Barbara: We have to be so careful with trying to change other people, even if we are convinced that the advice we have for them is better than the ideas they're currently acting on. Barbara: If you ask someone to change too quickly, you might destroy them. There is no such thing as a piece of advice that is so good that it can't be abused or misapplied in a way that actually makes your life worse. All right, y'all. That's our minimal episode for today. Check out the back half of this sold out Sunday Symposium, our final Sunday Symposium,. You can check out the maximal edition of episode 387 on the minimalist's private podcast
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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