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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1103: 5 Questions to Simplify Your Life During the Holidays by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Simple Living

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits asks 5 questions to simplify your life during the holidays. Episode 1103: 5 Questions to Simplify Your Life During the Holidays by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Simple Living Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. The original post is located here: https://zenhabits.net/simple-holidays Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1103.

0:03.2

Five questions to simplify your life during the holidays.

0:06.8

By Leo Bebout of Zenhabits.net, and I'm Justin Mollick.

0:10.7

This is the podcast where it acts as a personal narrator for you, for free,

0:15.1

usually from blogs, but sometimes from books.

0:17.8

And today's author is Leo of Zenhabits, a super popular blog.

0:22.1

And this one is timely talking about the holidays.

0:24.7

So let's get right to his post as we optimize your life.

0:30.0

Five questions to simplify your life during the holidays.

0:35.2

By Leo Bebout of Zenhabits.net.

0:39.0

For many people, the holiday season is the busiest, most complicated,

0:43.2

most stressful time of year.

0:45.2

Holiday parties, gift shopping, wrapping, decorating, travel plans,

0:49.9

end of the year projects, planning for the new year.

0:52.8

These are all added on top of your regular business.

0:55.7

And life before the holidays were already pretty busy.

0:59.2

So what can we do to simplify?

1:01.0

Is it even possible to simplify when things are getting crazy?

1:04.5

Yes, it's possible with some willingness to change.

1:08.1

If you want things to be exactly as they are, you can't simplify.

1:12.0

But if you're open to change and have an open mind about your routines and priorities

1:16.1

and projects and more, you can simplify.

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