Webinar: Overcoming Obstacles to Simplicity

Webinar: Overcoming Obstacles to Simplicity

By Leo Babauta

In this webinar, I give a talk on many of the common obstacles to simplicity, and then boiled them down to one root obstacle: fear.

In this webinar, I discussed:

• The idea that simplicity is actually fairly simple — slow down, schedule less so you have more space for important things, get rid of clutter, let go of false needs, be mindful and enjoy the moment.
• But in reality, it’s not always that easy. Things get in the way. So we should explore how to overcome those obstacles to get to simplicity.
• Common obstacles to simplicity:
  1. norms of others
  2. not wanting to let go
  3. sentimental reasons
  4. people who live with you (spouse, etc)
  5. the way you’ve been doing things for years
  6. urges
  7. mindless habits
  8. anxiety, what-ifs, just-in-case
  9. fear (including FOMO)
  10. distractions
  11. change can be overwhelming – inertia
  12. desire for comfort & convenience
  13. time sucks
  14. feelings of obligations
  15. not having the time
  16. being busy
• But these all boil down to one thing: fear of not being good enough, not being OK in this moment. If we can address this, we can overcome all the obstacles.
• I discuss a way of addressing the fear of not being good enough.

I also answered a number of questions about gifts that people give you, finding detachment from any job, not wanting to waste money you’ve spent, and more.

Recording of My Talk on Obstacles

Watch the video below of the first part of the webinar with my talk, or download the video or just the audio.

Recording of Questions & Answers

Watch the video below of the second part of the webinar where I answer questions, or download the video or just the audio.