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Essentialism Summary (Greg McKeown)
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Mar 3, 2025
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okay so have you heard of essentialism
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yeah I've come across it we're going to
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do a deep dive into it today cool so
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it's all about you know figuring out
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like what really gathers and ditching
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everything else yeah and so we're going
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to use Greg mowen's book as our source
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okay we have a nice summary prepared and
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I think it's going to be really helpful
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sounds good for anyone who's feeling
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kind of overwhelmed or just yeah you
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know like they're not as effective as
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they could be for sure you know what I
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find interesting about mck's approach
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what's that he doesn't treat is some
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like time management hack it's more like
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a whole philosophy of life like it is
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it's about how you spend your energy EXA
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not just your time yeah and he starts
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out with this really interesting story
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about Sam Elliot you know this Silicon
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Valley executive I don't know him and um
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okay the guy was like classic
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overachiever said yes to everything oh
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yeah every committee volunteered for
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everything and um I've been there he
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just kind of wrs that burnout Point yeah
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you know totally and it's not even just
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overachievers though right it's anyone
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who just tries
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to please everybody you know be
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everything to everyone instead of
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focusing on what matters and his mentor
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really interestingly steps in and is
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just like what he say dude you need to
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learn to say no wow and that was like
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the turning point in his whole like you
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know trajectory yeah yeah and I think
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that's where that essentialist mindset
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comes in you know it's not just about
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adding more you know and I feel like we
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have this weird thing where we think
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multitasking is like a
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superpower it's not it's just spreading
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yourself thin so are you saying that
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focus is the real superpower I think so
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yeah I like that yeah but how do we even
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know what to focus on well so he talks
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about the success Paradox which is this
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idea that like the more successful you
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get Yeah the more demands on your time
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you get so it's like the reward for
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doing well is more work yeah pretty much
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that's kind of Bleak it is unless you
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choose to be an essentialist okay you
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know you have to make that decision that
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hey success is great but not if it costs
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me everything so how do we make those
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choices I mean there's always going to
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be pressure to say yes to stuff right
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how do we push back against that well so
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he gives this three-step process okay
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I'm ready the first step is check if
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it's even like aligned with your core
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purpose okay like what matters to you
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not what everyone else expects of you
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exactly exactly that's where I think a
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lot of people trip up I think so too you
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know they don't even know what they
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stand for so they just kind of go with
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the flow exactly which you know might be
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taking them in the wrong direction
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totally the wrong direction yeah okay
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what's step two step two is what are the
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tradeoff okay you know like Okay so this
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sounds cool yeah this new project but
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what am I giving up to do it exactly and
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I think that's where the non-
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essentialists kind of get lost they just
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see that shiny new thing they don't see
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the cost the cost exactly and then the
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third one is can you delegate it yeah or
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eliminate it okay yeah this is where I
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think a lot of people get stuck yeah
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delegating feels like you're giving up
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control and eliminating feels like
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you're admitting defeat or something oh
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for sure but it's actually the opposite
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right yeah it's like you're saying Tak
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can control I'm choosing to win yeah in
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the areas that really matter yeah and
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speaking of winning okay he throws out
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the concept called the 10x rule okay
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what's that basically he's saying set
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goals 10 times bigger wait 10 times
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bigger 10 times bigger good than you
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think is like okay reasonable isn't that
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setting yourself up for failure well it
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would be if you were sticking with your
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old way of thinking okay but the 10x
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rule is designed to like shatter those
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limits that we place on ourselves so
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like instead of going for a 5% raise
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right I should be going for a 50% raise
