505 | Excessful

505 | Excessful

Update: 2025-09-15
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The Minimalists talk about what to do with closets and containers that are overflowing with excess, what's keeping most people from minimizing, when to stop buying new things for your home, and much more.

Discussed in this episode:

What do I do with my two closets and three storage containers filled with excess clothes? (1:47 )

What's the last thing you minimized, and what prevented you from letting go sooner? (21:08 )

Sucky Ad: Dr. Chris Ryan talks about the normalization of deceit. (37:10 )

Listener Tip: "Storage" by Mary Oliver. (45:05 )

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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