Watch: "Silence Is Not the Absence of Sound" (Patreon)

Published:

2021-09-30 12:00:05

Imported:

2023-09

Content

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 on your new album? (12:42)

What is your songwriting process? (16:33)

Is there a song that has particular significance for you? (23:54)

Does the emotional process of songwriting reignite drives and passions for you? (25:26)

How does minimalism play a role in your music? (29:15)

How do we stop clinging as creatives? (32:25)

Do specific music genres affect the mind more significantly? (35:18)

What are your musical influences? (35:30)

How do we find silence within the noise of daily life? (39:29)

How do you get into a state of creativity? (40:58)

Are there music genres that are more compatible with specific environments than others? (44:44)

Why do we feel such a strong connection with music? (51:42)

Do you feel compelled to simply recreate your hits? (54:44)

How do you find and separate the beautiful from the overwhelming piles of clutter? (1:00:12)

LINKS

Book: One-Minute Wisdom

Instagram: Emma Krebs

Instagram: Jordan Moore

Instagram: Podcast Shawn

Instagram: Danny Unknwn

Listen: Black Bear

Listen: Nightshade

Listen: The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Listen: “Weightless”

Resources: The Minimalists

Subscribe: The Minimalists

Text: 937-202-4654

Tour: The Minimalists

Watch: Interstellar

Website: Andrew Belle

MAXIMS

“Every relationship in your life will make you miserable.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Technology should not dictate our expectations.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“Peace cannot be created—it is already there beneath the chaos.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Too much is always too much.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“You cannot consume your way to peace.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“Clinging always leads to misery.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 307.

Files

Private Podcast | "Silence Is Not the Absence of SOUND"

Joshua and Ryan discuss curating an ideal environment at home and in life with musician Andrew Belle, and they answer the following questions: 00:00 Where did the title “Nightshade” come from for your new album? 12:42 What is your favorite song on your new album? 16:33 What is your songwriting process? 23:54 Is there a song that has particular significance for you? 25:26 Does the emotional process of songwriting reignite drives and passions for you? 29:15 How does minimalism play a role in your music? 32:25 How do we stop clinging as creatives? 35:18 Do specific music genres affect the mind more significantly? 35:30 What are your musical influences? 39:29 How do we find silence within the noise of daily life? 40:58 How do you get into a state of creativity? 44:44 Are there music genres that are more compatible with specific environments than others? 51:42 Why do we feel such a strong connection with music? 54:44 Do you feel compelled to simply recreate your hits? 1:00:12 How do you find and separate the beautiful from the overwhelming piles of clutter?