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The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks

2195 | Gretchen Rubin: “Outer Order Contributes to Inner Calm.”

The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks

Sean Croxton

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

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Gretchen Rubin explores how simple habits can boost mental energy and happiness. Learn why actions influence emotions, how novelty and challenge can energize you, and why singing in the morning or making your bed might be more powerful than you think.

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Yo, today's QOD is Outer Order Contributes to Intercom.

0:06.0

Here we go. Welcome back to the quarter of the day show. I'm your host, Sean Croxin,

0:35.1

and Sean Croxon.com. It's throwback Thursday and we

0:38.2

return and back that clock all about episode number 261 in our feature speaker, Gretchen

0:43.3

Rubin. I love this quote, Outer Order contributes to Intercom because it is so me. I am all about

0:50.0

order. I am all about no clutter because if there's clutter and there's chaos, I cannot think straight.

0:57.3

I am the guy who as soon as I get out of bed, I have to make my bed. When you go into my closet,

1:02.6

all of the hangers are like perfectly spaced, right? All of the shoes are just perfectly

1:07.2

organized like I'm an order kind of guy. But one thing that I did recently, because, you know, I've gone from a 3,000 square

1:15.2

foot home, way too much house for me, to a 2,200 square foot apartment, way too much apartment

1:20.8

for me, down to about 1,400 square feet.

1:23.6

But there are things that have gone from home to home to home that in this space there's no

1:30.1

room for.

1:31.4

And so it was making me feel a little bit, I don't know, out of sorts.

1:34.3

I'm like, where does this bike go?

1:36.1

Where does I like out of, there's no place for this bike.

1:38.7

Anyway, so one thing that I started doing about a month ago is selling stuff on offer up.

1:45.1

Like I got rid of the bike in like six hours.

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I made like 350 bucks.

1:48.9

Got rid of some camera equipment, gotten rid of clothes and books that are just kind of hanging around,

1:54.0

just going from home to home to home.

1:55.7

And I tell you, I feel so much better because everything now has a place, you know, and also at the same time,

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