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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

179: Fighting the Voice in Your Head by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2016

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. Episode 179: Fighting the Voice in Your Head by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists (Developing Self-Discipline). The original post is located here: http://www.theminimalists.com/dan The Minimalists' Book "Essential" can be found here: http://www.theminimalists.com/books Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now to make the most of life, we can't undervalue the importance of sleep.

0:03.6

That's why I want to tell you about a fantastic podcast called Get Sleepy.

0:07.2

It helps you fall asleep with original stories and meditations.

0:10.4

They're captivating enough to grasp your attention and pull you away from your day-to-day problems,

0:15.1

yet so incredibly relaxing that you'll have no choice but to fall asleep.

0:19.6

Imagine relaxing in a tropical oasis or exploring an old library to discover its hidden secrets.

0:25.6

There are hundreds of episodes, so you're bound to find something you love and get a good night's

0:29.6

rest. Search for Get Sleepy wherever you listen to podcasts or go to GetSleepy.com.

0:55.7

I hope you enjoyed this episode.

1:01.1

I hope so.

1:10.5

Like yesterday, I found a post from Joshua Fields-Millburn that relates to my current situation.

1:16.2

This one about fighting the voices in your head, which is something I've been struggling

1:21.2

with pretty badly over the last couple of days. I thought this was perfect.

1:25.2

It's an interview style post with Dan Harris, who is someone I also relate to,

1:30.6

because Dan turned to meditation after being at an all-time low.

1:35.2

He was using drugs and he was a reporter and had a panic attack on Aaron,

1:39.7

in front of millions of people. I relate to that.

1:43.2

Having social anxiety, performance anxiety, and panic attacks in front of plenty of people.

1:48.5

I also turned to meditation. Again, like yesterday, thank you to the minimalist.

1:53.6

Joshua and Ryan for letting me use content from their book Essential right here on the podcast.

1:59.1

I previously recorded the whole book, so it's nice that when I need to, I can just pluck out

2:03.2

certain sections and play it for you. That's what I'm doing today. Let's hear this interview,

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