Latest / Getting to Good Enough / Choose: A Word of the Year for Easier Decision-Making

Transcript

Choose: A Word of the Year for Easier Decision-Making · Getting to Good Enough

• 0:06
  Hey,
• 0:06
  there.
• 0:06
  Welcome
• 0:07
  to
• 0:07
  getting
• 0:07
  to
• 0:08
  Good
• 0:08
  Enough.
• 0:08
  I'm
• 0:09
  Shannon
• 0:09
  Wilkinson.
• 0:10
  And
• 0:10
  I'm
• 0:10
  Janine
• 0:10
  Adams.
• 0:11
  We're
• 0:12
  here
• 0:12
  for
• 0:12
  practical
• 0:12
  and
• 0:13
  fun
• 0:13
  conversations
• 0:14
  about
• 0:14
  living
• 0:14
  with
• 0:15
  more
• 0:15
  ease
• 0:15
  and
• 0:16
  way
• 0:16
  less
• 0:16
  stress.
• 0:17
  Yep.
• 0:18
  We're
• 0:18
  all
• 0:18
  about
• 0:19
  embracing
• 0:19
  progress
• 0:20
  over
• 0:20
  perfection.
• 0:22
  So
• 0:22
  grab
• 0:22
  a
• 0:22
  tasty
• 0:23
  beverage
• 0:23
  and
• 0:23
  let's
• 0:24
  get
• 0:24
  started.
• 0:24
  Hey,
• 0:25
  Janine.
• 0:26
  Hey,
• 0:26
  Shannon.
• 0:26
  How
• 0:26
  you
• 0:27
  doing?
• 0:28
  I'm
• 0:28
  doing
• 0:28
  pretty
• 0:29
  well.
• 0:29
  How
• 0:29
  are
• 0:29
  you?
• 0:30
  Good.
• 0:30
  I'm
• 0:31
  doing
• 0:31
  well,
• 0:31
  thank
• 0:32
  you.
• 0:32
  Happy
• 0:32
  New
• 0:32
  Year.
• 0:33
  Happy
• 0:34
  New
• 0:34
  Year.
• 0:34
  I
• 0:34
  know.
• 0:35
  I
• 0:35
  realized
• 0:35
  that
• 0:36
  we
• 0:36
  did
• 0:36
  not
• 0:37
  wish
• 0:37
  each
• 0:38
  other
• 0:38
  a
• 0:38
  happy
• 0:38
  New
• 0:38
  Year
• 0:39
  in
• 0:39
  our
• 0:40
  previous
• 0:40
  two
• 0:40
  episodes,
• 0:41
  which
• 0:42
  have
• 0:42
  appeared
• 0:43
  in
• 0:43
  the
• 0:43
  New
• 0:43
  Year.
• 0:44
  Right.
• 0:45
  You
• 0:45
  know,
• 0:46
  we're
• 0:46
  living
• 0:46
  in
• 0:46
  the
• 0:46
  present,
• 0:47
  not
• 0:47
  the
• 0:47
  future.
• 0:48
  Right.
• 0:50
  But
• 0:50
  you
• 0:50
  know
• 0:50
  what
• 0:50
  I
• 0:50
  just
• 0:51
  occurred
• 0:51
  to
• 0:51
  me
• 0:51
  is
• 0:52
  you
• 0:52
  and
• 0:52
  I
• 0:52
  met
• 0:54
  in
• 0:54
  person
• 0:54
  in
• 0:55
  2001,
• 0:56
  which
• 0:56
  means
• 0:57
  that
• 0:57
  this
• 0:57
  is
• 0:57
  their
• 0:58
  25th
• 0:58
  anniversary
• 0:59
  of
• 1:00
  our
• 1:00
  friendship.
• 1:01
  Oh,
• 1:02
  that's
• 1:02
  pretty
• 1:02
  nice.
• 1:03
  That
• 1:04
  is
• 1:04
  really
• 1:04
  nice.
• 1:06
  Yeah.
• 1:06
  I
• 1:06
  hadn't
• 1:07
  realized
• 1:07
  that.
• 1:08
  That
• 1:08
  makes
• 1:08
  me
• 1:09
  really
• 1:09
  happy.
• 1:09
  Oh,
• 1:10
  no,
• 1:10
  I
• 1:10
  hadn't
• 1:10
  either
• 1:10
  till
• 1:10
  just
• 1:11
  this
• 1:11
  moment.
• 1:11
  So.
• 1:12
  Yeah.
• 1:13
  It's
• 1:13
  our
• 1:14
  silver
• 1:14
  anniversary,
• 1:14
  Shannon.
• 1:17
  Well,
• 1:17
  we'll
• 1:17
  have
• 1:17
  to
• 1:18
  celebrate.
• 1:18
  Maybe
• 1:19
  we
• 1:19
  could
• 1:19
  get
• 1:20
  matching
• 1:20
  silver
• 1:21
  charms
• 1:22
  or
• 1:22
  something.
• 1:23
  Yeah.
• 1:23
  There
• 1:23
  we
• 1:23
  go.
• 1:24
  Little
• 1:24
  bracelets.
• 1:25
  Well,
• 1:27
  I
• 1:27
  have
• 1:28
  been
• 1:28
  thinking
• 1:29
  a
• 1:29
  lot
• 1:29
  about
• 1:30
  2026
• 1:31
  and
• 1:31
  what
• 1:31
  I
• 1:31
  want
• 1:31
  it
• 1:32
  to
• 1:32
  look
• 1:32
  like,
• 1:33
  because
• 1:33
  I
• 1:33
  feel
• 1:34
  like
• 1:36
  2025
• 1:37
  ended
• 1:38
  in
• 1:38
  a
• 1:38
  blur
• 1:39
  for
• 1:40
  me.
• 1:41
  With
• 1:41
  the
• 1:42
  shoulder
• 1:43
  surgery
• 1:44
  and
• 1:44
  trying
• 1:45
  to
• 1:45
  recover
• 1:45
  and
• 1:46
  keep
• 1:46
  life
• 1:46
  going.
• 1:47
  That
• 1:47
  kind
• 1:47
  of
• 1:47
  thing.
• 1:47
  Yes.
• 1:48
  Yeah.
• 1:49
  I
• 1:50
  was
• 1:50
  sort
• 1:50
  of
• 1:50
  reflecting
• 1:51
  back
• 1:51
  on
• 1:51
  the
• 1:51
  year,
• 1:52
  and
• 1:52
  I'm
• 1:53
  glad
• 1:53
  I
• 1:53
  did
• 1:53
  that
• 1:53
  because
• 1:54
  I
• 1:54
  realized
• 1:55
  that
• 1:55
  a
• 1:55
  lot
• 1:55
  happened
• 1:56
  before
• 1:56
  that,
• 1:56
  but
• 1:57
  that
• 1:57
  has
• 1:57
  sort
• 1:57
  of
• 1:58
  eclipsed
• 1:59
  all
• 1:59
  of
• 1:59
  it.
• 2:00
  So
• 2:00
  I'm
• 2:00
  thinking
• 2:00
  about
• 2:01
  what
• 2:02
  do.
• 2:02
  What
• 2:02
  do
• 2:02
  I
• 2:02
  want
• 2:03
  2026
• 2:03
  to
• 2:04
  look
• 2:04
  like?
• 2:05
  How
• 2:05
  do
• 2:05
  I
• 2:05
  want
• 2:06
  to
• 2:06
  move
• 2:06
  through
• 2:06
  the
• 2:06
  year?
• 2:07
  And.
• 2:08
  And
• 2:10
  one
• 2:11
  of
• 2:11
  my
• 2:11
  favorite
• 2:11
  ways
• 2:12
  to
• 2:12
  do
• 2:12
  that,
• 2:13
  and
• 2:13
  I
• 2:13
  know
• 2:13
  is
• 2:14
  yours,
• 2:14
  too,
• 2:14
  is
• 2:14
  to
• 2:15
  pick
• 2:15
  a
• 2:15
  word
• 2:15
  of
• 2:15
  the
• 2:15
  year.
• 2:17
  Yes.
• 2:18
  And
• 2:20
  I
• 2:20
  think
• 2:22
  that
• 2:22
  when
• 2:22
  you
• 2:23
  recently
• 2:23
  shared
• 2:24
  it
• 2:24
  with
• 2:24
  me,
• 2:24
  I
• 2:24
  can't
• 2:24
  remember
• 2:24
  if
• 2:24
  I
• 2:25
  actually
• 2:25
  said
• 2:25
  this
• 2:25
  or
• 2:25
  I
• 2:26
  just
• 2:26
  said
• 2:26
  it
• 2:26
  in
• 2:26
  my
• 2:26
  head,
• 2:27
  but
• 2:27
  that
• 2:28
  I
• 2:28
  was
• 2:28
  feeling
• 2:29
  like
• 2:29
  if
• 2:29
  I
• 2:29
  picked
• 2:29
  a
• 2:29
  word
• 2:30
  of
• 2:30
  the
• 2:30
  year
• 2:31
  in
• 2:31
  the
• 2:31
  last
• 2:31
  couple
• 2:32
  of
• 2:32
  weeks,
• 2:32
  it
• 2:33
  would
• 2:33
  have
• 2:33
  been
• 2:34
  like,
• 2:35
  survive
• 2:36
  or
• 2:37
  something.
• 2:37
  You
• 2:38
  did
• 2:38
  actually
• 2:38
  say
• 2:39
  that
• 2:39
  to
• 2:39
  me
• 2:39
  in
• 2:39
  a
• 2:39
  text.
• 2:42
  Yeah.
• 2:42
  And
• 2:43
  that's
• 2:43
  not
• 2:43
  a
• 2:43
  great
• 2:43
  word
• 2:44
  of
• 2:44
  the
• 2:44
  year.
• 2:45
  No,
• 2:46
  it
• 2:46
  does.
• 2:46
  That
• 2:46
  does
• 2:47
  not
• 2:47
  feel
• 2:47
  good.
• 2:48
  Right.
• 2:48
  So
• 2:50
  I
• 2:53
  sort
• 2:53
  of
• 2:53
  wanted
• 2:54
  to
• 2:54
  come
• 2:54
  at
• 2:54
  it
• 2:54
  from
• 2:54
  a
• 2:54
  different
• 2:55
  angle,
• 2:56
  and
• 2:57
  I
• 2:57
  did.
• 2:58
  And
• 2:59
  I.
• 3:00
  I'm
• 3:00
  going
• 3:00
  to
• 3:00
  live
• 3:01
  with
• 3:01
  it
• 3:01
  for
• 3:01
  a
• 3:01
  couple
• 3:01
  of
• 3:02
  days
• 3:02
  and
• 3:02
  see
• 3:02
  how
• 3:02
  it
• 3:02
  goes.
• 3:03
  But
• 3:03
  I
• 3:03
  think
• 3:03
  my
• 3:04
  word
• 3:04
  of
• 3:04
  the
• 3:04
  year
• 3:04
  is
• 3:05
  going
• 3:05
  to
• 3:05
  be
• 3:05
  choose.
• 3:08
  Nice.
• 3:09
  And
• 3:09
  that
• 3:10
  will
• 3:10
  encourage
• 3:11
  you
• 3:11
  to
• 3:11
  what?
• 3:13
  To
• 3:14
  actively
• 3:15
  make
• 3:15
  decisions.
