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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Did you knowthe average American household has more than 300,000 items in it?

Did you know
the average American household has more than 300,000 items in it?

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Did you know the average American household
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has more than 300,000 items in it?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:15
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
Just take a look around at your average basement, or attic, or garage. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Just take a look around at your average basement, or attic, ...
Unused sporting goods, exercise equipment, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:25
Unused sporting goods, exercise equipment,
Boxes, and bins, and entire rooms stuffed with stuff. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Boxes, and bins, and entire rooms stuffed with stuff.
We had so much. So much stuff. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We had so much. So much stuff.
So I had a closet full of clothes. I had a dresser full of clothes. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
So I had a closet full of clothes. I had a dresser full of c...
I don't know why, but I had three soccer cleats, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
I don't know why, but I had three soccer cleats,
But it was just a never-ending, uh, you know, turnstile - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:12
But it was just a never-ending, uh, you know, turnstile
I remember when I had babies, and I really wanted them to sleep well, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
I remember when I had babies, and I really wanted them to sl...
So I had probably four different types of swaddles, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
So I had probably four different types of swaddles,
There are… If you go on Amazon, you can find there are dozens and dozens - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
There are… If you go on Amazon, you can find there are dozen...
But the reality is that getting babies to sleep is just really hard, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
But the reality is that getting babies to sleep is just real...
And it's… it's often not very successful and very expensive. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
And it's… it's often not very successful and very ...
[T.K.] I actually think the best way to know if you have too many things - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:12
[T.K.] I actually think the best way to know if you have too...
When you've run out of purposeful things to do with things, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
When you've run out of purposeful things to do with thi...
The reason we are so depressed and so empty when we have so much - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
The reason we are so depressed and so empty when we have so ...
Our need for meaning, our need for progress, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Our need for meaning, our need for progress,
The reason the message of minimalism is so powerful - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
The reason the message of minimalism is so powerful
But, of course, most of us aren't hoarders, right? - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
But, of course, most of us aren't hoarders, right?
I know Mom certainly did, and I had no idea what to do with any of it. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
I know Mom certainly did, and I had no idea what to do with ...
In fact, I needed one so large I had to wait an extra day - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
In fact, I needed one so large I had to wait an extra day