Ep. 286 | Enoughism 

I got to a point where I no longer enjoyed shopping because I realized that, no matter what I buy, I will still be me… just with another item. So, I started there.

I almost fell off my chair when I realized the Kathleen the guys were talking about was ME!! What a thrill!

I am 71. When I was young, no one had as many toys or clothes as people do now. Tina

Due to a hurricane, I had to start almost from zero. I bought my enough and few extras only in the areas that are important for me. Example: I love to cook, then I bought more items than enough because it’s almost a hubby. I’m enjoying the simplicity and having everything for a reason. There are no extras in closets. Feels light and good. It was awesome that I followed you before. It helped into my mindset. Instead of thinking I lost all, I thought the hurricane took care of the minimalist process. lol

You both popped into my head individually the other day as I was going about my business and I thought...they are such beautiful people. I’m so glad you two exist. You have enriched my life ❤️

Right before this video, I watched Dana K. White explain what she calls "the container concept". You can only have what your home, your cupboard - your container - whatever its size - can reasonably hold. Everything else has to go because the container, the thing that should CONTAIN your items, the container is full. This was a great followup to her video.

Thanks you guys. 7 years ago you changed my life with your first book. Total fan. Almost 6 years ago in June...Ryan hugged my Mom when I "dragged" her to an event you had in Denver 7 days after my Dad passed. She is 84 years old now. YESTERDAY she said for those 2 hours her mind went somewhere else....she realized she would need to let go with stuff (eventually) ....( I have 23 items clothes. I got it.) For her, she HAD 12 yellow shirts...now she HAS 2. We are all works in progress. Please be mindful for people not to throw stuff away. Donate. Give. Let go....it is freedom. (Put sacks for homeless in your car. ( Tshirt. Socks.a book.mini shampoo toothpaste lotion ftom all those motel stays. Blanket...GIVE)

Yesss. The consumer age has amplified our natural instinct to gather. Early days, it was food. Now it's crap.

Anyone else find themselves saying “Tweet that Podcast Shawn” throughout the day when they have an interesting idea or thought?

I have a problem with not having enough...enough from this podcast! 😂✨.

"If we're always seeking pleasure, we will loose peace."

We want more not only for a scarcity mindset and fear, but above all because we don't feel like we ARE enough, we spend money in order to fill the void we feel inside (and advertising know that perfectly). Thank guys for your precious podcast!

How about ENOUGH BS in your life. Emotional baggage and ENOUGH NEGATIVITY in your life and MINIMIZING PEOPLE in your life. Sometimes it just happens on it's own. Give yourself some peace and clear the MATERIAL and EMOTIONAL CLUTTER!

enough for me is having a home where everything has it's place. Knowing where everything is, means you know what you have and it has it's spot. No kitchen cabinets stuffed with random kitchen stuff, or an attic full of boxes you have no idea what's in them. Thanks for your videos they are very inspiring and helpful.

I appreciate your existence!

It drives me crazy when I’m spending time with someone and they’re staring at their screens. If makes me feel like my company isn’t good enough.

I ordered by my book. LOVE people USE things. First time ordering a book before it is out!💃

I am reminded of a book that a harmful “ friend” gave me. I got so excited to see the inscription of what I hoped for years of them to become. It only clouded the 99.9% of harm I experienced. So, I shredded it and finally let it go. There was some periods of remorse, but I am reminded of how keeping it kept me controlled by that harmful friendship. Which was not a friendship. Keeping harmful things out if a glimmer of hope is something to look at as far as letting go of the past to begin healing.

I wish I knew Minimalism long time agoooooooooooooo, I am addicted to you guys 🌹 Thank you 🙏

I love the pithy answers. I always call them sub-minimal messages.

Fantastic podcast. It is important to understand our own needs in order to know where, how much in enough. Thank you !!

🧚🏼‍♂️ I have such a deep LOVE & APPRECIATION for you Josh & Ryan 🧚🏼‍♂️ My Life has changed drastically in a WONDERFUL way since you road tripped across Country 😎.

I raised my son to save, that quality is better than quantity, if you need it, only buy it once in your life, don't waste money on plastic crap. And we hiked and biked and skied and climbed, camped and took photos, there were no video games, he grew up this way and as he was in his teens his friends often asked " how do you afford these nice "items" dude? His answer, I saved my money til I could afford it....

"...[I]f we're always seeking pleasure, we won't have peace." That hit like a ton of bricks, Josh.

Stocking up on food is a necessity now. Not buying so much that any is wasted or the cupboards are becomung too full, but enough to keep ahead if rising costs.

I have a teenager and I do want a pallet of toilet even though we live in a two bedroom apartment. I don’t know what that kid does, but we go through a lot. I think she uses gobs of it to take her make up off. And I supply 100% organic cotton swab pads for that. I would also like to find a 50 gallon barrel. Of vinegar. I use a lot of that!

