Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement

The Joy of Missing Out: The simple way to reducing overwhelm and increase focus

21 min • 16 maj 2025

You’re not lazy. You’re overloaded. And no, another productivity hack won’t save you.

In this episode, I talk about how minimalism isn’t about white walls and hidden kitchen bins—it’s about your calendar, your relationships, your identity.

I unpack the joy of missing out using stories from travel, creative burnout, and watching a guy walk around Britain with nothing but a backpack. Turns out, when you’re doing too much, you're not living—you’re buffering.

We explore how having too many goals is like trying to break a window with a handful of dust.

Want more focus? You have to do less.

Three things you’ll learn:

  • Why doing less actually makes you better at what matters

  • How owning less clears mental space (not just your room)

  • A question to instantly identify what’s worth saying “no” to

Want your brain back? Hit play.



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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement


Episode: The Joy of Missing Out: The simple way to reducing overwhelm and increase focus


Chapters:

00:00 2 ways to be rich

02:23 Doing too many things stresses us out

06:36 More things = more responsibilities and more problems

09:12 Less stuff = Less problems, less complaining and more happiness

09:12 Are you doing things that exhaust you or you actually enjoy

10:09 Analogy of Breaking A Window

10:45 Story of A Recent Hiking Trip with Jamie Lloyd

14:28 A Year Can Make A Huge Difference

16:07 Make Full Use of Your Stuff

17:25 Send Off


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