Come back with me to 2018 to revisit my first book, The Less Effect: Design Your Life for Happiness & Purpose. I’m reading an excerpt from Chapter 4, “Like Attracts Like,” - a real snapshot of who I was then: a cluttered mess with questionable friendships and a little too much Netflix…oh, and anxiety I kept brushing off as “that’s just how I am.”
We talk about why this work never ends and how to keep your peace living on this earth, aka full-time distraction machine. I get into how your stuff, your habits, your people, and your environment all have a say in your energy, your mood, and what you keep attracting (or repelling).
Highlights:
(01:55) Why I’m revisiting The Less Effect, this work “applies forever”
(03:10) My 2018 reality check: misaligned job, cluttered apartment, and “cursed merchandise”
(05:45) The quiet truth: I wasn’t just dealing with chaos, I was creating it
(07:20) The “crap trap” - how we end up overwhelmed without noticing the red flags
(09:36) Energy talk, but make it science: vibration, color, sound, and why it affects your mood
(12:15) The big takeaway: everything around you matters, so guard your energy like it’s rent money
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