• 3:16
  I
• 3:16
  mean,
• 3:17
  I
• 3:17
  feel
• 3:17
  like
• 3:17
  it
• 3:17
  is
• 3:17
  a
• 3:17
  little
• 3:18
  bit
• 3:18
  response
• 3:19
  to
• 3:19
  the
• 3:20
  last
• 3:20
  few
• 3:20
  months
• 3:20
  of
• 3:20
  my
• 3:21
  life
• 3:22
  in
• 3:22
  that.
• 3:22
  Where
• 3:23
  I
• 3:23
  felt
• 3:23
  like
• 3:23
  I
• 3:24
  sort
• 3:24
  of
• 3:25
  didn't
• 3:25
  get
• 3:25
  to
• 3:26
  actively
• 3:28
  decide
• 3:29
  things,
• 3:29
  that
• 3:30
  I
• 3:30
  was
• 3:30
  just
• 3:30
  sort
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  responding
• 3:31
  to
• 3:32
  situations.
• 3:33
  The
• 3:33
  meaning
• 3:34
  or
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  feeling
• 3:34
  behind
• 3:35
  it
• 3:35
  is
• 3:35
  to
• 3:37
  choose
• 3:38
  purposefully,
• 3:39
  to
• 3:40
  make
• 3:41
  choices,
• 3:42
  to
• 3:43
  make
• 3:43
  decisions,
• 3:44
  to
• 3:44
  choose
• 3:45
  how
• 3:45
  I
• 3:45
  want
• 3:45
  to
• 3:45
  spend
• 3:45
  my
• 3:46
  time,
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  choose
• 3:47
  what
• 3:47
  I
• 3:47
  want
• 3:47
  to
• 3:47
  spend
• 3:47
  my
• 3:48
  time
• 3:48
  on,
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  recognize
• 3:50
  that
• 3:50
  so
• 3:51
  often
• 3:53
  I
• 3:53
  have
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  ability
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  choose.
• 3:56
  Yeah.
• 3:56
  And
• 3:58
  so,
• 3:58
  so
• 3:58
  often
• 3:59
  I
• 4:00
  have
• 4:00
  been
• 4:01
  just
• 4:01
  sort
• 4:01
  of
• 4:01
  swept
• 4:02
  along
• 4:02
  in
• 4:02
  my
• 4:03
  life
• 4:05
  as
• 4:05
  opposed
• 4:05
  to
• 4:05
  being
• 4:06
  more
• 4:07
  proactive
• 4:08
  in
• 4:08
  it,
• 4:08
  I
• 4:08
  guess.
• 4:08
  Right.
• 4:09
  That's
• 4:09
  what
• 4:09
  I
• 4:09
  was
• 4:09
  just
• 4:10
  thinking.
• 4:10
  It's
• 4:10
  more
• 4:10
  like.
• 4:11
  It's
• 4:11
  like
• 4:12
  you're
• 4:12
  going
• 4:12
  to
• 4:12
  be
• 4:12
  proactive
• 4:13
  rather
• 4:13
  than
• 4:13
  reactive.
• 4:14
  Yes.
• 4:15
  Although
• 4:15
  I
• 4:15
  do
• 4:16
  not
• 4:16
  like
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  word
• 4:16
  proactive
• 4:17
  because
• 4:17
  it
• 4:17
  feels.
• 4:18
  Neither
• 4:18
  do
• 4:18
  I.
• 4:19
  Yeah,
• 4:19
  it
• 4:19
  does
• 4:19
  come.
• 4:20
  In
• 4:20
  handy
• 4:20
  sometimes,
• 4:22
  so.
• 4:22
  Oh,
• 4:22
  that's
• 4:22
  great.
• 4:23
  I.
• 4:23
  That
• 4:24
  I
• 4:24
  look
• 4:24
  forward
• 4:24
  to
• 4:25
  hearing
• 4:25
  whether
• 4:25
  that
• 4:27
  you
• 4:27
  stick
• 4:27
  with
• 4:27
  that
• 4:27
  after
• 4:28
  you've
• 4:28
  lived
• 4:28
  with
• 4:28
  it
• 4:28
  for
• 4:28
  a
• 4:29
  little
• 4:29
  while.
• 4:29
  But
• 4:29
  I
• 4:29
  think
• 4:29
  that
• 4:29
  sounds
• 4:30
  like
• 4:30
  a
• 4:30
  good
• 4:30
  choice.
• 4:32
  You
• 4:32
  chose
• 4:32
  well.
• 4:33
  I
• 4:34
  see
• 4:34
  what
• 4:34
  you
• 4:34
  did
• 4:34
  there.
• 4:41
  But
• 4:41
  you
• 4:42
  know,
• 4:42
  it
• 4:42
  can
• 4:42
  be
• 4:42
  really
• 4:43
  hard
• 4:43
  to.
• 4:44
  To
• 4:44
  make
• 4:44
  a
• 4:44
  decision
• 4:46
  for
• 4:46
  me,
• 4:46
  especially
• 4:47
  in
• 4:47
  a
• 4:47
  situation.
• 4:48
  I
• 4:48
  mean,
• 4:48
  this.
• 4:48
  It
• 4:49
  sort
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  seems
• 4:49
  like
• 4:50
  not
• 4:50
  that
• 4:50
  big
• 4:50
  a
• 4:51
  deal,
• 4:51
  even
• 4:51
  though
• 4:52
  it
• 4:52
  has
• 4:53
  a
• 4:53
  potential
• 4:54
  impact
• 4:54
  on
• 4:54
  your
• 4:55
  entire
• 4:55
  year
• 4:55
  if
• 4:56
  you
• 4:56
  sort
• 4:56
  of
• 4:56
  follow
• 4:56
  through
• 4:56
  with
• 4:57
  it.
• 4:57
  So
• 4:58
  it
• 4:59
  can
• 4:59
  be
• 4:59
  very
• 4:59
  impactful.
• 5:02
  And
• 5:02
  as
• 5:02
  a
• 5:03
  person
• 5:03
  who
• 5:03
  tends
• 5:03
  to
• 5:04
  be
• 5:04
  an
• 5:04
  optimizer
• 5:05
  in
• 5:05
  my
• 5:05
  decision
• 5:06
  making,
• 5:08
  I
• 5:12
  not
• 5:12
  infrequently
• 5:13
  have
• 5:13
  a
• 5:14
  little
• 5:14
  buyer's
• 5:14
  remorse
• 5:15
  after
• 5:15
  making
• 5:15
  a
• 5:16
  decision
• 5:17
  because
• 5:17
  you.
• 5:17
  Feel
• 5:18
  it
• 5:18
  wasn't
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  best
• 5:18
  decision.
• 5:20
  As
• 5:20
  an
• 5:20
  optimizer,
• 5:21
  I
• 5:22
  always
• 5:22
  want
• 5:22
  to
• 5:22
  make
• 5:22
  the
• 5:23
  best
• 5:23
  possible
• 5:23
  decision.
• 5:24
  I
• 5:24
  want
• 5:25
  to.
• 5:27
  I
• 5:28
  guess
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  term
• 5:28
  I
• 5:28
  really
• 5:29
  want
• 5:29
  is
• 5:29
  as
• 5:30
  a
• 5:30
  maximizer,
• 5:33
  I
• 5:33
  want
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  best
• 5:34
  possible
• 5:35
  decision
• 5:36
  and
• 5:37
  I
• 5:37
  want
• 5:37
  to
• 5:37
  maximize
• 5:39
  the
• 5:40
  results.
• 5:41
  I
• 5:41
  want
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  most
• 5:43
  bang
• 5:43
  for
• 5:43
  my
• 5:43
  buck
• 5:44
  with
• 5:44
  my
• 5:45
  decisions,
• 5:46
  as
• 5:46
  opposed
• 5:46
  to
• 5:47
  being
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  satisficer
• 5:48
  of
• 5:49
  where
• 5:49
  I
• 5:50
  might
• 5:50
  pick,
• 5:51
  you
• 5:51
  know,
• 5:51
  the
• 5:52
  few
• 5:53
  criteria
• 5:54
  that
• 5:55
  matter
• 5:55
  to
• 5:55
  me
• 5:55
  and
• 5:55
  then
• 5:56
  make
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  decision
• 5:56
  based
• 5:57
  on
• 5:57
  that.
• 5:58
  Right.
• 5:59
  I'm
• 5:59
  a
• 5:59
  hundred
• 5:59
  percent
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  satisficer
• 6:01
  myself.
• 6:01
  Right.
• 6:01
  Like,
• 6:02
  I
• 6:02
  don't
• 6:02
  like
• 6:02
  having
• 6:02
  all
• 6:02
  that.
• 6:03
  It's
• 6:03
  very
• 6:03
  much
• 6:03
  a
• 6:03
  good
• 6:03
  enough
• 6:04
  thing.
• 6:04
  Yes.
• 6:04
  I
• 6:05
  don't
• 6:05
  like
• 6:05
  doing
• 6:05
  the
• 6:05
  research.
• 6:06
  You
• 6:06
  can.
• 6:06
  If
• 6:07
  I
• 6:07
  can
• 6:07
  pick
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  few
• 6:07
  criteria
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  it
• 6:09
  meets
• 6:09
  it,
• 6:09
  move
• 6:10
  on.
• 6:11
  Yeah.
• 6:11
  So
• 6:13
  I
• 6:13
  make
• 6:14
  many
• 6:14
  decisions
• 6:15
  pretty
• 6:15
  quickly
• 6:16
  if
• 6:16
  I
• 6:17
  have
• 6:17
  few
• 6:17
  options.
• 6:18
  Right.
• 6:19
  So
• 6:19
  that,
• 6:19
  that
• 6:20
  leads
• 6:20
  to
• 6:20
  speed.
• 6:20
  Whereas
• 6:21
  if
• 6:21
  you're
• 6:21
  an
• 6:21
  optimizer
• 6:22
  or
• 6:22
  a
• 6:22
  maximizer
• 6:23
  and
• 6:23
  you
• 6:23
  want
• 6:24
  all
• 6:24
  the
• 6:24
  options
• 6:24
  to
• 6:25
  consider
• 6:25
  all
• 6:25
  of
• 6:25
  them.
• 6:26
  I
• 6:26
  could
• 6:27
  imagine
• 6:27
  how
• 6:27
  that
• 6:27
  makes
• 6:28
  decision
• 6:28
  making
• 6:29
  lengthy.
• 6:30
  Yeah.
• 6:30
  Potentially.
• 6:31
  Yeah.
• 6:31
  Yeah.
• 6:32
  You
• 6:32
  can
• 6:33
  get
• 6:33
  into
• 6:34
  thinking
• 6:34
  about
• 6:34
  it
• 6:35
  from
• 6:35
  all
• 6:35
  these
• 6:35
  different
• 6:35
  angles
• 6:36
  and
• 6:36
  all
• 6:36
  these
• 6:37
  possible
• 6:37
  ways
• 6:39
  so
• 6:39
  that
• 6:40
  then
• 6:40
  you're
• 6:40
  not
• 6:41
  making
• 6:41
  a
• 6:41
  decision
• 6:41
  at
• 6:42
  all.
• 6:43
  Right.
• 6:43
  Oh,
• 6:44
  yeah.
