Continuing with the theme of "a simpler life".

Publicado por Patricio Varsariah el lunes, octubre 23, 2017

How many times have you thought "this does not work" or "something is not right" or "things have to change"? - those thoughts and words are from your inner voice. It's your wake-up call. You do not need a major life crisis to wake you up. And nobody needs to tell you because you already know. Your inner voice has been trying to tell you, but in case it has been a challenge to find time and space to listen to chaos, it may resonate with one of these situations.

If your life is on autopilot, this is your wake-up call. If you never put yourself first, this is your wake-up call. If you have become someone you do not recognize to please other people or to pursue a version of success that does not resonate with you, this is your wake-up call. If you constantly numb with food, shopping, drinks, television or other distractions, this is your wake-up call. If you are tired, beaten up, stressed out and completely exhausted, this is your wake up call.

Getting your alert call is not the difficult part, answering the call is. Choosing to answer the call instead of ignoring it is difficult. At this point, it may be easier to keep going, going and coming. But you know that if you do not find a way out of the endless cycle you're in, it's going to get worse.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo Da Vinci once said that, and I do not think anything could be closer to the truth. But how can we bring more simplicity to our complex lives? How can we simplify things for ourselves? It's time for a reality check ... Life is actually quite simple, but we insist on making it complicated!

I would like to share with you some easy ways to simplify that help me in my day to day life:

1. Learn from the past and then get out of there! - Past mistakes should teach you to create a wonderful future; do not make you afraid Do not carry your mistakes with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as staggered stones. Never regret it. If it's okay, it's wonderful. If it is bad, it is experienced. Success is not about where you are at a given time; It is about how much you have learned and how far you have come to get there.

2. Concentrate on being productive without being busy. - Do not do things quickly; Do things well. The results are always more important than the time it takes to achieve them. Stop and ask yourself if what you are doing is worth it. Is it bringing you the same direction as your goals? Do not get caught up in strange jobs, even those that seem urgent, unless they are also important. Identify what is most important to you. Remove everything you can from everything else. No time lost, no fluff, no regrets.

3. Organize your space. - Begin to clear the mess. Get rid of things you do not use and then organize what's left. Keeping your living and working areas organized is crucial. If you have a messy space, you can be distracted and stressful. A free space is like a blank canvas, available to be used to create something great.

4. Be efficient - Stop being inefficient simply because you've always done it that way. If you keep doing what you're doing, you'll still get what you get. Many times we live with complex and unplanned systems in our lives simply because we have not thought them too much. Instead, optimize your life by finding better ways to handle common tasks. Focus on one system at a time (your cleaning system, your messaging system, your documentation system, your email system, etc.) and try to simplify it, be efficient and logical. Then, once you perfect it, keep your attention.

5. Let things be less than perfect. - Smile all the possibilities you have; not because life has been easy, perfect or exactly as you anticipated, but because you choose to be happy and grateful for all the good things you have and all the problems you know you do not have. You must accept the fact that life is not perfect, that people are not perfect and that you are not perfect. And that's fine because the real world does not reward perfection. It rewards people who do good things. And the only way to do good things is to be imperfect 99% of the time.

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