449 | Searching for Chaos
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Discussed in This Episode

• How do I handle the chaos in my life that is caused by other people?
• In what ways do you make your own life more chaotic?
• When is the next 30-Day Minimalism Game?
• Listener tip: How do you throw a decluttering dinner party?
• Should I end my chaotic marriage or try to save it?
• How can I save my mother from my chaotic and narcissistic father?
• Why has my girlfriend changed after our pregnancy scare?
• Why does my over-planning lead to chaos instead of peace?
• Obsolete Objects: What is the latest “genius” decluttering hack?
• Talkaboutable: Is T.K. Coleman’s keychain filled with chaos?
• More About Less: What is the antidote to chaos?

Minimal Maxims

• If you want to save a fish from drowning, do nothing. 
• Every unchecked commitment eventually becomes an obligation; every unchecked obligation eventually becomes a burden.
• To let go is to love.
• A bigger shovel will not dig you out of the hole you’ve created.
• When you resist, your power ceases to exist.
• A crash is inevitable when money is in the driver’s seat.
• A relationship has already failed if it needs to be saved.
• Love is not conditional, but relationships are.
• Forgiveness is the path out of the suffering that’s caused by clinging.
•  The stories we invent are more disruptive than the actual events.
•  Planning creates calm; over-planning produces chaos.
•  Peace cannot be planned; it can only be uncovered.
•  “Enough” is the key to order and the antidote to chaos.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

• Added Value: “Overcome”
• Book: Emotional Clutter
• Blog: The Challenge of N+1
• Blog: Friday Afternoon Minimalist Zoom
• Podcast: Graduation Day
• Podcast: Necessary Endings
• Resource: 30 Day Minimalism Game

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• Ryan Nicodemus
• T.K. Coleman
• Malabama
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