Hi again guys. Im that lady who works at a department store and it’s my only job. Outside of work im not “busy”, and people are like wow!!! You are living the life. Then others say im lazy. Truth be told, im very organized and focused at work. I work at a steady pace. Im also an introvert and a homebody. I like quiet time, and u know what, if people think it’s weird, so be it!!

In my early 20s, I saw my friends hustling while studying - participating in various things and attending classes. At work, I saw them having side hustle to make more money. And someone at work asked me what is your secondary passion - something you do as a side hustle. That was the trigger to really understand do I want to be a part of this hustle culture? Am I not doing enough? Am I not comfortable? Now when I look at myself 4 years ago, I am happy I did not push myself to become a part of the 'Hustle Culture' because that is not me. I would rather be earning less money or not have anything to brag about experiences than lose my chance to be with myself, do things I like - spending time with my family, have a meal and focus on just having that meal or tea. no phone, no emails and no POA for the day. Just the meal.

Sometimes I put stuff in my shopping cart, walk around for 40 min, and then realize the “new item excitement” is already gone and I don’t even want it anymore. For online, I remove my credit card details so I have it put them in manually each time, giving enough time to think about the purchase. I’ve saved thousands and haven’t bought online in a couple years. Even with COVID I just don’t shop online anymore.

Hustle culture sounds alot like parent life! Stay at home mom here and I'm exhausted. 😭

I used to think "being busy" meant that I was needed. ...that I was of value, worth. It's a deep-rooted Midwestern concept to spend every waking hour working---whether you're getting paid or not. The motto is: "If you got time to rest, you got time to work." I averaged 3-5 hours of sleep, 7 days a week for nearly 20-years. This isn't sustainable. It wasn't. My health was sacrificed; and now, I'm permanently disabled. We have to get off the hamster wheel known as the rat race. Nothing wrong with working hard to sustain ourselves; reach our goals; but, we should be afforded time to rest and enjoy our family and personal interests. The one and only thing we can't get back is time.

Being in a work place with people that don’t even take a lunch break..so annoying.. I must stop and enjoy my meal and recharge and finish out my shift ..Why people think it’s important to burn yourself out to make brownie points..They set the tone for a toxic work place..

Josh: "Whenever I say I'm busy, I'm saying that I don't have control of my calendar." Ouch. But thank you.

I hate being busy. HATE it. And I have no idea how to "un-busy" my life.

My understanding of the parable is the treasure in the field and pearl of great price represent you and me. In God's eyes we were lost children in the wrong hands. So God came down as a man, Jesus Christ and paid the ultimate price to get us back. God loves us so much!😇

The parable of the pearl of great price is talking about how precious our relationship is to Jesus Christ, and how precious we are to God. Love you, Ryan

An empty day in my agenda is a little victory! Thank you for this excellent podcast The Minimalists!

this topic absolutely click with me, recently i got a reunion with high school mate and a bit embarrassed to tell them that my job is pretty chill but still pays enough

I appreciate you both. I wish Ryan got a little more time to share and also that Josh would have said, “I don’t know about the parable of the Pearl. Tell me more.” , instead of changing the subject to his own parable of the diamond. I value Good Listening and Sharing.

Some people genuinely love the grind.. but it's important to listen to yourself and be honest with your motivation

My minimalist response: I miss Ella in the opening; Always made me smile!

'When you sacrifice your contentment, all that remains is discontentment'....BOOM!!! 👊 Well said...love the wisdom you guys bring. ⛄

My world fell apart years ago ... I said yes to all my clients... then I said No and put up boundaries with my time ....guess what happened...my life quality improved and my income tripled in six weeks..my only regret is I missed to much of my children life when they where growing up..now I old and retired and none of those people are in my life now ...Luckily my children are ...work smarter not harder it works.

I do understand that Josh started all of this, but can we please hear more from Ryan too? Most of the time it’s Josh. That’s just my observation.

"It's not about the money, it's about sending a message" - so The Joker is a minimalist :D

Love you guys. Ryan stating “letting go of your desire” and Josh’s “ actions aligning with your values”- so much wisdom for all. I continue to enfold in my minimalism life. I so appreciate you both keeping me up on this journey. Blessings.

"In praise of slow" is an amazing book on slowing down our lifestyles, with lots and lots of facts and information. It's by Carl Honoré.

