15 Things I Quit To Simplify My Life

[@GabeBult]

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[@leecruz6781]

The "reading instead of doing" I am DEFINITELY gonna do more of the DOING part. Thanks!

[@johnchen8888]

Best advice I read/watched for a long time!

[@ShirleyRussell-r9h]

I love how you always simplify things without losing detail.

[@qq1651]

#16 I quit caring what other people think of me and/or my ways a.k.a. idiosyncrasies. But that came with age of 60.

[@dlwilliamson5644]

The peace of quitting this particular thing is intoxicating. Today, dressed for fishing up at Benoit Bay I got a genuine compliment from my son because I quit caring what other people think and was rewarded by my son.

[@louisefarber7573]

Me too. There are some really great things that come with age that are not talked about or acknowledged enough.

[@franklinhopkinsjr1065]

It took me in to my 60s to stop caring what others think. It’s the most freeing thing ever…

[@dlwilliamson5644]

@@franklinhopkinsjr1065 I am a few months from 60 yoa and wonder why it took us so many decades to let go of being concerned with what others thought. Maybe our parents' parents' society imparted this?

[@sadsack8993]

I used to struggle with the clean home until I saw a quote and it completely changed my view, the quote: a home should be clean enough to be healthy, but messy enough to have been lived in. We were constantly tidying after our kids to keep the house looking like a show home as opposed to our home. Ps thank you for the videos, I've stubbled across your channel and really like the videos and the formats.

[@sct4040]

I don’t like housework, though it’s necessary. So, I clean 1 thing per day outside of my usual tasks which are floor, and loading and emptying the dishwasher . Today was the living room fan.

[@janiceariza2839]

😮 Reading instead of doing is totally speaking to me!

[@lissetsanchez5316]

Thank you, Gabe. Enjoying the journey has been something I’ve strived for. It’s there where growth is felt.

[@Simon-je7ko]

I don't go to grocery stores anymore. It's prefer to take this time for me. I prefer to create a list and ask for delivery. No parking lot, no highway, no road rage, no cashier, no pit stop before getting on the formula one highway. LOL I just prioritize what is important for me. What is pointless is going to be no.

[@Chris-b4w8t]

I pretty much do the same thing at this point. It’s just way easier than dealing with everything that comes with going to grocery stores. Plus I don’t drive so I have to walk home with all my stuff which is annoying

[@Jack_Clemans]

Man, if everyone started doing just half of these things (I especially like controlling environment and systems over goals) can you imagine just how productive and happy the world would be? 😱

[@GabeBult]

A lot of times it’s breaking things down like that that makes life so much easier

[@juliem.3936]

When I stopped junk food (chips, etc.) I HAD to have an alternative, so I eat either air-popped popcorn or raw nuts in place of chips, etc. I still get the salty flavor and crunch, but it is much healthier.

[@GabeBult]

Those are all great!

[@charmin78]

** Set up systems (consistent process) vs goals (results you may not control).

[@SusanaWinters-k3o]

I appreciate how you always simplify things!

[@HaroldSimpson-j5y]

Your videos always simplify things for me!

[@WilliePlatz-t5p]

You always simplify things perfectly!

[@lisacrews3060]

Putting a time limit on my research/comparisons helps me avoid time sucks and analysis paralysis. For example, when I homeschooled 3 kids K-12 sometimes a curriculum in a particular subject wasn't working for a specific kid and I needed to replace or supplement it. It's easy to get sucked in exploring every possibility that exists, but instead I gave myself a certain amount of time (I can choose hours, days, weeks, months, or whatever) to do the research/comparisons and when the time's up, I choose from only the things I actually had time to look into. Prices, products, services, approaches, techniques, systems, etc. can all be compared this way. Goals and actions that help me reach them can be thought of in terms of whole and parts. Generally speaking, destinations, philosophies, motivations, and such can be though of as the whole, while techniques, actions, schedules, practices, tasks, routes, modes, priorities, and the like can be thought of as parts. The parts make up the whole. For example, getting in shape is the whole that is made up of parts like nutrition, portion control, and exercise. So when you're stuck it can sometimes helps to analyze what you need to focus more on, specific parts or a clearer whole.

