I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing.

You're listening to episode 204.

This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life.

If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes

away from the constant stream of information and is sometimes delightful, but also distracting

hum of entertainment, you're in the right place.

Today, I'd love to help reduce some of that decision fatigue that can come along especially

this time of year by giving you another sole minimalist guide.

This one specifically for Christmas.

Listen in.

You may remember the episode at the beginning of the summer to help us get into the summer

state of mind.

And then there was another one at the beginning of autumn.

Both of those had a similar structure and this one will as well.

But instead of talking about a whole season, we're just going to focus on December.

If you've been around here a while, you'll hopefully begin to recognize some of the movements

of becoming a sole minimalist.

The framework hasn't really changed, but I'll share a few examples and perspectives specifically

for the season of Advent and Christmas.

But first, let's define our terms as always.

What is a sole minimalist?

Well, if you've been here since the beginning, you may already know that our very first episode

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