What does happiness mean to you?
Get to the essential core of what sparks joy for you without the unnecessary tasks, items and clutter attached. Every luxury, promotion or expansion comes with its own responsibility which can bring additional clutter and stress – so get to bottom of what truly matters to you.
Here are some easy ways to simplify and thrive.
Limit Options by Simplifying Your To-Do List
- Examine your to-do list.
- Eliminate the unnecessary and unimportant. Focus on high-priority tasks.
- Be adaptable to change if something more important comes up.
- Remove any items that you do regularly and which you will not forget about.
- What can you delegate? Assign that task and eliminate it from your list.
- Batch similar items together.
Prepare the Evening Before
- Preparation is key.
- Iron and prepare your outfit the night before.
- Update your to-do list and ensure that it is complete for the next day.
- What can you do now? Do it! You can focus on the remaining items tomorrow.
Avoid Procrastination and Perfectionism
- Know the triggers that cause you to procrastinate and overcome them.
- Have you outgrown your current list of goals? It’s time to examine and re-clarify them. What do you need to change? What steps do you need to take?
- Do the most difficult tasks first. Completing simple tasks gives only the illusion of being productive.
- Know that perfection is an illusion that eventually leads to ineffectiveness and inaction. Put Perfectionism Away.
Embrace Simple Ways To Limit Your Media Consumption
- Put your phone outside of your bedroom before bedtime.
- Eat dinner without your phone.
- Spend an hour on a phone-free hobby.
- Move apps away from your home screen to limit access.
- Turn off notifications; instead, schedule check-ins.
- Have a digital Sabbath one day per week.
