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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

When we get all of the thingsthat we want, we tend to be wrong in the predictionsthat we...

When we get all of the things
that we want, we tend to be wrong in the predictions
that we made about how happy we would be, because the brain normalizes those things

Full Transcript

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When we get all of the things that we want,
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we tend to be wrong in the predictions that we made about how happy we would be,
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because the brain normalizes those things.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:01
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.
After a few months of that, you normalize it, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
After a few months of that, you normalize it,
And so, really what the American dream is is this sense of freedom. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
And so, really what the American dream is is this sense of f...
Now how do you get that? Just by gathering up more money? - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
Now how do you get that? Just by gathering up more money?
Not if you gather up yet more stuff - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Not if you gather up yet more stuff
And so, what happens is you have to learn to contract your, in quotes, "needs," - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
And so, what happens is you have to learn to contract your, ...
You don't have a bunch of debt pounding down on your head, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
You don't have a bunch of debt pounding down on your he...
And so, what you've done there is you gave up your independence, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
And so, what you've done there is you gave up your inde...
[Erwin] You almost have buyer's remorse, and you also have this gambler's dilemma - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
[Erwin] You almost have buyer's remorse, and you also h...
So I think a part of the process for all of us - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
So I think a part of the process for all of us
And when we have something, to do an honest evaluation of going, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:14
And when we have something, to do an honest evaluation of go...
My life was filled with stress, and anxiety, and discontent. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
My life was filled with stress, and anxiety, and discontent.
It got to a point in my life where I didn't know what was important. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
It got to a point in my life where I didn't know what w...
I had this gaping void in my life. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
I had this gaping void in my life.
So I tried to fill that void the same way many people do, with stuff. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
So I tried to fill that void the same way many people do, wi...
I continued to work 60, 70, sometimes 80 hours a week, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
I continued to work 60, 70, sometimes 80 hours a week,
I barely thought about my health, or my relationships, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
I barely thought about my health, or my relationships,
[Joshua] It's like I was swerving from credit card purchases - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
[Joshua] It's like I was swerving from credit card purc...
I had all of the stuff to fill every corner of my consumer-driven life. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
I had all of the stuff to fill every corner of my consumer-d...
Giant televisions, fine china, stainless steel appliances, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:14
Giant televisions, fine china, stainless steel appliances,
Then, toward the end of 2008, actually it was two days before Christmas, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Then, toward the end of 2008, actually it was two days befor...