[@DaintyFlowers-qd7mq]

I took your advice about assuming you are right thing. Made a tiny mistake at work and told the customer I should be fired. He laughed and we were good again.

[@KevinNordstrom]

I have two teenagers now. I tell people we live here, not on Instagram lol.

[@scottmack1963]

Finally! Someone that agrees with me on goals.

[@RaXaZ73]

Personal boundaries guide the path in circumstances that are seemingly out of hand. Thanks for the video mate!

[@FTG2Eli]

Excellent on the phone! I have the same policy..........except mine is an old flip phone, so I don't have apps, etc. But I do have unwanted solicitations, and I only answer to family, work, and friends. And my voicemail is always full!

[@GabeBult]

I’ve been thinking about moving to a flip phone lol

[@myaccount9498]

😂 Great to hear someone else has a full voicemail!

[@debrakwilliams48]

I stopped answering my phone about 10 years ago when I didn’t know who was calling. Family, primary friends, and important business contacts only.

[@anandahardial236]

These nuggets or wisdom are great in how you just pulled them together. Im trying to break myself out of multi tasking - so have watched twice already.

[@GabeBult]

That’s great!

[@AnnaLinins]

I totally get you - i watch it while beeing on the crosstrainer…

[@grannyprepper1181]

When I’m asked my opinion I say “ I will give you my opinion and my advice, BUT what you do with it is up to you”. I don’t want anyone saying “you told me to …..”. No, no I didn’t!

[@mystiez4558]

I love your channel! So many helpful tips, you’re clearly genuine and I respect how you reject consumeristic culture. My condo recently had a fire and all of my “stuff” is useless now. However, it’s costing me a lot of time and energy now going through it all, documenting for the claim, etc. such a huge eyeopening experience about the true cost of having so much stuff.

[@chiaraperry472]

Love the food comment. Chopped celery and carrots in my fridge, fruit to grab and go! Hard boiled eggs and grilled chicken as easy protein and healthy fats! Create the environment to enhance success!

[@travishanmer3624]

I live in a very haunted town. People ask if I look for ghosts. I always tell them - NO. I don't really believe in ghosts, but I've been wrong before!

[@BeautifulKrk]

Many interesting points and I definitely agree with some. The second tip ("Stop saying yes") doesn't really resonate with me however. I have found that life offers super-interesting paths and experiences if you allow yourself to be spontaneous and say "yes" on the spot without giving too much thought to it or checking your calendar. At least in my case, saying "yes" has blessed me with fantastic friends, unique experiences and overall a much richer life. So my advice: manage your time of course, but make sure you still allow yourself to be spontaneous ... and say 'yes' more often than you say 'no' or 'maybe' 🙂

[@eckehareckbert2731]

Agree on this. Sometimes always saying NO is selfishness coz sometimes u need to learn human adaptation or adjustment, or sometimes it may not be valuable or significant to u but it is for other people and bringing joy to other people. If u feel bad of what is to come, then say NO

[@pamw47798]

Indeed. This channel is a handbook on selfishness but I'm guessing that will hit him when his kids get older. I hope. There's a balance that's sometimes hard to achieve but I have found living according to : "do nothing out of selfish ambition but in humility, value others above yourselves" to be more fulfilling.

[@virocman]

Totally agree. Saying 'no' has been the default for me for most of my life, so learning to say 'yes' instead has helped me leave my comfort zone and have some of those positive experiences you've mentioned. However, I also know people who say 'yes' to everything, and find their life just absolutely filled with projects they're constantly working on for other people, and learning when to say 'no' would make a pretty big difference for them in having more time for things that are important to them. Seems like everything in the world requires a balance.

