I cut back on social media back in 2018 and haven't gone back. The only social media format I have stayed with is UA-cam, I'm only subscribed to channels that teach and inspire. That's why I watch this channel. You're never too old or too young to learn new things from others. I have also recently joined the Life Reset Challenge because even though I have cut out Social media considerably, I still struggle with finding time to reach and complete my goals. Thank you Gabe for this opportunity to learn how to reset. 🙌😀
TIMESTAMPS 0:09 Two Day Rule 1:01 Nightly Reset 1:45 The House on Fire 2:35 20/20 Rule 3:01 The Box 3:29 Invest Different 4:25 Have a Home Rule 5:11 Work Smata Not Hada 6:10 Choices & Trade-Offs 7:03 Become Unavailable 7:47 One Thing 8:38 Avoid Decision Fatigue 9:40 Sunk Cost Bias 10:27 Win Stacking 11:26 Exploration 12:14 Perform the Great Reset 13:18 Time Alone 13:40 Limiting Social Media 14:12 Engage in High-Quality Leisure 14:41 The 90% Rule 15:07 Everything Popular is Wrong 15:40 Upgradelessness 16:05 Enjoying Work 16:50 Valuefulness 17:23 Healthful 17:56 Be an Intentionalist 18:16 You Need to Be Selfish-ish 18:45 If It's Clutter Free, It's For Me 19:46 Less But Better 20:25 Embrace Boredom 20:48 Separate Work & Life (Kinda) 21:15 Digitally Declutter 21:42 Turn It Off 22:12 Explore The Two Minute Rule 22:45 Doubt Chase The Numbers 23:11 The 90/90 Rule 23:23 The 1/1 Rule
This isn't new to me, but watching your videos (and rewatching) gets me back on track. And your rules aren't crazy strict, which makes doing things much more realistic and manageable.
Experience: We did that with our sons for Christmas once we landed in their late middle school/into high school ages. We traveled at Christmas time. They are now in their 20s, and we have great discussions about those trips, but I sincerely doubt we'd have happy, laugh filled talks about whatever toys or...stuff...we would have given them instead.
The great reset - no spend month edition got us our house deposit in 3yrs. We bought our house in 2022 ❤ were also practice upgradelessness, quality purchasing and experiences over stuff. One i would add (unless i missed it, its a lot of content) is a goals check in with yourself and your other half! Really dig into it not just a single sentence so you know you (and they!) are working towards the same thing itll help you move there with less resistance.
If you don’t want to wear all black, on Sunday just have your clothes laid out for the week. I usually have my clothes on hangers in order in the closet, underwear socks laid out and pants. Same for the kids. I’m an ocd dad
Loved💜 " Sometimes you need a friend to slap you across the face" gently and lovingly. That was the best! I can so relate to that because I am usually that friend who will do that to others no matter what it is. Thanks for that. 💜
Friend sent me here . I struggle with anxiety which has become more of easily irritated. Plus I need to stop blowing money. I have already started in the areas of my house where I'm in alot. I have lots of rooms to pile stuff into that I need to work on. But just getting rid of cluttered decorations and spaces has made me feel so much better. I actually watched another video and she said don't decorate just to have decorations. Make it work and make sense. I think when you see too much or when I do it stresses me out . Now I'm gonna binge these videos
I love your videos. I recently watched something on Swedish Death Cleaning. The concept that if you were going to die tomorrow, would you want your family to have to sort through it all. If you don't want them to have to deal with it then get rid of it. It has really helped me a lot!
