A Life Of Purpose

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden, Kids & Family

4.8 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Our culture is marked by both comparison and overconsumption, and we are constantly urged to hustle for something bigger, better, or more expensive because (supposedly) happiness lies within the next purchase or achievement. But what if the key to living a more satisfied life is to simply slow down and listen to your intuition? On today's show: A conversation with best-selling author Stephanie O'Dea about breaking free from hustle culture for increased fulfillment, reduced stress, and a stronger sense of purpose. Here's a preview: [8:00] Doing things out of guilt, obligation, or acceptance versus Simply Looking Only Within (SLOW!) [12:00] It's a lot easier to sell things to people who are unhappy. Enter our preponderance for fast living [20:00] Is conventional 'success' possible when we are living slow? [25:00] What to do when you can't hear the voice within because daily life is too fast and too noisy [27:00] The more social media scrolling, the more disenchantment. And yet we are creatures of comparison ... Resources mentioned: Thank you to Wild for sponsoring this week's episode! Use code SUSTAINABLE20 for 20% off. https://www.wearewild.com/us/?discount=SUSTAINABLE20 Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World The Slow Living Podcast This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Players of People's Post Code Lottery have raised over 1.4 billion pounds for good causes,
0:06.0	helping deliver good news for charities like Battersea.
0:09.0	Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust.
0:11.0	Thank you!
0:12.0	Trussle, ending hunger together, and riding for the Disabled Association.
0:17.0	See, even Bobby says thanks.
0:20.0	Because what the world needs now is you.
0:23.0	PPL manages lotteries for 20 charities, a minimum of 33% of each ticket price goes to charity,
0:27.5	not available in Northern Ireland conditions apply 18 plus.
0:30.0	Well, hello there, my friends and welcome back.
0:32.0	My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 505 of sustainable minimalists.
0:38.0	This is a listener supported show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.
0:43.2	And on today's show, we are discussing
0:46.2	the conscious exit of the rat race.
0:49.4	Now let's back up and let's talk about a 2023 survey conducted by the American Psychological Association.
0:56.9	This survey found that 41% of parents here in America said that quote most days they are so stressed they cannot
1:06.8	function that's 41% of American parents 48% said that most days their stress is completely overwhelming and 50% said that when
1:19.1	they are stressed they can't bring themselves to do anything.
1:24.0	I have heard modern life called a hamster wheel.
1:26.6	I've heard it called a rat race.
1:28.6	Those of us who were raised in a westernized culture
1:31.5	were taught at a very young age to live on someone else's
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