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Watch: "Consumerist Equanimity"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about blowing up past relationships; rules for letting go of careers, habits, and routines; and nine ways to avoid spending money on trends; and they answer the following questions:

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Coming in November 2021!

Happy Halloween!  

Did anyone else dress up like The Minimalists this weekend? We did! Hehe. As October comes to a close, we're excited to announce several projects that we're working on just for our patrons:

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"The Burden of Attachment"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan are joined by Ryan’s wife, Mariah, to celebrate Ryan’s 40th birthday, and they disagree about attachment, discuss some lessons Ryan has learned over the last four decades, and dive into detai...

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Watch: "The Burden of Attachment"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan are joined by Ryan’s wife, Mariah, to celebrate Ryan’s 40th birthday, and they disagree about attachment, discuss some lessons Ryan has learned over the last four decades, and dive into detai...

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"Loving and Encouraging Yourself"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss a simple way to love and encourage the most important person in your life—you—with author, speaker, and attorney Mel Robbin...

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Watch: "Loving and Encouraging Yourself"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss a simple way to love and encourage the most important person in your life—you—with author, speaker, and attorney Mel Robbin...

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New Names for Support Levels

Based on your feedback from yesterday's poll, we're going to introduce a new weekly livestream, beginning sometime in November. Plus, we're going to share a monthly home-tour video—in which we'll tour specific rooms in our homes, studio, and oth...

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More Value for Patrons

Simpletons!

Big thanks to you for your support. We are always looking for joyous new ways to add value to our patrons. What would you like to see from us in the coming weeks and months? Vote today!

—Joshua & Ryan

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"This Is Your Chance to Start Over: Live from Salt Lake City"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan travel to Salt Lake City to talk about reevaluating material clutter, simplifying everything, and letting go of excess, and they answer the following questions:

Why do some people avoid min...

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Watch: "This Is Your Chance to Start Over: Live from Salt Lake City"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan travel to Salt Lake City to talk about reevaluating material clutter, simplifying everything, and letting go of excess, and they answer the following questions:

Why do some people avoid min...

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"The Queen of Meaning"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss letting go to move on with author, podcaster, and comedian Lisa Lampanelli, and they answer the following questions: View Post

Watch: "The Queen of Meaning"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss letting go to move on with author, podcaster, and comedian Lisa Lampanelli, and they answer the following questions: View Post

"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:

Where did the title “Nights...

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Watch: "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:

Where did the title “Nights...

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A Mountain State of Mind

Last week, we enjoyed three of the most magical nights of our lives! Big thanks to everyone who joined us in Salt Lake City, Denver, and Phoenix. It would be impossible to put into words just how meaningful those evenings were.

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"Shopaholics Anonymous"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss overcoming our urge to find solace in shopping, and they answer the following questions:

Why do we relentlessly search for the next best thing? (00:00)

Who is Jony Ive? (17:27...

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Watch: "Shopaholics Anonymous"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss overcoming our urge to find solace in shopping, and they answer the following questions:

Why do we relentlessly search for the next best thing? (00:00)

Who is Jony Ive? (17:27...

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"The Genius of Beauty"

Joshua and Ryan discuss finding the appropriate balance between simplicity, function, and beauty with author, podcaster, and pastor Erwin Raphael McManus, and they answer the followi...

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Watch: "The Genius of Beauty"

Joshua and Ryan discuss finding the appropriate balance between simplicity, function, and beauty with author, podcaster, and pastor Erwin Raphael McManus, and they answer the followi...

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Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Even Minimalism

How incredible to be back on the road after three years! Big thanks to everyone who showed up in San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas for three magical nights this week! We are grateful for your smiles, support, laughter, and love.⁣

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"Nothing Happens for a Reason"

Joshua and Ryan discuss how to identify and appropriately address toxic positivity with author, podcaster, and professor Kate Bowler, and they answer the following questions:

Ho...

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Watch: "Nothing Happens for a Reason"

Joshua and Ryan discuss how to identify and appropriately address toxic positivity with author, podcaster, and professor Kate Bowler, and they answer the following questions:

Ho...

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"Things to Avoid"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss best practices to adopt to ensure we don’t reclutter after we declutter, and they answer the following questions:

Is voting an effective use of our time? (00:00)

What are yo...

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Watch: "Things to Avoid"

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss best practices to adopt to ensure we don’t reclutter after we declutter, and they answer the following questions:

Is voting an effective use of our time? (00:00)

What are yo...

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“Shoulding All Over Ourselves”

Joshua and Ryan discuss how to appropriately filter and address unsolicited advice, and they answer the following questions:

What is the illusion of ‘shoulds’ and prescriptions? (00:00)

How do I decide whose advice to listen to? (4...

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Video: "Shoulding All Over Ourselves"

Joshua and Ryan discuss how to appropriately filter and address unsolicited advice, and they answer the following questions:

What is the illusion of ‘shoulds’ and prescriptions? (00:00)

How do I decide whose advice to listen to? (4...

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"The Digital Declutter Challenge"

Joshua and Ryan discuss the preponderance of digital clutter we all face, as well as the multitude of methods for addressing it, and they answer the following questions:

What are the Love People Use Things challenges? (00:00)

What is ...

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Video: "The Digital Declutter Challenge"

Joshua and Ryan discuss the preponderance of digital clutter we all face, as well as the multitude of methods for addressing it, and they answer the following questions:

What are the Love People Use Things challenges? (00:00)

What is ...

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"The Opposite of Hoarding"

Joshua and Ryan talk about uncovering the ‘whys’ of compulsive decluttering, and they answer the following questions:

Does our obsession with labeling distract us from addressing the core issues of problems? (00:00)

What is the sou...

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Video: "The Opposite of Hoarding"

Joshua and Ryan talk about uncovering the ‘whys’ of compulsive decluttering, and they answer the following questions:

Does our obsession with labeling distract us from addressing the core issues of problems? (00:00)

What is the sou...

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