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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1885: Focus on Creation vs. Consumption to Crack the Code on Your Day's Challenges by Jay Harrington of Life And Whim

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

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

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Jay Harrington of Life and Whim insists that we focus on creation instead of consumption. Episode 1885: Focus on Creation vs. Consumption to Crack the Code on Your Day's Challenges by Jay Harrington of Life And Whim Jay and Heather Harrington are the husband and wife team behind Life and Whim. They started Life and Whim after moving their family to Traverse City, a small town on the shores of Lake Michigan, to break the script of their life and reimagine what's possible. They live in pursuit of a purposeful, meaningful, active, and simple life. The original post is located here: https://www.lifeandwhim.com/first-moments-blog/creation-vs-consumption Please Rate & Review the Show!  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group  Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group   Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1885,

0:03.2

focus on Creation versus Consumption to crack the code on your days challenges

0:08.5

by J. Harrington of LifeandWAM.com

0:11.5

and a Reneurator Justin Mollick reading you blogs every single day of the year.

0:15.2

And we have a bunch of shows covering different topics,

0:17.6

just search for Optimal Living Daily in the podcast app of your choice

0:21.1

and subscribe for free to listen to all these topics being narrated for you.

0:25.2

And without let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

0:32.8

Focus on Creation versus Consumption to crack the code on your days challenges

0:37.6

by J. Harrington of LifeandWAM.com.

0:41.9

Yesterday was one of those days busy but not particularly productive.

0:47.7

That kind of day eats away at me and they happen more often than unlike to admit.

0:52.0

As I've mentioned before Heather and I work together from home.

0:56.0

Working from home has many benefits but also drawbacks.

0:59.7

We have flexibility, there's no commute and it helps keep business costs down.

1:04.0

But there are costs, just not financial ones.

1:07.0

And ironically the flexibility that comes with working from home is one of the main culprits of the costs we bear.

1:13.0

The biggest challenge we face is focusing too much on work,

1:16.2

which leads to focusing too little on our personal lives.

1:19.5

That challenge is multiplied by working together.

1:22.5

It's easy to be physically present but not mentally so when your office is your home.

1:27.6

It's also easy to get distracted.

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