• 6:44
  And
• 6:44
  I
• 6:44
  know
• 6:45
  that
• 6:45
  when
• 6:45
  there's
• 6:45
  too
• 6:46
  many
• 6:46
  options.
• 6:46
  I
• 6:47
  happened
• 6:47
  to
• 6:47
  me
• 6:47
  yesterday.
• 6:48
  I
• 6:48
  forget
• 6:48
  what
• 6:48
  I
• 6:48
  was
• 6:49
  trying
• 6:49
  to
• 6:49
  order
• 6:50
  on
• 6:51
  Amazon,
• 6:51
  perhaps,
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  I
• 6:52
  just
• 6:53
  gave
• 6:53
  up
• 6:53
  because
• 6:54
  there
• 6:55
  were
• 6:55
  just
• 6:55
  too
• 6:55
  many.
• 6:55
  Yeah.
• 6:56
  It's
• 6:56
  like
• 6:56
  walked
• 6:56
  away
• 6:57
  from
• 6:57
  it.
• 6:57
  It
• 6:57
  was
• 6:57
  something
• 6:57
  obviously
• 6:58
  very
• 6:58
  low
• 6:59
  consequence
• 6:59
  since
• 7:00
  I
• 7:00
  don't
• 7:00
  remember
• 7:00
  what
• 7:00
  it
• 7:01
  was.
• 7:02
  But
• 7:02
  it's
• 7:02
  so
• 7:02
  easy
• 7:03
  to
• 7:04
  not
• 7:04
  make
• 7:04
  a
• 7:04
  decision
• 7:05
  instead
• 7:06
  of
• 7:06
  making
• 7:06
  one
• 7:06
  when
• 7:07
  you
• 7:07
  get
• 7:07
  overwhelmed
• 7:08
  that
• 7:08
  way.
• 7:09
  Yeah.
• 7:10
  So
• 7:10
  choosing
• 7:11
  a
• 7:11
  word
• 7:11
  of
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  year
• 7:12
  for
• 7:12
  you.
• 7:12
  For
• 7:13
  me,
• 7:13
  it's
• 7:13
  always.
• 7:13
  It
• 7:14
  pops
• 7:14
  into
• 7:14
  my
• 7:15
  head
• 7:15
  almost
• 7:15
  always.
• 7:16
  It's
• 7:17
  something
• 7:17
  that
• 7:17
  comes
• 7:17
  to
• 7:18
  me
• 7:18
  quickly,
• 7:20
  but
• 7:21
  as
• 7:22
  a
• 7:22
  maximizer,
• 7:23
  it
• 7:23
  must
• 7:23
  be
• 7:24
  a
• 7:25
  harder
• 7:26
  endeavor.
• 7:28
  Yeah.
• 7:28
  It
• 7:28
  feels
• 7:29
  very
• 7:29
  consequential.
• 7:30
  Oh.
• 7:32
  And
• 7:32
  so
• 7:32
  I
• 7:32
  don't
• 7:32
  want
• 7:33
  to
• 7:33
  make
• 7:33
  a
• 7:33
  mistake.
• 7:35
  I
• 7:35
  want
• 7:35
  to
• 7:36
  find
• 7:36
  the
• 7:37
  perfect
• 7:37
  word.
• 7:38
  Right.
• 7:40
  As
• 7:40
  though
• 7:40
  if
• 7:41
  you
• 7:41
  picked
• 7:41
  the
• 7:41
  wrong
• 7:42
  word,
• 7:42
  it
• 7:42
  would
• 7:42
  wreck
• 7:42
  your
• 7:42
  year
• 7:43
  rather
• 7:43
  than
• 7:44
  you're
• 7:44
  just
• 7:44
  ignoring
• 7:44
  it.
• 7:45
  I
• 7:45
  mean,
• 7:45
  you're
• 7:46
  not
• 7:46
  going
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  pick
• 7:46
  the
• 7:46
  wrong
• 7:47
  year
• 7:47
  and
• 7:47
  then
• 7:47
  keep
• 7:48
  going
• 7:48
  just
• 7:48
  because
• 7:48
  you
• 7:49
  picked
• 7:49
  it.
• 7:49
  Living
• 7:50
  by
• 7:50
  it
• 7:50
  just
• 7:50
  because
• 7:51
  you
• 7:51
  picked
• 7:51
  it.
• 7:51
  I
• 7:52
  know.
• 7:52
  The
• 7:52
  whole
• 7:52
  thing
• 7:53
  is
• 7:53
  absurd.
• 7:54
  Yeah.
• 7:54
  How
• 7:55
  interesting.
• 7:55
  Have
• 7:55
  you
• 7:56
  ever
• 7:56
  gone
• 7:56
  back
• 7:56
  and
• 7:56
  looked,
• 7:57
  I
• 7:57
  have
• 7:57
  a
• 7:57
  list
• 7:57
  somewhere
• 7:57
  of
• 7:58
  my
• 7:58
  words
• 7:58
  of
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  year
• 7:59
  over.
• 7:59
  I
• 7:59
  think
• 7:59
  I've
• 7:59
  been
• 8:00
  doing
• 8:00
  it
• 8:00
  for
• 8:02
  15
• 8:02
  years
• 8:02
  or
• 8:02
  something.
• 8:03
  And
• 8:04
  I
• 8:04
  look
• 8:04
  at
• 8:04
  my
• 8:04
  words
• 8:05
  and
• 8:06
  some
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  them
• 8:07
  were
• 8:07
  clear
• 8:08
  fails.
• 8:09
  Like,
• 8:09
  what
• 8:09
  was
• 8:09
  I
• 8:10
  thinking?
• 8:12
  No,
• 8:12
  but
• 8:13
  I
• 8:13
  do
• 8:13
  remember
• 8:16
  that
• 8:17
  in.
• 8:17
  I
• 8:18
  think
• 8:18
  it
• 8:18
  was
• 8:18
  2019
• 8:20
  leading
• 8:20
  into
• 8:21
  2020,
• 8:22
  that
• 8:23
  basically
• 8:25
  all
• 8:25
  of
• 8:25
  the
• 8:26
  things
• 8:26
  that
• 8:27
  I
• 8:27
  wanted
• 8:27
  to
• 8:27
  orient
• 8:28
  my
• 8:28
  year
• 8:28
  around
• 8:30
  became
• 8:32
  impossible.
• 8:33
  Possible.
• 8:34
  Yeah.
• 8:34
  With
• 8:36
  the
• 8:36
  COVID
• 8:36
  pandemic.
• 8:37
  Yeah.
• 8:38
  Yeah.
• 8:39
  I
• 8:39
  do
• 8:39
  remember
• 8:39
  that
• 8:39
  about.
• 8:40
  You're
• 8:40
  here
• 8:41
  as
• 8:41
  well.
• 8:41
  Oh,
• 8:42
  my
• 8:42
  God.
• 8:43
  It
• 8:44
  was
• 8:44
  pretty
• 8:44
  much
• 8:44
  everything
• 8:45
  that
• 8:45
  I
• 8:45
  wanted
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  do
• 8:46
  in
• 8:46
  2020.
• 8:47
  Yeah.
• 8:48
  Yeah.
• 8:49
  Right.
• 8:49
  Yeah.
• 8:49
  You
• 8:50
  had
• 8:50
  to
• 8:51
  flex
• 8:52
  a
• 8:52
  lot
• 8:52
  that
• 8:53
  year,
• 8:53
  as
• 8:54
  we
• 8:54
  all
• 8:54
  did.
• 8:55
  Well,
• 8:55
  I've
• 8:56
  been
• 8:56
  like,
• 8:56
  dealing
• 8:56
  with
• 8:57
  choosing
• 8:58
  all
• 8:59
  day
• 8:59
  today.
• 8:59
  I
• 9:00
  take
• 9:00
  a
• 9:01
  personal
• 9:02
  retreat
• 9:02
  every
• 9:02
  year.
• 9:03
  That's
• 9:03
  when
• 9:03
  I
• 9:03
  choose
• 9:03
  my
• 9:04
  word
• 9:04
  of
• 9:04
  the
• 9:04
  year
• 9:04
  and
• 9:04
  when
• 9:05
  I
• 9:05
  set
• 9:05
  my
• 9:05
  goals
• 9:05
  and
• 9:06
  stuff.
• 9:06
  And
• 9:06
  that
• 9:06
  was
• 9:07
  December
• 9:07
  26th.
• 9:08
  And
• 9:08
  that
• 9:08
  day
• 9:09
  it
• 9:10
  just
• 9:10
  popped
• 9:10
  in
• 9:10
  my
• 9:10
  head.
• 9:10
  When
• 9:11
  I
• 9:11
  was
• 9:11
  preparing
• 9:11
  for
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  day,
• 9:12
  I
• 9:12
  thought,
• 9:13
  I
• 9:13
  need
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  think
• 9:14
  about
• 9:14
  my
• 9:14
  blog.
• 9:15
  Organize
• 9:15
  your
• 9:15
  family
• 9:15
  history,
• 9:16
  which
• 9:16
  I
• 9:16
  haven't
• 9:17
  really
• 9:17
  been
• 9:17
  doing
• 9:18
  much
• 9:18
  with.
• 9:19
  And
• 9:19
  then
• 9:20
  it
• 9:20
  popped
• 9:20
  into
• 9:20
  my
• 9:20
  head,
• 9:20
  maybe
• 9:21
  you
• 9:21
  should
• 9:21
  retire
• 9:21
  it.
• 9:23
  I
• 9:23
  never
• 9:24
  thought
• 9:24
  about
• 9:24
  it.
• 9:24
  And
• 9:24
  so
• 9:25
  when
• 9:25
  I
• 9:26
  went
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  float
• 9:26
  and
• 9:27
  when
• 9:27
  I
• 9:27
  just
• 9:27
  Started
• 9:27
  thinking
• 9:28
  about
• 9:28
  it.
• 9:28
  I
• 9:28
  decided
• 9:29
  that
• 9:29
  day
• 9:29
  that
• 9:29
  I
• 9:29
  would
• 9:30
  retire
• 9:30
  it.
• 9:30
  I
• 9:31
  talked
• 9:31
  to
• 9:31
  my
• 9:31
  AI
• 9:32
  helper
• 9:33
  and
• 9:33
  decided
• 9:33
  there
• 9:34
  was
• 9:34
  no
• 9:34
  point
• 9:34
  in
• 9:35
  delaying
• 9:36
  it.
• 9:37
  So
• 9:38
  I
• 9:38
  set
• 9:38
  about
• 9:39
  to
• 9:39
  announce
• 9:40
  it
• 9:40
  and
• 9:40
  then
• 9:40
  I
• 9:41
  put
• 9:41
  my
• 9:41
  downloadable
• 9:42
  guides
• 9:42
  on
• 9:42
  sale
• 9:43
  because
• 9:43
  I'm
• 9:43
  retiring
• 9:43
  them
• 9:44
  too.
• 9:45
  So
• 9:45
  midnight
• 9:46
  yesterday,
• 9:46
  that
• 9:47
  was
• 9:47
  when
• 9:47
  it
• 9:47
  was.