15:21 so far is my favorite time stamp of this video, the older I get the more I realize it’s good to not be doing what everyone else is doing. I used to do things just because everyone around me is doing them or I become envious of them, but I’ve learned for most things ,the majority is wrong and I didn’t really miss out on anything. It’s ironic that most of the people I was envious of are now envious of me lol. 👍🏻
the "one thing" rule reminds me of something in the fitness world called "periodization." Periodization is, as the name suggests, having periods of time where you are more focused on doing different things. You don't get your optimal gains by having a constantly evenly distributed focus on every single one of your fitness goals, it's actually more helpful to focus on the growth of one aspect of your fitness, then on another, then on another. There is a certain really high stimulus that is required to make really good gains in one thing, but it doesn't take a whole lot of stimulus to just maintain it. If you try to maximally stimulate everything at the same time, you'll probably either burn out (mentally or physically), or you'll just not actually have the ability to provide enough stimulus. Instead, keep maintenance on everything except for a couple things that you really want to improve at the moment, and cycle which things you are actively improving. It's not a requirement for making progression, but it has been shown to be more optimal. And if you generalize the reasons that it works, it makes sense that it would work pretty well for other goals unrelated to fitness.
Nightly Reset - this reminds of the quote by Admiral McRaven "Make your bed". It refers to a mental health tactic to stay above water by doing the simple things so that they dont compound into bigger issues. do you have a couple dishes, do them real quick so that it doesnt become a sink full. Do you have a messy bed , make it when you wake up so you at least have a comfy bed to come to at the end of the long day.
Hey, don’t agree with you politically or view wise, but your minimalism videos have always grounded me, thanks for sticking true to your core message. 💙
Become unavailable is something that changes so much. It took some time for my people to accept it but after a couple of weeks it was normal that I respond in a few hours/days and no friendship or family relationship is damaged. You don't have to be available 24/7 and the right people in your life will respect it
The 80% get rid of thing is problematic. Of that 80%, some is likely going to be part of your 20% in the future. It’s wasteful to get rid of perfectly good clothing. Fine if you are rich , but for many, they would be throwing away good clothing that they may be very thankful for in the future. The money might not be there to replace it.
I rotate in my closet. If I skip some clothing over and over, it goes to a back closet. After staying in that back closet for a year, I donate it. Exception are formal, wedding or funeral clothes which stay til they no longer fit or are hopelessly out of style.
Hi Gabe Yes your right to follow your own ways diet ,exercise etc etc not the status quo Do you not think though that if something hasn't a use in the present moment and storing it in the home is still clutter Enjoyed your video x
The nightly reset is called "putting the house to bed" in our home! We can't go to bed until the house has been put to bed, makes it part of a normal bedtime routine instead of it feeling like a burden keeping us from our bedtime routine.
@15:17 as someone with depression, breaking the mold of the mental illness assumption isn’t that easy. I try to tell myself it’s okay to live my own way, but mental health and living a certain way for so long proves a challenge
recently I have lost my motto or passion about my work I really need to find that joy again before the crunch time at the office begins, do you have advice or videos about this? how to find the love and energy to do what you chose as your profesional career. I made a YT last year to see if I need a change and I made it the channel was monetized but is not stable because my 12 hour work day, I feel like a con artist sitting at the office stealing money but the company is remote but I have to be here because Im the supervisor of the team and I have a great delegate system but must of the time I just dissociated alone in my chair
I’m loving the salt n pepper curls, I have the same hair and I’ve been putting highlights in for years but I think after seeing other millennials embracing their gray, I’m going to as well 😊
Your video's soundtrack is auto generated in French on my tv and I can't change it to english, :( there is a qr code which links to youtube support page
Some of these advices are great, and while I agree on not needing so much stuff, I hate the videos when they say “we invest in freedom and traveling and not crap”. Just because that is for you, it doesn’t mean the other thing is bad not that you can’t have both. That “what you do” sentiment feels very entitled. There are people that hate traveling or social gathering. There are people that can afford both, their hobbies and traveling. And there are people that like their collecting hobbies. You should stop to dismiss those other lifestyles at the “bad option”.
You are not even a minimalist mate! If you have 80% of the wardrobe not being used, that means you have it in the first place! I wear the same clothes almost all the time, I don't have 80% not being used. Sure, some clothes I don't wear often, but that is just the backup in case the one I wear is dirty or gets damaged. Most of the stuff you describe has nothing to do with minimalism. In fact a minimalist person, a real one, would tell you 2 or 3 rules! Yeah, minimalism is minimal, 50 rules is not minimalism!!
