30 Areas of Life Where Subtracting Can Add More
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- The path to a more satisfying life isn’t always found in adding more. Often the path can be found in subtracting the things that no longer serve us.---
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Turning off the news & unsubscribing from news commentaries frees up a TON of mental space. It’s not easy but is indescribably freeing. Brilliant tips. Thank you 🙏🏻
Couldn't agree more. Who needs their fear-inducing narratives?
@@hanginlaundry360 Plus most of it is not even true.
First time, I comment like this, because I'm always looking for those comments ;-)
#1 clothes 1:32
#2 furniture 1:47
#3 decorations 2:04
#4 cookware 2:22
#5 bedding and linens 2:42
#6 beauty / hygiene products 3:03
#7 papper clutter 3:19
#8 unused apps 3:31
#9 email subscriptions 3:48
#10 to-do-list 3:58
#11 social media 4:13
#12 streaming services 4:28
#13 news consumptions 4:42
#14 impulse buying 5:07
#15 mindless snacking 5:20
#16 over-checking email 5:43
#17 dining out 5:59
#18 sugar 6:13
#19 toxic relationships 6:44
#20 goals 7:02
#21 commitments 7:19
#22 house size 7:36
#23 hobbies 7:45
#24 kid's activities 8:00
#25 your words 8:27
#26 debts 8:39
#27 habits 8:51
#28 negative self talk 9:03
#29 worry 9:20
#30 comparisons 9:42
Cutting sugar gives you more life, share the message with everyone! Life changing advice, thank you.
Sugar is the devils cocaine. Not one thing good for our bodies. Nothing
But does it improve the quality of your life? As he states, more isn’t necessarily better.
Almost a year ago, I was diagnosed as pre diabetic. On advice from my daughter, I eliminated sugar, bread and processed food. I am no longer pre diabetic and feel great. Lost quite a bit of excess weight and am an active 70 year old. grandfather.
I let go of someone I thought with my friend. I realize she really wasn’t being very nice to me. My life is much better without her.
I need to let go of some family too.
I forgot how important down time is. We as a family feel so much more rejuvenated when we spend the weekend doing the bare minimum, jumping in the trampoline, going to church, reading books, and RESTING!
This is so key and undervalued in our culture. I’m 38 with three children, and I just realized THIS YEAR that “fun” and “rest” are two different things, and we need BOTH!
I prefer the olden days when there’s no stores open on Sundays and it’s always quiet.
Also, need to cut back on activities and commitments during the week.
I have always been underweight and health focussed, but quitting sugar in 2023 was the best decision ever. After the first month of withdrawals, I cannot believe the improvements in clarity, attention and mood. And it leads to less snacking! Now to work on reducing worrying and comparisons. Great goals!
Any tips for giving up sugar? Getting through the first month?
Did your weight improve?
@@pnwflipper2089 it was a bit brutal! I'm breastfeeding as well but busy chasing three small children around and working part time so it was a helpful distraction. I ate lots of salt and fat the first month. After that I have found I don't get as hungry and can easily stretch between meals and have a 14 hour overnight fast.
@@walanglovelife8862 it wasn't my intention but I lost about 6 kgs. I'm trying to gain weight now but find i actually need to eat past the point of hunger to do so.
Ditch the comparisons and some of the worries will disappear 😊
Mark Twain said: I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
I like the creating a luxurious space by removing things. Thank You
I turned off my fb and other notifications and
have so much more peace. Now I check in maybe once a week. Wish I had done it sooner!
i just decluttered my clothes. i've been holding onto 12 pairs of jeans that i'll probably never fit into again, just in case i lose weight. that was 7 yrs ago lol
I’m saving some of my smaller clothes because in fact I AM losing weight. Down 30 pounds, 20 to go. And I can’t afford to buy all new clothes. So… 🤷🏼♀️
What brand black shirt do you wear?
Me just 5 yrs 😂
Proud of you! 🙂
Cutting out judgment of others is what I am focusing on. I notice a judgment and wonder why or where it is coming from. It has become a way of getting to know myself better and also to realize that I am not the person I want to be sometimes. It is hard! But I always feel better when I at least question it. Thank you for the reminder that letting things go can be positive.
You would probably enjoy Katie Byron’s work. She suggests we continually ask ourselves…: is it true, do I absolutely know that it’s true, and what if it wasn’t true. I have found it very helpful, and enlightening into how often it is just my own stuff! I admire your focus of watching your judgements it is a good one.
@@lindahoffa4653 Thank you for the reminder. I have read some of Katie Byron's work. It doesn't seem to cross my mind in the moment when I am having instant judgment. I will try to bring that more to the forefront.
@@lindahoffa4653 Trust your own judgement.