• 9:48
  So
• 9:48
  this
• 9:49
  morning
• 9:49
  I
• 9:49
  set
• 9:49
  out
• 9:49
  to
• 9:50
  do
• 9:50
  what
• 9:50
  I
• 9:50
  had
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  do
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  make
• 9:51
  sure
• 9:51
  it
• 9:52
  didn't
• 9:52
  look
• 9:52
  like
• 9:52
  I
• 9:52
  was
• 9:53
  giving
• 9:53
  a
• 9:53
  half
• 9:53
  price
• 9:54
  off
• 9:54
  retirement
• 9:54
  sale
• 9:55
  and
• 9:55
  then
• 9:55
  still
• 9:55
  selling
• 9:56
  them.
• 9:56
  Right.
• 9:58
  And
• 9:58
  that
• 9:59
  led
• 9:59
  to
• 9:59
  all
• 10:00
  these
• 10:00
  questions,
• 10:01
  these
• 10:01
  choices
• 10:02
  I
• 10:02
  had
• 10:02
  to
• 10:02
  make.
• 10:02
  Do
• 10:02
  I
• 10:03
  get
• 10:03
  rid
• 10:04
  of
• 10:04
  the
• 10:04
  website
• 10:04
  entirely?
• 10:05
  No,
• 10:05
  I'd
• 10:05
  already
• 10:05
  decided
• 10:06
  I
• 10:06
  was
• 10:06
  going
• 10:06
  to
• 10:06
  keep
• 10:07
  the
• 10:07
  blog
• 10:08
  going,
• 10:09
  but
• 10:09
  I
• 10:09
  just
• 10:09
  wasn't
• 10:10
  going
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  add
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  it.
• 10:10
  So
• 10:11
  people
• 10:11
  could
• 10:11
  still,
• 10:12
  I
• 10:12
  mean,
• 10:13
  it's
• 10:13
  genealogy
• 10:13
  organizing,
• 10:14
  so
• 10:14
  it's
• 10:14
  not
• 10:15
  like
• 10:15
  it's
• 10:15
  topical.
• 10:17
  People
• 10:17
  could
• 10:17
  still
• 10:18
  get
• 10:18
  benefit
• 10:18
  from
• 10:19
  it.
• 10:19
  And
• 10:19
  yeah,
• 10:20
  there's
• 10:20
  a
• 10:20
  lot
• 10:20
  of
• 10:20
  Evergreen,
• 10:21
  a
• 10:21
  lot
• 10:21
  of
• 10:22
  topics
• 10:22
  there.
• 10:23
  Right.
• 10:24
  And
• 10:24
  then
• 10:24
  I
• 10:24
  had
• 10:24
  to
• 10:25
  decide
• 10:25
  about
• 10:25
  the
• 10:25
  email
• 10:26
  list
• 10:28
  that
• 10:28
  I
• 10:28
  have
• 10:28
  and
• 10:28
  that
• 10:29
  I
• 10:29
  pay
• 10:29
  for
• 10:29
  and
• 10:30
  do
• 10:30
  I
• 10:30
  archive
• 10:31
  it?
• 10:31
  Do
• 10:31
  I
• 10:31
  delete
• 10:31
  it?
• 10:32
  Just
• 10:32
  series
• 10:33
  of
• 10:33
  questions
• 10:34
  that
• 10:35
  started
• 10:35
  to
• 10:35
  overwhelm
• 10:36
  me.
• 10:36
  I
• 10:36
  also
• 10:37
  had
• 10:37
  a
• 10:38
  deadline
• 10:38
  today
• 10:38
  of
• 10:39
  deciding
• 10:39
  about
• 10:39
  whether
• 10:39
  or
• 10:40
  not
• 10:40
  I
• 10:40
  wanted
• 10:40
  to
• 10:40
  go
• 10:40
  to
• 10:40
  a
• 10:40
  workshop,
• 10:42
  so
• 10:42
  I
• 10:42
  had
• 10:42
  to
• 10:42
  decide
• 10:42
  about
• 10:43
  that
• 10:43
  too.
• 10:43
  It's.
• 10:44
  And
• 10:44
  in
• 10:44
  my,
• 10:45
  in
• 10:45
  those
• 10:45
  cases,
• 10:45
  most
• 10:46
  of
• 10:46
  them,
• 10:46
  what
• 10:47
  I
• 10:47
  did
• 10:47
  was
• 10:47
  in
• 10:48
  my
• 10:48
  bullet
• 10:48
  journal,
• 10:48
  just
• 10:49
  write
• 10:49
  it
• 10:49
  down.
• 10:50
  Like,
• 10:50
  just
• 10:50
  write
• 10:50
  down
• 10:51
  pros
• 10:51
  and
• 10:51
  cons
• 10:51
  of
• 10:51
  the
• 10:52
  workshop,
• 10:52
  for
• 10:52
  example.
• 10:53
  It's
• 10:53
  kind
• 10:53
  of
• 10:53
  expensive
• 10:55
  and
• 10:55
  it
• 10:56
  didn't
• 10:57
  resonate
• 10:57
  with
• 10:57
  my
• 10:58
  word
• 10:58
  of
• 10:58
  the
• 10:58
  year,
• 10:58
  which
• 10:58
  was
• 10:59
  enjoy,
• 11:00
  because
• 11:00
  I
• 11:00
  didn't
• 11:00
  think
• 11:01
  I
• 11:01
  would
• 11:01
  really
• 11:01
  enjoy
• 11:02
  it,
• 11:02
  but
• 11:03
  I
• 11:03
  would
• 11:03
  probably
• 11:03
  benefit
• 11:04
  from
• 11:04
  it.
• 11:05
  Anyway,
• 11:05
  I
• 11:06
  decided
• 11:06
  not
• 11:06
  to
• 11:06
  do
• 11:06
  it
• 11:07
  or
• 11:07
  not
• 11:07
  to
• 11:08
  register.
• 11:08
  Decided
• 11:09
  not
• 11:09
  to
• 11:09
  register
• 11:09
  today
• 11:09
  anyway.
• 11:10
  Now
• 11:10
  you
• 11:10
  have
• 11:10
  a
• 11:10
  feeling
• 11:10
  it
• 11:11
  might
• 11:11
  sell
• 11:11
  out.
• 11:11
  So
• 11:11
  today
• 11:12
  I
• 11:12
  had
• 11:12
  to
• 11:12
  decide.
• 11:12
  Side.
• 11:13
  Yeah,
• 11:14
  but
• 11:15
  so
• 11:15
  writing
• 11:15
  stuff
• 11:16
  down
• 11:16
  can
• 11:17
  be
• 11:17
  helpful.
• 11:18
  And
• 11:18
  I
• 11:18
  talked
• 11:18
  to
• 11:19
  my
• 11:19
  AI
• 11:20
  helper
• 11:20
  a
• 11:20
  little
• 11:20
  bit
• 11:21
  who
• 11:21
  just
• 11:21
  gave
• 11:21
  me
• 11:22
  some
• 11:22
  pros
• 11:22
  and
• 11:22
  cons.
• 11:24
  And
• 11:24
  then
• 11:24
  I
• 11:24
  started
• 11:25
  to
• 11:25
  talk
• 11:25
  to
• 11:25
  you
• 11:25
  about
• 11:26
  it
• 11:26
  because
• 11:26
  I
• 11:26
  turned
• 11:26
  to
• 11:27
  you
• 11:27
  for
• 11:27
  all
• 11:27
  things
• 11:28
  and
• 11:28
  he
• 11:28
  said,
• 11:29
  hey,
• 11:29
  maybe
• 11:29
  we
• 11:29
  should
• 11:30
  talk
• 11:30
  about
• 11:30
  it
• 11:30
  on
• 11:30
  the
• 11:30
  podcast.
• 11:31
  Talk
• 11:31
  about
• 11:31
  this
• 11:32
  topic
• 11:32
  of
• 11:32
  choosing.
• 11:33
  Like.
• 11:33
  Yeah,
• 11:34
  yeah,
• 11:34
  yeah.
• 11:35
  So
• 11:35
  I
• 11:36
  feel
• 11:36
  like
• 11:36
  my
• 11:36
  word
• 11:37
  of
• 11:37
  the
• 11:37
  day
• 11:37
  is
• 11:37
  choose.
• 11:38
  I'll
• 11:39
  leave
• 11:39
  it
• 11:39
  to
• 11:39
  you
• 11:39
  to
• 11:39
  have
• 11:39
  it
• 11:39
  for
• 11:40
  the
• 11:40
  word
• 11:40
  of
• 11:40
  the
• 11:40
  year,
• 11:40
  because
• 11:41
  right
• 11:41
  feels
• 11:42
  like
• 11:42
  a
• 11:42
  lot
• 11:42
  today.
• 11:43
  I
• 11:43
  do
• 11:44
  think
• 11:44
  the
• 11:44
  idea
• 11:44
  that
• 11:45
  you
• 11:45
  want
• 11:45
  to
• 11:45
  center
• 11:45
  your
• 11:45
  year
• 11:46
  around
• 11:46
  making
• 11:47
  conscious
• 11:48
  decisions
• 11:49
  rather
• 11:49
  than
• 11:50
  being
• 11:50
  passive
• 11:51
  is
• 11:52
  fantastic.
• 11:53
  Yeah,
• 11:55
  yeah,
• 11:55
  I,
• 11:55
  I
• 11:56
  feel
• 11:57
  enlivened
• 11:58
  by
• 11:58
  that.
• 11:58
  Like,
• 11:59
  I
• 11:59
  feel
• 12:00
  good
• 12:00
  about
• 12:00
  it
• 12:02
  and
• 12:02
  I,
• 12:03
  I
• 12:03
  Know
• 12:03
  that
• 12:03
  I'm
• 12:04
  going
• 12:04
  to
• 12:04
  have
• 12:05
  to
• 12:07
  remember
• 12:08
  all
• 12:08
  my
• 12:08
  decision
• 12:09
  making
• 12:09
  skills
• 12:11
  in
• 12:11
  order
• 12:11
  to
• 12:11
  live
• 12:12
  it.
• 12:12
  I've,
• 12:13
  I've
• 12:13
  come
• 12:13
  up
• 12:13
  with
• 12:13
  some
• 12:14
  ways
• 12:14
  of,
• 12:15
  of
• 12:16
  making
• 12:17
  decisions
• 12:18
  more
• 12:18
  like
• 12:18
  a
• 12:18
  satisficer
• 12:19
  than
• 12:20
  a
• 12:20
  maximizer.
• 12:22
  And
• 12:23
  just
• 12:24
  remembering
• 12:25
  that
• 12:25
  when
• 12:25
  I
• 12:26
  get
• 12:26
  sort
• 12:27
  of
• 12:27
  tripped
• 12:27
  up
• 12:28
  or
• 12:28
  in
• 12:29
  advance,
• 12:29
  like
• 12:30
  when
• 12:30
  I
• 12:30
  know
• 12:30
  that
• 12:31
  this
• 12:31
  is
• 12:31
  a,
• 12:31
  that
• 12:31
  I'm
• 12:32
  making
• 12:32
  a
• 12:32
  choice,
• 12:32
  that
• 12:33
  there's
• 12:33
  a
• 12:33
  decision
• 12:34
  to
• 12:34
  be
• 12:34
  made
• 12:35
  to
• 12:36
  put
• 12:37
  those
• 12:37
  things
• 12:37
  in
• 12:38
  place,
• 12:38
  which
• 12:39
  primarily
• 12:40
  is
• 12:41
  why
• 12:41
  does
• 12:41
  this
• 12:42
  matter
• 12:42
  to
• 12:42
  me?
