The Joy of Missing Out: The simple way to reducing overwhelm and increase focus
How to understand what to say no to
You’re not lazy. You’re overloaded. And no, another productivity hack won’t save you.
In this episode, I talk about how minimalism isn’t about white walls and hidden kitchen bins—it’s about your calendar, your relationships, your identity.
I unpack the joy of missing out using stories from travel, creative burnout, and watching a guy walk around Britain with nothing but a backpack. Turns out, when you’re doing too much, you're not living —you’re buffering.
We explore how having too many goals is like trying to break a window with a handful of dust.
Want more focus? You have to do less.
Three things you’ll learn:
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Why doing less actually makes you better at what matters
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How owning less clears mental space (not just your room)
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A question to instantly identify what’s worth saying “no” to
Want your brain back? Hit play.
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Episode: The Joy of Missing Out: The simple way to reducing overwhelm and increase focus
Chapters:
00:00 2 ways to be rich
02:23 Doing too many things stresses us out
06:36 More things = more responsibilities and more problems
09:12 Less stuff = Less problems, less complaining and more happiness
09:12 Are you doing things that exhaust you or you actually enjoy
10:09 Analogy of Breaking A Window
10:45 Story of A Recent Hiking Trip with Jamie Lloyd
14:28 A Year Can Make A Huge Difference
16:07 Make Full Use of Your Stuff
17:25 Send Off
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