Leidy Klotz

One great example is spending money to save time. And it's analogous to the to-do list and the stop doing list. But basically what you're doing is taking something off of your calendar and you're actually paying for the subtraction. But research shows that that can actually make us happier, right? Spending money to save time. So that's a subtraction that can make our lives immediately better.

One great example is spending money to save time. And it's analogous to the to-do list and the stop doing list. But basically what you're doing is taking something off of your calendar and you're actually paying for the subtraction. But research shows that that can actually make us happier, right? Spending money to save time. So that's a subtraction that can make our lives immediately better.

One great example is spending money to save time. And it's analogous to the to-do list and the stop doing list. But basically what you're doing is taking something off of your calendar and you're actually paying for the subtraction. But research shows that that can actually make us happier, right? Spending money to save time. So that's a subtraction that can make our lives immediately better.

better and then the the cleaning one you mentioned the desk and i know like okay cleaning up your desk i think that the cleaning illustrates that the more the more you take away the more noticeable it becomes whether it's a really tightly edited podcast or a super clean desk or you know a really streamlined modern design there are these examples of subtraction where it is noticeable that somebody put in the effort to take away what about though

better and then the the cleaning one you mentioned the desk and i know like okay cleaning up your desk i think that the cleaning illustrates that the more the more you take away the more noticeable it becomes whether it's a really tightly edited podcast or a super clean desk or you know a really streamlined modern design there are these examples of subtraction where it is noticeable that somebody put in the effort to take away what about though

better and then the the cleaning one you mentioned the desk and i know like okay cleaning up your desk i think that the cleaning illustrates that the more the more you take away the more noticeable it becomes whether it's a really tightly edited podcast or a super clean desk or you know a really streamlined modern design there are these examples of subtraction where it is noticeable that somebody put in the effort to take away what about though

Maybe I'm nitpicking here, but... No, no, the nitpicking's good, I think, yeah.

Maybe I'm nitpicking here, but... No, no, the nitpicking's good, I think, yeah.

Maybe I'm nitpicking here, but... No, no, the nitpicking's good, I think, yeah.

Yeah, I'm not saying subtract. I'm saying think add and subtract, right? One of the reasons that we don't think about subtracting is because we position these things as opposites, right? It's either add or subtract. And really what we should think of them as is, complementary approaches to making change, right? So you're thinking about, okay, how do we improve our family life?

Yeah, I'm not saying subtract. I'm saying think add and subtract, right? One of the reasons that we don't think about subtracting is because we position these things as opposites, right? It's either add or subtract. And really what we should think of them as is, complementary approaches to making change, right? So you're thinking about, okay, how do we improve our family life?

Yeah, I'm not saying subtract. I'm saying think add and subtract, right? One of the reasons that we don't think about subtracting is because we position these things as opposites, right? It's either add or subtract. And really what we should think of them as is, complementary approaches to making change, right? So you're thinking about, okay, how do we improve our family life?

One way is to add a vacation. One way is to subtract a vacation. Now you've thought about both of them and, you know, They're complementary approaches to change. That's great. You brought both of them to mind and you can go about making the best decision for you.

One way is to add a vacation. One way is to subtract a vacation. Now you've thought about both of them and, you know, They're complementary approaches to change. That's great. You brought both of them to mind and you can go about making the best decision for you.

One way is to add a vacation. One way is to subtract a vacation. Now you've thought about both of them and, you know, They're complementary approaches to change. That's great. You brought both of them to mind and you can go about making the best decision for you.

I think the root of that question, like Whitey said, we should subtract or just because we don't think of subtracting, we should always subtract. I think that often comes from a place of positioning these things as opposite each other instead of complementary.

I think the root of that question, like Whitey said, we should subtract or just because we don't think of subtracting, we should always subtract. I think that often comes from a place of positioning these things as opposite each other instead of complementary.

I think the root of that question, like Whitey said, we should subtract or just because we don't think of subtracting, we should always subtract. I think that often comes from a place of positioning these things as opposite each other instead of complementary.

And if they're complementary, then we go a long way towards overcoming the fundamental problem here, which is that we don't even think of subtracting.

And if they're complementary, then we go a long way towards overcoming the fundamental problem here, which is that we don't even think of subtracting.