705: A 7-Step Path to Enjoying Work by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist

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🗓️ 15 November 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares a 7-step path to enjoying work. Episode 705: A 7-Step Path to Enjoying Work by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist (Mindfulness & Happiness). 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/enjoying-9to5 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 705, a seven step path to enjoying work by Joshua
0:06.4	Becker of becoming minimalist.com and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:09.7	Welcome back or welcome for the first time if you're new here.
0:12.1	This is where I simply narrate blogs for you, sometimes books, but in any case always
0:16.7	with permission from the authors.
0:19.1	And I'll see you're Joshua's post as we optimize your life.
0:26.5	A seven step path to enjoying work by Joshua Becker of becoming minimalist.com.
0:32.9	Quote, we often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work.
0:38.8	Thomas A. Edison.
0:41.0	The average person will spend 20% of their lives at work.
0:45.0	This statistic factors in 21 years of preparing for work in 13 years afterwards, retirement.
0:51.6	During our actual years of working ages 21 to 67, this percentage goes up to 25 to 30%
0:58.0	based on a typical 40 to 45 hour week.
1:01.5	Subtracting sleep, on average we spend 33% of our waking hours working.
1:06.2	You can find more details on these statistics, but don't worry too much about the method
1:10.0	of statistical computation.
1:11.9	They tell us what we already know.
1:14.0	We spend a significant amount of our life working.
1:16.8	It is a large piece of our life and is important to think thoughtfully and intentionally about
1:22.2	it.
1:23.2	I have known countless people who are happy with their work.
1:25.6	They find meaning, significance and joy in it.
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