• 12:45
  Yeah.
• 12:45
  You
• 12:46
  know,
• 12:46
  what
• 12:46
  am
• 12:46
  I
• 12:47
  hoping
• 12:47
  to
• 12:48
  gain
• 12:49
  by
• 12:50
  making
• 12:50
  this
• 12:50
  decision?
• 12:52
  And
• 12:53
  then
• 12:54
  what
• 12:54
  criteria
• 12:56
  am
• 12:56
  I
• 12:56
  trying
• 12:56
  to
• 12:57
  meet?
• 12:57
  And
• 12:57
  it
• 12:57
  sort
• 12:58
  of
• 12:58
  differs
• 12:59
  depending
• 12:59
  on
• 12:59
  what
• 13:00
  I'm
• 13:00
  making
• 13:00
  a
• 13:00
  decision
• 13:01
  about.
• 13:02
  You
• 13:02
  know,
• 13:02
  it's
• 13:03
  very
• 13:04
  different
• 13:04
  if
• 13:04
  it's
• 13:05
  trying
• 13:05
  to
• 13:06
  buy
• 13:07
  an
• 13:07
  item,
• 13:09
  but
• 13:09
  still
• 13:10
  I
• 13:10
  can
• 13:10
  do
• 13:10
  like
• 13:10
  what
• 13:11
  you
• 13:11
  just
• 13:11
  described,
• 13:12
  where
• 13:12
  I
• 13:12
  can
• 13:12
  get
• 13:13
  lost
• 13:13
  in
• 13:13
  this
• 13:15
  rabbit
• 13:15
  hole
• 13:16
  of
• 13:16
  options
• 13:16
  and
• 13:17
  then
• 13:17
  just
• 13:17
  not
• 13:17
  do
• 13:18
  anything.
• 13:19
  And
• 13:20
  you
• 13:20
  know,
• 13:20
  the,
• 13:20
  the
• 13:21
  antidote
• 13:21
  to
• 13:21
  that
• 13:22
  for
• 13:22
  me
• 13:22
  is
• 13:23
  to
• 13:23
  choose
• 13:24
  up
• 13:24
  to
• 13:24
  three
• 13:25
  things
• 13:28
  to
• 13:28
  base
• 13:28
  my
• 13:29
  decision
• 13:29
  on
• 13:29
  what
• 13:30
  are
• 13:30
  the
• 13:30
  three
• 13:30
  things
• 13:31
  I
• 13:31
  need
• 13:31
  this
• 13:31
  to
• 13:31
  do
• 13:32
  and
• 13:32
  then
• 13:32
  find
• 13:33
  the
• 13:33
  thing
• 13:33
  that,
• 13:34
  that
• 13:34
  meets
• 13:35
  those
• 13:35
  and
• 13:35
  stop
• 13:36
  there.
• 13:37
  Like
• 13:37
  I
• 13:37
  don't
• 13:37
  have
• 13:37
  to
• 13:37
  find
• 13:38
  the
• 13:38
  best
• 13:38
  one
• 13:39
  that
• 13:39
  meets
• 13:39
  those,
• 13:40
  I
• 13:40
  just
• 13:40
  have
• 13:40
  to
• 13:40
  find
• 13:41
  one
• 13:41
  that
• 13:42
  meets
• 13:42
  those.
• 13:43
  Yeah.
• 13:43
  So
• 13:43
  you're
• 13:44
  saying
• 13:44
  that
• 13:44
  if
• 13:44
  you,
• 13:44
  if
• 13:45
  you
• 13:45
  find
• 13:45
  one
• 13:46
  and
• 13:46
  it
• 13:46
  meets
• 13:46
  all
• 13:47
  their
• 13:47
  checks
• 13:47
  with
• 13:47
  boxes,
• 13:48
  you'll
• 13:49
  stop
• 13:49
  the
• 13:49
  search
• 13:49
  and
• 13:50
  just
• 13:50
  get
• 13:50
  that
• 13:51
  or
• 13:52
  go
• 13:52
  with
• 13:52
  that?
• 13:52
  Well,
• 13:53
  I'm
• 13:53
  saying
• 13:53
  that's
• 13:53
  the
• 13:54
  ideal
• 13:54
  scenario
• 13:58
  because
• 13:58
  I
• 13:59
  do
• 13:59
  like
• 13:59
  my
• 13:59
  flexibility.
• 14:00
  So
• 14:00
  I
• 14:01
  don't
• 14:01
  want
• 14:01
  to
• 14:01
  lock
• 14:01
  myself
• 14:01
  into
• 14:02
  saying
• 14:02
  that
• 14:02
  I
• 14:02
  will
• 14:03
  stop
• 14:03
  at
• 14:03
  one,
• 14:04
  but
• 14:05
  I'm
• 14:05
  not
• 14:05
  going
• 14:05
  to
• 14:05
  endlessly
• 14:07
  research
• 14:08
  I
• 14:09
  can
• 14:09
  find
• 14:11
  a
• 14:11
  maximum.
• 14:12
  Again,
• 14:12
  like
• 14:12
  three
• 14:13
  is
• 14:13
  sort
• 14:13
  of
• 14:13
  a
• 14:13
  magical
• 14:14
  number
• 14:14
  I
• 14:15
  think
• 14:15
  in
• 14:15
  these
• 14:15
  things
• 14:15
  of
• 14:16
  like
• 14:17
  look
• 14:17
  at
• 14:18
  three
• 14:18
  different
• 14:18
  things
• 14:19
  things
• 14:19
  and
• 14:19
  then
• 14:19
  maybe
• 14:20
  find
• 14:20
  three
• 14:20
  products
• 14:21
  that
• 14:21
  meet
• 14:21
  those
• 14:22
  things.
• 14:22
  Or
• 14:23
  if
• 14:23
  it's
• 14:23
  difficult
• 14:24
  to
• 14:24
  find
• 14:24
  three,
• 14:24
  I
• 14:24
  can
• 14:25
  stop
• 14:25
  at
• 14:25
  one.
• 14:25
  Like
• 14:26
  that's
• 14:26
  legitimate
• 14:28
  and,
• 14:29
  and
• 14:29
  if
• 14:29
  it's
• 14:29
  a
• 14:30
  fairly
• 14:30
  inconsequential
• 14:31
  purchase,
• 14:33
  I
• 14:33
  can
• 14:34
  just
• 14:34
  stop
• 14:35
  at
• 14:35
  one.
• 14:36
  And
• 14:37
  as
• 14:37
  soon
• 14:37
  as
• 14:37
  I
• 14:38
  find
• 14:38
  one
• 14:38
  that
• 14:38
  meets
• 14:39
  all
• 14:39
  the
• 14:39
  criteria,
• 14:39
  just
• 14:40
  get
• 14:40
  it.
• 14:41
  I
• 14:41
  don't
• 14:41
  want
• 14:41
  to
• 14:42
  waste
• 14:42
  time
• 14:42
  and
• 14:42
  energy
• 14:43
  anymore
• 14:44
  on
• 14:45
  inconsequential
• 14:46
  decisions
• 14:46
  in
• 14:47
  many
• 14:47
  cases.
• 14:48
  Yeah.
• 14:48
  And
• 14:49
  like
• 14:49
  Amazon
• 14:50
  makes
• 14:50
  it
• 14:50
  so
• 14:50
  hard.
• 14:50
  For
• 14:51
  example,
• 14:51
  yesterday
• 14:52
  I
• 14:52
  was
• 14:52
  shopping
• 14:53
  for
• 14:54
  cotton
• 14:54
  and
• 14:54
  linen
• 14:55
  cloth
• 14:55
  because
• 14:55
  I'm
• 14:56
  starting
• 14:56
  a
• 14:56
  new
• 14:56
  hobby
• 14:57
  and
• 15:00
  I
• 15:00
  found
• 15:00
  what,
• 15:00
  I
• 15:00
  found
• 15:01
  what
• 15:01
  I
• 15:01
  was
• 15:01
  going
• 15:01
  to
• 15:01
  buy
• 15:01
  and
• 15:02
  then
• 15:02
  it
• 15:03
  presented
• 15:03
  like
• 15:04
  10
• 15:05
  different
• 15:06
  options
• 15:06
  that
• 15:06
  were
• 15:06
  up
• 15:07
  to
• 15:07
  buy
• 15:07
  the
• 15:07
  same
• 15:08
  thing.
• 15:08
  Essentially.
• 15:09
  Right.
• 15:09
  Pieces
• 15:10
  of
• 15:10
  cotton.
• 15:10
  I
• 15:11
  mean
• 15:12
  there
• 15:12
  couldn't
• 15:12
  be
• 15:12
  much
• 15:13
  different.
• 15:14
  Yeah.
• 15:14
  So
• 15:15
  I
• 15:15
  Went
• 15:15
  with
• 15:15
  the.
• 15:15
  I
• 15:15
  think
• 15:15
  I
• 15:16
  went
• 15:16
  with
• 15:16
  the
• 15:16
  original.
• 15:16
  Stop
• 15:17
  it.
• 15:17
  I
• 15:17
  know
• 15:18
  this
• 15:18
  is
• 15:18
  what
• 15:18
  I
• 15:18
  want.
• 15:18
  That
• 15:19
  magical
• 15:19
  number
• 15:19
  three
• 15:20
  I
• 15:20
  love.
• 15:20
  Because
• 15:20
  you're
• 15:21
  right.
• 15:21
  You
• 15:21
  can
• 15:21
  apply
• 15:21
  it
• 15:22
  to
• 15:22
  the
• 15:22
  number
• 15:22
  of
• 15:22
  options,
• 15:23
  the
• 15:23
  number
• 15:23
  of
• 15:23
  criteria,
• 15:25
  and
• 15:25
  it's
• 15:25
  an
• 15:25
  odd
• 15:26
  number,
• 15:26
  which
• 15:26
  is
• 15:26
  always
• 15:26
  nice.
• 15:27
  And
• 15:30
  it's
• 15:30
  limiting.
• 15:31
  And
• 15:31
  for
• 15:31
  me
• 15:31
  anyway,
• 15:32
  limiting
• 15:32
  is.
• 15:34
  But
• 15:34
  you
• 15:35
  mentioned
• 15:35
  something
• 15:35
  about
• 15:35
  flexibility.
• 15:36
  Where
• 15:36
  does
• 15:36
  flexibility
• 15:37
  fit
• 15:37
  into
• 15:38
  your
• 15:38
  decision
• 15:38
  making?
• 15:39
  Well,
• 15:39
  that's
• 15:40
  why
• 15:40
  I
• 15:40
  think
• 15:41
  the
• 15:41
  three
• 15:42
  gives
• 15:43
  me
• 15:43
  some
• 15:43
  flexibility
• 15:44
  or
• 15:45
  the
• 15:45
  feeling
• 15:45
  of
• 15:45
  flexibility.
• 15:47
  Like,
• 15:47
  if
• 15:47
  it's
• 15:48
  just
• 15:48
  I
• 15:49
  take
• 15:49
  the
• 15:49
  first
• 15:49
  one,
• 15:50
  then
• 15:51
  I
• 15:51
  start
• 15:51
  to
• 15:51
  feel
• 15:51
  constricted
• 15:52
  by
• 15:52
  that.
• 15:53
  Yeah.
