ClutterBug - Organize, Clean and Transform your Home & Life Learn how to STOP buying more stuff with Joshua Fields Millburn from The Minimalists | Clutterbug Podcast # 237
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Aug 19, 2024 
Joshua Fields Millburn, co-founder of The Minimalist Podcast, shares his journey towards minimalism and offers strategies to combat the urge to accumulate. He discusses the psychological aspects of decluttering and the importance of recognizing emotional attachments to possessions. Millburn emphasizes navigating family dynamics while embracing a minimalist lifestyle and introduces the 30-day minimalism game as a fun decluttering tool. He challenges listeners to redefine success, focusing on relationships and experiences instead of material wealth.
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The Other Side of Decluttering
- Letting go of possessions is powerful, but the challenge lies in resisting further acquisition.
- This podcast explores how to break the cycle of consumerism and find contentment with less.
Resistance to Minimalism
- Cassandra Aarssen admits feeling a resistance to the label "minimalist" despite embracing decluttering.
- She questions how to stop acquiring more things despite the joy of having less.
Minimalism Defined
- Minimalism, as defined by Joshua Fields Millburn, is about living meaningfully with less, not necessarily owning very few things.
- It's about getting more value from fewer possessions and recognizing that value is subjective.