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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

"Isn't this the best thingthat could have happened?" It was like a huge weighthad been...

"Isn't this the best thing
that could have happened?" It was like a huge weight
had been lifted off my shoulders

Full Transcript

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"Isn't this the best thing that could have happened?"
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It was like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:17
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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Movie Summary

The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
I knew it was time for me to move on, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
I knew it was time for me to move on,
And then I thought to myself, "There might be some people out there - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
And then I thought to myself, "There might be some peop...
Who would find value in our story." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
Who would find value in our story."
Fifty-two people visited our website in the first month. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Fifty-two people visited our website in the first month.
I realize that might sound unremarkable at first, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
I realize that might sound unremarkable at first,
Fifty-two readers turned into 500, 500 turned into 5,000 - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
Fifty-two readers turned into 500, 500 turned into 5,000
It turns out, when you add value to people's lives, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
It turns out, when you add value to people's lives,
Not just in Dayton, but here at Press, at this coffee shop, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Not just in Dayton, but here at Press, at this coffee shop,
Even back when we were in the corporate world, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Even back when we were in the corporate world,
It was almost like we required this extra space outside of the corporate world, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:14
It was almost like we required this extra space outside of t...
To take this sort of feeling that we were experiencing - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
To take this sort of feeling that we were experiencing
[Erwin] I think we should all be allowed to Etch A Sketch our life and say, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:21
[Erwin] I think we should all be allowed to Etch A Sketch ou...
No matter where we're at on our journey towards less, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
No matter where we're at on our journey towards less,
The direction of comparison, the direction of being overwhelmed by the media. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
The direction of comparison, the direction of being overwhel...
And the truth is we have to constantly refocus ourselves. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
And the truth is we have to constantly refocus ourselves.
We make life unnecessarily complicated - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:22
We make life unnecessarily complicated
I'm gonna listen to that inner voice and see where that's guiding me." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
I'm gonna listen to that inner voice and see where that...
But your passion will never be about yourself. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
But your passion will never be about yourself.
Your passion will always be about some good you can do in the world. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Your passion will always be about some good you can do in th...
That's why Josh and I are right here right now. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
That's why Josh and I are right here right now.