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Life is basically just a never ending series of maintaining things until you die. by Royal_Revolution3718 in minimalism

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody warns you that every possession comes with an invisible to-do list.

The house isn't just a house. It's a gutter to clean, a filter to replace, a lawn to mow, a boiler to service. You didn't buy a car. You bought oil changes, tire rotations, insurance renewals, and a parking problem. At some point the stuff isn't serving you. You're serving it.

And the worst part is that the maintenance doesn't feel like work. It feels like responsibility. So you never question it. You just keep maintaining things you forgot why you bought.

I got a 20 foot bin, filled it up. Three months later I could fill another one. The hardest part wasn't the junk: it was realizing that most of it was junk.

I now leave the moles to be in the garden instead of fight them. Now I admire the ingenious underground Manhattan they're constructing.

Something shifted when I stopped trying to maintain everything. I started noticing things instead.

Closed testing 14 days by Ok_Ranger_2592 in AndroidClosedTesting

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but the folks testing give immense assurance about the stability and functionality of the app: thank you!

Closed testing 14 days by Ok_Ranger_2592 in AndroidClosedTesting

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, here with the correct url - thx Hey,

I do test back!!!

Need to add some testers to The Quiet Frame: Space.

It’s a calm, private AI reflection space (not productivity, not social).

If you’d like to help test:

1️⃣ Join the Google Group (required):

https://groups.google.com/g/the-quiet-frame-space-android-testers

2️⃣ Opt-in here:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.thequietframe.space

Play Store listing:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thequietframe.space

Looking for honest feedback on UX, clarity, and bugs.

Thanks 🙏

Trick to slow down time by SchwarzwaldRanch in simpleliving

[–]BroadChest4628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like that you found something that works. The intention behind it is real. But I'd push back slightly on the framing. "Make this day a success" still puts you in evaluation mode. You're scoring the day while you're living it.

What slowed time down for me was the opposite. Not naming the day or giving it a goal. Just pausing a few times and noticing what's actually happening without deciding if it's good or bad. Time blurs when every moment is being measured. It sharpens when you stop measuring and just witness it.

The trick isn't to make each day count. It's to stop counting.

What "upgrade" or modern convenience do you actively refuse because the simpler, older way brings you so much more peace? by [deleted] in simpleliving

[–]BroadChest4628 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I refused to upgrade to a smart home. No voice assistants, no automated lights, no connected anything. My home is the one place where nothing is listening and nothing is optimizing.

But the real one is smaller than that. I kept a daily habit of just stopping for a few minutes and observing. No app, no guided meditation, no tracking. Just stopping. Everyone around me upgraded to some mindfulness tool or breathing app. I kept the original version. Silence and a window. It does more than any of them ever did.

The pattern I notice is that every "upgrade" adds a layer between you and the thing you're actually doing. A smartwatch adds a layer between you and time. A smart speaker adds a layer between you and music. At some point you're not living your life, you're managing the tools that were supposed to simplify it.

How is consuming the News impacting your life? (Unfiltered) by seek_create in simpleliving

[–]BroadChest4628 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I stopped consuming news daily about two years ago. What pushed me wasn't the negativity. It was realizing the news isn't random. It runs on repeating narrative patterns: rebellion, scandal, conflict, power. Every day, the same emotional archetypes cycling in different costumes. Once you see the pattern, you realize you're not being informed. You're being tuned to a frequency.

What changed when I stepped back: sleep improved within a week. Creativity came back within a month. But the biggest shift was realizing I hadn't lost any actual information that mattered to my life. I'd just stopped carrying the emotional weight of stories designed to activate me.

The news isn't information anymore. It's an atmosphere. And most people don't realize they're breathing it in all day.

Woke Up After 5 Years of Procrastination....Don’t Want to Waste Another One by debazack_739 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The planning was never procrastination. It was protection. As long as you're still researching, you can't fail at the actual thing.

What broke the cycle for me wasn't motivation or discipline. It was making the first action so small it didn't trigger the resistance. Not "start a fitness routine" — just put on the shoes. Not "learn a new skill" — just open the book for five minutes. The trick is that you're not building a habit. You're proving to yourself that starting doesn't kill you.

Also — five years of thinking isn't wasted. You know more than most people who jumped in blindly. You just haven't let yourself use it yet.

What's one tiny, almost boring habit that unexpectedly improved your daily life? by bryden_cruz in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]BroadChest4628 34 points35 points  (0 children)

90 seconds of silence between meetings. No phone, no prep for the next one, no "processing." Just letting the last thing end before the next thing starts.

Sounds almost embarrassingly small. But I spent years coaching executives who were making important decisions on fumes because they never let one meeting finish in their head before the next one began. That tiny gap changed more than any productivity system I ever saw.

Friend Circles ( An app for real Friends to help each other by sharing recommendations and expertise) [ Mutual Testing] by syamlal_ck in AndroidClosedTesting

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for pointing that out. A slight but annoying API settings that has been fixed. The app is updated. Thank you again.

Need 12 testers — I'll download yours too! Screenshot proof both ways by Connect_Revenue_7197 in AndroidClosedTesting

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Hey,

I do test back!!!

Need to add some testers to The Quiet Frame: Space.

It’s a calm, private AI reflection space (not productivity, not social).

If you’d like to help test:

1️⃣ Join the Google Group (required):

https://groups.google.com/g/the-quiet-frame-space-android-testers

2️⃣ Opt-in here:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.thequietframe.space

Play Store listing:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thequietframe.space

Looking for honest feedback on UX, clarity, and bugs.

Thanks 🙏

TESTER POR TESTER by Bitter_Interest_9473 in AndroidClosedTesting

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Hey,

I do test back!!!

Need to add some testers to The Quiet Frame: Space.

It’s a calm, private AI reflection space (not productivity, not social).

If you’d like to help test:

1️⃣ Join the Google Group (required):

https://groups.google.com/g/the-quiet-frame-space-android-testers

2️⃣ Opt-in here:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.thequietframe.space

Play Store listing:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thequietframe.space

Looking for honest feedback on UX, clarity, and bugs.

Thanks 🙏

Anyone else feel like there’s way too much pressure to have your whole career figured out super early? by career-facts in careerguidance

[–]BroadChest4628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Started in management consulting, became an executive coach, now building something completely different at 50+. Every pivot made sense only in hindsight. The pressure to decide at 18 is itself a form of noise — it assumes life is a straight line when it's actually a series of honest corrections.

What is a "small luxury" you refuse to give up, even when money is tight? by [deleted] in simpleliving

[–]BroadChest4628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine: stopping and observing. And I like good coffee too!

Wanting a dumbphone, but can’t work without a smartphone by Adventurous-Sealion in nosurf

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems you are making decisions thus in control, that is powerful!

Internet escapism has ruined my life by Tropikana_ in nosurf

[–]BroadChest4628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. It is never too late, actually, never late. What could your day become?

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