Very thoughtful broadcast Enough is when lust overtakes creativity : such meaningful words

I think we're talking Maslow's 'Hierarchy of needs ' here gentlemen. Alternatively, we could say, One cream cake is nice. Two cream cakes ?? Doubtful, Three cream cakes = Too much. Conclusion: one cream cake is 'enough'. And so in life. Diogenes is your man - although Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius are also pretty good.

I gotta suggest that hunter gatherers probably did store food. They may have had nomadic camps, but gathering more or extra for later, even within a few days, is still easier than going foraging every day. Even during the paleolithic tribal times, I think human groups would still care for their vulnerable and elderly, so bringing back extra food to basecamp for grandpa and grandma would make sense. We as human throughout our evolution probably didn't evolve to grow old by just abandoning grandpa and grandma for dead, after they couldn't go out and forage anymore, because they provided additional childcare and passed down knowledge. Also hunter gatherers during the winter would gather food for winter to caves, which is probably why europe has so much cave art. It's not food season all the time in upper/lower latitudes on planet earth, further from the equator. Nature gave us our first primal fears, and so our ancient fears drive us to hoard necessities, and ended up discovering things like cheeses, aged meats, dried fruit and fermented foods like beer, mead, cider, kimchi, sourkraut amd natto.

I think an understanding of enough is helpful even if we don’t live within that confine everyday. We stayed at a VRBO townhouse with 3 bedrooms and just the basics. Our family of 6 was just fine and made it work. Came back home to a house that was 1000 sq ft bigger and realized we had way MORE than enough. Gratitude is more important than a set number of things and enough is a place that teaches us that.

I have a t shirt that says "How many plants are too many plants?" 😊 That's my MORE MORE MORE desire.

I recently came across your YT channel and what a huge blessing your podcasts have been to me! I'm on my way to a minimalistic lifestyle. 🙏

As always, is a pleasure to hear you both with fresh insights, and delightful perspectives about life topics. Thanks for sharing your voices (and your humor).

I'm sitting here listening while writing out my essential items list and found that I wrote banana! 😂 Definitely an essential

While not a Christian, I learned in church as a child that the hole in your heart cannot be filled with possessions. Real joy is is not found in stuff. In Tyler we trust.

After I followed you guys and decided to adapt the minimalist lifestyle (slowly), I have noticed that I spent and shop more than I did. I guess the rebellious kid inside me is acting up! God I have to listen to your podcast just for me not to lose the track. The struggle is so real. I am not sure if I will be able to make it. 🥺

Love this podcast! Just preordered the book. So excited!

Thank you guys, you made my life simple, happier and meaningful. Learned a lot watching you.

Is people witnessing how good this podcast is, I learn some much from it

Thank you guys for these life changing lessons. I’m well on my way to minimalism. You guys are the best ❤️❤️

Ton the bit about the first agricultural societies: they found ways(as in the cured ham) to hoard their surplus harvest, to cater for the lesser times! (and that is what the older monkeys are primed to )

I think we are using massive amounts of "stuff" to fill the enormous holes in our hearts & souls as we seek to find our TRUE selves. When we enter this world, if we are a girl, we should like pink, play with dolls, strive to be pretty, have a big wedding, have children, etc. If we are a boy, we should like blue, play with cars/trucks, play sports, be successful in business, etc. All too often these "lies" and "social norms" are perpetuated by the very people who "love" us. We have been brainwashed for far too long. First of all, know that YOU ARE ENOUGH! What is truly IMPORTANT to you? Everything you bring into your house demands your time and attention. What makes your heart happy? Pay attention to what is important to you. My mindset is: "I am thankful that I will always have more than enough". Currently, I make $12,000 - $14,000 a year, my house is paid off, my car is paid off, I save money every month, have good friends, and enjoy my cat & making art. All is well in my world. Periodically I'll re-assess how I use my belongings. I am thankful for knowing myself better every day and being able to release the items (and sometimes people) that no longer serve me.

Thanks for this ❤️

Josh. Your hair is epic! Is that essential? Is it junk? I don’t care because it’s fabulous!

I can never get enough of your videos 😎👍

watching from Hawaii and its.. 1am in the morning 😅

Great listening

Very good episode.

