Growth is not always about adding more to your life. Sometimes, in order to grow, you have to identify the people, habits, and thought patterns that are taking up resources and preventing healthier things from developing. In this episode of Lessons for Young Brothers, Jr. “The Bald Head” explains why young men need to regularly prune things from their lives. Using the example of pruning a plant, he breaks down how certain relationships, unhealthy habits, and negative thought patterns can drain your energy and interfere with your personal growth. Too often, we continue giving our time and energy to things that are no longer beneficial simply because they have become familiar. Instead, young men should regularly examine their lives, identify what is no longer helping them grow, remove it, and replace it with something more beneficial. Some things have to be removed for other things to grow. Make time every year to examine the people, habits, and thoughts in your life. Be willing to prune what is holding you back and create room for something healthier to develop.