642: Use This Accountability Trick to Consume Less by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist

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🗓️ 13 September 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares an accountability trick to consume less. Episode 642: Use This Accountability Trick to Consume Less by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist (Mindful Living & Simplicity). Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/accountability Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 642.
0:03.6	Use this accountability trick to consume less.
0:06.3	By Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com and I'm Justin Malik, your personal narrator.
0:11.0	Welcome to Optimal Living Daily and a more nominated podcast thanks to you.
0:15.6	This is where I narrate blogs for you every single day of the year.
0:18.8	Let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:26.3	Use this accountability trick to consume less by Joshua Becker of becomingminimalist.com.
0:32.6	A home improvement show blared over the 50-inch TV in the car mechanics lobby as I waited
0:37.1	for the oil to be changed to my Honda Accord.
0:39.8	While I rarely watch television shows at home, my one hour wait prompted me to look.
0:44.6	A woman was getting a home makeover and seemed quite happy.
0:47.8	Tears streamed down her face.
0:49.4	She was excited to restart life in her new home.
0:52.3	Then came a commercial.
0:54.0	And another.
0:55.3	And another.
0:56.3	And another.
0:58.1	And well you get the point.
1:00.0	I was glued for a few minutes though.
1:02.2	The TV seemed to be suggesting I needed to repaint my home, update my wardrobe, take
1:07.8	heartburn medication, get better sleep at night with a new mattress, and enter a sweepstakes
1:12.8	for my own home improvement project.
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