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Mahedi Shayek's avatar

Your writing feels like someone turning on a small lamp in a dark room. Not dramatic, just enough to see clearly again. These tiny resets feel more powerful than any big plan I’ve ever made.

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Allie Dunin's avatar

This is so beautiful 🥰 and so sweet of you! Thank you ☺️

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Mark Canada, Ph.D.'s avatar

Thank you for this really helpful article. I restacked it and shared it with my wife and our daughter. I have read a lot about self-improvement, and I still found some insights I could use here. I especially like the idea of subtracting instead of adding. Removing distractions not only creates peace, but also opens up time and energy for the things that matter. By the way, your reference to the little joys in life reminded me of a line from Benjamin Franklin, who was a master of self-improvement: “I . . . think happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.”

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Allie Dunin's avatar

Thank you and I’m so glad to hear that you thought your wife and daughter would enjoy it too! You’re right - that quote fits perfectly!!

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Veronika Gold🩷's avatar

Loveeeee 🥺💌🫶🏻 thank you for this

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Tracey's avatar

These are such lovely, gentle and kind ways of bringing change into our lives. Thank you 😊

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Allie Dunin's avatar

I’m glad you like it 🥹🥰

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RKW's avatar

Love how manageable these seem and that small alterations could result in big effects!

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Julie's avatar

I've done many "little" steps to make my life easier or boost a skill. After a while of doing this "little" thing, I realized I made myself move farther than expected. It's not magic, but rather it's persistence.

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Susan Marie Ward's avatar

Excellent! Such a good nudge for all of us! We get on a more and better treadmill, don't we! Thanks for your suggestions!

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Renee Benes's avatar

Minimum version completely transformed my life. <3 Even just reading this helped me feel a little calmer.

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✩⁺₊✩☽⋆ 𝖍𝖆𝖟𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆 ⋆☾✩⁺₊✩'s avatar

"3. Create a “minimum version” of everything that feels hard right now"

I love everything about this!!

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Kearstin Fernandez's avatar

Love the “minimum version” idea. Definitely going to try that!

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