It really doesn't matter anymore bro. Well, at least for those who are not in the target demographic. I'm sure you and those in the "bubble" will be fine.
That mug is SOOOOOOO bad!! You may not have 27 but seriously! You need to reconsider that ONE terrible mug! Minimalists die young, be broader sweetpea 😚
Last day to join The 5 Hour UA-camr Cohort yt.gbult.co/5hyt
Definitely one of my goals if you do a 2025 intake!
I cut back on social media back in 2018 and haven't gone back. The only social media format I have stayed with is UA-cam, I'm only subscribed to channels that teach and inspire. That's why I watch this channel. You're never too old or too young to learn new things from others. I have also recently joined the Life Reset Challenge because even though I have cut out Social media considerably, I still struggle with finding time to reach and complete my goals. Thank you Gabe for this opportunity to learn how to reset. 🙌😀
This video have inspired me greatly, it reminds me of my transformation from a nobody to good home, $31k monthly and a good daughter full of love..
TIMESTAMPS
0:09 Two Day Rule
1:01 Nightly Reset
1:45 The House on Fire
2:35 20/20 Rule
3:01 The Box
3:29 Invest Different
4:25 Have a Home Rule
5:11 Work Smata Not Hada
6:10 Choices & Trade-Offs
7:03 Become Unavailable
7:47 One Thing
8:38 Avoid Decision Fatigue
9:40 Sunk Cost Bias
10:27 Win Stacking
11:26 Exploration
12:14 Perform the Great Reset
13:18 Time Alone
13:40 Limiting Social Media
14:12 Engage in High-Quality Leisure
14:41 The 90% Rule
15:07 Everything Popular is Wrong
15:40 Upgradelessness
16:05 Enjoying Work
16:50 Valuefulness
17:23 Healthful
17:56 Be an Intentionalist
18:16 You Need to Be Selfish-ish
18:45 If It's Clutter Free, It's For Me
19:46 Less But Better
20:25 Embrace Boredom
20:48 Separate Work & Life (Kinda)
21:15 Digitally Declutter
21:42 Turn It Off
22:12 Explore The Two Minute Rule
22:45 Doubt Chase The Numbers
23:11 The 90/90 Rule
23:23 The 1/1 Rule
This isn't new to me, but watching your videos (and rewatching) gets me back on track. And your rules aren't crazy strict, which makes doing things much more realistic and manageable.
Experience: We did that with our sons for Christmas once we landed in their late middle school/into high school ages. We traveled at Christmas time. They are now in their 20s, and we have great discussions about those trips, but I sincerely doubt we'd have happy, laugh filled talks about whatever toys or...stuff...we would have given them instead.
The great reset - no spend month edition got us our house deposit in 3yrs. We bought our house in 2022 ❤ were also practice upgradelessness, quality purchasing and experiences over stuff.
One i would add (unless i missed it, its a lot of content) is a goals check in with yourself and your other half! Really dig into it not just a single sentence so you know you (and they!) are working towards the same thing itll help you move there with less resistance.
book Unveiling Your Hidden Pontential can change your life. Habit must be not outcome based but rather identity based. Stay blessed.
If you don’t want to wear all black, on Sunday just have your clothes laid out for the week. I usually have my clothes on hangers in order in the closet, underwear socks laid out and pants. Same for the kids. I’m an ocd dad
Love the ocd lol but whatever works! It’s good to have a system
Loved💜 " Sometimes you need a friend to slap you across the face" gently and lovingly. That was the best! I can so relate to that because I am usually that friend who will do that to others no matter what it is. Thanks for that. 💜
loving the recent minimalism content! well, love all your content!
Glad you enjoy it!
Friend sent me here . I struggle with anxiety which has become more of easily irritated. Plus I need to stop blowing money. I have already started in the areas of my house where I'm in alot. I have lots of rooms to pile stuff into that I need to work on. But just getting rid of cluttered decorations and spaces has made me feel so much better. I actually watched another video and she said don't decorate just to have decorations. Make it work and make sense. I think when you see too much or when I do it stresses me out . Now I'm gonna binge these videos
I love your videos. I recently watched something on Swedish Death Cleaning. The concept that if you were going to die tomorrow, would you want your family to have to sort through it all. If you don't want them to have to deal with it then get rid of it. It has really helped me a lot!
