"If that was a snake, would you be asking me how to let it go?" he asks his wife. "As soon as you see the problem, that's when you have the ability to actually drop it," she says. We rely on process to give us faith to move our lives towards a result but if you seek permission from processes, what will happen is you'll always find something missing in the process because there is no process that's created for you, right? Processes have to be created by you as a result of committing to some end result." 'I just want to sit in the car and like spy on people' He adds: 'In another life, we would
The Minimalists talk about messy living, desirelessness, and attachments at their final Sunday Symposium. Listen to the Maximal edition of episode 387 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
Discussed in this episode:
Introduction (00:11)
What are the different kinds of desires? (23:23)
How do consumption and creativity differ? (24:18)
Why are we so confused regarding what we actually want? (27:30)
How does social media incentivize discontent? (38:41)
What are the differences between stated preference and revealed preference? (46:27)
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