1369: Remove the unnecessary steps
Inspired by my view while recording this episode, today we're identifying our own unnecessary steps.
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Friday to you. We have made it. Now, as I sit and record the daily prep, I'm sitting in front of my window and one of the things I can see, apart from a very industrial view of Leeds, a gate. Now, I use this gate all the time and what I realized recently is that there is a button next door to the gate. And the button it does absolutely fuck all. If you were coming up on this gate for the first time, you would assume you need to press this button in order to get it to release. And you would probably think that it did work because the gate would open. But here's the thing, the gate opens anyway.
And the reason I'm sharing this pretty boring story about a gate today, and if you've listened for more than five minutes, you'll know that there's going to be a barmy metaphor in here, it is because I want us to think about the unnecessary steps that we take in things that maybe we do every day. I know I am the queen over complicating things, and I know sometimes adding in steps can make my brain feel super productive, but they're often unnecessary. So I want you to think about your own life and your own imaginary gait and have a think about if you have any unnecessary buttons. Do you have any arbitrary rules that you have to do something before you do something else that actually doesn't really help? Are there any things that you do maybe once a week, once a month that you add unnecessary steps to or you're perhaps too perfectionist about and the things you're adding to it don't actually matter? Where are some situations where you could just open the gate and go through it rather than wasting your precious time and energy pressing a button that doesn't need to be pressed?
And I'm not talking about this from the perspective of trying to become as efficient and as productive as possible, but rather reclaiming your time and energy for the things that actually matter and giving some of you back to you. Whatever you've got going on this weekend, I hope you find some unexpected joy and delight. And I look forward to being back with you in your inbox on Sunday if you're part of my fabulous email community, or in those lovely lugholes on Monday, back for a brand new episode of the Daily Pep. I'll see you then.
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