[@Madchris8828]

I agree with limiting the people that can call you, very little social media and actually taking a step back from constantly learning all the time or working. When I was working for 7 days a week every week for like 6 months I realized I was making pretty good money, but basically was a recluse who ignored friends, family and even my own health. Some of these productivity gurus on here act like working all the time is good, but seriously I look at a lot of these folks and they seem like they don't have any life at all outside their media they create. Taking time to destress and enjoy life should be on everyones list at some point during the week

[@rogerunderhill4267]

I enjoyed this video a lot. Not just the content (goal) but the way you presented it (the journey). Thanks a lot 😊

[@Tony_Reilly]

On July 1st this year i will be cutting drastically down on the foods that are considered snacking foods amd fizzy juice (Chocolate and Irn Bru) being prime examples by doing this i hope to improve my health my skin and also just my mental health....

[@mindiwilhelm4322]

You misspelled Grammarly in the last 30 seconds of your video. Great video. Loved it.

[@GabeBult]

Thanks lol my bad

[@yaldashahidi5415]

I agree about most of your points, I disagree on going into a conversation and telling the person 'I'm wrong' imediately or telling yourself that you're wrong all the time! How is that good for your self confidence? If you can't take yourself seriously, then how are other people going to? I'm not a big fan of 'I'm always right' either, but you can have your opinions and be open to other people's opinions without crashing your self worth to the ground! But hey 'I could be wrong' 😁

[@pearlivory3483]

I do the same with my phone. I have it on personal or work pretty much all day except for lunch time.

[@Allison_B.]

The "saying no" thing just to give you time to think is my husband default mode and I can tell it's the worst to be on the receiving end of. I can never plan anything or get anything started when I need to and then when he gets back to me I've mooved on to something else and he gets frustrated cause he actually wanted to participate in wathever I asked about. If you need time to think it through juste say that. Don't say no and then expect people to still be available after you've taken your sweet time to get back at them. (I know I seem bitter but dont worry, husband and I have found a workaround. I still think it's rude and selfish to just do to everyone.)

[@krismelendres3266]

I started wearing black clothes and clothes that it doesnt shows the Brand and it significantly changed my view coz brand is not part of my identity anymore although i buy good brands coz of quality like Supima cotton for the Shirt.

[@barbaramcfadden527]

Always thoughtful. Thanks.

[@Letgo_letlive]

To this day I still thank Gabe and tell people about him for how his advice has helped shaped my life so much since I found him 4 years ago

[@Mike-de4ip]

You have opened my mind, thank you!

[@ricardojmestre]

I love Grammarly, I've been using it for over an year and I love it.

[@LovingtheSprring]

Love your newest video. Especially the coke example.

[@GabeBult]

Thanks 🙏

[@wagasoolore]

VOW YOUR CHANEL IS A REAL - HUMBLE AND DOWN TO EARTH LOVE LOVE

[@LivingProcess]

Brilliant as always 💚 Setting goals is an issue for me like the journey idea setting up a schedule?

[@GabeBult]

I use a 90 day goals planner. I think there’s a link somewhere that’s really helped me.

[@jsimp4050]

I am a 55 yo woman who always tries to save money by doing part of the work, before workman get here. Mostly moving furniture and light demo, like flooring removal. We just got new carpet. I did move the furniture myself, but this time I decided I’m not doing carpet removal because it would take me extra days to do. Then I would have to haul it away and pay somewhere to take it, because you can’t throw it in the trash. I asked the carpet company to give me a breakdown of how much the removal and take away was and it came out to $175, 😊which to me was worth having the work done by them for pay.

[@bjwilliams]

Carpets are dirty full of germs. Wood flooring= cleaner\modern\healthier. Can use square rug for some areas! You're welcome.😮

[@_moondoggy]

Dude, love your content! But where do you get those handless/yunomi style mugs?? They are super cool

[@lilibethvilella]

Can so relate to your Amazon comment. Will Check out grammerly as newly published author ☺️ writing my 2nd book!

