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5 Minute Friday - Less Gives You More

Jordan Edwards Season 6 Episode 270

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What if the fastest way to feel lighter, clearer, and more fulfilled is to do less? We dig into a simple framework—fewer items, fewer commitments, and fewer empty movements—to help you reclaim attention, energy, and time without burning everything down.

We start with the physical clutter that silently taxes your mind. That overstuffed closet isn’t just fabric; it’s decision fatigue baked into your mornings. By keeping only what you wear, love, and use, you cut daily friction and gain visual calm that supports focus. Then we reframe commitments. Early on, saying yes opens doors, but later it can dilute your best work. We share practical filters to say no with confidence and double down on what you do best, so your calendar reflects your priorities instead of everyone else’s.

From there, we tackle the micro-gaps in your day. Those ten minutes between meetings often vanish into doom scrolling, leaving you more drained. Swap that reflex for intentional pauses—short walks, breathing, or quiet stillness—and watch your attention reset. You’ll hear small, concrete actions to start today: declutter one drawer, cancel one low-value meeting, and spend ten minutes without your phone. Each move is modest, but together they build a life with less noise and more meaning.

If you’re ready to trade busyness for progress and clutter for clarity, this conversation gives you the playbook. Subscribe for more Five Minute Friday boosts, share this with a friend who’s overwhelmed, and leave a quick review to tell us the one thing you’ll cut this week.

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It's five minute Friday with Jordan Edwards. And in this episode, we're going to talk about how doing less is actually more. So I want you guys to stop doing and start being. We live in a world that's obsessed with doing more tasks, more stuff, more movements. But are we actually living or just spinning our wheels? We fill our lives with possessions, meetings, and endless to-do list, thinking it brings us happiness. But the truth, it often leaves us empty, anxious, and tired. So in this podcast today, we're going to talk about how you can have less that's really going to give you more. So we're going to focus on three things, which is less items, less commitments, and less movementslash doing. So let's dive into each of these. And like I said, it's going to be less than five minutes. You're going to do this super quick. So you get the value really quickly. So less items. What does that look like? How many of us that are listening right now have enough t-shirts for literally uh over a hundred t-shirts, over a hundred pairs of shoes, a hundred dresses, a hundred everything. And we start to realize that our closets are very full, but we wear the same seven to ten outfits. So by doing less, you start to simplify your wardrobe and have this minimalistic attitude because you don't need all of these things. You don't need the five cars, you don't need the 10 jet skis. You just need the things you're actually going to use. The other big thing is that saying no will allow you to say yes when it matters for commitments. You want to have less commitments. So what I mean by that, in the beginning years, you want to commit to everything because you don't know what's going to work. But as you get older, you want to get more certain about what commitments you want to have because you want to have the things that you're really good at and the things that you enjoy and be able to spend time on those things. And then the last part is less movement and doing. So you want to leave yourself time to reflect, breathe, and connect. The reason I say that is how many of us have a meeting that's 10 to 1045, and then from 1045 to 11, we'll just doom scroll. I know it happens a lot with my generation. I know it's happening more with other people because it's our go-to boredom. But what we really need to start doing is asking ourselves better questions of like, how can I get fulfillment in this 10 minutes? Maybe it's a walk around the park. Maybe it's a step back. Maybe it's a step forward. But I want you guys to start small. And by that, I mean you guys can do anything. You could start by decluttering one drawer, you could cancel one unnecessary meeting, and you could take 10 minutes to sit in silence without your phone. I really hope this lesses more, gave you some good value, some good perspective. And I hope you have an incredible, incredible weekend.

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