The Essentialist

Episode 26 of the Ronnie McBrayer podcast, hosted by Ronnie McBrayer, titled "The Essentialist" was published on July 31, 2025 and runs 23 minutes.

July 31, 2025 ·23m · Ronnie McBrayer

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Summary

”My wife calls me a minimalist. Maybe I am. I’m fond of saying that everything I really need would fit in the cab of my truck. But a new word has been introduced into my vocabulary: Essentialism. As I am learning, a minimalist is concerned with having less stuff; fewer possessions; buying less. I like all that for sure. ”But an essentialist is one who seeks to untangle from the unnecessary, turning life toward the vital; the absolute crucial. It’s not so much about having less - it’s holding on to only what counts. Because we only have so much space; we only have so much time. We only have so much energy. Shouldn’t we use our limited personal resources on what is most consequential?”

Episode Description

"My wife calls me a minimalist. But a new word has been introduced into my vocabulary: Essentialism. As I am learning, a minimalist is concerned with having less stuff; fewer possessions; buying less. I like all that for sure.

"But an essentialist is one who seeks to untangle from the unnecessary, turning life toward the vital; the absolute crucial. It’s not so much about having less - it’s holding on to only what counts. Because we only have so much space; we only have so much time. We only have so much energy. Shouldn’t we use our limited personal resources on what is most consequential?"