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October 01, 1998
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15 WAYS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE
1. Take a look at your life and decide if
there are any activities you’re involved in
that are no longer serving a purpose in
your life. If they’re no longer necessary,
drop them.
2. Decide what choice you can make to
free up more of your time and energy.
Can you eliminate the weekly dinner with
a friend or meet for dinner once or twice
a month instead?
3. Don’t overextend yourself with social
activities. Learn to skip functions when
there are more important or meaningful
projects or activities that need to be done
or that you want to do.
4. Go over a typical day and decide what
activities are a waste of your time.
5. Stop doing the things that you don’t
want to be doing, because you’ve heard
you can make important career contacts.
Try to get rid of activities and substitute
them with things you love.
6. Do not take on extra tasks or “favors”
that you cannot or do not really have the
time to do. Sort through requests and do
those that are truly necessary or that you
want to do.
7. Get rid of relationships that “take”
from you instead of “give” to you, such as
nowhere romances, one-sided friend
ships, etc.
8. Simplify your goals. Instead of ten.
concentrate on five.
9. You may need to change your job or
career if it is zapping you of emotional
and physical energy or preventing you
from pursuing things that are more
important to you.
10. Learn to say no at work. Refrain from
extra projects just because you are afraid
of losing your job. If your reason for
declining is reasonable and sound, there
shouldn’t be any problem. Explain how
extra duties might interfere with your
current responsibilities. If your boss
doesn’t understand, perhaps it’s time to
look for another job.
11. Return phone calls at lunch hour. If
the party is at lunch, you can leave a
message on voice mail without engaging
in lengthy conversation.
12. Take one hour to sort and read
through mail daily, then toss it, deal with
it or file it. Handle mail only once. If you
put it aside for later, you’ll simply have to
go through the process again.
13. Get your name off of junk mail lists
by writing to the Mail Preference Service
or notifying magazine and catalog com
panies that you do not want them to sell
your name and address to other
companies.
14. Get rid of clutter in your home.
Clutter makes it difficult for you to find
things. Pitch clothing that is dated, too
small, or needs repair (if you know you
will never get around to fixing them).
Pare down your files.
15. Organize your closet, grouping
blouses, skirts, dresses, etc., together and
by color, so that you can easily find items.
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