Before you start reading, Pause !
Spend a little time visualizing what a “perfect day” means to you.
Then, redirect your attention to the random, pointless mental and physical activities you engage in on a regular basis that contradict your “perfect day” concept.
Again, we can all agree that life is not flawless, and there are undoubtedly important, difficult things that must be dealt with on a daily basis. But a lot of mental and physical energy is still spent on things that don’t worth our time and attention.
To be honest, the ordinary day is very basic, but we continue on complicating it. Let’s stop the cycle! Here are a few simple strategies to progressively simplify your life – and yes, it is a Slow but steady process, since it is simple to transform your life one little step at a time:
This guide will take a look at the many reasons why people feel that life can be complicated. They range from societal pressures to desires for more control and ultimately, a lack of planning. It will also explain steps to simplify your life by simplifying our thoughts, our emotions, and ultimately our actions to create better lives for ourselves and those around us.
Table of Contents
- 1. De-clutter your home.
- 2. Simplify Your Food.
- 3. Simplify Your Clothes.
- 4. Simplify Your Health and Fitness.
- 5. Take Control of Your Time.
- 6. Take Control of Your Finances.
- 7. Define your priorities.
- 8. Eliminate toxic relationships.
- 9. Learn from your mistakes, and move on.
- 10. Don’t worry about what other people think and want for you.
- 11. Go slow and start subtracting.
1. De-clutter your home.
Your mood and state of mind will both be affected by your immediate environment. Too much stuff may lead to wasted time as you root through drawers and cabinets in search of misplaced items or make even the act of opening a closet a source of stress.
When your home is neat and tidy, you’ll have more motivation to get things done and will have more energy overall.
As your load is lighter, so are you. Also, you’ll be able to properly maintain your storage areas. To gauge the impact of decluttering on your mood, try starting with a single area.
2. Simplify Your Food.
Look at your calendar once a week so you know what’s going on the following week. Make a simple plan for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for everyone in the family based on that. Decide what you’re going to cook, write down what you need, and take it with you to the store or order online for home delivery at a time that works for you.
3. Simplify Your Clothes.
Many decisions, large and little, are ours to make every day. Every morning, you must make a choice: what to dress. Simplifying and organizing your wardrobe will help you get dressed in the morning and feel good about your outfit choice with no effort. regularly, on a daily basis. Streamlining your closet may make it easier to find matching garments and create new looks. Having everything you need for an outfit in one place may be a time-saver, as can not having to go through your pricey closet to find an item you haven’t worn in months.
4. Simplify Your Health and Fitness.
Keeping my objectives uncomplicated increases the likelihood that I will achieve them. People will tune out if the content is unrealistic since they won’t be able to follow along. Especially when it comes to our health and fitness, I believe this to be true. Select nutritious options whenever possible, get regular exercise, and get enough of shut-eye. Minimize your exposure to stressful situations and the vices you use to cope with them, such as sugary drinks and foods and excessive eating. You need not engage in a never-ending regimen of marathon training and yo-yo dieting. A more practical and likely approach that will work for most of us is to take baby steps.
5. Take Control of Your Time.
We can’t buy any more time at this point. You can’t put a price on it since it’s so important to your business. As human beings, we exist in a world where there is never enough time to get everything done. So, we need to maximise the use of our time and make every second matter.
Stop whining and start doing something if you feel like you’re in a rut and have no idea what to do next. Doing something, even if it seems little, is preferable than doing nothing at all. A willingness to take risks, such as going door-to-door and asking for assistance, is essential for breaking out of a rut.
Never do anything if it would just be a waste of time. Quit procrastinating over matters in which you may be making progress. Put your focus on what matters most. Nonetheless, try not to ponder the tasks at hand. It’s time to just be yourself. Go outside, interact with some young minds, enjoy the setting light, and just be.
You should pause what you’re doing and ask yourself whether it’s really worth it. Specifically, do you think it will aid you in accomplishing your aims? Don’t bother with little matters, no matter how important they may appear right now.
6. Take Control of Your Finances.
No matter how much money you have, it doesn’t matter. Money may consume a lot of time and effort if you let it. Ensure yourself that you will start managing your finances responsibly. Creating a budget and establishing tangible objectives can streamline your decision-making process when it comes to managing your money. If you want to organise your monthly finances, choose a period when you won’t be disturbed and look over your income and expenditures.
Save what you can, cut down on unnecessary expenditures, and devise a strategy to eliminate your debt. Make a monthly budget that you stick to, go paperless with your invoicing, and automate your payments as much as feasible. When you’re no longer a passive observer of your finances, you’ll be free to devote less time, energy, and thought to them. Having financial security allows you to relax.
7. Define your priorities.
Most of us have jobs, social lives, and financial responsibilities. All the responsibilities of contemporary living leave us with little spare time. To define your priorities, think about what you want to get out of each day, each month, and from your life as a whole.
When we don’t prioritize our lives, life decides for us. Take stock of your life, identify the things that matter most to you (as opposed to merely the tasks on your list), and focus your energy there. Relax knowing that you don’t have to do “everything” right now, and let go of the things that aren’t pressing.
8. Eliminate toxic relationships.
Some people have a lot of baggage, whether it’s friends or relatives that can be difficult and exhausting for us every day. They often find fault in all the good things we try to do, but no matter what we hear, we must not give up.
Though I would never suggest leaving people just because they are going through a hard time. However, it is important to set healthy boundaries.
Sometimes, saying no or breaking off all ties is the kindest thing you can do for yourself and for someone else. Getting rid of toxic people makes room for the people who matter most to you.
Choose friends you’re proud to know, people you look up to, who love and respect you, and who make your day better just by being there. Don’t just walk away from people who are bad, RUN! Life is too short to spend time with people who take away your happiness.
9. Learn from your mistakes, and move on.
The things you did wrong in the past should teach you how to make a great future, not make you afraid of it. .Everything is a lesson if you let it be. Don’t walk around with your mistakes. Put them under your feet and use them as stepping stones instead. Never regret.
Regrets are like corpses. They stink up the place.”― unknown
If something is good, it’s great. Learn from it and move on. Failure is inevitable but learning from it and using what you’ve learned to move forward is key to success.
10. Don’t worry about what other people think and want for you.
One of the keys to independence is learning to worry less about other people’s opinions of you.
What others think of you has no bearing on who you really are. Stop worrying about what other people may think and start having fun being who you really are.
Knowing what to do about your future or maintaining drive for your life’s course might be difficult at times. Just go with your instincts and give yourself some time to relax.
Don’t allow the opinions of others hold you back. Getting where you want to go in life requires you to take calculated risks. Success is deserved by everybody, including yourself. Don’t listen to those whose thoughts and aspirations are much smaller than your own. The opposite is true.
11. Go slow and start subtracting.
Life, people, and especially yourself, are not flawless, and you must accept that. Not being flawless is acceptable since it is not rewarded in the actual world. Individuals who are excellent at it benefit from it. Stop trying to make sweeping changes all at once. If you need more time to finish, it’s because you need to work on your “current” version. Get rid of one item daily to simplify your life.
Eliminate clutter, make mental room, or free up an hour. Create some space so you may relax and have more freedom. Life becomes simpler when one has fewer possessions and spends less time on menial tasks. Nevertheless, there are several justifications for taking pleasure in everyday occurrences.