• 15:53
  Or
• 15:53
  if
• 15:54
  I'm
• 15:54
  looking
• 15:54
  for
• 15:55
  only
• 15:55
  the
• 15:56
  thing
• 15:56
  that
• 15:56
  meets
• 15:57
  this
• 15:57
  one
• 15:57
  criteria,
• 15:58
  then
• 15:58
  I'm
• 15:58
  like,
• 15:58
  yeah,
• 15:59
  but
• 15:59
  there's
• 15:59
  all
• 15:59
  these
• 15:59
  other
• 16:00
  things
• 16:00
  and
• 16:00
  I'm
• 16:00
  missing
• 16:01
  out
• 16:01
  on
• 16:01
  those.
• 16:01
  And,
• 16:02
  you
• 16:02
  know,
• 16:03
  that
• 16:03
  becomes
• 16:04
  a
• 16:04
  whole
• 16:04
  thing.
• 16:04
  So
• 16:05
  I
• 16:06
  feel
• 16:06
  like
• 16:07
  that
• 16:07
  provides
• 16:08
  some
• 16:08
  flexibility.
• 16:11
  But
• 16:11
  I
• 16:12
  don't
• 16:12
  want
• 16:14
  to
• 16:16
  use
• 16:16
  flexibility
• 16:17
  as
• 16:17
  a
• 16:17
  crutch,
• 16:18
  I
• 16:18
  guess.
• 16:19
  Like,
• 16:20
  I
• 16:20
  don't
• 16:20
  want
• 16:21
  to
• 16:22
  have
• 16:22
  a
• 16:22
  lot
• 16:22
  of
• 16:23
  just
• 16:23
  in
• 16:23
  case
• 16:24
  things
• 16:25
  come
• 16:25
  into
• 16:25
  play,
• 16:26
  you
• 16:27
  know?
• 16:27
  Right.
• 16:28
  I
• 16:28
  have
• 16:28
  a
• 16:28
  tendency
• 16:29
  to
• 16:29
  save
• 16:29
  things
• 16:30
  just
• 16:30
  in
• 16:30
  case.
• 16:31
  Right.
• 16:32
  That's
• 16:32
  what
• 16:33
  I'm
• 16:33
  coming
• 16:33
  up
• 16:33
  against
• 16:34
  with
• 16:34
  my
• 16:35
  decision
• 16:35
  making
• 16:35
  around.
• 16:36
  Organize
• 16:36
  your
• 16:36
  family
• 16:37
  history.
• 16:37
  Like,
• 16:37
  it's
• 16:37
  very
• 16:38
  permanent
• 16:38
  to
• 16:38
  delete.
• 16:39
  If
• 16:39
  I
• 16:39
  deleted
• 16:39
  my
• 16:40
  email
• 16:40
  list,
• 16:41
  it
• 16:41
  would
• 16:41
  be
• 16:41
  gone
• 16:41
  forever.
• 16:42
  But
• 16:42
  I
• 16:42
  had
• 16:43
  the
• 16:43
  opportunity
• 16:43
  to
• 16:43
  archive
• 16:43
  it,
• 16:44
  which
• 16:44
  is
• 16:44
  a
• 16:44
  little
• 16:44
  more
• 16:44
  labor
• 16:45
  intensive,
• 16:45
  but
• 16:46
  I
• 16:46
  would
• 16:46
  have
• 16:46
  the
• 16:46
  flexibility
• 16:47
  to
• 16:47
  use
• 16:47
  it
• 16:47
  again.
• 16:48
  And
• 16:48
  I
• 16:48
  think
• 16:48
  that
• 16:48
  makes
• 16:48
  some
• 16:49
  sense.
• 16:50
  But
• 16:50
  when
• 16:50
  I
• 16:50
  think
• 16:50
  about
• 16:51
  some
• 16:51
  of
• 16:51
  my
• 16:51
  organizing
• 16:52
  clients
• 16:52
  who
• 16:53
  have
• 16:53
  a
• 16:53
  lot
• 16:53
  of
• 16:54
  clutter
• 16:54
  and
• 16:54
  they're
• 16:54
  keeping
• 16:55
  stuff
• 16:55
  just
• 16:55
  in
• 16:55
  case,
• 16:58
  then
• 16:58
  they
• 16:59
  either
• 17:00
  can't
• 17:00
  find
• 17:00
  it
• 17:00
  when
• 17:01
  they
• 17:01
  want
• 17:01
  it,
• 17:01
  or
• 17:01
  it's
• 17:02
  contributing
• 17:02
  to
• 17:02
  the
• 17:03
  clutter
• 17:03
  problem.
• 17:03
  So
• 17:03
  I
• 17:04
  kind
• 17:04
  of
• 17:04
  bristle
• 17:05
  against
• 17:05
  that.
• 17:06
  Although.
• 17:07
  And
• 17:07
  now,
• 17:07
  like
• 17:08
  just
• 17:08
  yesterday,
• 17:09
  I
• 17:09
  was
• 17:09
  wondering
• 17:10
  whether
• 17:10
  I
• 17:10
  had
• 17:10
  a
• 17:10
  certain
• 17:10
  thing.
• 17:11
  It's
• 17:12
  like
• 17:12
  a
• 17:12
  craft
• 17:12
  item,
• 17:14
  and
• 17:14
  I
• 17:15
  didn't
• 17:15
  even
• 17:15
  look
• 17:16
  for
• 17:16
  it
• 17:16
  because
• 17:16
  I'm
• 17:16
  like,
• 17:17
  you
• 17:17
  would
• 17:17
  never
• 17:17
  have
• 17:17
  moved
• 17:18
  that.
• 17:18
  Because
• 17:19
  you
• 17:19
  weren't.
• 17:20
  You
• 17:20
  were
• 17:20
  doing
• 17:20
  that
• 17:21
  craft
• 17:21
  then.
• 17:22
  And
• 17:22
  so
• 17:22
  I'm
• 17:23
  sure
• 17:23
  I
• 17:23
  don't
• 17:23
  have
• 17:23
  it
• 17:24
  and
• 17:24
  I'm
• 17:25
  surviving.
• 17:26
  Right?
• 17:26
  Yeah.
• 17:27
  Like,
• 17:27
  the
• 17:27
  just
• 17:28
  in
• 17:28
  case
• 17:28
  happened.
• 17:28
  Like,
• 17:29
  I
• 17:29
  could
• 17:29
  use
• 17:29
  it
• 17:29
  now,
• 17:29
  but
• 17:30
  it's
• 17:30
  not
• 17:30
  the
• 17:30
  end
• 17:30
  of
• 17:31
  the
• 17:31
  world.
• 17:31
  And
• 17:31
  I
• 17:32
  would
• 17:32
  have
• 17:32
  paid
• 17:32
  somebody
• 17:32
  to
• 17:32
  move
• 17:33
  it
• 17:33
  and
• 17:33
  probably
• 17:34
  pack
• 17:34
  it,
• 17:35
  unpack
• 17:35
  it
• 17:35
  and
• 17:35
  move
• 17:35
  it,
• 17:36
  and
• 17:36
  then.
• 17:36
  Yeah,
• 17:37
  pack,
• 17:37
  move,
• 17:37
  and
• 17:38
  unpack.
• 17:38
  If
• 17:38
  I
• 17:38
  had
• 17:39
  kept
• 17:39
  it
• 17:39
  so.
• 17:40
  And
• 17:40
  well,
• 17:41
  probably
• 17:41
  what
• 17:41
  would
• 17:41
  have
• 17:41
  happened
• 17:42
  is
• 17:42
  you
• 17:42
  would
• 17:43
  have
• 17:43
  paid
• 17:43
  someone
• 17:43
  to
• 17:44
  pack
• 17:44
  it,
• 17:45
  move
• 17:45
  it,
• 17:45
  unpack
• 17:46
  it,
• 17:46
  and
• 17:47
  then
• 17:47
  realized
• 17:47
  you
• 17:47
  didn't
• 17:48
  have
• 17:48
  room
• 17:48
  for
• 17:48
  it
• 17:48
  and
• 17:49
  gotten
• 17:49
  rid
• 17:49
  of
• 17:49
  It.
• 17:50
  Right.
• 17:51
  And
• 17:51
  then
• 17:52
  you
• 17:52
  would
• 17:52
  still
• 17:52
  be
• 17:52
  with.
• 17:53
  Me
• 17:53
  where
• 17:53
  I
• 17:53
  am.
• 17:53
  Right,
• 17:54
  exactly.
• 17:55
  It's
• 17:56
  so
• 17:56
  true.
• 17:56
  That's
• 17:57
  the.
• 17:58
  Yeah,
• 17:59
  it's
• 17:59
  a
• 18:00
  good
• 18:00
  thing
• 18:00
  and
• 18:00
  a
• 18:00
  bad
• 18:00
  thing
• 18:01
  about
• 18:01
  living
• 18:01
  in
• 18:01
  a
• 18:01
  smaller
• 18:02
  space.
• 18:02
  I
• 18:02
  know
• 18:02
  where
• 18:02
  everything
• 18:03
  is,
• 18:03
  but
• 18:03
  I
• 18:03
  don't
• 18:03
  have
• 18:04
  room
• 18:04
  for
• 18:04
  everything.
• 18:04
  So
• 18:04
  I
• 18:05
  have
• 18:05
  to
• 18:05
  make
• 18:05
  some
• 18:05
  tough
• 18:05
  choices
• 18:06
  to
• 18:07
  let
• 18:07
  go
• 18:07
  of
• 18:08
  stuff.
• 18:08
  Luckily
• 18:09
  the
• 18:09
  stuff
• 18:09
  I'm
• 18:09
  talking
• 18:10
  about
• 18:10
  is
• 18:11
  really
• 18:11
  non
• 18:12
  consequential,
• 18:14
  but.
• 18:15
  Yeah,
• 18:16
  so
• 18:16
  choosing
• 18:16
  is
• 18:16
  tough,
• 18:17
  but
• 18:17
  it
• 18:18
  creates
• 18:18
  a
• 18:19
  lot
• 18:19
  of
• 18:19
  freedom
• 18:21
  after
• 18:21
  you've
• 18:21
  made
• 18:21
  the
• 18:22
  choice.
• 18:22
  Yeah.
• 18:23
  So
• 18:23
  making
• 18:23
  a
• 18:24
  choice
• 18:24
  allows
• 18:25
  you
• 18:25
  to
• 18:25
  put
• 18:25
  your
• 18:26
  energy
• 18:26
  towards
• 18:27
  other
• 18:27
  things.
• 18:30
  Like,
• 18:30
  you
• 18:31
  know,
• 18:31
  if
• 18:31
  you're
• 18:32
  caught
• 18:32
  in
• 18:32
  this
• 18:33
  place
• 18:34
  of
• 18:36
  feeling
• 18:37
  like
• 18:37
  you
• 18:37
  need
• 18:37
  to
• 18:37
  make
• 18:38
  a
• 18:38
  decision
• 18:38
  all
• 18:39
  the
• 18:39
  time,
• 18:39
  that
• 18:40
  takes
• 18:40
  a
• 18:40
  certain
• 18:40
  amount
• 18:40
  of
• 18:41
  energy.