You always offer good advice. Thanks for the grounded philosophy
Great list!! Thanks. One that I would add is cooking & freezing meals. I have only 6 meals that I cook in large amounts, and then freeze in smaller portions. This is enough for 6 days, plus on the 7th day I eat a sandwich and/or soup. I always have enough frozen meals to last about 1 month. I only cook my favorites, so I enjoy everything. This plan simplifies buying groceries.
Great idea! I get overwhelmed with too much choice. I've realised I need to stick to just a handful of simple healthy meals I enjoy
Not buying processed snacks (protein bars, etc.) has reduced my mindless snacking significantly.
I can't leave snacks in the house otherwise I just eat them when I am bored!
I bake all my own stuff with real ingredients and I notice I don't have a constant craving for more. Processed foods are highly addictive.
I turned off notifications on one Social Media platform and felt the positive difference within 2 days.
I can attest to cutting out social media, caffeine, sugar and relationships and despite owning two televisions still, I never use them. The decluttering of physical or digital items is super easy in comparison. I am on the more extreme side but even my little kitchen has empty spaces. As does the under stair storage, the shelf in the bathroom and the 2 bookcases I basically don't really need at this point but are too bulky/what if, to sell. Me and my toddler live in a 1 bedroom flat which has views of the sea and has a patch of green on the outside. Our neighbours are decent and we share a small garden out front and back. The shape and layout of the home is awkward, probably the most annoying part of it all, but its size is otherwise perfect and cheap as its a council house, that I won't ever want to leave and thanks to minimalism/transforming furniture, I don't ever have too, even as my son turns into a teenager or an adult.
Thank you. I am working on having less staff. I am so happy to see my house decluttered. My life is so much happier and free.
A friend once said, "The less said the better," regarding sharing something I was going through with others. I've noticed that it is the wise thing to do pretty often.
What you carry with you... I've learned that 'purse clutter' weighed me down. I have a beautiful box near the door. It holds of the 'what ifs' I may need when leaving the house. I contemplate this as I am about to walk out the door. Most days, I only need what I can fit in my pocket. It has been so freeing. I have a Chico reusable bag that has made my shopping mindful and minimal. It clips to my keychain, beltloop or waterbottle:)
I live in Chico, California, where the Chico Bag was created. Great company! I take the bags with me as hostess gifts when I travel. They weigh almost nothing, take up almost no room, won't break, cost little, and are a versatile gift.
@@mscatnipper2359I just discovered Chicobags last month and shipped them 15 reusable shopping bags I didn’t want going to a landfill. What a great idea and company!
All of this has been such a must for me. For my mental health. Coming from an abusive and controlling background, decision making is a difficult thing. Didn’t take much at all to throw me into decision fatigue multiple times a day most every day. Knocking out so many of these “extra” things really did help me be able to save my very weak decision making muscles for things that matter way more than things like what to wear, what to cook/eat and so on. Same goes for saving energy with more simple chores, to do lists and activities.
Although as a single older person, getting out more is still a must. You can’t let yourself just waste away alone all the time. You don’t want to wind up feeling like life is more or less solitary confinement. It’s all fine and dandy to stay home a lot when you have any kind of decent companionship, but that’s really an entirely diff animal when it comes to living alone.
Thanks. Decluttering clothes is my next objective.
Thank you Joshua! Great advice.
I stopped social media during Covid and I don’t miss it anymore.
I’m focus on getting out debt, taking online courses, and minimalism. Still working on minimalism. 😂
Excellent Advice! Now I need to follow through.
I am saving this comprehensive list to replay as needed. I am also eliminating a dozen other ‘subscription’ videos that do not serve me anymore. This list is a keeper, at this stage of my life.
speaking less, listening more - that's a good goal for me! Compare, despair is something I need to remind myself of. I cut back on news channels. I have the verse from Luke where Jesus says do not worry. thanks & I'll have a listen again to this.
Absolutely one of your best, thank you😊
Your minimalism works here too: no unnecessary words, but 100% well framed thoughts/ideas to help others❤️
Thank you, Joshua. I've written each of these down, contemplating the top three to put into motion today. I believe commitments is going to be the most productive subtraction I will experience- thank you.
I am cutting back on sugar and carbs. Allowing 1 cookie per week from the backery 😢.
Last night, I cut out rice from dinner and only ate the chicken and vegetables. Drink coffee and tea without sugar. No ice cream, chips, cereal, fig bars, granola bars, nuts.
Added egg to 5min whole oatmeal for protein. Kept boiled eggs in refrigerator as a snack.
It's making a mind shift toward lessening, not adding, and recognizing the areas where excess crept in.
