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The Minimalists

Precious Things

2/9/202646 min

The Minimalists talk about some difficult decluttering dilemmas, including what to do with belongings left behind by deceased loved ones, why we don't need to keep every sentimental item, how to handle the endless stream of freebies we receive, and much more.

Discussed in this episode:

How do I declutter my late husband's belongings while honoring what my young daughters might one day wish I had kept? (3:46)

What's your most cherished sentimental item, and under what conditions would you let it go? (20:48)

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Clips

If Everything’s Precious, Nothing Is
Parenting Without Perfect Foresight
The 10-Minute Evacuation Test
Can You Name What You Keep?
The Junkless Drawer Rule
Generosity Makes Letting Go Easier
When Sentiment Becomes Obligation
You Can’t Let Go Without Holding

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:11

    [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.

  2. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:37

    Yes. Hello, everybody. Welcome to The Minimalist Podcast, where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. My name is Joshua Fields Millburn, and joining me here in beautiful and sunny West Hollywood, California, is my good friend, TK Coleman.

  3. TK Coleman· Host0:55

    It's a beautiful day, my man.

  4. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:57

    It's just the two of us today.

  5. TK Coleman· Host0:58

    Just the two of us.

  6. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:00

    [laughs] Yes. You know, the last few weeks we've had guests, and we usually don't do guests every single week. It just happened that way.

  7. TK Coleman· Host1:08

    It did.

  8. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:08

    We had James Sexton here. We had Dr. Maya. She was amazing.

  9. TK Coleman· Host1:11

    Yeah.

  10. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:11

    Of course, Nicodemus was here. He's not really a guest. When he's here, we're the guests.

  11. TK Coleman· Host1:16

    Yeah.

  12. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:16

    And, um, and then when Steve Patterson showed up last week as well, so.

  13. TK Coleman· Host1:20

    Yeah, we've been on a guest winning streak.

  14. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:22

    It really has been.

  15. TK Coleman· Host1:23

    Yeah.

  16. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:23

    Amazing. And so we're gonna have to bring it today, TK.

  17. TK Coleman· Host1:27

    Yes, sir.

  18. Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:27

    Uh, well, you're gonna have to bring it. [laughs] I'm just, I'm just here

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