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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1956: How to Simplify Your Life by Brian Gardner of No Sidebar on How To Get Started with Minimalism

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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

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🗓️ 19 April 2021

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Brian Gardner with No Sidebar tells you how to simplify your life by getting started with minimalism. Episode 1956: How to Simplify Your Life by Brian Gardner of No Sidebar on How To Get Started with Minimalism No Sidebar was created by Brian Gardner and is all about designing a simpler life. He and the contributing authors want to help you figure out what's getting in your way, at home and at work. They want to help you let go of distractions, online and off--to turn down the noise that disrupts the quiet of your heart and soul. The original post is located here: https://nosidebar.com/simplify/  Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for small businesses. Get 3 months free once you run your first payroll with our link: Gusto.com/OLD 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

It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 1956.

0:04.8

How to simplify your life by Brian Gardner of NoSideBarr.com and I'm Justin Mollick.

0:11.6

Happy Monday and welcome back to Optimal Living Daily or the OLD podcast where I read to you

0:16.8

from some of the best blogs I can find and get permission from, mostly covering personal development

0:21.6

and minimalism on this show, minimalism especially on Mondays. We cover a bunch of other topics

0:26.7

in the Optimal Living Daily Podcast Network, definitely subscribe to those shows if you like this one,

0:31.9

just search for Optimal Living Daily to find all of them. But for now let's get right to our

0:36.8

minimalist Monday post and start optimizing your life. How to simplify your life by Brian Gardner

0:47.0

of NoSideBarr.com. When your home life is disorganized, your whole life is disorganized.

0:54.7

Did you know studies show that clutter around your house raises your stress level?

0:59.2

The stuff you never use and don't even like but have shoved into your closet might seem benign

1:05.1

or actually contributing to your stress. This doesn't even take into account clutter schedules

1:10.3

and relationships. It's time to simplify your life. As much as it sounds like a cliche, minimalism

1:17.2

is everywhere. I'm not talking about selling everything you own and moving into a one-bedroom

1:22.0

apartment. I'm talking about small changes or big ones when they're necessary that will have

1:27.2

a tremendous impact on your overall happiness and satisfaction with your life. I'm talking about

1:32.6

clearing out the clutter, simplifying your schedule and having an intentional plan for your

1:37.7

relationships, simplifying at home. Think for a minute about what you want your life at home to

1:44.1

look and feel like. Close your eyes and look around your house. How do you wish it looked?

1:49.6

Think about your schedule. Do you race around all day running from one task to the others?

1:54.9

So at the end of it all, you don't even remember what you did. Is that approach getting you the

1:59.6

results you want? If not, let's think of a new way we can approach it so your life feels more

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