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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1986: Five Ways to Reduce the “Have To’s” in Your Life by Hilary Barnett of No Sidebar on Living on Your Own Terms

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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🗓️ 19 May 2021

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Hilary Barnett with No Sidebar gives you five steps to live life on your own terms. Episode 1986: Five Ways to Reduce the “Have To’s” in Your Life by Hilary Barnett of No Sidebar on Living on Your Own Terms 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/reduce/  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

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1986.

0:03.6

Five ways to reduce the half-tos in your life.

0:06.9

By Hillary Barnett with nosidebar.com.

0:09.7

And I'm Justin Mollick, the guy that reads to you every single day of the year

0:12.7

from the best blogs I can find covering personal development or self-help,

0:17.1

minimalism, productivity, and more.

0:20.0

And with that, let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.

0:23.8

Five ways to reduce the half-tos in your life.

0:30.8

By Hillary Barnett with nosidebar.com.

0:34.9

Death in taxes.

0:36.6

Growing up, I remember hearing adults say that those were the only two things you couldn't

0:41.4

get out of.

0:42.8

And as unpleasant as death in taxes are, in a way, the statement gave me a sense of freedom.

0:48.4

Yes, death in taxes are inescapable, but the rest?

0:52.4

Totally up to me.

0:53.7

I get to decide what matters in my life.

0:56.1

It's going to be awesome.

0:58.2

As I grew up and had children of my own, however, that list started to grow exponentially.

1:04.5

Work, household chores, acquiring stuff, social commitments, climbing some invisible

1:09.6

ladder of success, and the list went on and on.

1:12.6

As though all of a sudden my half-tos had gotten to be too much for me to bear.

1:18.4

How can one person handle all this?

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