I want you to think about the last time something in your life wasn’t working. What did you do? You tried to add something. An app. A routine. A 30-day challenge. Because that’s what we all do. But there’s a reason it never works.
In this episode, I’m breaking down additive bias, why the wellness industry keeps selling you “more,” and what actually happened when I stopped adding and started clearing.
In this episode:
Why your first instinct is always to add (and why that’s the problem)
Additive bias: the research that explains why we default to “more”
Why you have 10 wellness apps and still feel like shit
The real reason there’s no room for healthy habits in your life
What happened when I stopped adding and started clearing instead
The connection between the last three weeks: guilt, unrealistic plans, and no space
A teaser for the MAKE SPACE Method™
Your experiment for this week: Pick one thing you’ve been trying to add that keeps not sticking. Don’t try harder. Instead, ask: what’s one thing I could remove that would make this easier? Not “what should I add to support it.” What should go?
“It’s not that you’re not trying hard enough. You’re trying too much. Of the wrong things.”
If this one resonated, share it with someone who’s been stuck on the hamster wheel of adding more. They don’t need another app. They need permission to subtract.
Tell me: what’s one thing you keep trying to add that you suspect you actually need to make space for instead?
Have the best weekend! 💛
Noemie X
