63 - Uncluttering Our Spaces, Our Schedules, & Our Lives (feat. Courtney Ellis)

Do we have too much clutter in our homes, schedule, and mind? Courtney Ellis (author of the new book Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul) stops by to talk to us about her journey from more to less and how it was actually a journey from less to more. Don’t worry, this isn’t just an episode about organizing stuff: we talk about technology use, our busy schedules, the practice of Sabbath, and more (ok yes, including physical stuff).

Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- decision fatigue (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_fatigue)- Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam Alter- The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch- The spoons metaphor Robert mentions is found in Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (Jenny credits the idea to Christine Miserandino)- Also, Robert wrote about that spoons idea a few years ago here (https://www.robert-vore.com/blog/2016/9/24/count-your-spoons), which includes some of Jenny’s words about it.

Connect with Courtney on her website (https://courtneybellis.com/), Twitter (http://twitter.com/courtneyellis), Facebook (http://facebook.com/authorcourtneybellis), or buy Uncluttered on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Uncluttered-Free-Your-Space-Schedule/dp/1628627913/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1548794028&sr=8-1&keywords=uncluttered+ellis&linkCode=ll1&tag=cxmhpodcast-20&linkId=9d401c4e840ae3b1bfa1d3fb83a3731b&language=en_US).

Quotes:- “It turned out that I had to let go of a lot of things before God could give me more.” (tweet (https://ctt.ac/sna12))

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