Simplicity or simple living may have a different meaning for every person. While one may view simple living as being organized to a point that their lives run smoothly, another may consider eliminating all chaos from their lives and living an easy going existence.

We all procrastinate — let’s admit it. And if you’re like me, you’re always trying to find ways to stop the procrastinating. Here’s the trick that works best for me:

Simplicity - Gil Fronsdal

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Exerpt:

“Simplicity is the peak of civilization.” - Jessie Sampter

A simple life has a different meaning and a different value for every person. For me, it means eliminating all but the essential, eschewing chaos for peace, and spending your time doing what’s important to you.

It means getting rid of many of the things you do so you can spend time with people you love and do the things you love. It means getting rid of the clutter so you are left with only that which gives you value.

One of the most important things that you can do to help simplify your life is to learn to say no. This is particularly true if your simplicity goal is in regards to work. Many people live in fear of rejecting even the smallest request. For this reason those same people are completely overburdened with tasks that they could have just as easily refused to take on. Learning to refuse a task or project could save you the time that you need to devote to other areas of your life.

“One of the main obstacles to productivity today is the growing problem of information overload. Information overload results because we lack effective tools for automatically organizing information collections into meaningful and relevant chunks.”
–Nova Spivak “A Physics of Ideas: Measuring the Physical Properties of Memes” (pdf), p. 2

"THE EXPANDING WORKWEEK AND THE INEVITABLE BOTTLENECK

Americans now work approximately eight weeks longer2 per year than in 1969—in the space of a single generation—for roughly the same income after adjusting for inflation. The new standard workweek is 70 hours3 and the growth rate is increasing.