"The Joy of Missing Out"
Added 2020-08-06 12:06:00 +0000 UTCPatreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss why we feel like we don’t have enough even when we have too much with author, theologian, and philosopher Peter Rollins, and they answer the following questions:
What is the difference between criticism and feedback? (01:00)
How do we experience ‘the lack’? (02:38)
Can religion alleviate ‘the lack’? (03:50)
What is the ‘religion of the absurd’? (07:10)
What is grace? (09:57)
What are the two types of evil? (16:22)
Why does intelligence exist? (19:10)
What is ‘death drive’? (21:57)
What does religion do well and not so well? (26:06)
How do we address meaninglessness? (29:00)
What is at the heart of motivation? (32:12)
What is ‘ultimate concern’? (33:20)
What is the ‘joy of missing out’? (33:45)
What is the difference between happiness and joy? (35:47)
Do we sacrifice for what we love, or do we love because we sacrifice? (43:44)
Why do we identify more readily with loss than gain? (46:53)
What is the issue with people refusing to wear masks? (50:33)
What is the difference between communication and language? (54:26)
What is the difference between tribes and communities? (1:02:40)
How do we teach younger generations to find their own personal style without falling victim to the obsession with fashion trends? (1:07:11)
How do you distinguish between what you actually need and what you just think you need? (1:11:46)
What is the difference between religions of hedonism, religions of nihilism, and the religion of the absurd? (1:18:46)
What is raveling and unraveling? (1:19:49)
How do we appropriately address ‘the lack’? (1:22:23)
What is ‘sacrificing the sacrifice’? (1:23:10)
What are the two types of nothingness? (1:24:18)
What is ‘forgiveness of the lack’? (1:25:03)
How much is too much? (1:27:13)
What is a fetish object? (1:31:11)
How do I appropriately deal with guilt when I slip up? (1:36:56)
What role does denial play in guilt? (1:37:33)
What is displacement? (1:41:51)
What is Marie Kondo missing out on? (1:46:12)
Why are prosperity churches successful? (1:51:53)
LINKS
Article: Lexicon for a Pandemic
Book: Minimalist Rulebook
Essay: Doom Scrolling
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MAXIMS
“New isn’t better—it’s merely newer.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“New products don’t equal a new you.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“The box is often more addictive than the product.” —Peter Rollins
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 246.
Comments
Another thought provoking episode. I really appreciate your time and hard work. I have spent a great deal of time at home recently. My wife has type one diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, asthma, and is a breast cancer survivor. She is one of those folks that cannot risk what will happen if she gets Covid-19. As a result I am rarely away from home to make certain I do not acquire it. She needs me as a caregiver and I do not want to be the cause of her getting infected. I stay away from media and follow the science. Fortunately, I have the luxury to be able to work from home and have projects that keep me busy. I am a college professor and I am currently writing a Food Truck Management book and researching Generation Z's interest in culinary tourism. I have spent this time not focusing on what I am missing out on, but what I am getting from this year. I have focused on my health, appreciated the gift of being able to spend so much time with our elderly cats and dogs, I am reading more, I have been sorting through all of our stuff and donating all of what we do not need to charity, and have been organizing what we are keeping (our treasures). It has given me the time to be still and that is quite a gift. Off topic, what is up with home edit and the colors =)? Keep on doing what you are doing and thank you.
Tammie Kaufman
2020-09-25 13:37:37 +0000 UTCThis was my favorite episode yet.
Pam Chamberlin
2020-09-14 13:15:10 +0000 UTC
