What if I could only subtract to solve problems? This is one of questions from Tim Ferriss’s 17 Questions That Changed My Life
What if the treatment for our ailments isn’t in adding something to our lives but subtracting from it?
What if doctors didn’t look for additional medications to put us on, but instead looked for treatments, tests, and drugs that could be removed?
Maybe the “things” that will improve our health aren’t physical things but habits, behaviors, and thoughts.
Letting go of negative perceptions on aging can improve our physical abilities and improve our ability to recover from health setbacks such as diseases, surgeries, and falls.
Letting go of overthinking
Before we look for things to add to our lives, let’s assess what can be subtracted. Subtraction makes room for the things that matter.
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