Recharge yourself: 20 ways to simplify your life
If your life became too complicated... it’s time to simplify... before it’s too late. However, simplify your life isn’t always a simple process!
But if you’re ready to give it a try, here is a great starter’s guide.
The Short List
Bottom line, there are really only two steps to simplifying:
Identify what’s most important to you.
Eliminate everything else.
Of course, that’s not terribly useful unless you can see how to apply that to different areas of your life, so here is a more detailed list...
The Long List
Make a list of your top 3-5 priorities. Create space in your life so you have more time for these things.
Evaluate your commitments. Drop those that aren’t in line with your top priorities.
Evaluate your time. Plan your day so you spend most of your time on what’s really important to you.
Spend time with people you love. And make it a quality time.
Spend time alone. Walk outside, meditate, listen to music, read... whatever makes you happy being with... you.
Simplify work tasks. Focus on the essential tasks (those that get you most results) and eliminate the rest.
Simplify home tasks. Again, focus on the most important, and for the rest - automate, eliminate, delegate, or hire help.
Single-task. Multi-tasking is more complicated, more stressful, and generally less productive.
Create morning and evening routines. A great way to simplify your life is to create routines at the start and end of your day.
Fill your day with simple pleasures. Make a list of your favorite simple pleasures, and sprinkle them throughout your day.
Eat healthy. Being unhealthy is complicated. Eating healthy simplifies your life in the long term.
Learn to say ‘no’. If you can’t say ‘no’, you will take on too much.
Learn what ‘enough’ is. Figure out how much (money, stuff, goals...) is enough. And then stop when you get there.
Limit your communications. Check email only once or twice a day, limit phone calls to certain times, etc...
Limit your media consumption. Cut off on TV, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines, etc...
Get rid of stuff. Take a weekend and throw or donate all the stuff you don’t want or need anymore.
Simplify your wardrobe. Get rid of anything you don’t actually wear. And don’t buy anything new, before letting go of something old.
Declutter before organizing. If you declutter enough, you might not need to organize at all.
Go for quality, not quantity. Choose to have fewer things, but ones that you really love, and that will last for a long time.
Always ask: ‘will this simplify my life?’ If the answer is ‘no’, reconsider.
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So, what are your tips to make life simpler, easier and generally more enjoyable? Post them in the comment box below, and don’t forget to give ‘thumbs up’ to those tips you loved the most.
About Nisandeh Neta
“I am the founder of Open Circles Academy - the fastest growing business training company in Europe and the creator of the Business Bootcamp – Europe's biggest training and networking event for independent professionals and small business owners.
I've trained (so far) over 120,000 entrepreneurs, developed 24 advanced seminars, published 3 best-selling books and dozens of home-study courses and I co-founded the Open Circles Foundation - a nonprofit organization dedicated to transform the education system in the world.
In my life I’ve failed often and I’ve accomplished a lot - but no achievement compares to being in an ever-growing relationship for 22 years, raising the most amazing daughter (now in college, 5,000 km away) and living my dream life every… single… day.”
