Lilia & Kylie explore The Pruning Principle by Simon Breakspear and share how educators can prune back non-essentials to focus on what truly matters—less overload, more impact.

Tune in for laughs, practical ideas, and ways to reclaim time in your teaching life.

We’ve all felt it — the endless cycle of adding more to our plates when schools push for improvement. More programs. More meetings. More “wellbeing” tasks that somehow take up even more time. But what if the key to greater impact and calmer classrooms isn’t addition — it’s subtraction?

Join Lilia and Kylie for a thoughtful (and funny) conversation about how pruning back nonessential tasks can make teaching lighter, clearer, and more effective.

You’ll hear relatable classroom stories, practical examples, and real strategies to help you:

✅ Reclaim time and focus

✅ Lighten your workload without losing impact

✅ Build trust and clarity in your school team

✅ Avoid the “additive trap”

✅ Work at 90–95% capacity for sustainable success

Mentioned in this Episode:

👉https://simonbreakspear.com

The Pruning Principle by Simon Breakspear 👉 https://simonbreakspear.com/pruningbook/

The Pruning Matrix and other pruning tools 👉https://simonbreakspear.com/pruningprinciple/

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