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20 Things to Quit to Simplify Life

Integrating Work and Life

  • 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.

Emotional Eating

  • Stop eating based on emotions.

  • Control food intake to boost confidence.

  • Confidence comes from keeping private commitments, including healthy eating.

Caring What Others Think

  • Quit caring about others' opinions.

  • Avoid making life decisions based on others' expectations.

  • Live your own life to avoid regret.

Short-Term vs. Long-Term Thinking

  • 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.

Rigid Morning Routine

  • 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.

Canceling Meetings Last Minute

  • Quit canceling meetings last minute.

  • Rescheduling implies that your priorities are not important.

  • Dependability is crucial for professional relationships.

  • Avoid letting feelings affect performance.

Phone Notifications

  • Quit having notifications on your phone.

  • Phones are professional distraction devices.

  • Notifications prevent entering a flow state.

  • Focus is essential for productivity.

Excessive Meetings

  • 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.

Remembering Every Detail

  • 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.

Vices

  • Quit alcohol, partying, and other vices.

  • Success involves subtracting distractions.

  • Giving up vices leads to the next level of success.

Answering Random Phone Calls

  • Stop answering random phone calls.

  • Use the setting to send unknown numbers to voicemail.

  • Prioritize commitments and call back later.

Finishing Every Book

  • 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.

Multitasking

  • 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.

Energy-Draining People

  • 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.

Trying to Make Everyone Happy

  • Quit trying to make everyone happy.

  • People's realities are their own responsibility.

  • Make decisions with good intentions and let others manage their reactions.

Staying Up Late

  • Quit staying up late at night.

  • Prioritize sleep for energy and focus.

  • Set an alarm to go to bed.

Blaming Other People

  • Quit blaming other people.

  • Take 100% responsibility for your life and situation.

  • Accountability gives you power.

Saying Yes to Everyone

  • 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.

Overthinking Decisions

  • 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.

Comparing Yourself to Others

  • Stop comparing yourself to other people.

  • Be uniquely you.

  • Compare yourself only to who you were yesterday.

  • Live a life that is uniquely yours.


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20 Things to Quit to Simplify Life

Integrating Work and Life

  • 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.

Emotional Eating

  • Stop eating based on emotions.
  • Control food intake to boost confidence.
  • Confidence comes from keeping private commitments, including healthy eating.

Caring What Others Think

  • Quit caring about others' opinions.
  • Avoid making life decisions based on others' expectations.
  • Live your own life to avoid regret.

Short-Term vs. Long-Term Thinking

  • 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.

Rigid Morning Routine

  • 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.

Canceling Meetings Last Minute

  • Quit canceling meetings last minute.
  • Rescheduling implies that your priorities are not important.
  • Dependability is crucial for professional relationships.
  • Avoid letting feelings affect performance.

Phone Notifications

  • Quit having notifications on your phone.
  • Phones are professional distraction devices.
  • Notifications prevent entering a flow state.
  • Focus is essential for productivity.

Excessive Meetings

  • 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.

Remembering Every Detail

  • 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.

Vices

  • Quit alcohol, partying, and other vices.
  • Success involves subtracting distractions.
  • Giving up vices leads to the next level of success.

Answering Random Phone Calls

  • Stop answering random phone calls.
  • Use the setting to send unknown numbers to voicemail.
  • Prioritize commitments and call back later.

Finishing Every Book

  • 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.

Multitasking

  • 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.

Energy-Draining People

  • 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.

Trying to Make Everyone Happy

  • Quit trying to make everyone happy.
  • People's realities are their own responsibility.
  • Make decisions with good intentions and let others manage their reactions.

Staying Up Late

  • Quit staying up late at night.
  • Prioritize sleep for energy and focus.
  • Set an alarm to go to bed.

Blaming Other People

  • Quit blaming other people.
  • Take 100% responsibility for your life and situation.
  • Accountability gives you power.

Saying Yes to Everyone

  • 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.

Overthinking Decisions

  • 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.

Comparing Yourself to Others

  • Stop comparing yourself to other people.
  • Be uniquely you.
  • Compare yourself only to who you were yesterday.
  • Live a life that is uniquely yours.