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It's Time to Let Go of Some Books · The Daily Writer

• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: In your writing life, you will find that it's easy to let go of some things, but much harder to let go of others.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the items that is difficult to let go of is books.
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  SPEAKER_00: After all, you're a writer, why would you want to get rid of books?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, the reality is that we fill our lives with clutter, especially in the modern world where we have so much access to almost everything we could ever want.
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  SPEAKER_00: But when you consider the books on your shelf, some of those were relevant to your life a decade or two ago, but they no longer have a place.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: You've outgrown the ideas in those books and you've moved on.
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  SPEAKER_00: And every time you see those books, you feel guilty because you know you don't need them any longer, but you just can't bring yourself to let them go.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's hard to hear, but it's true.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can't make room for new ideas or new blessings in your life if you keep on hanging on to books that no longer serve your vision.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you pass along those books to somebody who can benefit from them, you not only free up your space in your home, you can also bless somebody.
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  SPEAKER_00: In fact, you're doing a disservice to a book if you hang on to it after it's no longer relevant in your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: I believe that a book wants to bless others, so the best thing you can do is to pass it along.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's not meant to be some collector's item, it's meant to change people.
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  SPEAKER_00: So give your books a chance to do that by giving them away to friends, donating them to goodwill, or by selling them.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, it's okay to recognize the value something has had in your life and then letting it go.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you do that, you can make room for new and more relevant books that you can take to whatever destination you're going.
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  SPEAKER_00: So don't be afraid to let those books go so they can bless somebody else in the process.
• 2:00
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 2:02
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• 2:09
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• 2:32
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.