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It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 2173. When a busy

mind gets in the way of minimalism, by Don Starks of SimpleMoneyPro.com, and I'm Justin

Mollick. Now it's minimalist Monday, I'm going to keep this intro nice and minimal, so

let's get right to it and start optimizing your life. When a busy mind gets in the way

of minimalism, by Don Starks of SimpleMoneyPro.com. When I close my eyes and imagine a perfect

day in my minimalist, simple life, a quiet voice speaking in its best NPR hush tones

speaks inside my head. I wake without an alarm, do some stretches and gentle yoga, and meditate

for 10 minutes to start the day. After a large glass of water and some hot tea, I settle

down to read for an hour before my family wakes and my day starts. And then, wham, back

to my current day reality. It's good to have dreams and good to have goals, and I have

plenty of both. While I aspire to a slower cadence and a calm, low stress life, right now

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