3106: Busyness is a Kind of Debt by David Cain of Raptitude on Minimalism, Mental Clarity & Stress Reduction

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🗓️ 10 March 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3106: David Cain of Raptitude.com shares a profound insight into decluttering not just our physical spaces but our mental ones as well, illustrating how achieving 'zero' - be it emails, commitments, or clutter - can drastically improve our mental clarity and reduce stress. Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, Cain makes a compelling case for minimalism as a tool for better living, urging us to reevaluate our relationship with busyness and embrace the liberating power of zero. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.raptitude.com/2015/09/busyness-is-a-kind-of-debt/ Quotes to ponder: "The psychological effect of reducing any type of mess to zero is profound. It feels like a noisy fan has shut off." "Whatever is normal to us becomes invisible, no matter how counterproductive, and we’ve simply become accustomed to tracking too many ongoing concerns in our heads." Episode references: Getting Things Done by David Allen: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280 KonMari method: https://konmari.com/about-the-konmari-method/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is optimal living daily episode 3106.
0:04.0	Business is a kind of debt.
0:07.0	A David Kane of raptitude.com
0:09.0	and your narrator Justin Molick reading you blogs every single day of the year, including holidays. Dr.
0:13.0	Justin Molek reading you blogs every single day of the year, including holidays.
0:15.0	Without further ado, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:20.0	Business is a kind of debt by David Kane of raptitude.com.
0:29.4	My friend Kate and I have been exchanging zeros. I posted a screenshot of my newly empty Gmail inbox and
0:36.3	challenged her to do the same and she did. Now we're competing to get to zero as often
0:41.8	as possible.
0:43.0	Email has become almost a breeze for me,
0:45.0	after struggling with it for years,
0:47.0	due to a discovery I made during my extreme decluttering campaign.
0:51.0	Having zero clutter is an entirely different experience than having a little clutter.
0:56.0	The psychological effect of reducing any type of mess to zero is profound.
1:01.0	It feels like a noisy fan has shut off.
1:04.0	Now I love the feeling of being at zero and I never want to be far from it.
1:08.0	Every neglected possession, unanswered email, or open browser tab
1:12.0	is like a little hook in your brain.
1:14.8	There isn't a huge difference in how it feels to have six of these hooks in your brain
1:18.4	versus having 80 but there is a vast difference between having some and having zero.
1:24.6	The decluttering post was an international mega hit, 12,000 Facebook likes and counting,
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