About this episode

Michelle and Jessica discuss the POP method for editing life to align with personal values and manage mental loads.

Editing is a powerful tool we use to figure out what works, what doesn’t and what we should spend our energy on next. And it works for physical spaces like a silverware drawer and for our values and mental loads. Today, Jessica and Michelle discuss the POP method for editing. It starts with taking everything out, evaluating what you’re working with, and putting back only what helps you thrive in your current season. We also talk about the Traffic Light Method for evaluating your commitm...

People in this episode

Host: Michelle

Guest: Jessica

Topics covered

• editing life
• values
• mental load
• POP method
• Traffic Light Method
• self-improvement

Keywords

• editing
• values
• mental load
• POP method
• Traffic Light Method
• self-improvement
• parenting

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