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well yeah I mean it's not about specific
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number it's about the mindset see you
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know he talks about how early on in his
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career he realized he was putting in the
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same amount of effort mhm but just
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getting way smaller results because his
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goals weren't ambitious enough that's
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interesting so it's not even about
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working harder it's about thinking
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bigger it's like that whole you miss
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100% of the shots you don't take exactly
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and of course there's always going to be
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that like fear of rejection you know
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like who do you think you are but
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essentialists choose to believe in
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themselves anyway I love that even when
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it's scary okay now this is where I'm
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getting a little tripped up what's that
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how does being
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unavailable make you more valuable well
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it seems counterintuitive because we
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live in this like always on culture but
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if you're constantly available people
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will take you for granted yeah it's like
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familiarity breeds contempt right
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exactly you're always there if you're
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always there you're not special not
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valuable I'm valuable yeah so when
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you're selective with your time yes
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that's when it becomes like more
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valuable more precious like do you
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remember France Johansson I doubt he um
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fill me in implemented this thing called
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no phone day at his company no phone day
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yeah a whole day where nobody could use
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their phone what how did that work it
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forced people to talk to each other okay
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you know to brainstorm interesting
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without distractions so sometimes
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disconnect conting leads to better
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connection right I like that and another
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example is Bill Gates okay he does this
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thing called uh think week think week
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okay yeah he goes off the grid for a
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week wow just to read and think that's
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amazing yeah but like most people can't
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do a think week right no not a whole
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week like what are some smaller scale
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ways that we can like well he talks
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about this idea of tapping into your uh
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inner journalist and your inner child
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okay those sound like completely
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different things they are but they work
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together explain so the inner journalist
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is about like okay seeing the bigger
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picture filtering out the noise and
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getting to the heart of the matter so
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you know being selective with your
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information less mindless scrolling less
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mindless scrolling more intentional like
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learning yeah okay I like that and what
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about the inner child well that's about
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remembering like the joy of play and
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explor ation mhm you know not just for
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like personal life but because that's
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where creativity comes from if you're
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too serious your brain can't make those
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Creative Connections totally yeah okay
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that makes sense and honestly who
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doesn't want more play in their life
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well speaking of things we often neglect
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what's that sleep yes I know I'm
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definitely guilty of burning the
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midnight oil oh yeah mun's big on sleep
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y he yeah he calls it uh non-negotiable
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okay and get this like companies like
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Google are embracing it too they're
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putting nap pods in their offices na
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Pods at work yeah that's amazing Isn't
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that cool so I think you know it goes
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back to that idea of um extreme
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selection extreme selection yeah you're
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choosing the vital few activities okay
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and ruthlessly cutting the rest and
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sleep is in the vital few sleep is vital
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yes okay so we got to sleep we got to
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play we got to say no right this is
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starting to sound like a pretty good
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life actually it is a good life okay so
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tell me about this 90% rule okay so it's
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about making decisions based on like how
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well it aligns with your priorities okay
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so imagine a scale of you know 0 to 100
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if something doesn't score at least a 90
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it's a no wow that's a high bar it is a
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high bar but I could see how that would
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make you really picky about what you
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commit to exactly and it's about saying
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Hell Yeah Yeah to the things that you're
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really excited about and just a polite
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no to everything else that makes a lot
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of sense yeah it's about respecting your
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own time and energy okay so we're
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getting good at saying no now yes but
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life doesn't always go according to plan
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right never so how do we handle those
