Sunday, August 17, 2008

Great Tips for Simplifying your life! 3 Handy Tips.

We are all too busy these days (well I know that I am). I have found some great ways to take the stress edge off of life and focus on the simple things. Living Simply leave time for you to do whats important to you and gives you great peace. I found some great tips at zenhabits.net. Be sure to check there for more of their tips.

l. Evaluate your commitments. Look at everything you’ve got going on in your life. Everything, from work to home to civic to kids’ activities to hobbies to side businesses to other projects. Think about which of these really gives you value, which ones you love doing. Which of these are in line with the 4-5 most important things you listed above? Drop those that aren’t in line with those things. Article here.

2. Simplify your to-do list. Take a look at your to-do list. If it’s more than 10 items long, you can probably simplify it a bit. Try to find at least a few items that can be eliminated, delegated, automated, outsourced, or ignored. Shorten the list. This is a good habit to do once a week.

3. Single-task. Instead of multi-tasking, do one thing at a time. Remove all distractions, resist any urge to check email or do some other habitual task like that while you’re doing the task at hand. Stick to that one task, until you’re done. It’ll make a huge difference in both your stress level and your productivity