• 18:41
  And
• 18:42
  not
• 18:42
  making
• 18:42
  that
• 18:43
  decision
• 18:44
  takes
• 18:44
  a
• 18:44
  certain
• 18:45
  amount
• 18:45
  of
• 18:45
  energy
• 18:45
  because
• 18:46
  you're
• 18:46
  thinking
• 18:46
  about
• 18:46
  it.
• 18:47
  Right.
• 18:48
  And
• 18:48
  so
• 18:49
  making
• 18:50
  a
• 18:50
  decision,
• 18:51
  you
• 18:51
  know,
• 18:52
  choosing
• 18:53
  allows
• 18:53
  you
• 18:53
  to
• 18:53
  get
• 18:53
  on
• 18:54
  with
• 18:54
  your
• 18:54
  life.
• 18:55
  Right.
• 18:56
  And
• 18:57
  sometimes
• 18:57
  not
• 18:57
  making
• 18:58
  a
• 18:58
  decision
• 18:58
  is
• 18:58
  making
• 18:59
  a
• 18:59
  decision.
• 18:59
  Right.
• 19:00
  Because
• 19:00
  either
• 19:01
  because
• 19:01
  things
• 19:02
  don't
• 19:02
  matter
• 19:03
  or.
• 19:03
  Yeah.
• 19:04
  Or
• 19:04
  go
• 19:04
  bad
• 19:05
  or.
• 19:07
  Yeah.
• 19:07
  You're
• 19:07
  letting
• 19:08
  the
• 19:08
  decision
• 19:08
  be
• 19:08
  made
• 19:09
  for
• 19:09
  you.
• 19:09
  And
• 19:09
  it's,
• 19:10
  I
• 19:10
  think,
• 19:11
  more
• 19:11
  helpful
• 19:11
  to
• 19:12
  be
• 19:12
  proactive
• 19:13
  in
• 19:13
  that
• 19:13
  decision
• 19:13
  making.
• 19:14
  Yeah,
• 19:15
  I'm
• 19:15
  sometimes
• 19:15
  guilty
• 19:16
  of
• 19:16
  that.
• 19:16
  When
• 19:17
  there's
• 19:17
  something
• 19:17
  I
• 19:18
  decide
• 19:18
  that
• 19:18
  I
• 19:18
  need
• 19:19
  and
• 19:19
  I
• 19:20
  go
• 19:20
  on
• 19:20
  Amazon
• 19:21
  and
• 19:23
  find
• 19:23
  a
• 19:23
  bazillion
• 19:24
  options
• 19:24
  and
• 19:25
  get
• 19:25
  all
• 19:26
  tripped
• 19:26
  up
• 19:26
  and
• 19:26
  fall
• 19:27
  over
• 19:27
  and
• 19:27
  then
• 19:27
  just
• 19:27
  leave
• 19:28
  it
• 19:28
  and
• 19:28
  don't
• 19:28
  get
• 19:29
  anything
• 19:30
  and
• 19:30
  then
• 19:31
  I
• 19:32
  will
• 19:32
  sometimes
• 19:33
  just
• 19:34
  say,
• 19:34
  oh,
• 19:35
  well,
• 19:35
  if
• 19:35
  I
• 19:35
  think
• 19:35
  about
• 19:36
  it
• 19:36
  again,
• 19:37
  then
• 19:38
  it's
• 19:38
  important
• 19:38
  to
• 19:39
  me,
• 19:39
  I'll
• 19:39
  come
• 19:39
  back
• 19:40
  to
• 19:40
  it.
• 19:42
  But
• 19:43
  yeah,
• 19:44
  I
• 19:44
  do
• 19:44
  feel
• 19:45
  like
• 19:45
  that
• 19:47
  leaves
• 19:47
  these
• 19:48
  kind
• 19:48
  of
• 19:48
  open
• 19:50
  loops
• 19:51
  that
• 19:51
  even
• 19:52
  if
• 19:52
  you
• 19:52
  aren't
• 19:52
  actively
• 19:53
  thinking
• 19:53
  about
• 19:54
  them,
• 19:54
  they
• 19:55
  are
• 19:55
  kind
• 19:55
  of
• 19:55
  drawing
• 19:56
  energy.
• 19:57
  You
• 19:57
  know,
• 19:58
  it's
• 19:58
  like
• 20:00
  I
• 20:00
  feel
• 20:00
  like.
• 20:00
  If
• 20:01
  I
• 20:01
  put
• 20:01
  something
• 20:01
  in
• 20:01
  my
• 20:01
  Amazon
• 20:02
  cart
• 20:02
  and
• 20:03
  then
• 20:03
  I
• 20:03
  move
• 20:03
  it
• 20:03
  to
• 20:04
  save
• 20:04
  for
• 20:04
  later
• 20:04
  because
• 20:05
  I
• 20:05
  can't
• 20:05
  decide,
• 20:07
  then
• 20:07
  I
• 20:07
  forget
• 20:07
  about
• 20:07
  it.
• 20:08
  Like,
• 20:08
  in
• 20:09
  fact,
• 20:09
  it'd
• 20:09
  be
• 20:09
  pretty
• 20:10
  hilarious
• 20:10
  to
• 20:10
  look
• 20:11
  at
• 20:11
  my
• 20:11
  Save
• 20:11
  for
• 20:11
  Laters
• 20:12
  because
• 20:12
  they're
• 20:13
  probably
• 20:13
  from
• 20:13
  the
• 20:13
  last
• 20:13
  20
• 20:14
  years.
• 20:15
  Yeah,
• 20:18
  it's.
• 20:18
  It's
• 20:18
  the
• 20:19
  infinite,
• 20:19
  infinite
• 20:20
  list.
• 20:21
  Yeah,
• 20:22
  exactly.
• 20:22
  So
• 20:23
  I've.
• 20:23
  But
• 20:24
  I,
• 20:24
  I
• 20:24
  definitely
• 20:24
  hear
• 20:25
  what
• 20:25
  you're
• 20:25
  saying,
• 20:25
  that
• 20:25
  it
• 20:26
  can
• 20:26
  be
• 20:26
  easier
• 20:26
  to
• 20:27
  just
• 20:27
  make
• 20:27
  the
• 20:27
  decision
• 20:28
  and
• 20:28
  move,
• 20:28
  move
• 20:29
  on.
• 20:29
  Get
• 20:29
  it
• 20:30
  out
• 20:30
  of
• 20:30
  your
• 20:30
  head.
• 20:30
  I
• 20:31
  will
• 20:31
  feel
• 20:31
  good
• 20:31
  when,
• 20:31
  by
• 20:32
  the
• 20:32
  end
• 20:32
  of
• 20:32
  the
• 20:32
  day
• 20:32
  today
• 20:32
  when
• 20:33
  I
• 20:33
  make
• 20:33
  all
• 20:33
  my
• 20:33
  blog
• 20:34
  related
• 20:34
  decisions.
• 20:35
  Yeah,
• 20:36
  but
• 20:36
  yeah,
• 20:37
  yeah,
• 20:37
  and
• 20:38
  some
• 20:38
  of
• 20:38
  those
• 20:38
  decisions
• 20:39
  that
• 20:39
  you're
• 20:39
  making
• 20:39
  that,
• 20:40
  that
• 20:40
  do
• 20:40
  have
• 20:41
  future
• 20:41
  consequences,
• 20:42
  you
• 20:42
  know,
• 20:42
  if
• 20:43
  you
• 20:43
  delete
• 20:43
  your
• 20:43
  list,
• 20:44
  you
• 20:44
  can
• 20:44
  never
• 20:44
  get
• 20:44
  it
• 20:44
  back
• 20:46
  and
• 20:46
  you
• 20:46
  are
• 20:47
  feeling
• 20:49
  pretty
• 20:50
  certain
• 20:50
  about
• 20:51
  wanting
• 20:52
  to
• 20:52
  retire.
• 20:53
  Organize
• 20:54
  your
• 20:54
  family
• 20:54
  history
• 20:55
  right
• 20:55
  now.
• 20:55
  But
• 20:56
  there
• 20:56
  are
• 20:56
  ways
• 20:57
  that
• 20:57
  you
• 20:57
  can
• 20:58
  give
• 20:58
  yourself
• 20:58
  some
• 20:59
  flexibility
• 21:00
  that
• 21:01
  don't
• 21:01
  involve
• 21:01
  a
• 21:02
  decision
• 21:02
  now,
• 21:02
  but
• 21:03
  give
• 21:03
  you
• 21:03
  flexibility.
• 21:04
  So
• 21:04
  you
• 21:04
  could
• 21:04
  archive
• 21:06
  the
• 21:06
  list.
• 21:06
  You
• 21:06
  could
• 21:07
  decide
• 21:07
  that
• 21:07
  you'll
• 21:07
  spend
• 21:08
  up
• 21:08
  to
• 21:08
  a
• 21:08
  certain
• 21:08
  amount
• 21:09
  of
• 21:09
  money
• 21:10
  a
• 21:10
  year
• 21:11
  to
• 21:12
  sort
• 21:12
  of
• 21:12
  maintain
• 21:12
  the
• 21:13
  assets
• 21:14
  for
• 21:14
  a
• 21:15
  certain
• 21:15
  period
• 21:15
  of
• 21:16
  time,
• 21:16
  you
• 21:16
  know,
• 21:17
  two
• 21:17
  or
• 21:17
  three
• 21:17
  years
• 21:18
  or
• 21:18
  whatever.
• 21:19
  And
• 21:19
  then
• 21:20
  at
• 21:20
  that
• 21:20
  point,
• 21:21
  if
• 21:21
  it
• 21:22
  has
• 21:23
  no
• 21:23
  draw
• 21:24
  to
• 21:24
  you
• 21:24
  anymore,
• 21:25
  if
• 21:25
  you
• 21:25
  aren't
• 21:25
  interested
• 21:26
  in
• 21:26
  going
• 21:26
  back
• 21:27
  to
• 21:27
  it,
• 21:27
  you
• 21:27
  can
• 21:27
  let
• 21:27
  it
• 21:28
  go.
• 21:28
  I
• 21:28
  mean,
• 21:29
  it's
• 21:29
  sort
• 21:29
  of
• 21:29
  like
• 21:29
  with
• 21:29
  this
• 21:30
  podcast.
• 21:31
  Well,
• 21:32
  right.
• 21:32
  Yeah.
• 21:33
  We
• 21:33
  decided
• 21:33
  we
• 21:34
  were
• 21:34
  done,
• 21:34
  but
• 21:34
  we
• 21:34
  didn't
• 21:35
  close
• 21:35
  it
• 21:35
  up.
• 21:36
  Right.
• 21:36
  And
• 21:37
  then
• 21:37
  we
• 21:37
  resurrected
• 21:38
  it.
• 21:39
  We
• 21:39
  did,
• 21:40
  which
• 21:40
  I'm
• 21:40
  super
• 21:40
  glad
• 21:41
  we
• 21:41
  did.
• 21:42
  And
• 21:42
  it
• 21:42
  was
• 21:43
  relatively
• 21:43
  easy
• 21:44
  to
• 21:44
  do
• 21:44
  because
• 21:45
  we
• 21:46
  had
• 21:48
  in
• 21:48
  essence
• 21:48
  left
• 21:49
  everything
• 21:50
  as
• 21:50
  it
• 21:51
  was,
• 21:51
  but
• 21:52
  didn't
• 21:52
  have
• 21:52
  to
• 21:53
  actively
• 21:54
  manage
• 21:54
  it.
