Time to Let Go
1/19/202655 min
The Minimalists talk about why you have trouble getting the clutter out of the house after you've organized, how to know when it's time to let go, the Wouldn't Replace It Rule, how to deal with all that boomer junk you've inherited, and more.
Discussed in this episode:
Why do I have trouble letting go of the things I've already decluttered? (3:08)
How do you know when it's time to let go of a thing? (14:03)
Right Here, Right Now: The Simplify Everything decluttering course. (36:40)
Listener Tip: When you let go...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:13
[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, where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. My name is Joshua Fields Millburn. Joining me here at our studio in beautiful West Hollywood, California, is my good friend, TK Coleman.
Ryan Nicodemus· Guest0:52
Yes, sir.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:53
And guess what?
Ryan Nicodemus· Guest0:54
Uh-oh.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:55
We have the mayor of Oakwood himself here today.
Ryan Nicodemus· Guest0:58
[laughs] I'm back, baby.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host0:59
Yes, Ryan Nicodemus is here. Yeah.
Ryan Nicodemus· Guest1:02
It's good to be back. Good to see y'all.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:04
His wife's here. We have an audience of one.
Ryan Nicodemus· Guest1:06
Mm.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:06
Of course, Savvy D is here. Professor Sean is here as well. Ryan, we just did an event with you here in Southern California. We wrapped up our Sunday symposiums for a while. We're taking a bit of a, a break, and you've been in town. You picked the worst week to be in town.
Ryan Nicodemus· Guest1:19
Oh, my gosh.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:20
It's just been raining the whole time.
Ryan Nicodemus· Guest1:22
I was s- telling my friends, like, how that's how it was when you and I would come to LA- Yes ... before we lived here. Every time we showed up, it rained.
Joshua Fields Millburn· Host1:28
The first 12 times we were in Los