"Sentimental Junk"
Added 2020-05-28 12:05:00 +0000 UTCPatreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the myriad of excuses we concoct to hold on to mementos, and they answer the following questions:
Why do we hold on to things? (41:33)
How do I break the connection between mementos and memories? (45:40)
How do I ensure I retain my memories as I age and my cognition declines? (50:25)
How do I ensure my memories are accurate without mementos? (54:08)
How can individuals with cognitive impairments ensure the resiliency of their memory? (56:25)
What should I do with sentimental items that were gifts? (57:55)
LINKS
Article: 7 Questions to Help You Let Go
Book: 16 Rules for Living with Less
Book: Everything That Remains
Essay: Our 21-Day Journey into Minimalism
Essay: Packing Party
Health: COVID-19 Test
Instagram: Jordan Moore
Instagram: Podcast Shawn
Instagram: Jessica Williams
Podcast: Memories
Resources: The Minimalists
Subscribe: The Minimalists
Text: 937-202-4654
Tour: The Minimalists
Twitter: Ella Sandwich
Website: Farnum Street
MAXIMS
“Anything can be a sentimental item if we assign sentimentality to it.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“The material possessions aren’t the problem; our attachment is the problem.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Attachment is suffering.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Only make rules for yourself if they help you be a better person.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“Cherish the memory, not the thing.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“It’s better to have the things in our memories than try to have memories attached to our things.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 236.
Comments
Thank you for this one. My dad just passed at the end of June - I felt a little strange not having any emotion over what urn his ashes went into, something my mother placed a lot of emphasis on (and I’m pretty sure the funeral director thought I was dead inside). Also the bit about playing ping pong with your mom’s ashes made me chortle - I appreciate your guys’ dark sense of humor.
Melinda Lintz
2020-07-02 23:12:24 +0000 UTCI don't think 'vanillafudge' is a Patreon :D
Judit Sarkany
2020-06-12 16:55:19 +0000 UTC
