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4031: Curate Your Life, and the Rest Will Follow by Paula Pant of Afford Anything on Living With Intention
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- May 29, 2026
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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4031: Paula Pant explores how modern life becomes overcrowded with possessions, photos, obligations, and distractions that quietly drain our energy and attention. By treating life like a carefully curated museum rather than a storage unit, she argues that owning less, but choosing better, creates more happiness, freedom, and control over time and money. This perspective reframes minimalism not as sacrifice, but as a deliberate practice of making space for what truly matters. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://affordanything.com/curate-life/ Quotes to ponder: "The more items we own, the less we value them." "Curation is a mindset. It’s critically thinking about every element in your life: objects, friendships, time." "If we want to boost happiness, we must curate our belongings (and lives) with the same swift ruthlessness that a museum director uses to curate his exhibit." Episode references: Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com Craigslist: https://www.craigslist.org Timehop: https://timehop.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices