790: In Defense of Doing Nothing by Nathan Atkinson with Cait Flanders

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🗓️ 8 February 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Guest author Nathan Atkinson with Cait Flanders shares his defense of doing nothing. Episode 790: In Defense of Doing Nothing by Nathan Atkinson with Cait Flanders (Beginner's Mind - The Art of Relaxing & Slowing Down). Cait Flanders started Blonde on a Budget to document her debt repayment journey. After paying it off, she adopted a minimalist lifestyle, tossed 75% of her stuff, and is currently doing a two-year shopping ban. She shares stories and lessons learned every week. The original post is located here: https://caitflanders.com/2015/10/12/in-defense-of-doing-nothing 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 790 in defense of doing nothing.
0:06.0	By Nathan Ackinson with CapeFlanders.com and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:10.2	Welcome back to Optimal Living Daily or OLD where I narrate blogs and books for you,
0:15.4	the best ones I can find.
0:17.2	Today's author like yesterday is a guest writer but this is on Cape Flanders' site.
0:21.7	So let's get right to the post as we optimize your life.
0:24.8	In defense of doing nothing by Nathan Ackinson with CapeFlanders.com.
0:34.6	37 seconds.
0:38.0	Molly Mahoney.
0:40.0	Great. Well done. Now we wait.
0:42.7	No, we breathe. We pulse. We regenerate.
0:48.0	Our heart speed. Our minds create. Our souls ingest.
0:52.0	37 seconds. Well used.
0:54.0	This quote from Mr. Mugorium's Wonder Mugorium seems idealistic in a world where being busy is worn as a bad person.
1:02.0	Do a quick search for productivity on Google and you will likely find thousands if not millions of articles, books, methods, apps, programs, and entire websites devoted to the topic.
1:14.0	There is no shortage of advice about getting more done. From the GTD, getting things done, productivity system, to the bullet journal, to the thousands of to-do list apps and app stores.
1:26.0	There are many systems designed to help you do more in 24 hours.
1:32.0	I've tried my fair share of productivity hacks, systems, plans, and apps.
1:36.0	What I've discovered is that most of these systems don't stick and maintaining many of these systems is harder than the tasks that you actually need to get done.
1:44.0	Among the endless advice about how to get more done, I found something that helps me focus on what's truly important.
1:50.0	The secret that helps me to be more productive is to take time to do nothing.
1:56.0	Before we dismiss this as something silly or stupid, let me explain further.
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