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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

The walls in their home, they were decorated with the smiling facesof friends and family...

The walls in their home, they were decorated with the smiling faces
of friends and family that affirmed the happiness
in their lives

Full Transcript

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The walls in their home,
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they were decorated with the smiling faces of friends and family
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that affirmed the happiness in their lives.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:40
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.
And the stuff in their home, it filled every nook and cranny. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
And the stuff in their home, it filled every nook and cranny...
I pictured how happy I would be if I could just own a house like that, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
I pictured how happy I would be if I could just own a house ...
So, I turned to my dad and I asked him, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:21
So, I turned to my dad and I asked him,
Then, during my senior year of high school, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
Then, during my senior year of high school,
So I told him, "I don't know what I'm going to do, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
So I told him, "I don't know what I'm going t...
We got sales jobs and we started earning 50 grand. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We got sales jobs and we started earning 50 grand.
And thank goodness, I found out what had happened. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
And thank goodness, I found out what had happened.
So I thought to myself, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
So I thought to myself,
Or maybe 90,000, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
Or maybe 90,000,
Maybe that was happiness." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
Maybe that was happiness."
I bought new cars, and electronics, and closets full of expensive clothes. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
I bought new cars, and electronics, and closets full of expe...
I bought expensive home decorations and furniture, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
I bought expensive home decorations and furniture,
And when there wasn't enough cash in the bank, I paid for expensive meals, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
And when there wasn't enough cash in the bank, I paid f...
[man] One thing I think is unique is - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
[man] One thing I think is unique is
I think it's only people who grew up in the American dream - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
I think it's only people who grew up in the American dr...
[Annie] People in the US work longer hours than almost any industrialized country, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
[Annie] People in the US work longer hours than almost any i...
We work as long hours as people did during feudal society. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
We work as long hours as people did during feudal society.
We're commuting longer hours than ever before, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
We're commuting longer hours than ever before,
We're losing the stuff that actually makes us happy - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
We're losing the stuff that actually makes us happy
Um, we're losing that - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Um, we're losing that