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Indulgently Minimal is wondering if there is a better way to navigate our current world of work and play in an environment saturated with advertising, social media, and other nudges to consume. Join us as we explore these questions; discussing tech, lifestyle, and philosophy; as we search for a balance between buying new toys and indulging in our passions, as well as reducing our wasteful behaviours and removing from our lifestyle the things that don't make us happy or contribute to healthy ...
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When we first formulated the Indulgently Minimal plan the first step was to focus on the desire, and this week we decided it was high time to get desire in the hot seat for a good questioning. Join us as we explore what desire is and how we can have many reactions to it, and how our desires can often to be more than just simply wanting something. w…
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When we get a shiny new tool, the temptation is to use it on every problem we find no matter whether it is appropiate or not. Join us this week as we discuss how minimalism is perhaps just one tool in our belts, and how hammering away at every problem with it may not be the best approach. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Ma…
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The search for Murdoch continues... In the meantime we wanted to share with you another show we have been working on. Join us for What a Year: 2004, a show where we geek out and get all nostalgic for all the pop culture that was released in the year 2004; since it turns out, it was a good one! Playlists: Spotify Apple Music www.indulgentlyminimal.c…
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We all knew it would eventually come to this... an all out old man fist fight on the rooftop between brothers. Join us for this week's blobcast where we duke it out over stuff, possessions, and more stuff! www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Mastadon: @indulgentlyminimal Email: indulgentlyminimal@gmail.com ko-fi: https://ko-fi…
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Why are we this way? It's not just the promises objects make that are so often broken, but also the promises we may to ourselves. Join us this week as we discuss how to avoid the 'bugs in the human code' that lead to the problems we have been discussing this month. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Mastadon: @indulgentlymini…
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When we succumb to the siren call of our desires it is often with a promise that the new shiny object comes with; that this will finally be the thing that solves 'that' problem or provides us with the tool to do what we have been unable to so far. Join us this week as we discuss how these promises are so often broken by both the object and ourselve…
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It's Minimalist vs Minimalism, choose your fighter! In one corner we have the sleek & simple aesthetic with the heavyweight price tag, while in the other our faithful friend who seeks simplicity and peace. Why are these two things so often in conflict while seemingly so similar? Join us this week as we discuss this and more. Diderot effect: https:/…
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This week we're unpacking one of our sign offs: Go Easy On Yourself. Join us as we discuss what that means and how you can go about it, as well as how we've been implementing some of our recent topics in our daily lives. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Mastadon: @indulgentlyminimal Email: indulgentlyminimal@gmail.com ko-fi…
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Why do we fear failure when it is one of the best teachers we have at our disposal? Join us this week as we try to rehabilitate the reputation of failure, how we can use it to learn and grow, and what we can do in the face of the negative emotions that so often accompany it. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Mastadon: @indul…
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As with many things you often don't appreciate something until it's gone, and this is no more apparent than with the eponymous 'Third Space'. Join us this week as we discuss this elusive place that is neither home nor work, yet is seemingly so integral to our well being, as we continue the digital vs analogue debate as well as the importance of com…
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Put away the robes and candles, because while we are discussing rituals we don’t mean quite the same thing… Join us this week as we discuss the little “Mindful Habits” which can be key moments in our days, and how these rituals help us in our day-to-day lives; as well as grounding us in difficult times. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulg…
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It wouldn't be a true trilogy without a fourth part! Join us for this week's Blobcast were we discuss all the positive things we can use to fill the empty spaces left by our efforts these past three episodes. Whether it's increased creativity or just more time to spend relaxing, we've created this space so lets use it! www.indulgentlyminimal.com In…
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Leaving the digital realm we embark on a new adventure into the analogue, discussing what we can remove from our places and our lives to make space for the things we want and enjoy. Join us this week as we discuss cleaning, de-cluttering, and tactics to both avoid and remove the things that negatively impact us. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram…
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Continuing our theme of Minimalism by Subtraction, this week we will be tackling the idea of subtracting from our digital lives. Join us as we discuss all things digital, whether it be cleaning our hard drives, our subscriptions, or uninstalling those apps that fill our days with distraction and negativity. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @in…
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Space is often so important for almost everything we want to do and often the best way to create space is to remove something, what we're calling Minimalism by Subtraction. Join us this week as we discuss the different forms this subtraction can take, and how the resultant space can be used to improve our physical, digital, and even mental environm…
