for most of us our problems are caused by having too much rather than not enough too
many things too much to do too many obligations and decisions and the worst to many distractions
the thing that takes us away from our true Focus I underestimated the distractions in
my life until I stepped back and realized that my whole day was basically run by them
little interruptions here and there that seemed like nothing at the time slowly throw me off
course until I lose track of my time and attention
I knew that if I wanted to truly simplify my life I had to do something about these
distractions so that's what I want to talk about today my biggest distractions and what
I'm doing to eliminate them
my biggest distraction is probably my phone the all-in-one device that's always Within
Reach my biggest wake-up call was tracking my digital Wellness app and seeing that I
was spending more than three hours on my phone it always starts off harmless quickly checking
something or replying back to someone but in reality anything that takes me away from
what I actually need to do is just another distraction for me it's been really helpful
to set clear goals and boundaries so that I don't lose focus I try to come up with just
three things that need to get done that day and if something pops into my mind like having
to do laundry or watering the plants I write it down and get to it later [Music] I know
it's kind of silly but I have to set these arbitrary rules for myself like not starting
the day by checking my phone and only going on social media after those three things get
done because if I don't I know it's too easy to lose track of time
in our modern world if we step back and really think about how many distractions there are
it's amazing that we get anything done more than ever it's so important to regularly engage
in mindful practices like focus training meditation and breath work I know that for me being able
to turn off my monkey brain and being able to sit in silence is a skill that I want to
hold
if I can eliminate the noise maybe I can pay better attention to the life that's happening
right in front of me [Music]
having material wealth gives the appearance of security happiness and peace and to a point
it can be true but I truly believe that aimlessly pursuing this path can be a distraction to
living a more meaningful life
I've talked about my journey with over consumption and living a paycheck to paycheck lifestyle
in the past basically after having worked 40 hours a week for three years I had very
little to show for it and when I realized how wasteful this lifestyle was it made me
reassess everything in my life foreign this by saying that my life is far from perfect
but it's a lot more simple than before I first asked myself some big questions which bills
could I eliminate what are the things in my life that's actually worth working towards
being material Rich weighed me down but a simple life freed me in a lot of ways I'm
able to work a job that I like workless hours and worry less about bills the goal is to
keep my life low maintenance so that I can focus on having fun enjoy my peace and being
in Good Company
in a world of abundance where material wealth is always dangling in front of our faces I
think it's important to see through the illusion and not let it distract us from building a
life that feels authentic to us
thank you
[Music] some might think that being a minimalist means you are completely detached from material
things but I don't think that this has to be true I find joy in having a cup of coffee
and my favorite mug wearing a cute outfit or being in a beautifully curated space now
the difference is that I'm very selective with the amount of things that I keep in my
house because we all know that clutter can be distracting for so many reasons [Music]
it took a while for me to figure out what I need how much I need and what is considered
excess moving was a big eye-opener for me also doing a low buy challenge keeping track
of the clothes I wear setting budgets and routinely decluttering [Music] sometimes we
need a hard reset to correct our spending patterns and consumption the biggest takeaway
for me was realizing that a lot of what's in our homes are not worth taking up our physical
and mental space foreign [Music]
[Music] the biggest distractions come from ourselves are limiting beliefs fear of judgment
pursuit of perfectionism worrying about hypothetical scenarios these are some of my biggest distractions
and they tend to get in the way of trying something new we're fully engaging in the
moment
I know it sounds crazy but in the recent years I've been enjoying the challenge of working
through some of these barriers tuning in to my inner dialogue and figuring out why and
how some of these narratives got there in the first place
I really enjoyed the book The Myth of normal and this one sentence really stuck out to
me whether we realize it or not it is our woundedness and how we cope with it that dictates
much of our Behavior shapes our social habits and informs our way of thinking about the
world I learned that letting go of mental clutter is much more difficult than physical
clutter but maybe that's okay maybe we don't need to ignore or suppress our and our dialogue
but somehow find the courage to move past it one situation at a time [Music]
I hope this video was a moment of reflection for you to get clear about what you want and
eliminate whatever distraction is on that path thank you guys so much for watching and
until next time take care guys and I'll talk to you soon bye
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