How to Break Free from the 'More' Trap and Find Balance in a Busy Life with Chris Bailey

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Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Chris Bailey discusses how to break free from the “more” trap and find balance in a busy life. He explores the concept of ‘stimulation heights,’ the challenges of constant digital stimulation, and practical strategies for creating meaningful, intentional experiences. Chris also shares how learning to cultivate presence can lead to greater calm, focus, and fulfillment in your modern lifestyle.

Key Takeaways:

The misconceptions about calm and its crucial role in productivity
How our pursuit of “more” impacts our ability to be present
The concept of “super stimuli” and their effect on our brain chemistry
Practical strategies for creating boundaries and finding balance
The power of savoring and its impact on our overall well-being

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0:00.0	There is a lot of hidden stress that we choose to pay attention to simply because of the fact that
0:05.8	stress becomes familiar.
0:10.8	Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance
0:20.0	of the thoughts we have.
0:21.7	Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:27.3	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:31.5	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:36.0	We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things
0:39.7	that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter.
0:46.0	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about
0:52.0	how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:55.3	how they feed their good wolf.
1:10.4	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
1:16.4	Because now they could listen to one audiobook title a month from an enormous library of popular audiobook titles, including romanticity, autobiographies, true crime, and more. Suddenly listeners didn't mind
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1:36.4	No way. Download the Amazon Music app now to start listening. Terms apply. Thanks for joining us.
1:42.2	Our guest on this episode is Chris Bailey, author and host of the
1:45.8	Time and Attention podcast, which explores the science of living a deeper, more intentional life.
1:51.5	Along with having the best first name ever, Chris is also one of the self-proclaimed,
1:56.2	lazy as people you will ever meet, famously knocking Eric and I into second and third place.
2:01.5	This drive to free up time for relaxation has led Chris to intensively research and
2:06.3	experiment with the subject of productivity for over the last decade.
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