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Wanting Less, Being More: A Practical Guide to Choosing Enough, Breaking the Fear-Desire Loop, and Living With Presence
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ISBN13: 9798194734900
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 25 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 25 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
If you're tired of chasing more and still feeling like you're behind, you're not alone. Wanting Less, Being More is for the moment when your effort starts to feel noisy, and your life starts to feel smaller than your potential. This isn't a book about giving everything up or suppressing every desire. It's a practical, down-to-earth guide to recognizing when wanting has quietly taken the wheel - and choosing, deliberately, what actually deserves your time, money, and attention. Across 40 focused chapters, you'll discover how to: - Spot the hidden triggers that turn a passing thought into a must-have
- Break the fear-desire loop that keeps upgrading your definition of safe
- Replace status-based comparison with a measure that's actually yours
- Build a Time Enough Budget so your attention isn't spent before you choose to spend it
- Practice contentment as a trainable skill, not a personality trait
- Turn regret and grief into guidance instead of self-punishment
- Say no without guilt, and turn should into a choice you actually own
- Create a Morning Enough Ritual and an Evening Release for a calmer start and finish to each day Every chapter follows the same practical structure: a real-world scenario, a clear technique, a short daily practice, and one small action you can complete in minutes - not months. There's no jargon, no 30-day challenge, and no requirement to overhaul your entire life overnight. Wanting Less, Being More is for the small business owner working late for no clear reason, the parent who keeps comparing their ordinary Tuesday to someone else's highlight reel, and anyone who suspects that the next purchase, promotion, or achievement won't actually be the one that finally feels like enough. Enough isn't a finish line. It's a direction - and this book will help you find it, one honest choice at a time.
- Replace status-based comparison with a measure that's actually yours
- Build a Time Enough Budget so your attention isn't spent before you choose to spend it
- Practice contentment as a trainable skill, not a personality trait
- Turn regret and grief into guidance instead of self-punishment
- Say no without guilt, and turn should into a choice you actually own
- Create a Morning Enough Ritual and an Evening Release for a calmer start and finish to each day Every chapter follows the same practical structure: a real-world scenario, a clear technique, a short daily practice, and one small action you can complete in minutes - not months. There's no jargon, no 30-day challenge, and no requirement to overhaul your entire life overnight. Wanting Less, Being More is for the small business owner working late for no clear reason, the parent who keeps comparing their ordinary Tuesday to someone else's highlight reel, and anyone who suspects that the next purchase, promotion, or achievement won't actually be the one that finally feels like enough. Enough isn't a finish line. It's a direction - and this book will help you find it, one honest choice at a time.
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