1621: Maybe Variety isn't the Spice of Life by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less on Productivity Hacks

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🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Courtney Carver of Be More With Less shares why maybe variety isn't the spice of life. Episode 1621: Maybe Variety isn't the Spice of Life by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less on Productivity Hacks Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down, prioritize her health, and figure out what was really important in her life. She discovered what mattered most by getting rid of everything that didn’t matter at all. In the end it all came down to love and health. She went from a busy, overwhelmed advertising director to spending 2-3 hours every morning taking care of herself, loving her work, and being present and engaged with the people she loves. Her family changed, too. They moved from wanting bigger closets, nicer furniture, and more stuff to downsizing into a 750 sq. ft apartment with no storage. Courtney has written books, courses, and hundreds of articles to help you simplify your life and work so you can focus on what really matters. The original post is located here: https://bemorewithless.com/spicy/ 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 1621.
0:03.2	Maybe Variety isn't the spice of life.
0:06.2	By cornycarverofbmorethelest.com
0:08.8	and I'm just a molecule personal narrator reading to every day, including holidays
0:13.3	and I'll keep this intro nice and short so let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:22.0	Maybe Variety isn't the spice of life.
0:24.7	By cornycarverofbmorethelest.com.
0:27.4	According to Consumer Reports, between 1975 and 2008, the number of products in the average supermarket
0:35.2	swelled from an average of 8,948 to almost 47,000.
0:41.0	There are 14 different kinds of Cheerios.
0:44.2	When walking down the cereal aisle at the grocery stores overwhelming, while people go hungry in our cities and countries,
0:50.2	something is broken.
0:51.8	I'm not saying that fewer cereal choices is the solution to hunger,
0:55.7	but if we weren't so weighed down with the meaningless decisions we make every day,
0:59.6	perhaps we'd have the clarity for choices that make a difference in the world.
1:02.8	Instead of mastering productivity with the goal of making even more decisions every day,
1:07.8	or if we eliminated some of the unnecessary choices we make every day.
1:12.2	We are fortunate to have the freedom to choose, but according to Barry Schwartz's author of
1:16.4	the paradox of choice why more is less, we aren't happier because of it.
1:21.0	Schwartz says, quote,
1:52.0	If we were making fewer decisions, could we make better decisions?
1:56.8	I've experimented with living and dressing less and the answer I've discovered, as have many
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