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curveballs well that's where building
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buffers comes in buffers yeah think
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about it like um okay having
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reserves time resources energy to handle
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the unexpected Okay so instead of
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scheduling every minute of every day I
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should leave some wiggle room leave some
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wiggle room yeah emergency life yeah
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like life happening life happening yeah
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exactly he uses this great analogy oo I
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love analogies remember the story of
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Joseph in the
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Bible uh vaguely he advised the pharaoh
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to like store grain okay during the good
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times to prepare for the famine that's a
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really good analogy it's about being
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proactive and building that resilience
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into our lives the essentialists know
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that life is full of surprises yeah so
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they plan for them okay so we're saying
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no yes we're building buffers MH and
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we're aiming 10 times higher than we
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thought was possible Right how do we
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even begin to make progress on these
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goals well he's big on celebrating small
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wins okay you know he Compares it to
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like running a marathon you don't focus
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on the whole 26.2 miles right at once
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you got to break it down yeah break it
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down into manageable chunks each mile is
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a victory yeah and celebrate along the
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way exactly and that's where the concept
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of flow comes in okay it's that state of
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um like okay complete absorption when
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you're doing something you love yeah
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that's when time flies by that's it
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you're just like in the zone totally in
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the zone yeah and essentialists are good
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at creating the conditions for
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flow okay you know how do they do that
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well setting clear goals okay elating
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distractions designing your environment
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I see okay for Focus yeah and that leads
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to another key aspect what's that
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systems oo systems think of it like um
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having a well organized kitchen okay
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everything has its place so the chef can
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focus on okay you know cooking not
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finding the ingredients so it's about
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streamlining creating routines that make
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it like easy to make decisions easy to
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make decisions yeah and He suggests you
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know using project management software
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email filters just a solid morning
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routine so you start your day with
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intention I like that yeah okay so last
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question for this section of the Deep
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dive what's that doesn't essentialism
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make you lose sight of the present
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moment oh actually it's the opposite
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yeah he says it's the non- essentialists
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okay who are stuck in the past you know
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okay regretting things worrying about
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the future they're so busy chasing the
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next thing yeah that they miss out on
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what's right in front of them totally
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okay that makes sense calist understand
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that the present moment is all we really
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have and that includes pausing pausing
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yes and just being and just being yeah
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it's not about being a robot it's about
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being Mindful and intentional exactly
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okay my mind is officially blown that's
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a lot to think about we've covered so
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much ground already yeah we have I've
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talked about saying no M embracing Jomo
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Jomo the power of nap pods nap
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yeah where do we go from here well in
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part two we're going to talk about how
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to actually aply why these principles so
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we got the theory down now it's time for
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the Practical stuff exactly can't wait
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should be good so we talked about all
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the theory behind essentialism but how
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do we actually apply this stuff to like
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real life yeah that's the big question
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right so I'm thinking specifically like
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at work yeah when things get super busy
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you know how do we actually Implement
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these ideas well mck talks a lot about
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the workplace it's all about figuring
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out which tasks actually like move the
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needle okay so like that 8020 rule
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exactly the 8020 20% of the effort gets
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you 80% of the results yeah but how do
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you even figure out what that 20% is
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when you've got a million things on your
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plate that's what I want to know well it
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starts with having a clear understanding
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of the big picture like what's the
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overall mission well your team your
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department okay the whole company right
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yeah once you understand that yeah then
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you can start to see which tasks
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actually contribute to that makes sense
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but okay let's be real yeah sometimes
