289. Why Doing Less Is Actually the Strategy

289. Why Doing Less Is Actually the Strategy

From On Your Terms® by Sam Vander Wielen

May 18, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 289

About this episode

This episode discusses the benefits of de-optimizing life and embracing a 'good enough' mindset for greater relief and confidence.

You're busy. You're building. You're making a thousand decisions a day — what to post, what to buy, what to eat, what to cut. And somewhere along the way, all of that choosing started to feel like its own full-time job. Here's the thing: we've been sold this idea that more optimization equals more freedom. That if you just find the perfect system, the perfect routine, the perfect answer, you'll finally be able to relax. So you keep researching and refining and second-guessing. And the relaxing never actually comes. This episode is about what happens when you stop. It's about de-optimizing your life — and why I think "good enough" isn't a consolation prize. It's the entire point. I'm sharing what's been quietly shifting for me (some of it unexpected, some of it born out of grief), and how I'm starting to let go of the pressure to have, do, and be the best version of everything, all the time. Spoiler: it feels a lot like relief. In this episode, you'll hear… How grief cracked open my relationship with time and completely reorganized my priorities Why I stopped chasing "biggest business ever" and started making my business the least interesting thing about me What happens when you…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Vander Wielen

Topics covered

  • de-optimization
  • business strategy
  • personal growth
  • grief
  • mindset shift

Keywords

  • de-optimizing
  • business
  • grief
  • mindset
  • personal growth
  • confidence
  • relief

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