What If the Secret to Happiness Was Subtraction?
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Stop Solving by Adding
We often add complexity thinking it will help, but it overwhelms.
Try subtracting tasks, obligations, or even thoughts.
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Subtract to See Clearly
Imagine your mental space like a whiteboard. Adding more scribbles makes it worse.
Erase the clutter. Let clarity emerge.
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Let Go of “Shoulds”
“I should be further ahead.”
“I should be more productive.”
These mental scripts exhaust you. Drop them. See what’s left.
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Audit Your Emotional Drains
What thoughts, habits, or people leave you tired every time?
You don’t need to fix them. Just remove or reduce them.
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The 1–Less Rule
Each week, remove one thing: a tab from your browser, a self-imposed rule, a fake obligation.
Lightness is progress too.
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🧠 Micro Mental Shift:
Before asking,
👉“What more can I do?”
Ask:
👉 “What can I let go of today?”
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Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY
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CURATOR'S NOTE
When life feels off, we try to fix it by adding: more books, more apps, more goals, more advice. But sometimes, the real magic comes from removing; a toxic habit, a draining person, a false belief. This is the underrated art of psychological subtraction.
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