{"id":7153,"date":"2012-02-16T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=7153"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:49:13","slug":"10-simple-ways-to-simplify-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/coaching\/life-coaching\/7153\/10-simple-ways-to-simplify-your-life","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Simplify Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/simplify.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7157\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/simplify.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/simplify.jpg 278w, https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/simplify-90x60.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><strong>S I M P L I F Y<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not be complicated in simplifying our life so here are 10 &#8220;simple ways&#8221; to do so.<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0Throw something out or give something away for everything you acquire. \u00a0Resist the urge to acquire something simply because it is a &#8220;bargain&#8221; or &#8220;free.&#8221; \u00a0In reality, it isn&#8217;t because there&#8217;s always all sorts of holding costs associated with it.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a0When you get any incoming message be it mail or email, act upon it at once or put it into a bin to be acted upon no longer than once a week. \u00a0Don&#8217;t procrastinate.<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0Detach from &#8220;things.&#8221; \u00a0Limit those things you become attached to and cherish. \u00a0A good switch might be to substitute a new relationship or experience in place of the thing.<\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0Clean out the clutter both within you and around you. \u00a0Our stuff saps our attention and inhibits healthy flow.<\/p>\n<p>5. \u00a0Just say &#8220;No.&#8221; \u00a0Those of us who say yes to everything without boundaries are inviting confusion and complexity to our lives.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u00a0Rid yourself of toxic or unhealthy relationships. \u00a0(You can do this in a loving way if you think about it.) Spend more time with people whose energy complements yours, not saps you.<\/p>\n<p>7. \u00a0Spend more time exercising outdoors than acquiring or spectating inside.<\/p>\n<p>8. \u00a0Treat your body well. \u00a0Exercise regularly, hydrate, eat and drink healthy, and get a proper amount of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>9. \u00a0Stop worrying. \u00a0Why do you worry when you can probably realize that doing so never has really helped and most of what you have worried about was not as bad as imagined or never even happened? \u00a0Take action instead of worry and look for things to be grateful for.<\/p>\n<p>10. Forgive yourself and others. \u00a0This may seem a bit off subject, but drama and angst toward others really complicates everything in and about our lives. \u00a0The best place to start is with you.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry about doing all these nine things at once. \u00a0Take &#8220;baby steps,&#8221; but do take action. \u00a0As you begin to build one new habit or behavior, expand onto another of the steps. \u00a0Enjoy the journey and it&#8217;s never too late to finish strong. \u00a0And we can re-invent ourselves whenever we choose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>How about simple solutions?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/simplify1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7160\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/simplify1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; S I M P L I F Y &nbsp; Let&#8217;s not be complicated in simplifying our life so here&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/coaching\/life-coaching\/7153\/10-simple-ways-to-simplify-your-life\" title=\"Read10 Ways to Simplify Your Life\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":7156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2109],"tags":[1488,4309,5301,90595,153105],"class_list":["post-7153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-coaching","tag-health","tag-forgiveness","tag-clutter","tag-worry","tag-simplicity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/treeonhill.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7153"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18868,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7153\/revisions\/18868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}