Video: "40 Life Lessons" (Patreon)

Published:

2021-06-24 12:00:06

Imported:

2023-09

Content

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the adjustments in their perspectives of life as they approach their fourth decade, and they answer the following questions:

Why is the truth so difficult to determine? (00:00)

What is the difference between advertising and promoting? (26:40)

What is “advertiser culture”? (28:18)

How is advertising poisonous? (32:25)

What is the difference between the truth and the approximate truth? (38:17)

What is the difference between love and “extreme like”? (40:45)

How do you define “love”? (40:57)

Can we find happiness with success? (45:03)

Is there such a thing as “healthy” attachments? (56:35)

Why are observations better than advice? (1:03:16)

What are “proscriptions”? (1:05:27)

What is the difference between compassion and empathy? (1:12:13)

What is the difference between busy and focused? (1:19:21)

What is true fear? (2:03:08)

What is the difference between honesty and transparency? (2:09:10)

Is network TV still relevant? (2:11:20)

What if I let go of everything to start over and realize that was the wrong decision for me? (2:13:43)

If we’re starting over, what essentials would you guys suggest we keep? (2:19:38)

Why would you ever get rid of everything you owned? (2:23:21)

How do you begin again as a minimalist with kids? (2:27:02)

LINKS

Article: Power? No Thanks, I’m Good

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MAXIMS

“Letting go is not something you do, it’s something you stop doing.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“You’re complete, even in an empty room.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“A good friend supports their friends, they don’t try to change their friends.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“Minimalists don’t focus on owning nothing—they focus on owning only that which adds value to their lives.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Thriving with less is better than surviving with more.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“Anyone trying to change you doesn’t truly love you.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“If enlightenment is your goal, you’ll never become enlightened.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Attachment is suffering, and suffering is failure.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“If we turn something into a chase, suffering is guaranteed to appear.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“If you’re doing something out of obligation, you’re not doing it out of love.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“A life without boundaries is a life without peace.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Real freedom is self-restraint.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“We don’t need a lecture and a lectern to learn something valuable.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Love isn’t enough for a relationship to thrive.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Change is inevitable—we either change or be changed.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 293.

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Private Podcast | "40 Life Lessons"

Joshua and Ryan discuss the adjustments in their perspectives of life as they approach their fourth decade, and they answer the following questions: 00:00 Why is the truth so difficult to determine? 26:40 What is the difference between advertising and promoting? 28:18 What is “advertiser culture”? 32:25 How is advertising poisonous? 38:17 What is the difference between the truth and the approximate truth? 40:45 What is the difference between love and “extreme like”? 40:57 How do you define “love”? 45:03 Can we find happiness with success? 56:35 Is there such a thing as “healthy” attachments? 1:03:16 Why are observations better than advice? 1:05:27 What are “proscriptions”? 1:12:13 What is the difference between compassion and empathy? 1:19:21 What is the difference between busy and focused? 2:03:08 What is true fear? 2:09:10 What is the difference between honesty and transparency? 2:11:20 Is network TV still relevant? 2:13:43 What if I let go of everything to start over and realize that was the wrong decision for me? 2:19:38 If we’re starting over, what essentials would you guys suggest we keep? 2:23:21 Why would you ever get rid of everything you owned? 2:27:02 How do you begin again as a minimalist with kids?