Quit separating work and life; integrate them.
Involve family and workmates in all aspects of life.
Travel the world and live life to the fullest with everyone included.
Stop eating based on emotions.
Control food intake to boost confidence.
Confidence comes from keeping private commitments, including healthy eating.
Quit caring about others' opinions.
Avoid making life decisions based on others' expectations.
Live your own life to avoid regret.
Quit short-term thinking; focus on long-term goals.
Building a life and achieving success takes time.
Avoid shortcuts, which often lead to failure.
Invest in long-term decisions and relationships.
Quit having a rigid morning routine.
Be flexible and fluid in daily routines.
Have key elements to reset and center oneself quickly.
View other routine steps as bonuses, not requirements.
Quit canceling meetings last minute.
Rescheduling implies that your priorities are not important.
Dependability is crucial for professional relationships.
Avoid letting feelings affect performance.
Quit having notifications on your phone.
Phones are professional distraction devices.
Notifications prevent entering a flow state.
Focus is essential for productivity.
Quit having lots of meetings.
Meetings can be a distraction from important decisions.
Prioritize thinking time for crucial decisions.
Differentiate between being busy and being productive.
Stop trying to remember every detail.
Focus on important things and make better decisions.
It's okay not to know everything; be able to find answers.
Create space in your brain to make better decisions.
Quit alcohol, partying, and other vices.
Success involves subtracting distractions.
Giving up vices leads to the next level of success.
Stop answering random phone calls.
Use the setting to send unknown numbers to voicemail.
Prioritize commitments and call back later.
Quit trying to finish every book.
Read until you find one valuable idea.
It’s okay to stop reading once you gain a new perspective.
Quit multitasking; it is actually focus tasking.
Multitasking reduces efficiency.
Focus on one task at a time.
Example:
Doing tasks separately is faster than interleaving them.
Quit spending time with people who drain your energy.
Choose to spend time with people who give you energy.
Do a friend inventory and eliminate energy vampires.
Quit trying to make everyone happy.
People's realities are their own responsibility.
Make decisions with good intentions and let others manage their reactions.
Quit staying up late at night.
Prioritize sleep for energy and focus.
Set an alarm to go to bed.
Quit blaming other people.
Take 100% responsibility for your life and situation.
Accountability gives you power.
Quit saying yes to everyone.
Learn to say no to protect your time and goals.
Saying no to others can mean saying yes to yourself.
Quit overthinking every decision.
Make decisions with imperfect data (70% of what you need to know).
Avoid analysis paralysis.
Focus on making a decision right rather than making the right decision.
Stop comparing yourself to other people.
Be uniquely you.
Compare yourself only to who you were yesterday.
Live a life that is uniquely yours.
20 Things to Quit to Simplify Life