Information Clutter
3/9/20261 hr 2 min
The Minimalists talk about minimizing information clutter, enjoying learning without trying to optimize your entire life, letting go of the news when it feels overwhelming, why you're terrified of empty space in your home, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
When did my love of learning turn into compulsively scavenging for self-improvement—and how do I let go of that need to optimize everything? (2:46)
At what point does information stop serving you and start suffocating you? (20:21)
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 0· Soundbite0:13
[singing] Every little thing you think that you need. Every little thing you think that you need. Every little thing that's just feeding your greed. Oh, I bet that you'll be fine without it.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:37
Yes. Welcome to The Minimalists Podcast, y'all. Hello, everybody. My name is Joshua Fields Millburn, and joining me here at our studio in beautiful West Hollywood, California, is my good friend, TK Coleman.
TK Coleman· Host0:53
It's your favorite Coleman besides Ken and Gary.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:56
Oh, and Hughes. [laughs] That's my Mount Rushmore right there.
TK Coleman· Host1:00
Yeah, man, that's, uh, your Mount Rushmore of Colemans. [laughs] [laughs] And, uh, uh, Adam. [laughs] Adam B.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:07
Oh, man, we got a lot to talk about today, TK. Coming up, uh, we're talking about minimizing information clutter. I had some revelations this weekend around this. So I was talking to my wife ye- just yesterday, and I had spent so much time on the production notes for this and going through everything earlier last week, and my wife goes, "What are you guys talking about on the podcast this week? You're going