"Calendar Clutter" (Patreon)

Patreon Exclusive. The Minimalists talk about calendar clutter—the meetings, schedules, lunches, conferences, dinners, playdates, activities, family outings, and various other obligations that are stressing everyone out, and they answer the following questions:

What is Joshua’s oldest possession? (00:20)

What is Sam Harris’s thought experiment? (23:05)

What do you consider “calendar clutter”? (26:05)

What is your perspective regarding meetings? (28:22)

What are “time billionaires”? (32:16)

How do you optimize your calendar for efficiency? (36:07)

How do we reframe our view of upcoming events that we’re dreading? (36:23)

What is “memento mori”? (42:20)

How do we appropriately prioritize routine appointments? (44:47)

How do you make time for spontaneity? (47:12)

How do I manage the guilt of being the partner that never wants to go out? (50:34)

How do I capitalize on my interests without flooding my calendar? (55:48)

What are “JOMO” and “POMO”? (1:01:10)

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MAXIMS

“Whatever you're doing right now is your priority.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Urgent doesn’t mean important.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“The stuff doesn’t make us miserable—clinging to the stuff does.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“When everything is urgent, nothing is urgent.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“Judgment is a mirror that reflects our insecurities.” —Ryan Nicodemus

“Tethering ourselves to outcomes guarantees misery.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 330.