#316: Joshua Fields Millburn – The Minimalist On Discipline, Writing, & AI
About this episode
Joshua Fields Millburn is one-half of The Minimalists. He is also a New York Times–bestselling author, Emmy-nominated Netflix filmmaker, podcaster, writing instructor, and international speaker.
But in this conversation, he spoke about why he doesn’t get too attached to those labels, the practice of grounding, why he doesn’t use his phone on Saturdays, why discipline is a misnomer, and much more.
(0:00) Intro
(4:55) How Do Accomplishments Feel?
(6:25) Kapil Gupta
(16:03) Why Are We Doing Things?
(21:28) Grounding
(27:01) Un-Schooling
(30:10) How Does Joshua Choose Teachers?
(33:00) Discipline Is A Misnomer?
(40:00) Screenless Saturdays
(45:00) Hugging Fans & Connection
(50:43) Josh on AI
(52:08) Fiction/Reading
(57:54) Writing
(1:00:48) Challenge
Joshua’s Links
Website: https://www.theminimalists.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theminimalists
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