Limit your media consumption. Take a lot at all of the media services you subscribe to blogs, newspapers, magazines, television and unsubscribe from the ones you don’t need and the ones that aren’t a reflection of you.
Learn to follow Occam’s razor: “All things being equal the simplest solution is the best.”
Surround yourself with natural beauty.
Be spontaneous.
Spend time with people you love.
Let go of dreams others have for you that don’t reflect your own dreams.
Let got of dreams you have for others and take time to understand their dreams.
Get enough sleep.
Stop trying to please everyone.
Going on a spending fast. Spend a month only purchasing items that are essential at the end of month you’ll be surprised to see how easy it is to live more frugally.
Limit your consumption of advertising. It will help you live frugally; after all advertising is designed to make us want purchase stuff.
Laugh.
Define what simplicity means to you. There is no right answer. Maybe it’s taking the time to shop at a farmer’s market or living in a smaller house, or going without a car.
Take time to explore new places and cultures
Plan every year at least a one week a vacation. Taking a week vacation is less stressful than a couple of three day vacations. Use the vacation to explore new places and cultures, lay on a beach, or relax at home but take that vacation at least once a year.
Learn to pack light. It’s so much nicer to just step off a plane with all your bags instead of having to wait at baggage claim, face the hassle of the airline losing your luggage, or have to lug luggage around.
Remember old traditions and create new ones.
If you have the means pay someone to do the chores you hate doing.
Learn to do nothing.
Meditate.
Find a style that suits you, stick to it, and don’t let others pressure you to change it.
Quality not quantity
Follow your intuition.
Avoid unnecessary drama.
Learn to truly forgive.
Open the windows.
Be assertive.
Eat slowly and enjoy your meal.
Create a recipe book of healthy, fresh meals that you enjoy, and eat them as much as possible.
Make finding a job you love to do a priority.
Find ways to simplify your financial life. Cancel all but one or two credit cards and/or bank accounts.
Keep perspective.
Always have a pen and something to write on such as a notecard or notebook. Record everything that comes up: ideas, to-do lists, etc. This way you can figure out what to do with your thoughts later.
Delegate
Limit your commitments. Make a list of all commitments, social obligations, and any other organization or club you belong to. Cross out anything that doesn’t bring you joy or is helping to achieving your goals.
Clear our your inbox.
Fill you day with simple joys. Create a list of small, simple things that bring you joy and incorporate a few of them into each day.
Follow a three-year old around for a day and do everything he does.
Exercise.
Determine what’s important.
Take a walk.
Bring reusable bags to all stores not just the market.
Carry less stuff.
Define what success means to you.
Stop comparing yourself to others.
Clear out the clutter especially if it holds unhappy memories.
