3539: Minimalism: The Lean Life by Leo Babauta of Mnmlist on How to Be More Intentional

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3539: Leo Babauta explores the power of living "lean" by stripping away the unnecessary, possessions, commitments, and distractions, to focus on what truly matters. By simplifying and being intentional with resources like time, money, and energy, you gain clarity, freedom, and purpose. Cutting excess isn’t about deprivation; it’s about making space for what brings the most value and joy. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://mnmlist.com/lean Quotes to ponder: "Cutting back to only what’s essential means you have less weight, less baggage, less burden." "Lean means having just enough, and no more." "When you go lean, you free yourself. You gain space, time, clarity, energy, and focus." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.7	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily. Minimalism, the Lean Life, by Leo Babouda
0:37.0	of MNMList.com, and I'm Justin Mollick. Happy Monday, welcome back to
0:42.1	Optimal Living Daily or the OLD podcast, where I read to you from some of the best blogs I can
0:47.2	find and get permission from, mostly covering personal development and minimalism on this show.
0:52.2	We cover a bunch of other topics in the Optimal
0:54.2	Living Daily podcast network, which includes four other shows. Definitely subscribe to those if you
0:58.7	like this one. Just search for optimal living daily to find them. But for now, let's get right to it,
1:04.3	and start optimizing your life.
1:10.7	Minimalism, the Lean Life, by Leo Babouda of MNMlist.com.
1:17.0	Often people think that having more will lead to greater comfort, pleasure, happiness, and security.
1:23.5	But in my experience, living a leaner life leads to greater freedom, lightness, happiness,
1:28.7	and peace. Take the example of traveling. There's the case of the prepared traveler. You can travel
1:34.5	with everything you think you might need from every possible outfit combination to equipment,
1:39.5	food, tons of electronics, books, notebooks, travel pillows and blankets, multiple shoes, and more.
1:46.7	This person has to lug around a rolling suitcase plus a backpack, making travel more burdensome,
1:51.8	more stressful, more tiring. It takes a while to travel anywhere and then you're tired when you get there.
1:57.8	Then there's the case of the light traveler. She carries almost nothing, just the
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