Discovering Minimalism Through Clutter and Clarity

#54: Minimalist expert and award-winning author, Joshua Becker, joins Chris to talk about the many ways that “things'' get in the way of living a purpose-filled life. They discuss Joshua’s top decluttering strategies, the 8 distractions that prevent people from living more meaningfully, and hacks to help guide you toward achieving the benefits of a more satisfying life through owning less.

Joshua Becker (@joshua_becker) is an expert minimalist, an award-winning author, and the founder of Becoming Minimalist, a website dedicated to inspiring others to find more life by owning less. He recently released his latest book Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life.

Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/minimalism-joshua-becker

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Resources Mentioned

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Joshua’s Books: 

• Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life
• The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life
• The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own
• Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home and Life
• Clutterfree with Kids: Change your thinking. Discover new habits. Free your home

Podcasts mentioned:

• All the Hacks Podcast #25 Nir Eyal
• All the Hacks Podcast #50 Adam Nash

Resources Mentioned:

• Harvard Study: Exchanging cents for seconds : the happiness benefits of choosing time over money
• Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending
• Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
• Courtney Carver’s Website: Be More With Less
• Logan and Tammy Strobel’s Website: Our Tiny House

Joshua’s Phoenix Recommendations: Barrio Cafe | Camelback Mountain

Full Show Notes

(01:39) Misconceptions About Minimalism

(02:32) Importance of Fewer Distractions and Possessions

(03:47) Joshua's Starting Question for Removing Distractions

(07:01) Joshua's Top Decluttering Strategy

(08:54) Staging Home for Calm Space and Purpose

(13:12) Inspiring Transition to Minimalism

(15:59) Letting Go of Seldom-Used Items

(21:31) Decluttering's Impact on Space Use

(22:49) Donate or Sell Valuable Items?

(25:40) 5 Core Principles of Smart Spending

(27:30) Buying Time vs. Having Fewer Items

(29:38) Applying Minimalism to Your Space

(31:09) 10 Questions for Minimalizing

(34:07) Realization and Writing "Things That Matter"

(35:53) 8 Distractions Preventing Satisfaction

(40:04) Time vs. Happiness: Harvard Study

(42:30) Focusing on Meaning Through Generosity

(45:26) Overcoming Trivial Distractions

(50:21) Phoenix Recommendations: Dine, Drink, Do

(51:58) Finding More About Joshua Becker

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