Your Minimalism-Guided Life And Career
 
67% of workers say excessive meetings keep them from getting their best work done, and up to half of an employee’s day is wasted on unproductive effort (source). While we are well-versed in the whys and hows of slow living in our personal lives, our professional ones may be hindered by societal expectations and workplace norms.
This week, Chris Lovett and I examine the ways in which hard work, materialism, and busyness collide. Chris had a series of lightbulb moments that led him to sell the majority of his stuff, leave his stable but unfulfilling job, and challenge the limiting beliefs that no longer served him.
In the first part of today’s interview Chris details his journey from living on autopilot to living with intention. In Part 2, Chris and I discuss why it’s important to apply the tenets of minimalism life to our professional endeavors; he also offers tangible steps (with a hefty dose of wry British humor) on how to start.
 
Here’s a preview:
[6:00] Work hard, play hard? Why we tend to associate hard work with material rewards
[7:00] Reading between the “busyness” lines: What we’re really saying when we proclaim we’re busy
[12:15] How becoming a “specialist” perhaps holds us back
[16:30] Tips for listeners who are working too hard and are spending too much
[21:45] Why gently pushing back against a “work until you die” culture starts with challenging assumptions
 
Resources mentioned:

* Discovery of LESS: How I Found Everything I Wanted Underneath Everything I Owned
* Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less
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