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Please share it with someone. Anyone to talk to keep this podcast going. It's with your help, rocky this intro short for this Friday. So let's get right to and continue optimizing alive seven little ways to make life simpler by March of Mark an angel dot com can make today more complicated than it has to be the most people. Will it takes a touch of wisdom to do the opposite? Our days, Phillips oh fast and are so frenzied and jam which Roma distractions Dauphin seem to be bursting at the seams and the crazy as part of All is that we get so accustomed to this kind of chaos. We think it's normal. We go about each day without ever questioning why we feel so Darns dressed out angel- and I lived this way for many years until a tie. Then came a, we were dealt a series of harsh reality, checks that forced tourism in everything. One of the key Since we learn through this reexamination is that is not terribly huh

to make our lives a whole lot simpler and happier one day at a time, one step at a time today. I encourage you to join us on our daily journey of living. Assembler happier life by following seven stabs I've outlined, given my however, that while angel- and I have fully incorporated each of these steps into our daily lives, we did so gradually. I suggest choose one right now and begin working on. It then revisited less when you're ready to take the next step, number one identify what most important and eliminate the rest, This may sound like a drastic measure to some, but mits, really not today, will quickly fill up with time wasting activities. If you aren't careful does. He must remember that being productive, isn't just about getting things done, it's also about being things. Undone, the simplicity and efficient, see of today relies heavily on the elimination of non essential tasks. You must identify was most

porn to you and then eliminate as much as you possibly can of everything else number to tee clutter your physical space declaring her physic. Space not only makes things more organised, but also leads to a less cluttered mental space. The view distractions in your environment, pull on EU industry to you in more ways than you likely realize if your whole on a things you don't need. Let go and donate them to someone who does give yourself some extra breathing room and remembers just how many or how few things you. All that matters is whether you make those things count, for example, is better to have three great books. I your book shelves that you're actually going to read, rather than three hundred that only take up space. Read the more of last for declaring strategies that work no two. We read in advance copy of this book in its must read number three schedule at least one distraction free time block each day. Distractions- are nothing more than complications. So was you know

focusing on what's important in your space, is relatively quota free, eliminating all distractions for a set time? All your work is one of the most effective ways to get things done. Just lock your door put a sign up turn off your phone, close your email. Application disconnect your internet connection, whatever it takes, can't remain in hiding forever. They can be twice as peaceful and twice as productive, while you are number for least space Doing everything on your to do list is something to fill in every waking minute of the day with tasks. Don't do this to yourself leave space the space between things you do is just as important as the things you do remember the overarching goal is living a life on uttered by most of the things people feel there lies with leaving with space for was truly important, a life that is in constant bit. Es rushing in stress, but instead, mindful cod, collation, creation in connection with people.

Projects that bring meaning into your life number five disconnect from the drama when your data, stressful and the people around you aren't helping, keep in mind the battle you're going through is never fuelled by the things other people do. It is fuelled by Your mind that gives these things importance, even if you have a good, and to be angry. Unresentful, don't channel your energy into thoughts and actions that actually benefit your life, build positive, daily rituals that build you and ass. He moved. Were positively remember: there's a huge amount of play and freedom that comes into your life take nothing personally angel. I build positive, daily rituals with our students in the goals, growth module of getting back to happy number six, let go of life's uncontrollable outcomes when you tend to control too much Mew com great things, and thus you enjoy too little. Sometimes you just need to let go, take a deep breath and love what is make Miss

six learn from the realities around. You laugh about it all and then move along ways not a minute on outcomes. You can't control this. I've learned is the best way to be in all walks of life. You can stop trying to change people, you just let go and dissolve into their presence. Just noticed, They truly are just a priest, every idiosyncratic work he can stop complaining by your life. Come stances by your losses about how the world is it just let go love. What is just be just accept just appreciate number seven reflect on the goodness One of the primary reasons we complicate our lives is because we become ungrateful. We lose enthusiasm and then we go looking for in all the wrong places with we need or of everything, to find it again when, in fact, we need less, we less clutter, less distraction, less drama unless business so being created, phase. We once had to appreciate what we have and what we have is

It was more than enough reflect on this. Never All the things you want make you forget about all the things you have consider how very fortunate you are considerate. Every day, John. I discuss this in more detail on the simplicity chapter of one thousand little things happy successful people do differently. You don't want the post titled seven little ways to make life simpler by March turn off

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I think you did a good job with this order, what each one can kind of build onto the next. I love the line about decluttering your physical space. While, if you declutter your mind, it's so true for me, I feel so much less cluttered in my head when my space is clutter, free, so try these out. I think these are great ones and all the type of the year was working for you. If you want to share with me I'll leave it there for today having a great Friday and I'll see you over the weekend where optimal life awaits.