Ep. 215 | Busyness (with Jason Fried)

Joshua and Ryan talk about 80-hour work weeks, packed schedules, endless meetings, overflowing inboxes, unrealistic deadlines, and bringing our work home with us with author and entrepreneur Jason Fried. Watch “Maximal” episodes of The Minimalists Private Podcast exclusively at / theminimalists
Questions answered in this episode:
How do I balance my professional life and my personal life so it doesn’t feel like I’m just living to work? (02:05)
What can I do to help temper the intensity of my company’s culture? (21:38)
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  • @loreneknight9755
    @loreneknight97554 жыл бұрын

    Boundaries are soooo necessary. As babies, we require them & as we grow & develop, we need them, definitely, more for our mentle & emotional good health. So easy to see & harder to protect. Guard your heart, people, as well as your mind, soul & spirit. Just like on the airplane, YOU put your oxygen on, BEFORE you can help anyone else. Thanks 4 your time, sacrifice & value to this channel.

  • @nata3467
    @nata34673 жыл бұрын

    I am the boss making sure I treat staff respectfully and supportively....I want a staff refreshed and passionate about their lives and work As a team we cover each other in emergencies ..we all carry the work together. Meetings were cut in half productivity increased.

  • @iknowright140
    @iknowright1404 жыл бұрын

    Whenever anyone where I work brings up issues like “I’m not getting my lunch break”, our boss always answers with something like “it’s 4pm and I haven’t even had breakfast yet” or “when I was in your position I never got lunch”... it’s passive aggressive and also means she avoids addressing the issue while normalising these issues 🤨😒🤬

  • @JoePack

    @JoePack

    4 жыл бұрын

    Quit! Quit now!

  • @stefanie.j0anne

    @stefanie.j0anne

    4 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of directors I used to work with who'd say "i got 4 hours of sleep last night!" and then awkwardly stare at you wondering how little sleep you got.... sigh. So passive aggressive

  • @jjuniper274

    @jjuniper274

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you are working a straight 8 hours, you are guaranteed by law, I believe, to have three 10 minute breaks. You may need to find legal state aid to help with determining what the legal rights are for full-time employees or part-time. When I worked full-time at a Union shop, they BY LAW had to give us one 10-minute break for every 2 hours worked. Look into that. Retail likes to get away with that crap and it's complete BS.

  • @jjuniper274

    @jjuniper274

    4 жыл бұрын

    Look up the U.S. Department of Labor

  • @stefanie.j0anne

    @stefanie.j0anne

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jjuniper274 I've always been salary (which equates to modern day slavery). It exempts from all the state law breaks, etc. It's awful. My goal is to never go salary again, but I'm seeing hourly positions to be grossly under-paying. It's a true struggle.. =/

  • @lipsterman1
    @lipsterman14 жыл бұрын

    I fixed all of this by retiring early (53 years old). I've been asked if I made the right decision. It's been 1 year and so far so great.

  • @brian7110

    @brian7110

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome. Did you follow a lot of the teachings of the FIRE movement basically?

  • @tracywalker244

    @tracywalker244

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy for you glad you were able to get out. I have four more years to go God willing. Wouldn’t want to be just starting out at all.

  • @stefanie.j0anne
    @stefanie.j0anne4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this Josh, Ryan & Jason! I resonate with most of this, and I'm still struggling to find a job that doesn't consume 80 hours/week. Ironically still working on my budget to see where else I can cut without being unrealistic. Staying positive I can try to find some meaningful remote work that will sustain the simple life I'm looking to live

  • @thedr00
    @thedr004 жыл бұрын

    I'm in a debate with a sales manager right now, he's boasting that his sales people are on the floor by 530am most days. I asked him how many are hitting target, he wouldn't answer. I asked him how many last more than 9 months, he wouldn't answer, I asked him how many refer friends to come work for the company, he wouldn't answer, I asked him why the approval rating on glassflaw was so low, he couldn't answer. Burning out your staff will not make for happy, productive and healthy staff. It's a modern day sweatshop and should not be celebrated.

  • @t1n86
    @t1n864 жыл бұрын

    I have always found Jason's ways of thinking so refreshing and appropriate. Thanks for making your schedules work and sharing your conversation with us!

  • @ParminderFCA
    @ParminderFCA4 жыл бұрын

    A brilliant, inspiring episode. You guys always hit the spot, and manage to give relevant, insightful advice!! A great podcast - keep it up guys and thank-you 😁👍

  • @suenor1019
    @suenor10194 жыл бұрын

    I lapped up every word spoken on this podcast. Thank you so much for this. We end up miserable in our jobs, spend long hours doing something we dread so that we can finance that expensive car, pay off that mortgage for that property etc, etc. I strive for the simple life like some of the commenters here. I guess it boils down to what we want out of our very short life here on Earth.

  • @guranigurany8093
    @guranigurany80934 жыл бұрын

    Jason is the man!!! Love his ideas

  • @aricscummings734
    @aricscummings7344 жыл бұрын

    Great episode!!

  • @dellablair8514
    @dellablair85142 жыл бұрын

    I can see JFM as the Guss Fring of his erstwhile retail stores, checking his displays and asking his direct reports, does this look acceptable to you? As someone who also has OCD this is very relatable.

  • @marurosario525
    @marurosario5254 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this! Thank you so much! I WILL meet you guys someday 🙌🏻😂😂

  • @kailebrogan447
    @kailebrogan4474 жыл бұрын

    to summarize overconsumption of media and stuff, hopefully if you're really busy you won't have time to shop and consume media :) I hope this helped

  • @carylmaluping9632
    @carylmaluping96324 жыл бұрын

    Got this far. Thank you for this great content.

  • @carylmaluping9632

    @carylmaluping9632

    4 жыл бұрын

    A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life. Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

  • @jjuniper274
    @jjuniper2744 жыл бұрын

    I don't have goals either, except to stay alive long enough to raise my kids and see them succeed at being humble, productive and good citizens of this country and world.

  • @tracywalker244

    @tracywalker244

    4 жыл бұрын

    Love it!

  • @Ally-ug3nq
    @Ally-ug3nq4 жыл бұрын

    A love how you don't have goals, you know if your achieving something without goals

  • @neilwalsh3977
    @neilwalsh39773 жыл бұрын

    Ideally, I think, you want the cultures to integrate 24:55

  • @Malin798
    @Malin7984 жыл бұрын

    Everybody should read The Time Bind by Arlie Hochschild. Very eye-opening to me.

  • @user-ee5me6jg6x
    @user-ee5me6jg6x4 жыл бұрын

    السلام عليك مرحبا .انا جزائرية ولا اجيد اللغة الانجلزية ،سعيدة بالتعرف على قناتكم، انا تقليلية وفي بيتنا كذلك وهكدا كان يعيش رسولنا الكريم محمد صل الله عليه وسلم واوصانا بهدا ... سعيدة بمراسلتكم

  • @Iquey
    @Iquey4 жыл бұрын

    Many Foster kids carry their stuff in GARBAGE BAGS?! Damn!

  • @user-tj4tk6bb9s
    @user-tj4tk6bb9s4 жыл бұрын

    First

  • @ziadbuddy
    @ziadbuddy3 жыл бұрын

    Dislike for jason fried bur WHY ?

  • @captainsteve5475
    @captainsteve54754 жыл бұрын

    Too many videos for a minimalist. 🤣