[@batmanbluedarker5087]

Hey man thank you, I know you don’t know me but I’m following this. Thank you. Also I just did the focus thing on my phone

[@GabeBult]

Hopefully it helps! Thanks for letting me know. Nice to meet you lol

[@charleyyoung262]

What type of work are you doing?

[@Persistancedetermination]

I do the same with my phone. People are like you have no voicemail? Nope.

[@austinmiller2214]

Timestamp 4:44 - What's that cup!

[@tiomoidofangle102]

Learning is a great thing, but learning, to be effective, must involve practice. We are what we do, not what we think.

[@GabeBult]

For sure! What really really matters is taking what you learn and putting it into action

[@NicoleWilliams-gj5qx]

Your videos are helping me helping me better my life! Another thing that would is if you happen to know the name of the shade of green in your kitchen. 😁 I’m in love.

[@hutsonmccullough]

This is a life changer if we actually apply these 💯

[@dunjabakic4012]

Having kids puts you in totaly new perspective❤

[@ngee9701]

Hi, would love to put call limits on iPhone but I’m older and can’t find how to do it… 😂 ….any suggestions welcome. Happy to add apps 🙏

[@ashbear2107]

i learn a lot from you. thank you!

[@pamlucchino4878]

Great Video Gabe. I have been watching you for a while now and will continue to support you! Thank you for all the content. Keep it coming. Question… where did you get your wedding band and the black ring you are wearing in this video? And I love the CUTS brand too 😊

[@GabeBult]

Honestly, I have no idea it was at a jewelry store for like a few hundred dollars

[@andrewcoover3636]

How do you change the phone to personal? Love the idea

[@delengar100]

What is the make of the pen you’re using in the video 00:42 please ?

[@lstephen]

Did you take down the free KZbin course link?

[@FindingJoy2022]

I set my phone to only "ring" if the caller is in my contact list. All others go directly to voice-mail, where I invite callers to leave a message. The silence is "golden".

[@MrMarshEnglishClass]

I always love your videos, Gabe. Systems over goals resonated with me. My only gripe: Grammarly. I know it's your sponsor, but as a grammar and literature teacher, I'd like to puke on Grammarly. These aren't skills that are foreign to any of us. We learned them in school. We have just lost the practice in using them and have allowed ourselves to buy into the myth that we can't learn to spell or to apply the rules of our own language. It's no different than learning anything else. It takes effort. Grammarly isn't making us bette writers; it's convincing us that we're something we aren't.

[@sabahatnaheed1435]

im liking the family photographs at the back.

[@ModernDayPilgrim]

I LOVE GRAMMARLY!!!! Way to go Meredith! 😂🙌🏼🩵💯

[@jf649]

Gabe, I was always wondering what coffee cups you have there in so many of your videos.

[@davidschelkens9481]

In what world is an e-mail more efficient than a phone call?

[@Pitacrumbs]

Hey how did you learn how to work out, I just don’t seem to get it right.

[@CarolKassel]

Your videos have made a big impact in my life! Thank you!

[@JimmyMiramontes]

I agree with not having to have a perfect house all the time, but it is important to teach the kids to clean up after themselves. I have a friend who let his daughter leave a mess and that’s not proper. She should be able to clean up after herself at five years old.

[@kimmygintx]

Hey around 4:30 you talk about a KZbin course and a link in the description but I can’t find it?

[@GabeBult]

Join the 5 Hour KZbinr t5hyt.carrd.co/

[@mssafaah]

Thank you🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@robbiehashadenough]

I see you didn’t quit making the titles of all your videos a numbered list of things to do or not to do.

[@loridulaney8640]

This is a gamechanger.