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you have to do things don't feel very
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essential yeah to keep your boss happy
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or whatever to keep the peace yeah yeah
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so how do you well I think it comes back
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to that boundary setting okay you know
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what we talked about mone's big on
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learning to say no even to your boss
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even to your boss yeah okay how do you
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do that tactfully but okay but firmly
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yeah
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cuz that can be tough it's really tough
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especially in a work culture where like
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busyness is a badge of honor we got it
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yeah but I guess if you're always
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putting out fires right you never have
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time for like the important stuff the
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Strategic stuff the Strategic proactive
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stuff okay that makes a lot of sense
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yeah and it's not just work though right
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right what about our personal lives our
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personal lives yeah it's easy to like
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waste time on social media Netflix all
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of that you know how do we be more
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intentional about that well he's not
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saying you have to give up all those
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things okay it's more about choosing
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activities that actually bring you
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Joy okay so there is room for Netflix
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there's room for Netflix but choose it
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consciously I like that not just
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passively consume it oh you know what
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I've had so many nights yeah where I'm
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like what did I even do for the last 3
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hours I know I know and it's just like
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Instagram you know it just disappeared
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it's scary yeah and it's not even just
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about the time it's about what you're
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taking in what you're taking in yeah
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like if it's all negative or just fluffy
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stuff right it's not that can't be good
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for you it affects your mental state
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it's like we're curating yeah our
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experiences exact choosing what to focus
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on I like that yeah and it applies to
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relationships too it's not about
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ditching all your friends but it's about
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nurturing the relationships that
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actually matter quality over quantity
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quality over quantity exactly like it's
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better to have a few close friends yeah
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a small group of people who you really
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connect with who you really connect with
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yeah than aund acquaintances that you
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barely know exactly and it's not even
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just the number it's
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um the quality of the interactions you
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know are you actually present when
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you're with them yeah are you listening
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are you listening are you engaged yeah
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having those meaningful conversations
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this is all about being intentional it
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is it's not enough to just be in the
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same room with someone you got to be
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present you got to be mentally
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emotionally present yeah and all of this
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ties into self-care too you know like
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getting enough sleep eating healthy all
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the basics all that stuff that we know
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we should be doing that we know we
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should be doing but but we don't we
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don't always do it yeah because we're
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too busy doing all the non-essential
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things right exactly okay this makes
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sense yeah it's about treating yourself
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with kindness okay recognizing that you
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can't pour from an empty cup you can't
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give what you don't have you can't give
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what you don't have yeah and so I think
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a question a lot of people have is
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what's that what about the guilt the
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guilt yeah like when you say no or when
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you prioritize your own needs right
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especially for people who are used to
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like putting everyone else first pting
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everyone else first yeah it can feel
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kind of selfish right it can to like
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focus on yourself he says it's actually
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the opposite it's recognizing that you
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have limited time and energy and energy
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yeah so you need to be strategic with it
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it's like if you're constantly giving
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away pieces of yourself eventually
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there's nothing left and then you're no
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good to anyone no good to anyone yeah
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okay so it's an act of self-preservation
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so you can be better for the people
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exactly it all comes down to a mindset
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shift I think you're right you know
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instead of feeling like there's not
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enough time we need to like create a
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mindset of abundance abundance yeah like
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their eye is enough time if you're just
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willing to let go of all that other
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stuff of the non-essential okay I love
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that yeah and it reminds me of that 10x
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rule it's about believing yeah in
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yourself and your ability even when it's