This was a great episode

We come into the world with nothing and I'VE NEVER SEEN A HEARSE WITH A REMOVAL TRUCK FULL OF OUR CRAP LOL

What do you need? You need things to keep your physical body upright and moving. You need things to be socially acceptable....what is socially acceptable? Clothing? Toilet? Piped in water? This is where the hording comes in. What is necessary?

my observation on what I heard Emily say is based upon my own awareness of fear I heard from what my ears observed ... fear like all the other emotional based premises have this one common thread that runs through them ... that is they have a voice ... the level of intensity may very , but the inner emotional type voices can influence choice selection ... to counter act emotional driven voice impulses is by self awareness ... recognize the emotional voices ... than what seems affective is to actually first acknowledge the emotional voices that are in play and than let them go ... if that isn't affective enough .. it's best to actually write them down at the top of paper and than have at least two columns one pros and the other cons .. and than brain storm the emotional voice subject topic and put the findings in the proper columns ... logic and reasoning usually has a direct way of putting emotional content in a proper context ... Imagination usually runs with emotional voices ... that's when logic and sound reasoning is very helpful ... most imaginational stuff actually never happens as imagined ..... and imagination has away of elevating emotional voices ... fear is the imagination's best companion

Thumb drives and external harddrives. Only keep on the cloud what is absolutely necessary. They (, cloud storage companies) always wanna sell you more storage, up there subscription fees, etc. 😂 But I get her fear about the floods and fires.

Guys I need your help. I have enough. I know I have enough. But I feel like I need more. The mindset is what I struggle with. I come from a successful family where everyone has achieved so much. I feel like I’m constantly struggling to reach the same level of “success” It’s draining. I am married to a beautiful wife, have a wonderful handsome son, a really nice house, a good job. BUT I struggle with feeling comfortable with… my job. My salary. My success. I am constantly comparing myself to others and feeling undervalued and underpaid at my job. Feeling as though I haven’t reached success yet. In the back of my mind I am successful. I listen to you guys and feel so content. Then the thoughts creep back in telling me I am not where we need to be. How do you maintain the healthy mentality and break the cycle of not feeling good enough?

One note of caution: I had Dropbox on auto-sync, so it backed up a ramson-ware virus that I got, thus destroying my back up.

Humans first show up in the fossil record during the last ice age. Agriculture showed up after we entered the interglacial period that began 9,000 years ago. Before that agriculture wasn't possible due to climate. It's thanks to the interglacial period and steady climate that allows us to have agriculture, and thus a high tech society. This will end sometime within the next 200-1500 years (depends on how much work we humans put into pushing it off), and the climate will move into the next ice age.

Homeless people have a lot of stuff- you may not realize. So much that it gets scattered and trashed frequently. So much that it is not valued like you may imagine things would be.

Awesome video

I disagree about not saving food . Its a primal need and the fear of people who have lived on less they tend to save extras when they can. only the wealthy who have enough dont save food. I also disagree with the american dream, the housing crisis has hit a critical high. Alot of us want a modest house and modest yard yet land and house building has become out of reach for most even though we work hard.

If we're always seeking pleasure we won't have peace

I'd not live without my bed! But do get your point

We think we'll itl be cold soon need warm stuff and proceed to gather a lot! Same summer gather loads of dresses shirts t shirts

Our mentality _ books we decide to have our personal library.

Also apply it to people, only keep the beautiful soul people. Enough!!

Ummm my bed is essential. I wouldn't be able to walk with my back drama haha

The only thing I hoard is money in my 401K account... LOL I have all my needs, and a few wants, don't need anything else

Birds and animals don't stress about stuff. Apart from some who store a few nuts they live from day to day and are so FREE so look at the birds how free they fly abroad don't pack suitcases lol etc oh so free

Bhudda had been practiced thousands of years ago.

Do you two ever come to Ottawa Canada?

Toilet paper _ there was incidents during the pandemic where they filled a room with it

I haven't used a bed for the last 15 years.

Then on the Internet it said there's going to be a shortage of food bec of climate change food prices skyrocket bec of the economy. So I filled up my cupboards with tins of food

Am very much a minimalist and believer in enough, both personal and in business... but I also saw a 50 minute podcast... to me the opposite of minimal, and a lot more than enough.. so a challenge for you as hosts.. how about a podcast that is under 15 minutes, or at least under 30? A creative constraint to give only enough, not more.

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Forests and trees are not truly renewable, like wind, solar or water. They take too long to grow, seeing how much we use - especially now with everyone wanting to switch from plastic to paper. And a row of planted trees - all the same type - is not the same as a real, old forest. The diversity isn't there and they do not do as much good for the environment as a real forest. Avoid printing papers for sure. This is the minimalist way as well: don't overuse paper just because it's better than plastic - avoid using desposables in general.

Went to grocery store and finding myself buying 8 avocados while listening to this podcast... apparently 8 avocados a week for me is enough! 😁 🥑

Paper or plastic? just ask yourself. Do I want to fill the ocean with paper or plastic?

More than enough is GREED. GREED IS SINFUL ETC

Start today with technology but dont scan the 7 years just get rid of as the years go by and the new stuff can be saved online

Trying so hard to be minimilist

Yeah like the monies my dogs broke out in a fight even though they BOTH had a whole tin of meat each. GREED

Seek your spirituality instead

Hunter gatherers