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Today I’d like to discuss a concept called “pruning”. Basically, it means trimming something by eliminating aspects that you don’t want, thereby making your life easier! I will talk about how this concept applies to international dating as well as life in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are supposed to fire the bottom 10% every year.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
A friend of mine is a freelancer who has been working from home for decades. She told me that the real reason why she keeps growing her freelance business is because she fires the bottom 10% of her clients every year. In other words, she only keeps high-quality clients that make her work meaningful and satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a great strategy which can be applied to other areas of life as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A life coach recently asked her clients to identify which area of life is working and which area of life isn’t<\/em> working. Meanwhile, they have to find out who and what caused the dissatisfaction. Some clients pointed out that their health is in trouble because of certain bad habits such as staying up late at night, so the life coach asked them to get rid of bad habits. Some clients claimed that their careers are pretty bad because they hate the company culture or their bosses; hence, the life coach asked them to start looking for new jobs (once they find something new, they can leave the toxic workplace). Some clients argued that their romantic relationships are maddening because they were dating emotionally immature<\/em> people; consequently, the life coach asked them to leave their emotionally immature<\/em> partners and make life easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The above-mentioned process is called pruning<\/strong>, i.e., eliminating negativity<\/em> in your life so that you can have more positivity<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you are on an international dating website, pruning also applies to you, because you have to initiate conversations with multiple candidates first and then you will see which person is the right woman for you. That means after a while, you will need to stop talking to those who aren’t<\/em> the right candidates, thereby focusing on the right lady and building a high-quality relationship.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Trimming your list makes your life so much easier.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Every day many people are busy with busyness<\/em> because they have 1,001 things to do. Indeed, the to-do list is getting longer and longer in modern-day society. Nevertheless, time and energy management expert Kate Northrup<\/a> states that we are supposed to trim our list so that we can create more space for ourselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First of all, before you add an item to your to-do list, you should ask yourself these questions: “Does this have to be done<\/em>?” “Does this have to be done now<\/em>?”
“Does this have to be done by me<\/em>?” After asking these 3 questions, chances are you won’t<\/em> feel stressed because you know what needs to be done first and what can wait. Remember: doing more doesn’t<\/em> make you more productive; it only makes you more tired. Real productivity is about doing the right number of meaningful things and feeling great at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When this idea is utilized in online dating, it means you need to initiate more video\/audio chat with Russian women on SimplyDating.com because having a video\/audio chat with a lady online is much more effective than sending her 100 text messages. In other words, you may need to trim your to-do list when it comes to online dating as well.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the second place, you can create your to-do list<\/span> and the universe’s to-do list.<\/span> By that I mean you can’t<\/em> control everything, so if something makes you feel worried, you may want to put it on the universe’s to-do list.<\/span> Please let me explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s say the pandemic has made you unemployed. Now even though you have a freelance business which was your side hustle when you had a job and it’s your only career right now, you still find the situation quite challenging because the freelance business doesn’t<\/em> bring enough revenue… yet. In that case, you can keep looking for a new job; meanwhile, you can talk to your friends and family who may introduce a new job to you. If you’ve tried your best, all you can do is to put what you want on the universe’s to-do list <\/span>and see what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, when you are looking for love online<\/a>, you should try your best. At the same time, you need to believe that the universe has a plan for you, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pruning makes online dating more manageable. It also makes life so much easier and better.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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