Joshua, your words must be written in gold.❤I need to work on all of them except I listen more than talking. Also a few gardening tools! Thank you💙
I have been watching you since the global lockdown due to the covid 19 pandemic. And most of the things you mentioned I have been slowly subtracting from my house. It’s very liberating!
I have a dream though: to downsize and transfer to a smaller house Because from my experience, I realized that a bigger house entails more spaces to clean, more time and more Money to maintain its upkeep, and yes more things to declutter. I hope that we can do that in the near future.
Start today and do a little everyday. A “free” sign on an item on the curb makes things go fast.
I told my sisters to come over is there sa😮nything they want if something should happen to me. It's so sad to hear of older people fighting when someone dies. Just take the stuff now. Less for me to deal with.
Brilliant! I have done some of them, struggle with a couple and didn’t need to do most of them. Love my life as I see minimalism as a way of prioritize the grateful life as I like to call it! It is not just about minimizing it is also about maximizing. Maximizing your gratitude and love for others. If you are grateful for what you have you don’t need to buy more. You don’t need to show off with a big house, a fancy car or anything material. If you are grateful for the people in your life that love you for who you are then you don’t need to show off, just love them back. If you are genuinely grateful for who you are then you don’t need to show off. You can focus on the inside. Your health, your mental state and work hard on beeing kind, loving back and beeing grateful for the life you are given! So I think that everything starts and ends with gratitude.
30 valuable tips, in under 11 minutes. Nice job! Thank you!
I use to avoid going into my kitchen because I didn’t want to dig through the utensil drawers and pot/pan cupboards to find what I needed. After digging through all of that, I was too exhausted to contemplate actual cooking. 😩 BTW, this is the best channel on UA-cam!
Your menu! If you are in a busy season in life having some staples will not only help you to eat better but it also save you money and decision fatigue
Thankfully, much of my life has been minimalized, but 7 of those 30 will help further. I would add books to that list, along with decluttering things from my personal past and things given/left to me that I never use or look at. I do have a lot of CDs and DVDs, but 10 years ago I recycled the cases and put the discs in compact carriers, and that really helps.
Today I took myself off 2 text group chats. It felt so freeing.
Subtract: number and kind of pets, number of vehicles, number of holidays for which you exchange gifts, number of plants, number of photos, number of days you work, and involved meal plans.
We had 8 dogs. Down to 6. As they pass away from old age, we aren’t getting anymore. Close to retirement age and we want to travel. 😊
I had 3 cats and one died in December. I’m so tempted to replace him but the two survivors are so much happier. They get more attention and are less work.
09:52 BEST way I’ve heard it described. Very well stated. 😃
Brilliant. Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Thank you 🙏
I've tried over and over to give up sugar. Now I have gout. And so far its been almost a month with about 2% of the sugar I'd normally have. And I'm saving a huge amount of money. Not spending on sweets.
When you start realizing all the health problems that sugar causes, it makes it easier to quit or cut WAY back.
@@cjhoward409I'm on the carnivore diet, shopping straight to the meat market it cuts your desire for sugar and carbs. 90% of the food in the grocery store is crap anyway. And weight is coming off.
Where comparisons start happiness ends! So true!
Your insights ate a great help. I have started my decluttering journey and at the same I have started the last 3 weeks a no buy challenge that I will continue a couple if months and I am so happy anout it. Yesterday I have started to reduce things in the kitchen and also all the Spikes...and so on. Thank you😊God bless!
Keep it up 💯
I love to see your videos on declutter.
This is very encouraging to me. Thank you.
Simplifying cleaning products- make most myself now. Much cheaper, just as effective. Much less harmful to health and environment and better for our allergies too. It also cuts the need for us to go near a store when we run out as we have the things on hand to make up more
VingAR and water is my favorite f o 10:53 r cleaning or rinse for clothes. Baking soda for my glass top stove .
All minimalist basics, love to see these lists so I always remember them ❤❤
I’m guilty of having too much salt and gadgets. This list I had to write down. It’s just so important. I actually went back to this video with the intention to write it down. Thanks for this, Joshua!
I look forward to your talks each week!
Thank you Joshua! Checking emails less and consuming less sugar are things for me to work on! 😊👌❤️
Worry and comparison are the hardest for me to keep up on. Apps, decor, kitchen gadgets and furniture are easy. Wardrobe is locked on. A really good list to consider.
Finding your channel was truly a 100% answer to prayers 🙏 Thank you!
Great list! I learned almost all of these during my repeated attendance of the Uncluttered Course over the years, but having all these areas of focus listed in one place is very convenient and helpful. Thank you, Joshua.
