430: How to Let Go of Your Books by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less

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🗓️ 13 February 2017

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down, prioritize her health, and figure out what was really important in her life. She discovered what mattered most by getting rid of everything that didn’t matter at all. In the end it all came down to love and health. She went from a busy, overwhelmed advertising director to spending 2-3 hours every morning taking care of herself, loving her work, and being present and engaged with the people she loves. Her family changed, too. They moved from wanting bigger closets, nicer furniture, and more stuff to downsizing into a 750 sq. ft apartment with no storage. Courtney has written books, courses, and hundreds of articles to help you simplify your life and work so you can focus on what really matters. Episode 430: How to Let Go of Your Books by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less (How to be a Minimalist With Your Book Collection). The original post is located here: http://bemorewithless.com/books Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily episode 430. How do I go of your books?
0:38.8	By cornycarverofbeamwarrwithless.com, and I'm Justin Mollick. This is the podcast where I act as
0:43.6	a personal narrator for you, for free. And today's minimalist Monday post comes from cornycarver
0:48.2	of Beamwarrwithless, and I picked it because I often see this question asked, what do I do with
0:53.1	my books if I'm embracing minimalism? So finally I have a post that talks about it.
0:57.2	And with that, let's get to the post as we optimize your life.
1:04.5	How do I go with books? By cornycarverofbeamwarrwithless.com
1:09.2	Books are rarely thought of as clutter. I did my best to protect my books when I began my journey
1:14.4	to live with less. I saved books from childhood, boxed them up, and moved them to wherever I lived,
1:19.4	even though I only opened most of them once or never. Why was I only on a book that I had already
1:24.8	read or that I might read someday? As I saw how my life improved by living with less than other
1:30.0	areas of my life, I thought about why I was holding on a book and what would happen if I let them go.
1:34.9	At first I donated a few books at a time, and then I read this in a book.
1:39.9	Quote, you have a garden. If you ever get sad that you don't have a garden of your own,
1:44.4	remember that you have hundreds of beautiful gardens all over the city and all over the world.
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