Ryan Nicodemus is the more social half of The Minimalists and his deepest passion is mentoring other people.

After making it in the corporate world, he was living the American Dream... until he got laid off. This ended up being one of the best things that ever happened to Ryan.

A packing party in 2010 began his minimalist journey.

The Minimalists help people live more meaningful lives with less through their website, books, podcast, and documentary. They've been featured on: ABC, New York Times, TIME, and many more.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What is minimalism?
• Ryan's journey into the minimalist lifestyle
• Getting rid of your stuff doesn't make you happy, automatically
• The origin story of The Minimalists
• Your identity can get wrapped up in your stuff
• The just incase rule
• The memories are not in things, they are inside of us
• Holding on to too much stuff dilutes the meaning of everything
• Why your life may be better with less stuff
• Give yourself a pay raise by spending less
• The more debt we have, the less time we have
• Living off a barista's salary
• The average American sees around 5000 advertisements a day
• Gift giving... the healthy way
• Presence is the best present
• Living more minimalistic... how to get started
• Deciding what to keep and what to part with
• The dangerous side of organizing
• Love people and use things because the opposite never works
• The importance of daily exercise
• Spending your time with the right people

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