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Feb 2025
51m 22s

477 | Living Room Clutter

Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, T.K. Coleman
About this episode

For the first episode in their five-part Household Clutter series, The Minimalists are joined by Joshua Becker to talk about decluttering the things that make a mess of our living spaces.

Discussed in this episode:

Where is the best place to start decluttering? (4:44)

How is our cluttered home harming our family? (8:49)

What purpose does your living room serve, and what gets in the way of that purpose? (28:08)

Listener tip: Minimalist rule to declutter excess coffee mugs. (43:57)

Letting go after the recent Los Angeles fires. (46:22)

Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists

Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast

Recorded at Earthing Studios.

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