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The way to simplicity in life is to make do with as few things as possible, in all walks of life. This is what some great people have already said about leading a simple life.

Simplify, simplify, simplify!
- Thoreau

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
- Albert Einstein

It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
- Lao-tzu

21 WAYS TO LEAD A SIMPLE LIFE
1. Use three boxes to quickly sort everything you have
2. Create a no-distractions zone.
3. Create a short-list.
4. Deflect all requests for a week.
5. Go schedule-less.
6. Single-task.
7. Start your day with peace.
8. Eat only 7 things.
9. Go paperless.
10. Go media free.
11. Limit yourself to 3 tasks.
12. Limit yourself to one project.
13. 5-sentence emails.
14. 30-day rule. if you want to buy something, you have to write it on your 30-day list, with the date that it was added to the list. After 30 days, if you still want it, you can buy it.
15. Only wear a few colors.
16. One in, two out. When you bring something into your house, you have to get rid of two things.
17. Work four days a week.
18. Retire early.
19. Limit storage space.
20. Staunch your information flow.
21. Send only five emails a day.
- Leo Babuta, Zenhabits.net

10 LAWS OF SIMPLICITY
Law 1. Reduce - The simplest way to achive simplicty is through thoughtful reduction.
Law 2. Organize - Organization makes a system of many appear fewer
Law 3. Time - Savings in time feel like simplicity.
Law 4. Learn - Knowledge makes everything simpler.
Law 5. Differences - Simplicity and Complexity need each other.
Law 6. Context - What lies on the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral.
Law 7. Emotion - More emotions are better than less.
Law 8. Trust - In simplicity we trust.
Law 9. Failure - Some things can never be made simple.
Law 10. The One - Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.
- John Maeda, 'The 10 Laws of Simplicity'

One way to "get a life" is to simplify the one you have.
- Elaine St. James, Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter

DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF -- SECRETS OF SIMPLIFYING MADE VERY SIMPLE

1. Give yourself periods of “no phone calls” time.
2. Make a list of personal priorities.
3. Learn to say no without guilt.
4. Give yourself an extra 10 minutes.
5. Create a “selfish” ritual.
6. Let yourself off the hook.
7. Speak softly.
8. Embrace change.
9. Eliminate the “rat race” mentality.
10. Don’t dramatize deadlines.
11. Create a bridge between your spirituality and your life’s work.
12. Take breaks.

- Richard Carlson, PhD

A clear idea is one that fits on the back of a business card.
- Anon

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