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For this week’s blobcast we’re kicking back with a chat about one of our favourite pastimes: music. Join us as we discuss music’s seeming immunity to some of the problems we’ve recently touched upon, as well as different ways we find new music, as well as how it helps us through many of life’s moments. You may even find a few new bands you can enjo…
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We've had a few episodes on the problems we've been facing as creators and consumers of media, so now it's time to think positively and look for solutions. Join us this week as we discuss the strategies and solutions we have to the many issues we've discussed with burnout, fatigue, and an increasingly difficult landscape for us to find the media we…
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We've talked about how the content creators we love are seemingly burning out and leaving platform, but now we are shifting the focus inwards on how we ourselves are feeling burned out by the platforms as well. Join us this week as we discuss subscription fatigue, the reasons we're struggling with the ever increasing number of subscriptions we're f…
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2024 has already seen several high-profile content creators retiring or taking a break and the repeated theme amongst them is burnout. Join us this week as we discuss this trend, reflecting both on our previous discussions on the topic as well as new thoughts prompted by the current difficulties creators are facing. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Insta…
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It's 2024 and we're back! After a holiday period of travel and indulgence, expanding our horizons and waistlines, we return to podcasting once more. Join us for the download on our travels and a relaxed chat to begin our new year's podcasting journey. Welcome Back Blobcast! We've missed you.Indulgently Minimal által
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As we approach the end of 2023 we're taking the opportunity to reflect on one year of Indulgently Minimal, our successes and changes, as well as looking forwards towards 2024 and what we hope year two of the podcast will bring. Join us this week as discuss all this, and more, while we say goodbye to the year 2023. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagr…
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'Tis the season and so we're all getting together for our 'office' Christmas party, and you're all invited! Join us this week as we share presents and a pot luck meal, discussing some of the best and worst parts of the year, with a few jokes and recommdations along the way. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Mastadon: @indulg…
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Why join a book club when you can have a book flood! Join us this week as we discuss all things book; with thoughts and strategies to get reading again as well as some recommendations to either get into or get back in certain genres as well as reading in general. Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Librivox: https://librivox.org/ Answers …
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There are as many opinions on this topic as there are pronunciations, but we're once again throwing caution and phonetics to the wind to get Hygge with it. Join us this week as we discuss this cosiest of Scandinavian philosophies to see what we can take with us into the winter months. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Mastad…
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The gifting season is truly upon us, escaping its tinsel bonds for another year. Join us this week as we discuss how we approach gifting for those most important in our lives and how we can minimise both the anxiety of choosing as well as minimising our own avarice gremlins, and instead indulge in the best parts of the festive season. www.indulgent…
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As we reach the end of the year a new challenger approaches, what feels like the final boss fight to everything we have been talking about until now: Black Friday. Join us this week as we discuss how we are each approaching this time of flash sales and discounts with all it's tricks and temptations to indulge... www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram…
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Spooky season maybe well behind us but like all the best horror flicks there is a post-credits scene, a moment when the final monster reminds us it is still out there. One creature still haunts us: the backlog! Join us this week as we discuss how the ever present list of uncompleted media can taunt us, an unfilled promise to ourself, and how we may…
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You've picked up the hobby, bought the shiny new toy, and now all that seems ahead of you is the pain and suffering of not being immediately brilliant. Join us this week as we discuss our thoughts and strategies for tackling the difficult period between finding a new interest and gaining the skills to properly enjoy it. www.indulgentlyminimal.com I…
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When is it the right time to dip our toes into a new hobby or interest, and when should we cast all caution aside and dive in wallet first? Join us this week as we discuss how we temper our more indulgent impulses to always get the best, even when simply checking out a new hobby. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Mastadon: @…
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Welcome to our first 'Spooktacular' episode, so to celebrate we are doing our IMCU or "Monsters of the Indulgently Minimal Cinematic Universe"! See what spooks, creeps, or just downright frightens us as we discuss the 'monsters' that haunt, hunt, and horrify... Poltergeist song: https://youtu.be/TEPxGcRqUts?feature=shared Godzilla 2001: https://you…
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With cosy season truly upon us we thought we would take the chance to slow down for a moment and reflect on the progress we've made so far. Join us this week as we discuss apartments, chairs, jumpers, and various spiced beverages, as well as how we approach the colder months with the positivity of cosy lighting and a warm hoodie. www.indulgentlymin…
