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Managing the Weight Of the World: 6 Things To Make Managing Work and Life Lighter

Managing the Weight Of the World: 6 Things To Make Managing Work and Life Lighter

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Toya Gavin
Jul 26, 2018
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Managing the Weight Of the World: 6 Things To Make Managing Work and Life Lighter

In the great debate between watching episodes weekly or binge-watch an entire season on Netflix, I choose to binge watching every time.  There is something about relaxing for an entire day and having some great entertainment to go along with it.

In one of my binging moments I happened upon the Christina Tosi episode of Chef’s Table.  Christina is the creator and head pastry chef at Milk Bar. This means she is the genius behind the naked cake and cereal milk, which is as tasty as it sounds.  

In the episode, Christina gives great advice about the pastry business that can also apply to life.  My favorite one is this, "within any given day in life, there should always be a moment where the weight of the world is just a little bit lighter on your shoulders."

After hearing this, I thought, when is the last time I thought about making the weight of life a little lighter?  Sure, I think about productivity and habits all the time, but lighter.

Lighter seems to be about adding some ease and peace …

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