I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing.

You're listening to episode 307.

I'm an author, a spiritual director,

at an occasional workshop leader.

I live in the Piedmont of North Carolina with my

family and through my work I've helped thousands of spiritually thoughtful people

overcome decision fatigue so that they can discern their next right thing in faith and work and in life.

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Emilyp Freeman dot substack.com where we continue the conversation about

discernment and decision-making for anyone who wants to move beyond the

pro-con list.

If you struggle with decision fatigue, with chronic hesitation,

or if you just need a few minutes away from the constant stream of information

and the sometimes delightful but distracting hum of entertainment,

you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing. At the end of every

year I write down a list of what worked and what didn't work that year.

In the same way we had to

tip Barbara Brown Taylor for the question what's saving my life right now,

I give a nod to Anne Bogle for the question what worked this year. I know she's not the only one to ask it but it was

her list that inspired my own many years ago and so the way I like to do this particular reflection

is I share my list of what worked for me this year

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