Are you living a simple life? Evaluate yourself.

Are you living a simple life? Evaluate yourself.

"Simplicity is the peak of civilization." 

– Jessie Sampter

Dr Abe V Rotor

Seminar-workshops on practical living conducted by the author 

                           at the  Living with Nature Center, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur                             

Check if you are practicing each of the following: There can be no step-by-step guide to simplifying your life. However, these are important reminders. Do these apply to you?

1. Make a list of your top 4-5 important things.

2. Evaluate your commitments.

3. Evaluate your time.

4. Simplify work tasks.

5. Learn to say no.

6. Make a Most Important Tasks (MITs) list each day.

7. Spend time alone.

8. Go for quality, not quantity.

10. Create an easy-to-maintain home.

11. Carry less stuff.

12. Simplify your budget.

13. Leave space around things in your day.

14. Live closer to work/school.

15. Always ask: Will this simplify my life?

16. Limit your communications.

17. Get rid of what you don’t need.

18. Get rid of the big items.

19. Clean /Edit your rooms.

20. Limit your buying habits.

21. Spend time with people you love.

22. Eat slowly.

23. Streamline your life.

24. Learn to live frugally.

25. Learn what “enough” is.

26. Eat healthy.

27. Exercise.

28. Declutter before organizing.

29. Find inner simplicity.

30. Find a creative outlet for self-expression.

RATING:
26 – 30 You are a model of Simple Life, an apostle.

21 – 25 You are appreciated by people around you. 

             You are happy and they are happy, too. 

16 – 20 You live moderately – know how to adjust,

             if there’s too much or too little.

15 and below - You are not living a simple life. Learn to adjust 

             and cope up with the increasing demands of living in 

             our difficult times.    

* Lesson on former Listen more to Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (people's School on Air) 738 DZRB-AM 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday (Philippines)

Acknowledgment: Thanks to Zen Habits. Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life. Every Wednesday is Simplicity Day on Zen Habits.

Reference
Living with Folk Wisdom
Copyright 2009 Abercio V Rotor and University of Santo Tomas