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scary even when it's scary yeah and
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speaking of scary What Fear a failure oh
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yeah that's a big one huge you know
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keeps people stuck keeps people stuck in
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their comfort zone they don't go for
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those big goals right but his approach
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to fear is really interesting what does
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he say he says uh reframe failure as a
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learn opportunity okay so instead of it
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being like the end of the world yeah
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it's just a stepping stone part of the
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journey yeah part of the journey Embrace
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a growth mindset I like that yeah
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challenges are just opportunities for
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growth okay so we talked about all this
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mindset stuff right how do we actually
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put this into action well he's big on
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Clarity first step is getting really
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clear on your core values your goals
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what truly matters to you so like what
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do I want to achieve in my life that
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kind of thing yeah what kind of Legacy
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do you want to leave behind ooh those
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are big questions they are big questions
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but if you don't know the answer when
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you don't know the answer you're going
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to get sidetracked you're going to get
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sidetracked by other people's agendas
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yeah okay so once you have that solid
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understanding then you can start making
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choices yeah that align it's like having
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that Compass yeah a compass exactly to
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keep you on track yeah and that leads to
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another important step what's that
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create a personal mission statement a
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mission statement okay yeah so like a
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concise nice inspiring declaration
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exactly yeah that captures your purpose
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okay guides your actions so you can
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always come back to that come back to it
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when you're feeling lost lost or
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overwhelmed okay I'm digging this yeah
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so we have our mission statement we're
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clear on our values now what well he's a
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big fan of routines okay and systems we
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talked about systems we talked about
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systems but but how do they like how did
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they work in this context yeah so
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establishing routines for things like
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right exercise sleep focused work so
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it's like taking the guess work out of
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it exactly you just do it because it's
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part of your routine it's part of your
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routine yeah I can get behind that yeah
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and also systems for handling those
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recurring tasks email paying bills okay
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meal planning all that stuff that can
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just like take over your life yeah take
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over your life if you don't have a good
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system so you're like automating it
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streamlining it streamlining it yeah so
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you can free up your mental energy free
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up your mental energy for the important
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stuff okay that makes sense yeah and
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what about technology yeah so technology
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can be a huge distraction it can be but
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it can also be a powerful tool okay for
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productivity I'm listening so He
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suggests using it for things like
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automating those routine tasks okay
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blocking distracting websites oh that's
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a good one yeah I need to do that
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scheduling focused work sessions okay
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tracking your progress so you're not
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letting technology control you right
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you're using it to like you're in
19:28
control help you you're in control yeah
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stay focused exactly and all of this
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ties into creating an environment that
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supports your essentialist journey so
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not just digital environment but like
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physical environment yeah your desk is a
19:44
mess right if your workspace is
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cluttered it's going to be hard to think
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exactly so he talks about decluttering
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both physical and de digital makes sense
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you know I think like physical clutter
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yeah is a sign of mental tool clutter it
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is it is so if you can clear out the
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physical stuff it creates space then the
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mental stuff will follow mental Clarity
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yeah okay so not just talk about your
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workspace your home your car okay your
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social media feeds that's all connected
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it's all connected yeah this is making
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me want to go on a decluttering spree I
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know right okay um what about the whole
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Community aspect yeah so he emphasizes
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do you do this alone or do you need like
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well he says it's important to surround
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okay with people who support your
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journey okay so find your tribe find
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your tribe yeah whether it is join a
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community yeah a community workshops
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find mentors find mentors yeah it's like
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anything it's like anything yeah it's