15:21 so far is my favorite time stamp of this video, the older I get the more I realize it’s good to not be doing what everyone else is doing. I used to do things just because everyone around me is doing them or I become envious of them, but I’ve learned for most things ,the majority is wrong and I didn’t really miss out on anything. It’s ironic that most of the people I was envious of are now envious of me lol. 👍🏻
the "one thing" rule reminds me of something in the fitness world called "periodization." Periodization is, as the name suggests, having periods of time where you are more focused on doing different things. You don't get your optimal gains by having a constantly evenly distributed focus on every single one of your fitness goals, it's actually more helpful to focus on the growth of one aspect of your fitness, then on another, then on another. There is a certain really high stimulus that is required to make really good gains in one thing, but it doesn't take a whole lot of stimulus to just maintain it. If you try to maximally stimulate everything at the same time, you'll probably either burn out (mentally or physically), or you'll just not actually have the ability to provide enough stimulus. Instead, keep maintenance on everything except for a couple things that you really want to improve at the moment, and cycle which things you are actively improving.
It's not a requirement for making progression, but it has been shown to be more optimal. And if you generalize the reasons that it works, it makes sense that it would work pretty well for other goals unrelated to fitness.
You are so right about focusing on ONE thing, finish it, then move to next task. I have dozens of partially started projects. 😣
Glad I am not the only one who doesn’t need to upgrade stuff until said stuff breaks!!!
I REALLY NEED THIS VIDEO-- HAD KNEE INJURY, AND EVERY THING WENT DOWN HILL. THANKS SO MUCH
Glad it could help!
Your minimalism videos are always so substantive!
I am working on getting rid of stuff and organizing. Thanks for being my leader in this area.
Glad I can help!
Great post! Wil have to rewatch this again…and again. ❤
Every time i start to fall off, your videos motivate me.
Nightly Reset - this reminds of the quote by Admiral McRaven "Make your bed". It refers to a mental health tactic to stay above water by doing the simple things so that they dont compound into bigger issues. do you have a couple dishes, do them real quick so that it doesnt become a sink full. Do you have a messy bed , make it when you wake up so you at least have a comfy bed to come to at the end of the long day.
Hey, don’t agree with you politically or view wise, but your minimalism videos have always grounded me, thanks for sticking true to your core message. 💙
I REALLY NEEDED THIS VIDEO HAD KNEE INJURY AND EVERY THING WENT DOWN HILL-------I'LL GET STARTED AGAIN...
Patty, my knee injury really changed my life. Everything is a challenge now. Hang in there.
Become unavailable is something that changes so much. It took some time for my people to accept it but after a couple of weeks it was normal that I respond in a few hours/days and no friendship or family relationship is damaged. You don't have to be available 24/7 and the right people in your life will respect it
Good thoughts, simpler the better.
The 80% get rid of thing is problematic. Of that 80%, some is likely going to be part of your 20% in the future. It’s wasteful to get rid of perfectly good clothing. Fine if you are rich , but for many, they would be throwing away good clothing that they may be very thankful for in the future. The money might not be there to replace it.
I rotate in my closet. If I skip some clothing over and over, it goes to a back closet. After staying in that back closet for a year, I donate it. Exception are formal, wedding or funeral clothes which stay til they no longer fit or are hopelessly out of style.
" A loving friend slapping you across the face" im all For it! 😂
This video is chock full of awesome tips! Thanks!
I saw a collection of Hardy Boys books on your shelf! I have the same cherished stack. F.W. Dixon was a Canadian. (Like me)
My boat is named Sleuth.