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“We’ll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost effective.” Kurt Vonnegut Following on from our conversation on right to repair and planned obsolescence we now move onto the inevitable consequence: waste. Join us as we discuss disposable culture, green-guilt, and how we can approach the problem with a…
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Why buy new when you can make do and mend? Well when you're either not allowed to or are otherwise forced to upgrade when your device is made obselete intentionally. Join us this week as we discuss right to repair, planned obselence, and all the other gremlins that get in the way of getting the most out of things. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagr…
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With Techtember in full swing we've been given a chance to put everything we've learned into practice, so how did we do? Join us this week as we follow up on the release of the new iPhones, an indulgence deferred, and a surprise impulse buy that may yet fit into our budding minimalist ideas. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal…
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In these troubling times of change, strife, and iPhone releases we often forget to take a step back and have just a moment to slow down. This week we are discussing whether that very concept, slowing down, could be the solution to both our own problems and the larger issues that trouble us. Join us as we chat about making our tech last, robots writ…
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Not all of the media we consume, chosen or otherwise, is good for us; and this is often at it's worst when dealing with modern advertising. The mechanisms of some types of advertising can actively harm us, working on our insecurities or chipping away at our self-confidence in order to better sell us things we do not need. Join us this week as we di…
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Is this episode a one-off or will does this topic serve multiple purposes? Join us this week as we discuss single use devices, how this concept can be applied to wider ideas, and whether indulging in the 'perfect' solution can be the better option or if minimising is the way to go. Neither sickness nor missing rice cookers can slow us down! www.ind…
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Back from our summer break we hit the ground (literally) running and talk about indulging where it matters, primarily on those things that separate us from the ground and how minimising here can not only be a false economy, but also harmful. Join us as we discuss products, posture, and poise; and don't worry, that sound you hear at the 20:30 mark i…
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With our look at the 'situation' over, we head into the summer break with a nice, relaxed blobcast. Join us as we discuss moving homes, home improvement, and how we're trying to implement the lessons learned so far into these changes. This episode will be followed by a one week break, so do check back in two week's time for our next episodes. www.i…
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This week we finish our look at the current 'situation' on the internet, taking the opportunity after disconnecting to reflect on the internet that was and what we might want from what may come next. Join us as we discuss the website formally known as twitter, reconnecting with old hobbies, as well as discovering new moss-based hobbies. Ars Technic…
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Following on from last weeks episode we are talking about one of the main things we can do in reaction to the loss of a service or app: disengaging or walking away and giving yourself time and space to process the change. Join us this week as we discuss how we've gone about doing this ourselves, the risks of a 'rebound' service, and what things mig…
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These are strange times for those of us who spend our time online, with many of the major platforms that we have become used to or even to rely on now seeming to change in unwanted and unpleasant ways. Join us this week as we discuss these changes, the anxiety and sense of loss it has left us with, and what we might do about it. This episode mentio…
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We have talked a lot about self-reflection in this series, but do we have the tools to do so constructively? Join us this week as we talk mindfulness, self-care, and how we can build up our ability to ask ourselves questions and listen to the answer. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Email: indulgentlyminimal@gmail.com…
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Do you ever come home after a long day at work and want to play that game, knit that scarf, or write that novel, but are so tired you feel like you can't? Ever feel guilty about that? You're not the only one. Join us this week as we discuss these feelings and our strategies for finding and saving energy to spend it on ourselves and our passions. ww…
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Continuing our discussion on rest and relaxation, this week we take a look at why we, sometimes desperately, need to take a breaks. Whether it's just a change of scenery or to avoid burning out, a holiday is often far more than an annual routine to fulfil, but an important part of how we rejuvenate. Join us as we discuss this and more. www.indulgen…
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On this week's blobcast we discuss the siren call of summer, the call to adventure. Whether it's relaxing on a beach, diving to the squidly depths, or wandering into the wilderness, it's important to find time for ourselves, so join us as we relax and chat about how we plan for the holidays. www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal…
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How did it come to this? How did Moggy switch sides and end up an Apple guy'? Join us this week as we discuss what it is about Apple and their ecosystem that appeals to each of us, what made us switch, and how can any Apple product be minimal anyway? www.indulgentlyminimal.com Instagram: @indulgentlyminimal Twitter: @indulgentlymini Email: indulgen…
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