Man, Josh, you just "Preached a sermon!" So good.

Never go on LinkedIn if you hate hustle culture. All you get is these try harder corporate douches constantly posting images about how much work they're putting in after hours.

People say I'm busy to also avoid people hustling in on their time 🤣

Ryan is so chill.

One of your best podcasts yet! So much simple but needed wisdom.

Gary Vee has a lot of unique viewpoints that I think could be processed and reconciled through the filter of minimalism. I hope you can get him on another episode soon. That would be a fascinating conversation.

You haven’t been to Canada until you come to Calgary guys!! Thanks for the great talks, it’s helping me downsize and get ready for a big move in my life. Been taking care of my parents, one now in long term care and the other is almost there. I’m also a single parent of three kids who are grown ups now. I just shredded a ton of old photos! Got rid of so many things that weren’t important. I can’t wait for my clean slate. Your ideas and voices are soothing and reassuring. Thank you 🙏🏻

I haven’t watched in a while. Darn you’ve upped your production qualities!

People staying busy is good in things you believe in.....it is socratic .... people enjoy life more if they work hard- just make sure it's for a great cause_charity_do something great

The pearl represents the kingdom of heaven. We should pursue as Christians the kingdom of heaven and give up everything for it.

You two so compete each other.

Are you guys still having GARY VEE on in the future? That would be a way interesting conversation for sure.

As someone who has never truly been motivated or even had a goal for myself. All of this talk about this mindset is extremely foreign to me I don’t relate to this at all but even I can see how important it is to others truly shows how difficult being busy is and why it scares me so much. I don’t think I could ever try and be this busy/successful. But then again I think that’s just my child self being scared of how big this world is and all the possibilities that I can truly succeed and have a life that I want. I’m living like I thought I be when I was a kid but not how I wanted to live. I still have time so hopefully I can get my shit together and be something /someone. I just have no passion for anything I don’t know how or why I don’t I’m already 23 but I know I want to have passion and be motivated for something I just don’t know what

Really good podcast and great takeaways always! Very curious about Gary Vee’s desire pitch to be on here. I think that this would have turned into a “agree to disagree” episode.

This episode is spot on.

i just found the perfect corner of the internet for me! amazing btw just wanted to add, i listed to gary alot, and he is always saying "i know alot of people well, and i know alot of people deeply well, and that has no correlation with how much you make, the happies friend i know earns 40k a year and spends his time playing on his favourite baseball teams", i heard him saying alot of times that hustle is something that he identifies with and he doesnt advise anyone to do it like he does, happiness has no correlation with how much you hustle or how much you make, unless what makes you happy is hustling and making bucks

But I feel a lot of hustlers are minimalists. I think the positive message is enjoy your work and the process. It should not be an addiction. Finding pleasures outside of work is honestly a worser addiction. Which Many stuck in corporate jobs do that and don't seem to grasp minimalism. And hustling isn't a bad thing. You need to obtain financial freedom for yourself and your family. And freedom is the higher pursuit I believe in a spiritual sense The only issues with hustling I would say is when it becomes a signalling thing. And unfortunately Many use social media for signalling. I guess the old addage is true Your only competition should be yourself.

I like the different but similar backgrounds. One looks like a winter scene outdoors and one like expressionist art.

Wow. I wished I heard this in my early 20s. It would’ve helped me heal so much sooner than dealing it on my own.

I tell people I’m busy so that they don’t try to make requests of my time.

When I say, "I'm busy," it's because I don't want someone thrusting unwanted obligations on me and I'm being polite about it. I've learned from experience that too many people respond to a more detailed answer by trying to manage my time for me (how arrogant). So I just leave them with, "I'm busy," and leave it at that.

Perhaps the pearl represents freedom from all desires and a willingness to let go of everything. The pearl therefore represents 'enough '

You guys were in the zone or as Jordan Peterson refer to your dialogue it was like hearing the "logos". Awesome episode.

How about if I’m running on treadmill watching u guys on KZfaq right now , most important thing to me ? loL.Im keeping fit and being educated by u guys. A win win situation.

My friends and I say we are busy when we don't want to do something. It's a running joke..we just scream '"BIZZY!!!" LOL!!!

