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The Complexity of Simplicity with Jill Winger

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Sep 25, 2024

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Jill Winger

Jill Winger, an author and homesteader celebrated for her focus on intentional living, shares her insights on embracing complexity in our lives. She discusses the challenges of modern communication, the importance of discomfort for personal growth, and maintaining genuine community connections in a polarized society. Jill emphasizes the need to balance simplicity with complexity while advocating for real human interactions over digital dependencies. This captivating conversation encourages listeners to lean into their contradictions and forge a more meaningful existence.

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ANECDOTE

In-Person Connection

Jill Winger and Kate Kavanaugh met in person after connecting online.
They discussed community building, online presence, and shared interests.

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INSIGHT

Embracing Nuance

Many people are complex and multifaceted, not fitting neatly into niches.
Embracing nuance and the "both and" mindset allows for greater flexibility and creativity.

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INSIGHT

Community and Diverse Viewpoints

Building local community often involves connecting with people who hold different viewpoints.
Kate's experience running an agricultural business taught her the value of diverse perspectives.

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Navigating Homesteading and Community Dynamics

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Navigating Connections in a Digital Age

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Embracing Intuition and Challenges

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Balancing Modernity and Simplicity

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Mutual Appreciation and Growth in Business Practices

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Joyful Reflections on Creating and Connecting

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This is a salty conversation and it’s also the kind of conversation that cracks you wide open. I sit down with Jill Winger - not to discuss her incredible work with Old-Fashioned on Purpose, her courses, her planner, or her book which are all amazing - but to talk about her life philosophies, our shared hot takes, and to lean into our complexity as humans. We explore the complexities of modern communication, the importance of intentional living, and the challenges of building community in a polarized society. We talk about being reflexive contrarians and sometimes needing to go to an extreme to bounce back to some nuance. We discuss the value of discomfort in personal growth as much as we talk about when and how to choose ease, the balance between generalism and specialization, and the necessity of real human connection in an increasingly digital world. We explore choosing when we need to choose discomfort (often!) but also when we need to choose ease. All around, about holding the tension between modern and old-fashioned ways of living, and just holding the tension between so many paradoxical qualities of ourselves and our lives.

Find Jill:

Instagram: @jill.winger

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Resources Mentioned:

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