What Would You Give Up to Get More?

What Would You Give Up to Get More?

July 17, 2026 · 12 min · Season 20 · Episode 5500

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Scott Smith discusses the concept of gaining more by giving up less in life.

Daily Boost Podcast What Would You Give Up to Get More? July 17, 2026 | Episode 5500 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description Happy Friday. I sat down this week and did the show differently — just notes from the gym, a microphone, and the things I've been thinking about. Today it comes down to one line, maybe the truest one I've ever coined: more is on the other side of less. I'm sharing the inventory I took of my own life at the end of June, what I decided to cut, and a lesson from my days mixing audio for a live band that shows exactly how subtraction creates clarity. Whatever more means to you, it's waiting. Featured Story For two and a half years, I served as an audio tech at my church, mixing a live band for the worship service. One day nothing sounded right. Given it was a cafeteria, it never sounded amazing, but that day it was bad. The lead tech walked over and said, you need to get some stuff out of there. Subtract some of the audio. He started pulling away parts of the frequencies coming off the stage, and something clicked. Every voice and instrument was fighting for the same space. Removing what they shared cut the mud and added clarity. The mix didn't need more. It…

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