Interesting thought: "We become validated by having dominion over others." I would love to hear you guys talk about LEADERSHIP. Maybe you have and I've missed it. ...but, it would be interesting to hear you explain---from a patriarchal perspective---the difference of leadership to domineering. Is leadership and/or management dominating over others?

On the part of how traditional expectations are bars to other people’s prison, i find the part that is difficult is actually the loss of connection to friends and family with whom we no longer have the same objectives in life, you find yourself all alone somehow

❤️ the most important thing right now--I'm eating bacon!

I agree with everything you're saying..I have to cuz i have one of my adult children who will always live with me due to medical issues. TRUTH be told I loved working in my younger years .I was looking forward to going back to work after baby # 2 was born but my child was born with med issues and then baby #3 canr sling 2 years later. it didn't happenen.. I have to kind of stay busy all day cuz I get anxious while my adult child who is perfectly able to help with housework ect .I def dont do hustle culture. When my kids were younger, I did had no choice.

The pearl represents finding Jesus and making him your all and all. That’s my understanding.

Agreed don't turn a hobby into a job. My little channel is to share my interest with like minded people. I worked with people who thought it was good to be consumed by a career. I was burned out and achieving little. I decided family is more important. I'm retired now and debt free. Got out at the best time.

WoW 🤩 so true

Human Being not Human Doings

Please come to Brisbane, Australia!!

Gary Vee needs to take a chill pill. So much “just hustle” so little “real advice”. He can get me hyped up, but like energy drinks it’s empty motivation that dies as soon as the video stops. I think he’s misdirecting a lot of young kids into thinking they can make it buying and selling flea market items. He doesn’t explain how to hustle aside from the basic “I’m broke and need money now” last resort before you phone is turned off. Way to many people are listening to his rhetoric and blowing their life savings on business plans that don’t work. Or non existent business plans. The audience hears “if you just hustle 23 hours a day you’ll eventually make it”… it doesn’t work that way. He teaches work hard instead of work smart. And we all know it’s better to work smart than work hard. It’s plainly obvious that if your too tired you can’t focus. Your way better focusing hard for 4 hours than focusing on no sleep for 20. The sleep debt adds up and then you get burnout. You need to rest and get enough of it, period. You can’t just skip sleep.. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead”… well your going to die a lot sooner if you don’t rest and take care of your health.

Wow I actually automatically went to skip an ad but realised I don’t have to watch one! Advertisements do suck! People are often too busy making themselves look busy!

I love you guys 🥰🥰🥰

Great talk! Well needed. Thank you. I've meant to mention, is it just me noticing but Joshua keeps looking younger and younger?! :) I bet he gets carded when buying wine!! LOL.

this podcast reminded me of one of my least favorite catch phrases companies ive worked for say all the time: "have a sense of urgency". so cringe.

Wow Gary Vee....It's about HUSTLE and having MONEY....(to buy stuff right?) but he says all of the time not to buy dumb shit just to keep up with everyone else. So not sure he is into STUFF, he is more into doing what you love in life and being happy getting paid to do something you love.

Was Gary V supposed to be on here? I remember seeing a facebook post about him being on the podcast soon. Maybe I misread it.

Be careful with anything that is extremely chewy such as caramels, chewing gums, etc. They can cause TMJ problems.

Y’all might like to hear from Jefferson Bethke. He wrote “to hell with the hustle” and is friends with John Mark Comer as well.

A great episode, thank you guys :)

Didnt know Christopher Walken and Dave Grohl started a podcast. Interesting combo.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it." Matthew 13:44-46. Some Historians believe Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 BC over their freshwater pearls. This would indicate that pearls were of much greater value at the time of Jesus than they are today. Jesus' point, in my opinion, is that an eternal relationship with God should be our most valuable possession, and we should be willing to give up everything, including our own lives, if necessary, in order to have it.

I don’t want to get on debt I have to work harder and I don’t want to I wants to stay home and relax

Nope we would've eaten fruit from a tree lol 😂

Im busy doing nothing.

Happily blue collar..

I'm so disappointed, I would have loved to see Gary Vee on here. lol I actually love (and follow) all of you guys for different reasons, it's all about balance.

Johnny Jump Up😂🤪🥰

What if the Pearl was Peace? What if the Pearl was Relationship? What if the Pearl was a Relationship with God that is rooted in the field of Peace?

Unpopular opinion: There are no "dream jobs".

Please include more woman in your videos.