Bare Minimum Behavior, Whisper-Shouting, and Playing It SAFE

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💭 ONE THING WE’RE THINKING ABOUT

When I was a kid, my dentist had an embroidery framed in his office that said, “Ignore your teeth and they’ll go away.”

If I’m honest, I want all my to-do lists to follow suit. The only problem with that is that avoiding, delaying, and procrastinating things always has an opposite effect… I always regret it in the long term.

This week on the blog, Anna reveals the 4 primary bottlenecks keep her stuck in the resistance-procrastination cycle:

👀 ONE THING WE’RE OBSESSED WITH

Making things far more complex than they need is our specialty as overthinking perfectionists... so we are big fans of anything that cuts straight to the point and gets us closer to simplicity. Sahil Bloom’s Simplicity Audit framework resonated with us.

The logic behind the Simplicity Audit is simple:

You are a product of your environment — an environment cluttered with unnecessary energy drainers will compound negatively in your life.

Think of this as spring cleaning amped up on a Monster energy drink — prompts that help you clear physical, digital and emotional clutter 🧹

👉 Wanna conduct a Simplicity Audit? Read more here

🎧 ONE THING WE’RE LISTENING TO

⭐️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE:

The Official Guide to Bare Minimum Monday (13 min)

In MJ’s first episode:

☁️ The story of the first Bare Minimum Monday
☁️ How to do a bare min day any (or every) day of the week
☁️ Why you shouldn’t feel guilty about it

If you’re burned out, tired of feeling overwhelmed all day, or know you’re doing too much but don’t know how to stop — this episode is for you 🤝

🤔 ONE QUESTION FOR YOU

⭐️ ONE LAST THING

Mood forever

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