3791: Reading to Remember by Michael Mehlberg on How to Retain What You Read

Optimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 38: Happiness First, Then Everything Else by Steve Pavlina of StevePavlina.com (Becoming and Staying Happy). Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. The original post is located here: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2012/08/happiness-first-then-everything-else Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Tammi 201611min

Optimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 37: On Failing Gracefully by Colin Wright of ExileLifestyle.com (Why Failure and Losing is a Must for Personal Development and Growth). Colin is a professional author and international speaker, co-founded a publishing company, and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country determined by the votes of his readers! He also blogs. Colin's a minimalist in that he owns very few things and is careful in how he consumes. He tends to buy less, but invest in quality when he does, and trends toward the same in relationships, business endeavors, and just about everything else. He's left-handed, blue-eyed, scary good at Tetris, and can’t cook worth a damn. The original post is located here: http://exilelifestyle.com/failing-gracefully Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Tammi 201610min

Optimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 36: The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement by Mister Money Mustache of MrMoneyMustache.com (How to Retire Earlier). Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal, yet awesome, life of leisure. He and his wife studied engineering and computer science in Canada, then worked in standard tech-industry cubicle jobs in various locations throughout the late ’90s and early 2000s. Then they retired from real work way back in 2005 in order to start a family. This was achieved not through luck or amazing skill, but simply by living a lifestyle about 50% less expensive than most of their peers and investing the surplus in very boring conservative Vanguard index funds and a rental house or two. The original post is located here: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Tammi 201611min

Optimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 35: 10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits (How and Why to Wake Up on Time). Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. The original post is located here: http://zenhabits.net/10-benefits-of-rising-early-and-how-to-do-it Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Tammi 201613min

Optimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 34: Letting Go of Sentimental Items by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists (How to Get Rid of Meaningful Stuff and Junk). Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. The original post is located here: http://www.theminimalists.com/sentimental Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Tammi 201611min

Optimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 33: How to Stop Complaining by Steve Pavlina of StevePavlina.com (Overcoming Negativity and Assuming Total Responsibility). Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. The original post is located here: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/08/how-to-stop-complaining Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Tammi 201613min

Mr. Money Mustache is a thirty-something retiree who now writes about how we can all live a frugal, yet awesome, life of leisure. He and his wife studied engineering and computer science in Canada, then worked in standard tech-industry cubicle jobs in various locations throughout the late ’90s and early 2000s. Then they retired from real work way back in 2005 in order to start a family. This was achieved not through luck or amazing skill, but simply by living a lifestyle about 50% less expensive than most of their peers and investing the surplus in very boring conservative Vanguard index funds and a rental house or two. Episode 32: Great News - Early Retirement Doesn't Mean You'll Stop Working by Mr. Money Mustache of MrMoneyMustache.com. The original post is located here: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2015/04/15/great-news-early-retirement-doesnt-mean-youll-stop-working Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Tammi 201614min

Optimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 31: 10 Ways to Simplify Your Budget by Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net (Plus a Free Budgeting Excel Spreadsheet as a Gift). Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. The original post is located here: http://zenhabits.net/10-ways-to-simplify-your-budget Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Tammi 201613min