[@susannee.colella6109]

Hi my two cents on something you said. Please don’t be mad at your wife for not sharing grammerly. Maybe you were not in a receptive place for her to share or perhaps she simply thought you already knew. What ever it was and just for your family please remember to give them the benefit of the doubt and grace. I really take to heart and try to implement some of the things you talk about that is why I am a subscriber to your channel. It’s all good. 😊

[@patriciakochanek4959]

Gabe! I love you so much! And you misspelled GRAMMARLY in your last subtitle clip! Fix:)

[@MateiSuica]

Stopped after “reading”. Can’t take seriously a person that stopped reading to “improve” his life

[@ashleygibson8816]

Imagine asking for a cuppa tea from thus lad just to say yeah the next day

[@jhgindia]

Nice content sir

[@GabeBult]

Thanks 🙏

[@BrigetGstar]

Roughly $120K in my portfolio are in tech/TSLA stocks, can I get an advice on any other stocks that I can acquire to diversify my reserve across multiple markets while creating a comprehensive portfolio allocation that balances my concerns of risk aversion and returns that meet yearly inflation...

[@mac23806]

What podcasts do you listen to im exploring new ones

[@ME-nk2og]

If you want a simple life....don't get married and don't have kids. You're welcome.

[@MrGilperc]

Ironically, you misspelled Grammarly on the screen at the end of the video. Still love your content!

[@Awakened_sandy]

I respect that

[@rubyus7332]

Already! ❤

[@senorasarahCDMX]

Bruh I never answer the phone. I get annoyed when people call me lol. Ain't nobody got time for that!

[@chrisgeo7367]

Having a perfect clean home... tell me more with a cat in house ;P

[@artraft5142]

Ah! for me is not simple to improve my life as the city where I live is not the same as yours

[@lorij9649]

Hi Gabe, I could not quite figure out how to change from PCS to Mint Mobile. Who do you suggest for auto insurance for a 2005 Nissan Xterra? Thanks for all you do!

[@user-ly4oc8go7v]

Meredith let you suffer in front of the whole world with your spelling? 😂

[@MeredithBult]

8 years of correcting it 😅I’ve given up

[@user-ly4oc8go7v]

@@MeredithBult Funny!

[@nancyw8341]

Better yet, I just have a land line. Get rid of the phone. They'll leave a message.

[@erikrios95]

I want to know whats on either the right or left side of Gabe. He is always looking to the side in the thumbnails xD

[@GabeBult]

lol 😂 you guys don’t click on them when I look at the camera

[@Zuzoz]

You have some quality content but this video is a prime example of one annoyance I could mention: the number of "like" as a filler word is insanely high. I would highly encourage Gabe to count it. I know it's more and more common and perhaps native English speakers don't even recognize it; however I am not a native and probably this is why it sounds very annoying to me, I just notice at every single mention.

[@Freedomone153]

So watching videos is bad ??? But you create this video for people who are looking for the same thing?

[@sudhasridhar9757]

Most of the videos are basically not meant to be seen. I 'LISTEN' to most of the videos,while cooking,making bed ,doing dishes and gardening.

[@tatiannamarshalls2705]

Was looking for this comment. I think it's about moderation and balance at the end of the day.

[@enricoflamingo]

I love this video. I also recently set my life to what I call “FOH Mode”. Quit all social media except Reddit, no notifications, phone stays on DND. I have to steal that whole saying no first method of managing time and energy, that was genius.

[@bjwilliams]

You are on the largest social media now= KZbin😅!!!

[@tims4589]

It's kind of contradictory of you to say that you used to spend a lot of money on unnecessary amazon shopping while at the same time being extremely frugal..

[@abbasmirenayat9813]

16 things?!

[@AnnaLinins]

It would be WAY more brave if Gabe only wears like yellow clothes. Now he’s just looking like a guy who enjoy rock’n’roll-lifestyle (which is very nice, but totally different from all these life tips❤

[@just_Skye]

Omg you talked SO fast in this video! Why? It feels a bit stressed out. Are u okay?

[@imbonnie-hl3xk]

More children, less stuff.

[@ticklemeelmo73]

Why does every minimalist end up wearing only black? It's cult-like behavior.

[@Gikitech0321]

Bro you also quit your one plus open why, give to me….of comerse no, but get to me 24 hours later 😂. Great content btw

[@GabeBult]

lol I smashed the camera on it 😢