3784: [Part 2] A Gentle Warrior's Manifesto to End Busyness by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less

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🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 9 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 3784: Courtney Carver invites us to reclaim our time and peace by becoming "gentle warriors," intentionally rejecting the glorification of busyness in favor of presence, gratitude, and calm. Through simple shifts like silencing notifications, asking better questions, and embracing solitude, she shows how we can trade overwhelm for a more meaningful and spacious life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://bemorewithless.com/manifesto/ Quotes to ponder: "I will work with people who want my best, not my busiest." "Ban the word 'busy' and see what it feels like to talk about your life differently." "The opposite of a busy life isn’t a lazy life, it’s a full life." Episode references: Digital Detox (National Day of Unplugging): https://www.nationaldayofunplugging.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.5	This is Optimal Living Daily, a Gentle Warriors Manifesto to End Business, Part 2 by Corny Carver of Bmoreless.com, and I'm
0:40.1	Justin Mollick. Happy Saturday, welcome back, or welcome for the first time if you're new here.
0:45.3	This is where I read to you like a big ongoing audiobook from many different authors,
0:50.3	but today being a continuation from yesterday, so I'd recommend listening to yesterday's episode
0:54.5	first. If you're all caught up, let's get right to part two and continue optimizing your life.
1:04.1	A Gentle Warriors Manifesto to End Business, Part 2 by Corny Carver of B.moreless.com.
1:12.1	Number five, I'll work with people who want my best, not my busiest.
1:18.4	I used to spend every Monday morning in meetings with no meaning. I used to spend hours
1:24.6	writing weekly reports because people I worked with needed proof I was busy.
1:29.8	Now that I work for myself, I decide how I spend my time, how I grow my business, and who I work with.
1:37.3	How to be a gentle warrior?
1:39.5	If you work for someone who prioritizes busy work over good work, make subtle shifts if you can't make a big
1:46.0	change. Suggest standing meetings or agendas that support a team. Challenge your co-workers to only
1:53.2	check email a few times a day and to turn off chat or notifications for certain times during the day.
1:59.7	Go for walks during your lunch hour instead of
2:01.8	eating at your desk. Recognize and demonstrate that busyness is not productivity, creativity,
2:08.6	or love. Number six, I will ask better questions so we don't have to talk about how busy we are.
2:16.9	Let's stop telling each other how busy we are.
2:20.0	That conversation isn't helping us connect or become less busy. Talking about busyness makes me feel
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