The Benefits of Why

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We need to ask ourselves why we are doing things, and not just rely on our assumptions about our identity.
The benefits of doing something are important to consider when deciding whether or not to do it.
The benefits of something can be radically different for different people.

Joshua Fields Millburn is one-half of The Minimalists. He is also a New York Times–bestselling author, Emmy-nominated Netflix filmmaker, podcaster, writing instructor, and international speaker.

But in this conversation, he spoke about why he doesn’t get too attached to those labels, the practice of grounding, why he doesn’t use his phone on Saturdays, why discipline is a misnomer, and much more.

(0:00) Intro

(4:55) How Do Accomplishments Feel?

(6:25) Kapil Gupta

(16:03) Why Are We Doing Things?

(21:28) Grounding

(27:01) Un-Schooling

(30:10) How Does Joshua Choose Teachers?

(33:00) Discipline Is A Misnomer?

(40:00) Screenless Saturdays

(45:00) Hugging Fans & Connection

(50:43) Josh on AI

(52:08) Fiction/Reading