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easier if you have support if you have
20:42
support yeah and people who get it
20:45
people who get it yeah okay and what
20:46
about essentialist leadership oh yeah
20:50
that's an interesting concept how does
20:52
that work so essentialist leaders are
20:54
really clear okay about the
20:57
organization's purpose and values and
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they communicate those to their team to
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their team yeah so it's not just about
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leading by example but it's about
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creating a culture yeah a culture of
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essentialism a culture of essentialism
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within the organization okay and they
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Empower their team members okay to make
21:15
decisions take ownership instead of
21:17
micromanaging instead of micromanaging
21:19
yeah so people can focus on what they do
21:21
best what they do best yeah that makes a
21:23
lot of sense yeah and they understand
21:25
that a happy Workforce is a more
21:29
productive Workforce okay and a more
21:31
Innovative Workforce so essentialism is
21:33
good for individuals it is it's good for
21:35
teams it's good for leaders yeah it's
21:38
good for parenting too it's good for
21:40
parenting yeah how so well he encourages
21:44
parents to create a home environment
21:47
that reflects those essentialist Valu
21:49
those essentialist values yeah so like
21:51
setting clear expectations setting clear
21:54
expectations routines modeling those
21:57
behaviors for your kids
21:59
modeling those behaviors yeah so you're
22:01
teaching them from a young age right
22:03
about like prioritizing you saying no
22:07
saying no yeah setting boundaries
22:09
setting boundaries yeah those are good
22:10
life skills they are essential life
22:12
skills okay so as we're wrapping up this
22:14
section yeah on the practical
22:16
application M I'm feeling inspired good
22:19
but also a little
22:20
overwhelmed it's a lot it is a lot but
22:23
the beauty is it's not one siiz fits all
22:26
you can adapt it to your own does it
22:27
adapt it to your own life yeah
22:29
circumstances circumstances priorities
22:32
it's not about being perfect it's about
22:35
progress not Perfection I love that yeah
22:37
it's about finding what works for you
22:39
what works for you yeah to create a life
22:41
that feels authentic and fulfilling and
22:44
fulfilling yeah I like that what can our
22:47
listeners look forward to in part three
22:49
well in part three we're going to talk
22:50
about okay long-term benefits okay so we
22:53
talked about the how now it's the why
22:55
now it's the why can't wait it'll be
22:57
good all right so we've learned how to
22:59
figure out our real priorities yeah and
23:01
how to say no without feeling guilty
23:04
it's powerful stuff and even setting
23:06
those big scary 10x goals R
23:12
high but why go through all this effort
23:15
yeah what's the payoff right what's in
23:17
it for us at the end of the day well mck
23:20
says essentialism can lead to a more
23:22
fulfilling life okay that sounds pretty
23:25
good yeah it's not just about like
23:27
getting more stuff done it's about
23:29
feeling better feeling better feeling
23:31
more aligned more at peace more joyful
23:33
even yeah he talks about how
23:35
essentialism brings greater Clarity more
23:38
focus and peace of mind yeah it's like
23:40
you're finally in control of your own
23:42
life of your own life yeah you're making
23:44
choices that actually matter to you
23:46
exactly not just going through the
23:47
motions right you're not just reacting
23:49
to whatever comes up you're being
23:51
intentional I like that and imagine this
23:54
right okay you wake up every day feeling
23:56
energized okay because you're not
23:58
wasting your time on things that don't
23:59
matter okay I can get behind that it's
24:02
like you're stepping off that hamster
24:04
wheel of busyness yeah no more busy for
24:07
the sake of busy and here's the cool
24:08
thing when you focus on those essential
24:11
things yeah it creates this positive
24:14
feedback loop okay explain that so the
24:17
more aligned your actions are with your
24:19
values the stronger your sense of
24:21
purpose becomes okay and then the more
24:24
motivated you feel so it just Builds on
24:25
itself Builds on itself yeah okay I can
24:27
see that but of course there's always
24:29
that that what that nagging thought oh
24:32
what if I'm missing out the fomo yeah
24:35
that's a tough one it is tough because
24:37
it feels like everyone's doing all these
24:39
things everyone's doing all the things
24:41
you're just like sitting here saying no
24:43
to everything and that's where Jomo
24:45
comes in oh yeah the joy of missing out
24:47
the joy of missing out yeah tell me more
24:50
so it's recognizing that saying no to
24:53
one thing is actually opening up space
24:56
for something even better that's not a
24:57
sacrifice
24:58
it's not a sacrifice it's a choice a
25:01
choice to prioritize when prioritize
25:03
what matters what matters most to you to
25:05
you exactly I like that and when you
25:07
start making those choices you realize
25:10
fulfillment doesn't come from like doing
25:13
everything chasing every shiny object it
25:15
comes from living in alignment with your
25:17
values with your values yeah okay so
25:19
it's about getting really clear on those
25:22
values it all starts there and letting
25:24
that guide your decisions yeah this is
25:27
really resonating with me good but I
25:29
have to ask what's that what about
25:30
relationships relationships yeah if
25:32
you're always saying no to stuff yeah
25:35
won't people think you're being selfish
25:37
well actually he says it can strengthen
25:40
your relationships really yeah when you
25:42
prioritize your own well-being okay you
25:44
actually have more energy for other
25:47
people for other people yeah so it's
25:48
like that whole oxygen mask thing right
25:50
exactly put on your own mask first so
25:52
you can help others yeah okay that makes
25:54
sense it's not selfish it's essential
25:56
it's essential to take care of yourself
25:58
to be able to take care of others
25:59
exactly okay I'm sold good so what about
26:02
our careers careers yeah like isn't
26:04
ambition kind of the opposite of
26:06
essentialism not necessarily really he
26:09
says it can actually make you more
26:11
successful okay I'm listening when
26:14
you're clear about your priorities and
26:17
not wasting time yeah you become more
26:19
focused more productive so you're more
26:22
valuable to the company more valuable
26:23
yeah you're not working less you're
26:25
working smarter smarter yeah focusing
26:27
your energy on what matters on the
26:30
things that actually matter okay that
26:32
makes a lot of sense and this applies to
26:34
leaders too okay tell me more
26:37
essentialist leaders create a culture of
26:41
clarity and focus Clarity and focus yeah
26:44
so they're inspiring their teams they're
26:46
empowering their teams to do their best
26:48
work yeah not by micromanaging them not
26:51
by micromanaging but by giving them that
26:53
space to focus and they understand the
26:55
burned out employees burned out
26:58
employees aren't good for anyone right
27:00
they can't be productive or Innovative
27:03
okay so essentialism is good for you
27:07
good for your relationships good for
27:08
your career yeah even good for parenting
27:10
it is good for parenting how so well he
27:13
encourages parents to create a home
27:16
environment that reflects those values
27:18
so like setting clear expectations clear
27:21
expectations routines modeling those
27:24
behaviors so your kids learn by watching
27:26
you learn by watching you yeah and
27:28
you're not over schuling them with all
27:30
these activities right give them the
27:31
space to figure out what they're
27:33
interested in to explore and learn to
27:35
prioritize themselves okay so as we wrap
27:38
up this deep dive into essentialism yeah
27:41
I'm feeling incredibly inspired that's
27:43
great but also a little overwhelmed it
27:46
can be a lot to process it can but the
27:48
beauty is it's not about like achieving
27:51
some perfect State it's about the
27:53
journey it's the journey yeah it's about
27:55
figuring out what works for you what
27:56
works for you yeah to create create a
27:58
life that feels authentic meaningful
28:01
joyful yeah I like that it's about
28:04
making conscious choices prioritizing
28:07
prioritizing what matters most exactly
28:09
okay well it's been an amazing journey
28:11
it has exploring all these ideas with
28:13
you thanks for having me so what's the
28:15
one thing you hope our listeners take
28:17
away from this deep dive take away from
28:19
this deep dive I hope they remember that
28:21
essentialism it's not a destination it's
28:24
a direction that a process self
28:28
sovery refinement yeah intentional
28:32
living okay and it's a journey worth
28:35
taking absolutely it is well thank you
28:37
so much for joining us it's my pleasure
28:39
on this deep dive into essentialism yeah
28:42
thanks for having me we hope you found
28:44
it valuable I hope so and inspiring yeah
28:46
until next time yeah keep seeking keep
28:49
learning and keep living intentionally
28:52
bye
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