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Optimal Living Daily episode 1494, Creating Space How It Can Change Your Life by Jacob Jolubaw

with nosidebar.com and I'm Justin Mollick. Happy Monday, welcome back to Optimal Living Daily

or the OLD podcast where I read to you from some of the best blogs I can find and get permission

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For now, let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.

Creating Space How It Can Change Your Life by Jacob Jolubaw with nosidebar.com

When we purchase a new pair of shoes or a new set of tools, we're not purchasing them with the

intent of cluttering up our lives. We purchased them because at least in the moment,

we believe that they'll bring us joy, comfort, convenience, or utility. All of these things are

inherently good, so at first glance, why shouldn't we add them to our lives? The problem doesn't

become clear until weeks, months, or years down the road when we look up and realize our lives have

been overrun with clutter from our closet to our schedule. Minimalism gives us the tools we need to

preemptively shut down the clutter that wants to enter our lives or get rid of clutter that's already

there in order to provide more room. The Impact of Creating Space Despite how it may seem,

the physical, digital, mental, emotional, and spiritual space that we live in has a powerful

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