Self expectations....I had so many unrealistic expectations for myself I constantly felt a failure. I have since pivoted to seeing and appreciating my own accomplishments and adding change in realistic manageable ways rather than expecting myself to always do all the things with excellence
Love this. Very helpful. Ill have to go ONE DAY AT A TIME. THANKS JOSH
Great list!❤
Clothes is a hard one. I've been close to the same size for 35 years so most everything still fits. Only have maybe 10-12 shirts for a category, but those are many: Dress, casual, work, exercise, yard work, fishing, everyday wear both for cold and warm weather.
Thank you!
Hobbies is a really good one. I used to do so many sports and do so many things in my free time that it gave me a ton of stress and anxiety. So one day I stared to think what do I love doing the most. I came up with top 3 hobbies and basically gave up and sold things related to other hobbies. Have worked out really well for me.
Unfortunately here in UK one set of bedding is not practical given our weather and I don’t possess a tumble dryer due to the expense of running it. So 2 sets per bed is the norm.
Excellent video/advise. For me I would like a revisit but broke down into a series😊
Love this video Joshua thank you! Such great advice for us all
Very good and wise advice. Thank you.🙂
I subtracted all animal products from my life and became vegan. I added empathy and compassion instead. ✌🏻💚
Yes, my food doesn't scream 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@CynthiaGalant-z9d 😅
Dear Mr. Joshua,
I am so grateful...for everything you said; thank you for #25 (words) Oh Gosh...yes!
" If I think that the words we are going to say are NOT more beautiful than silence, stay quiet " someone I love said one day ;) #30 (comparison) resonates with society around us. Let's subtract from it.
Thank you so much Mr. Joshua!
50 inspiring criterias to make our life better!!!
helene :)
This is an awesome list with helpful yet concise explanations to help provide people with the greatest gift they could give themselves...FREEDOM to actually LIVE for MORE than what the world tells us we need and COURAGE to face the FEARS and LIES that can ENSLAVE us. Blessings, Thanks!
I appreciate the thoughtful approach to digital technology. At first, I thought it would be a win with the elimination of paper, but then you find all this other virtual clutter to find and eliminate as well.
Thank you so much from india
Great list, I see a few I need to work on, TY
Awesome as always! Thanks once more.
Great informational video.
Excellent advice.
All of these are brilliant, however do not forget digital clutter, takes up space on our devices, at the back of our minds, in our cloud storage subscriptions etc and if not well categorised can quickly get out of hand and feel overwhelming 😉
He mentioned something along those lines. Too many apps on our phones
I wondered what your view is on paper planner’s and notebook’s. Do you feel that the expense and clutter caused by them is necessary or should we simply use our phone.
Great video! Thanks
Keep up the videos, get the word out
Excellent
You are my favorite! Thank you!
Physical books. I have books and also a Kindle and a library card. I'm trying to read my physical books and pass the ones on that I don't wish to keep as references.
Gracias
Our pup has her own loveseat.
Using native plants in your garden saves time and work because they are evolved to suit the environment you are in and so less require effort to maintain. Native plants are also better for and help support the little critters - birds and helpful insects...
Perfect
How wonderful you’ve found Mooshu ❤ I can feel the Joy through this video and am inspired 😊 Have a wonderful day
thank you
Thank you, Joshua. We appreciate you. Could you tell me where you purchased the wall hanging beside you? I'm trying to be a bit more intentional about wall hangings truly being what represents our family well and our vision. Thanks so much!
Stored food. I have so much stored food it looks like I'm preparing for Armageddon.
Amen!🙂
Watched this twice. Its that good. Subtracting my daily lunch time "doom scrolling" for news.
Subtract from your CALENDAR!!!! that has helped us reshape our whole existence … started w/ removing from schedule!
Number 12// HELLO!!!!!! Thanks Joshua.
Removal of over-capacity.
Use a quality product to capacity, upgrade only if needs demand it.
We definitely just enhanced our living space by removing furniture
I have ADHD… my brain is naturally dopamine deficient. It’s always seeking dopamine. I’ve been a minimalist since I was in middle school, way before it was even a thing. I don’t follow rules. I just don’t like stuff, shelving, decorations, too many choices, and I don’t like cluttered spaces. I do like color. I just always considered myself a (Catholic) Taoist.
I've been subtracting for years now.... all of 30 from this list to include relationships. Not gonna do it anymore.
May I share my favorite yt ministry showing Bible prophecy fulfilling?
Word❤
Protect yourself like you would protect your own child or dearest friend ❤
Thank you just declutttered my clothes
Even big fat unnecessary parties, instead use that money to serve the needy people, provide them with necessary food and clothing, my family practises.
This is a million dollars video 😊
I want to minimize by furniture and live in an RV or tiny home. I have a large dining room table, china cabinet and server. What I do with it? People do not buy this style of living any more. I welcome suggestions
Goals