• 21:55
  And
• 21:55
  making
• 21:56
  that
• 21:56
  decision
• 21:56
  then
• 21:56
  we
• 21:57
  were
• 21:57
  able
• 21:57
  to
• 21:59
  not
• 22:00
  feel
• 22:00
  like
• 22:00
  we
• 22:01
  had
• 22:01
  to
• 22:01
  put
• 22:02
  any
• 22:02
  energy
• 22:02
  towards
• 22:03
  it
• 22:03
  in
• 22:04
  the
• 22:04
  intervening
• 22:04
  two
• 22:05
  years.
• 22:06
  Right,
• 22:06
  yeah,
• 22:06
  that's
• 22:07
  helpful.
• 22:07
  That
• 22:07
  really
• 22:07
  helps
• 22:08
  me
• 22:08
  in
• 22:08
  my
• 22:08
  decision
• 22:08
  making
• 22:09
  around.
• 22:09
  Organize
• 22:10
  your
• 22:10
  family
• 22:10
  history
• 22:10
  as
• 22:11
  well.
• 22:11
  That
• 22:11
  reminder
• 22:12
  that
• 22:12
  we
• 22:13
  left
• 22:13
  the
• 22:13
  content
• 22:14
  there
• 22:15
  and
• 22:16
  it
• 22:16
  didn't
• 22:16
  really
• 22:16
  give
• 22:17
  us
• 22:17
  any
• 22:17
  trouble,
• 22:17
  right?
• 22:19
  No.
• 22:19
  Not
• 22:20
  only
• 22:20
  did
• 22:20
  it
• 22:20
  not
• 22:20
  give
• 22:20
  us
• 22:21
  any
• 22:21
  trouble,
• 22:21
  but
• 22:22
  people
• 22:22
  continued
• 22:23
  to
• 22:23
  actively
• 22:24
  listen
• 22:24
  to
• 22:24
  it
• 22:25
  during
• 22:26
  those
• 22:26
  two
• 22:26
  years.
• 22:27
  That's
• 22:27
  helpful.
• 22:28
  Yeah.
• 22:28
  So
• 22:28
  leaving
• 22:29
  some
• 22:29
  flexibility
• 22:29
  in
• 22:30
  place,
• 22:30
  that
• 22:31
  isn't
• 22:31
  expensive
• 22:32
  or
• 22:33
  laborious.
• 22:33
  And
• 22:33
  also
• 22:34
  isn't
• 22:34
  that,
• 22:35
  I
• 22:35
  want
• 22:35
  to
• 22:35
  say,
• 22:35
  hanging
• 22:36
  Chad,
• 22:36
  that
• 22:37
  loose
• 22:37
  end,
• 22:38
  open
• 22:38
  loop,
• 22:38
  it's
• 22:39
  not
• 22:39
  going
• 22:39
  to
• 22:39
  be
• 22:39
  hanging
• 22:40
  around
• 22:41
  especially
• 22:41
  I'll
• 22:41
  probably
• 22:42
  write
• 22:42
  a
• 22:42
  note
• 22:42
  somewhere
• 22:43
  to.
• 22:43
  To
• 22:43
  revisit
• 22:44
  it
• 22:44
  in
• 22:44
  X
• 22:45
  amount
• 22:45
  of
• 22:45
  time.
• 22:45
  Yeah.
• 22:46
  And
• 22:46
  I
• 22:46
  think
• 22:46
  that
• 22:47
  making
• 22:49
  a
• 22:49
  decision
• 22:50
  for
• 22:50
  now
• 22:51
  with
• 22:51
  a
• 22:52
  particular
• 22:52
  time
• 22:53
  frame
• 22:53
  in
• 22:53
  mind,
• 22:54
  then
• 22:54
  you
• 22:54
  don't
• 22:54
  have
• 22:55
  to
• 22:55
  think
• 22:55
  about
• 22:55
  it
• 22:55
  for
• 22:55
  two
• 22:55
  years.
• 22:56
  I
• 22:57
  mean,
• 22:57
  and
• 22:57
  if
• 22:58
  in
• 22:58
  the
• 22:58
  intervening
• 22:59
  two
• 22:59
  years
• 22:59
  you're
• 23:00
  like,
• 23:00
  I
• 23:00
  really
• 23:01
  miss
• 23:01
  that.
• 23:01
  I
• 23:01
  want
• 23:01
  to
• 23:01
  go
• 23:02
  back
• 23:02
  to
• 23:02
  it.
• 23:03
  You
• 23:03
  can,
• 23:04
  but
• 23:05
  you
• 23:05
  don't
• 23:06
  have
• 23:06
  to
• 23:06
  put
• 23:06
  any
• 23:07
  energy,
• 23:08
  effort
• 23:09
  labor
• 23:10
  into
• 23:10
  it
• 23:11
  in
• 23:11
  those
• 23:11
  intervening
• 23:12
  years.
• 23:12
  And
• 23:12
  then
• 23:12
  you
• 23:12
  kind
• 23:13
  of
• 23:13
  have
• 23:13
  a
• 23:13
  clean
• 23:13
  slate
• 23:13
  and
• 23:14
  you
• 23:14
  come
• 23:14
  back
• 23:14
  to
• 23:14
  it
• 23:14
  and
• 23:14
  you're
• 23:15
  like,
• 23:15
  oh,
• 23:15
  this
• 23:15
  really
• 23:15
  does
• 23:15
  matter
• 23:16
  to
• 23:16
  me.
• 23:16
  I
• 23:16
  want
• 23:16
  to
• 23:16
  go
• 23:16
  back
• 23:17
  to
• 23:17
  it.
• 23:17
  Or
• 23:17
  you're
• 23:17
  like,
• 23:18
  you
• 23:18
  know
• 23:18
  what?
• 23:20
  This
• 23:20
  does
• 23:20
  not
• 23:21
  speak
• 23:21
  to
• 23:21
  me
• 23:21
  anymore.
• 23:22
  I'm
• 23:22
  ready
• 23:22
  to
• 23:23
  let
• 23:23
  it
• 23:23
  go
• 23:23
  completely.
• 23:24
  Yeah.
• 23:25
  Yeah,
• 23:25
  that
• 23:25
  sounds
• 23:25
  great.
• 23:26
  I
• 23:26
  think
• 23:26
  you
• 23:27
  helped
• 23:27
  me
• 23:27
  make
• 23:27
  that
• 23:27
  decision.
• 23:28
  Shannon.
• 23:28
  Thank
• 23:29
  you.
• 23:29
  Yay.
• 23:33
  Well,
• 23:33
  we
• 23:34
  would
• 23:34
  love
• 23:34
  to
• 23:34
  hear
• 23:35
  from
• 23:35
  you,
• 23:35
  our
• 23:36
  listeners.
• 23:36
  How
• 23:37
  do
• 23:38
  you
• 23:38
  choose
• 23:39
  to
• 23:39
  move
• 23:39
  through
• 23:39
  your
• 23:39
  life?
• 23:40
  What
• 23:40
  decisions
• 23:41
  do
• 23:41
  you
• 23:41
  have
• 23:41
  to
• 23:41
  make
• 23:42
  in
• 23:42
  20,
• 23:43
  26.
• 23:43
  You
• 23:44
  can
• 23:44
  let
• 23:44
  us
• 23:44
  know
• 23:45
  on
• 23:45
  Facebook,
• 23:46
  Instagram
• 23:47
  or
• 23:48
  YouTube
• 23:48
  at
• 23:48
  gettingtogoodenough.
• 23:50
  Or
• 23:50
  you
• 23:50
  could
• 23:50
  give
• 23:51
  us
• 23:51
  a
• 23:51
  call
• 23:51
  at
• 23:51
  413-424-GTGE.
• 23:54
  That's
• 23:55
  4843.
• 23:59
  You
• 23:59
  raised
• 23:59
  your
• 23:59
  eyebrows.
• 24:00
  Is
• 24:00
  there
• 24:00
  more?
• 24:01
  No,
• 24:03
  no.
• 24:06
  No.
• 24:06
  You
• 24:06
  did
• 24:07
  great.
• 24:07
  Keep
• 24:07
  going.
• 24:11
  For
• 24:12
  now.
• 24:13
  This
• 24:13
  is
• 24:13
  Shannon
• 24:14
  Wilkinson
• 24:15
  in
• 24:15
  Portland,
• 24:15
  Oregon.
• 24:16
  And
• 24:17
  Janine
• 24:17
  Adams
• 24:18
  in
• 24:18
  St.
• 24:18
  Louis,
• 24:18
  Missouri.
• 24:19
  And
• 24:20
  we
• 24:20
  hope
• 24:20
  that
• 24:21
  Good
• 24:21
  Enough
• 24:21
  is
• 24:21
  getting
• 24:22
  easier
• 24:22
  for
• 24:22
  you.
• 24:24
  Thanks
• 24:24
  for
• 24:24
  joining
• 24:25
  us
• 24:25
  on
• 24:25
  Getting
• 24:25
  to
• 24:25
  Good
• 24:26
  Enough.
• 24:26
  We
• 24:26
  hope
• 24:26
  you
• 24:27
  heard
• 24:27
  something
• 24:27
  that
• 24:28
  makes
• 24:28
  your
• 24:28
  life
• 24:28
  just
• 24:29
  a
• 24:29
  little
• 24:29
  bit
• 24:29
  easier.
• 24:30
  If
• 24:30
  you
• 24:31
  did,
• 24:31
  leave
• 24:31
  us
• 24:31
  a
• 24:32
  review
• 24:32
  or
• 24:32
  share
• 24:33
  this
• 24:33
  with
• 24:33
  someone
• 24:33
  who's
• 24:34
  looking
• 24:34
  for
• 24:34
  their
• 24:35
  own
• 24:35
  version
• 24:35
  of
• 24:36
  good
• 24:36
  Enough.
• 24:36
  Thanks
• 24:36
  for
• 24:36
  listening.
• 24:37
  See
• 24:37
  you
• 24:38
  soon.
• 24:48
  You
• 24:48
  can
• 24:48
  leave
• 24:48
  us
• 24:48
  a
• 24:49
  message
• 24:49
  at
• 24:49
  413-442-444843.
• 24:55
  G,
• 24:55
  T,
• 24:56
  G,
• 24:56
  E.
• 24:56
  Oh,
• 24:57
  my
• 24:57
  God.
• 24:57
  I'm
• 24:57
  doing
• 24:58
  that
• 24:58
  over
• 24:58
  again.
• 25:02
  Or
• 25:02
  you
• 25:03
  can
• 25:03
  leave
• 25:03
  us
• 25:03
  a
• 25:03
  message
• 25:04
  at
• 25:05
  424-4.
• 25:07
  Oh,
• 25:07
  my
• 25:08
  God.
• 25:09
  It
• 25:09
  starts
• 25:09
  with
• 25:09
  41
• 25:10
  3.
• 25:15
  Take
• 25:15
  3.
• 25:18
  It's
• 25:19
  not
• 25:19
  getting
• 25:19
  easier
• 25:20
  for
• 25:20
  me.
• 25:24
  Clearly
• 25:24
  it
• 25:25
  was
• 25:25
  difficult.
• 25:26
  Yeah,
• 25:26
  that
• 25:27
  was
• 25:27
  difficult.