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cabin in the woods in Alaska and be off the grid. I could use or eat nothing. I didn't make myself, but that's our realistic for my life, I just reduce what I own in use and do it We change over time any lasting change. Dont slowly and gradually anyway, so think of it not so much as a destination, but a long term process and your improve over time. You're never there at that minimalist lifestyle exactly, but at the same time your own who is there have your mind, is in the right place, number six, even if we could offer only why a piece of advice about beginning Janey habits, starting fresh. What would it be start with one little step at a time? That's obvious when you might be surprised at how many people try to change five to ten have his at once. To start afresh is too hard to make trust, changes like that changes may gradually don't seem hard at all, for example, is that of giving up-

altogether to become vegetarian, you could just eat some vegetarian dish, on different knights of the weak Dallas become normal, as you are recipes and adjust your taste buds then add more meat was me else and so on, and each along the way you'll adjust and that will become the new normal for you more time. You have made great changes, but each step along the way is a small one and not difficult at all number seventeen had he sustained. Of motivation when you suffer a sat back toward your goals. I always I do enjoy what I'm doing. If there's a setback, that's not a problem biggest progress, I'm making isn't as important as doing the activity running. Reading, writing cycling whatever and because I joy, the activity or keep doing it, even if there is a setback, just realized setbacks are not there these points unless you let them become so they're just a lot. Stone on the road. Kick it aside, go over

walk around it, which is key blocking enjoy the journey number. Eighteen, besides your own book. What we, book would you recommend, help someone finer motivation. I've never found a single book that motivates someone books can help inspire, but there's too many to show from I'd probably recommend the art of happiness by the Dalai Lama or any book by taking on Hon. The books. I recommend most that really reflects how I try to approach. Things is down to the speed of life by Richard Carlsson and Joseph Bailey, his motivational. But if you try the techniques in the book, your eye your easily creed habits, you want with a minimum of stress, never nineteen What do you do when you used to love your work, but passion has been killed by a work life balance issues. There are two approaches: I've tried and recommended. The first to try to reinvigorate your work, to find you appreciation and passion for your work

easiest method from one point of view, but at the same time, is an almost possible if you truly hate your job to do it. You have to look at the things you enjoy about your job, to appreciate things about your job that you take for granted and change your job so that it's something you love doing. You can do that by creating projects and work for yourself with buying from your boss or team that you're excited about second approach, the more drastic, but for me, has been so much more rewarding. Changing jobs something you really love doing. This takes over more time and more courage, as it Jesse start doing job. You want to do on the side, even for free of first, until you get good at it or spread your reputation enough that you can charge eventually is again Calvinism skills. You'll want to take the plunge and quit irregular job either way, you'll need to address the root problem

need a fine balance in your life and time for things other than work work. A hall ism is a problem when work becomes a problem, meaning if its sapping, you have passion you need to make a change set. Limits stop working after a certain time and schedule so non work, things that you enjoy exercise Hobbes, doing things with friends or family creating in some way, reading and thing other than work, fine, the balance that works for you. It takes time and experimenting, but most of all it takes a conscious. That you want to change your life number. Twenty of the types of have, as you have cultivated, evolved over time great question as with any my habits have changed since I started. Inhabits at interest, cultivate some fundamental habits and and stop living a static life always try new things out, and my philosophy is always evolving. As I learn

So some of the things you might have read when I started then have its back in early. Two thousand and seven dont quite apply to I'm doing today. A good example is back in those days. I all about productivity in the traditional sense, knocking out tasks as quickly as possible. Getting things done, cranking widgets, making the most of every minute, but revolves does become less important to me. I've simplified and now I focused on Watson organs on joint. What I do on creating rather than getting so much done, is a more human approach to work rather than industrial drone type of approach. In fact, I think it become simpler, overtime, Stress out about my running as much, and it said just go: out to enjoy the run. I don't worry about the king early so much, although I definitely enjoy the early morning and try to wake early second red and work in the quiet before dawn. I don't keep track of all my tasks as much as I used to so that at any given moment I might not have an up to date, task list

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