Hi Gabe
Yes your right to follow your own ways diet ,exercise etc etc not the status quo
Do you not think though that if something hasn't a use in the present moment and storing it in the home is still clutter
Enjoyed your video x
It’s a very case by case thing
The nightly reset is called "putting the house to bed" in our home! We can't go to bed until the house has been put to bed, makes it part of a normal bedtime routine instead of it feeling like a burden keeping us from our bedtime routine.
Quoting James Clear
@15:17 as someone with depression, breaking the mold of the mental illness assumption isn’t that easy. I try to tell myself it’s okay to live my own way, but mental health and living a certain way for so long proves a challenge
Brilliant as always 💚 always informative
recently I have lost my motto or passion about my work I really need to find that joy again before the crunch time at the office begins, do you have advice or videos about this? how to find the love and energy to do what you chose as your profesional career. I made a YT last year to see if I need a change and I made it the channel was monetized but is not stable because my 12 hour work day, I feel like a con artist sitting at the office stealing money but the company is remote but I have to be here because Im the supervisor of the team and I have a great delegate system but must of the time I just dissociated alone in my chair
Saving this video. Thank Gabe.
Thank you!!
Wide is the gate. ❤
what would you recommend to someone who really wants to travel but doesn’t want to spend too much?
I enjoy your videos!
And don’t put it down… put it away… if we all do it 🤦🏼♀️👍🏻‼️
A great list
I’m loving the salt n pepper curls, I have the same hair and I’ve been putting highlights in for years but I think after seeing other millennials embracing their gray, I’m going to as well 😊
Adorable kids 🥰
Gabe,
What does wide is the gate mean?
I swear there's a fraction rule for everything. The 1/99 rule. The 2/98 rule. The 3/97 rule. And so on 😅
I’ve always done the opposite of the masses and I am 100% better off for it, hands down. Run against the herd.
i wish i could spend my free time hanging out with my friends but like they all literally work when im off and our schedules never line up 😭
good video thank you how old are you?
Your video's soundtrack is auto generated in French on my tv and I can't change it to english, :( there is a qr code which links to youtube support page
There is no such thing as a free lunch....
The next best opportunity is forgone
Some of these advices are great, and while I agree on not needing so much stuff, I hate the videos when they say “we invest in freedom and traveling and not crap”. Just because that is for you, it doesn’t mean the other thing is bad not that you can’t have both. That “what you do” sentiment feels very entitled. There are people that hate traveling or social gathering. There are people that can afford both, their hobbies and traveling. And there are people that like their collecting hobbies. You should stop to dismiss those other lifestyles at the “bad option”.
HI
Hello
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Wow, 50 rules? A real minimalist would only have one rule....
Just kidding, good tips!
Note to myself : rewatch it next month
From an undiagnosed ADD woman - thanks for the tips!
18:35 Brain…what? 🐸 😂
I think he said brain fog 😊
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YES = Reset your space daily..
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The constant camera changes and adhd cutting of the video feels contrary to minimalism.
Yeah, I am not comfortable sitting still
@@GabeBult something to work on buddy. otherwise, good content
I also have brain 🐸😉
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Let’s gooo
If you implement at least a part of his advice in your life. Life is better.
Why is this not in English? This is the 2nd video that you have put out that is in Spanish or some language I don't know?????
So many rules isn't exactly very minimalist. Just relax.
Voice quality can be better music camgo down
There is no English audio when you watch this on a TV!!
You are not even a minimalist mate!
If you have 80% of the wardrobe not being used, that means you have it in the first place! I wear the same clothes almost all the time, I don't have 80% not being used. Sure, some clothes I don't wear often, but that is just the backup in case the one I wear is dirty or gets damaged.
Most of the stuff you describe has nothing to do with minimalism. In fact a minimalist person, a real one, would tell you 2 or 3 rules! Yeah, minimalism is minimal, 50 rules is not minimalism!!
It really doesn't matter anymore bro. Well, at least for those who are not in the target demographic. I'm sure you and those in the "bubble" will be fine.
That mug is SOOOOOOO bad!! You may not have 27 but seriously! You need to reconsider that ONE terrible mug! Minimalists die young, be broader sweetpea 😚
Really 50 rules? Try minimalizing your list of rules next.