Courtney Carver was stopped in her tracks with a scary MS diagnosis after decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all. She had to slow down, prioritize her health, and figure out what was really important in her life. She discovered what mattered most by getting rid of everything that didn’t matter at all. In the end it all came down to love and health. She went from a busy, overwhelmed advertising director to spending 2-3 hours every morning taking care of herself, loving her work, and being present and engaged with the people she loves. Her family changed, too. They moved from wanting bigger closets, nicer furniture, and more stuff to downsizing into a 750 sq. ft apartment with no storage. Courtney has written books, courses, and hundreds of articles to help you simplify your life and work so you can focus on what really matters.
Episode 430: How to Let Go of Your Books by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less (How to be a Minimalist With Your Book Collection).
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It's a minimalist money edition of optimal living daily episode, four hundred and thirty how to let go of your books by corny, Carver,
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two optimal living daily in the. How did you hear about a section and what that will get to the post? Has we optimize your life
How do I go of books?
when he Carver be more or less Stockholm books are rarely thought of ass clutter. I did my best to protect
books when I began my journey live with less I saved books from childhood box them up and move
them to wherever I lived, even though I only open most of them once or never.
While they only on a books that are already read or that I might read some day
as I saw how my life improve by living with less and others of my life, I thought about wiles, holding on books and mobile,
I've been if I let them go at first, I donated a few books it
I'm and then I read this in a book quote you have a garden if you ever,
it says that you don't have a garden of your own. Remember that you have hundreds of beauty,
Girls, all over the city and all over the world try to raise the language of want from your head
You have everything you need Jamie.
Listen, Curtis, you have a garden,
translated immediately my brain to you, have a local library and plenty of other sources to acquire books,
why did I need my own library like a garden books, give us an opportunity to grow dream and share? How would like to go of your books? Number one box them up, put all of your books and boxes and put the boxes out of sight for thirty days. Did you miss them? If not donate them,
if you did miss them, what did you miss? Was it a certain book or the idea of owning lots of books, member to make a list sorrow? Listen
books. You lie to read on ever now alike,
like reading wish list will help you when it's time to decide what to read next. It also
It is too to buy new book as soon as is available. I will list
looks, I want to read analysed a of favorite books. If I want to raise
It's something much of my local library to see if its available nor three give it away. Monti finish a book
sort of placing on the shelf to collect dust. Give it away give it to a friend retired
community or local library show.
The stories and ideas that you enjoy number four quit
It is not your responsibility to finish every book start if you get a chapter three of a book in our board and honest
I'd, give it away and move on to a vote that you enjoy. Life is too short to read bad books, number five by books, Inga books, it you look
library and from France, but also recommend, buying books to support writers and artists. I dont by much anymore.
I do still purchase books. I love,
hitting Anum, almost always in the middle of a book by history,
two or three at a time, but now find that one is enough. I used to be comforted by the fact that when my book was finished, I had endless choices on what to read. Next,
but when I started to examine my behavior, I realise that I rarely went to my book shelves for my next red. Instead, I bought a new book were two or three
Now I work for my workflows list and a small collection of books. I haven't read yet let it go. My books help me to read
I said I don't really know what I want to re necks, disallowed,
It would be more open to reading exactly what I need in each moment.
I can also really appreciate books for what they really are ideas, thoughts, words, inspiration, entertainment, instead of just ink on paper special book circumstances. Cookbooks. If you love
cook him in collecting could books for a long time. This will be challenging reviewer, cookbooks and
if any boat that you haven't cook from in the last year box them up for thirty days
if you don't remember what you put in the box donated unopened. If you
holding onto a cook phobias as one recipe that you love copy the recipe and let the boy go ebooks digital books for computer Kindle or I
don't take up any space in your home, but those ideas, thoughts, words, inspiration and entertainment. Take of space in your brain
by then when you are ready to read them and don't feel compelled to save them. It's unlikely that
or read them again sentimental books,
If someone that you love gave you a book or you a collection of books by favorite author, you may feel guilty getting rid of it.
Less is not nothing so hold onto a book if you want, especially if it makes you happy if stuffed in a box somewhere, take it out and-
paragraph eight or scanty inscribe page. If there is one like over the book and hold onto the memory, I
people list of what I want to read and that helps when someone recommends a book, I don't forget the title and
they'll pressure rewrite away. I also have a list of books that I've read since October last
here, my reading list is a good way to share what I've read and reminder to check our authors. I really light and see if they were in other books I might enjoy. I love books and no,
that this might be hard for you. Sometimes we are.
Additionally tied a books? Take it slowly. If you want to see what,
try to live without your books, get them out of sight for a bit, see how
if he on how that changes are eating habits. If you are happy with the changes, take the next step and like oh
You just listen to the post
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