3855: What Won't You Have? by Tynan on Conscious Living

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🗓️ 26 December 2025

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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 3855: Tynan explores the power of sacrifice as the true driver behind meaningful progress, arguing that what you won’t have defines your path more than what you want. By consciously giving up comfort, distractions, or even relationships, you make space for focus, excellence, and a life aligned with your real priorities. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://tynan.com/notthat Quotes to ponder: "In the same way that great design is defined by negative space, our true wants, those that we will work towards, are defined by those things that we give up." "If you avoid deciding on what you won’t have, you will end up spinning your wheels constantly. Things will take longer and be harder for you." "Decisions are hard, but can be made slightly easier by realizing that they’re not permanent." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily. What Won't You Have by Tyanin of tynan.com and your host and narrator, Justin Mollick.
0:08.9	And we're going to get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:15.8	What Won't You Have by Tynan of Tynan.com.
0:24.6	Ask anyone what their top priority is and I bet you get at least three.
0:32.6	If you were to observe their actions, maybe you'd notice that the top priority they're acting on has nothing to do with any of the three they listed. We all want a lot, and that's because it's easy to want a lot.
0:36.6	I want happiness, fulfillment,
0:39.0	lots of money, great friends, a great relationship, just about everything else out there.
0:44.4	It's easy to want a lot. What does it take for me to add something to my wish list? Nothing.
0:50.0	I just added a jetpack, and it took me two seconds and fell great. A jetpack, how cool would that be?
0:55.7	But in the same way that great design is defined by negative space, our true wants, those that we
1:01.5	will work towards, are defined by those things that we give up. If you don't know what you're
1:06.5	giving up, or worse, aren't willing to give anything up, then you'll most likely not get those
1:11.6	things you want. For example, I've given up a lot of fun. I have a very enjoyable and satisfying
1:17.7	life and I have fun with whatever I'm doing, but I don't have a huge section of fun that most
1:22.8	people have. I don't get the buzz and lack of inhibitions associated with alcohol, the high of drugs,
1:28.7	the easy entertainment of TV and movies, the gustatory pleasure of unhealthy or fancy food.
1:34.5	I like food and TV and would probably love drugs and alcohol, but I've traded them away
1:39.5	for better health and more time. I've given up some level of stability and friendships. Today I had
1:45.9	tea with my friends Brooke, Lenore, and Jesse, and then I had lunch with Todd. I won't see any of
1:50.9	them for three months. Last week I hung out with my friend Derek for a few days and we realized we
1:56.0	hadn't seen each other in six years. That's a harder trade for me than fun. I'd love to be around these people all
2:02.3	the time and I'm losing genuine benefits by not doing so, but I've traded it to be able to cast a
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