The Minimalists: Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus

极简主义者:约书亚·菲尔兹·米尔本和瑞安·尼科德穆斯

Good Life Project

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2016-07-06

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Imagine having just about everything you wanted – a great job, making a lot of money, being able to get as much “stuff” as you want – and then, ending up miserable. That’s the plight of today’s guests, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, also known as The Minimalists. What started as an awakening to a different way of life, built around value, rather than accumulation, has now grow into a blog with millions of readers at TheMinimalists.com, a popular Minimalism, book a top-rated podcast and now a fantastic new documentary called Minimalism. This week’s conversation goes deep into Ryan and Joshua’s journey, both personally and as friends, into the exploration of what Minimalism really is and is not and how it can change not only your life, but life as we know it. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why minimalism is not actually about giving everything up.Ryan and Joshua’s 5th-grade “fat kid bond” that launched their 20+ year-long friendship.How Ryan came up with the "$50,000 Equation" that would (theoretically) help them reach their dreams and set them free.Why reaching that goal made him completely miserable and caused him to lose sight of what life is all about.Joshua’s epiphany after his mother’s tragic passing that set him on the path to minimalism.The true benefits of minimalism (they're not what you think).How Joshua’s 21-day downsizing journey led to creating TheMinimalists.com.How Ryan and Joshua’s brand expanded to different mediums to spread their message.How they define value that an item may add to their lives.Ryan and Joshua’s process for choosing which projects they should take on at any given time. Mentioned in This Episode: Connect with Ryan and Joshua: www.TheMinimalists.com | podcast | documentaryMinimalism: Live a Meaningful Life by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan NicodemusEverything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan NicodemusClutterfree with Kids: Change your thinking. Discover new habits. Free your home. by Joshua BeckerExile Lifestyle, by Colin WrightBecoming Minimalist by Joshua BeckerBe More with Less by Courtney Carver Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • So imagine stepping out of your day to day life and just dropping yourself into a gorgeous 130 acre natural playground for three and a half days of learning and laughing and moving your body and calming your brain and reconnecting with people who just see the world the way that you do and accept you completely as you are.

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  • It's funny because a lot of people, when they hear minimalism or simplicity, they think easy.

  • They think that simple somehow equals easy.

  • And it isn't easy necessarily.

  • It takes a lot of work to live deliberately and to make decisions that align with your values and beliefs.

  • Imagine getting pretty much everything you wanted, great job, making a lot of money, being able to get as much stuff as you want, and then ending up miserable.

  • Well, that's the plight of today's guests, Joshua Fields Milburn and his best friend since fifth grade, Ryan Nicodermis, also known as the minimalist.

  • They have grown in popularity over the last six years with millions of readers writing a really super popular and super useful website, publishing a book, and now a really fantastic documentary by the same name, all about minimalism.

  • Today's conversation goes deep into their journey, both personally and as friends, and then in their individual and then joint explorations of this thing called minimalism.

  • And then we do a whole bunch of, you know, sort of myth busting, too, get into what minimalism is and what it isn't and how you can actually live in a very real way in the world with other people around, other people who don't adopt the same ethos, and how you don't have to actually give up everything that you ever wanted to actually benefit from this concept of minimalism.

  • Really excited to share this conversation with you.

  • It got me thinking a lot and thinking about what matters?

  • And from people to stuff to things to activities, I hope you enjoyed as much as I did.

  • I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is good life project.