labeling distract us from addressing the core issues of problems? (00:00)

What is the source of the spartanist’s issue with stuff? (12:45)

How do we feel complet...

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Video: "The Opposite of Hoarding"

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Joshua and Ryan talk about uncovering the ‘whys’ of compulsive decluttering, and they answer the following questions:

Does our obsession with labeling distract us from addressing the core issues of problems? (00:00)

What is the source of the spartanist’s issue with stuff? (12:45)

How do we feel complet...

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