3 Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life for Simplify Your Life Week

“3 Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life” Show Notes“Simplify Your Life Week” is celebrated for one week every August. In support of this celebration, in this “3 Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life”, episode we look at three ways to open physical and emotional space in your life for a healthier and happier you. These include:- An easy strategy for clearing your living space.- How to identify clothing and related items you no longer need as a way to simplify.- Why it’s important to clear out old emails, eliminate new email and related message clutter, and how to reduce online clutter and the stress that comes with it. Pareto Principle Also Known as the 80 / 20 RulesWe explore a real world reality called the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80 / 20 rule. This universal rule tells us 20 percent what we do produces 80 percent of our results. The Pareto Principle was identified by an Italian economist and socialist named Vilfredo Pareto in 1906. His initial research established 20% of the Italian population owned 80% of the land. In subsequent years, research established this ratio applied to accumulation of wealth and more.Other applications of the Pareto Principle include:- 20% of criminals commit 80% of crimes;- 20% of drivers cause 80% of accidents; - 80% of pollution comes from 20% of factories;- 20% of music artists account for 80% of music sales;- 20% of sales representatives in a given company have 80% of sales.The Pareto Principle applies to individual people as well as broad company, society, and global activities.How the 80 / 20 Rule Applies to Simplifying Your LifeAs an example of the 80 / 20 rule applying to us as individuals, when you look at your clothes closet you’ll discover you wear 20 percent of the clothing items 80 percent of the time. Many of those unworn items haven’t been worn for years. They may no longer fit, they’re out of style, or you simply no longer like them.When assess your clothes closet and drawers using the 80 / 20 rule, it’s easy to identify items you can throw out of donate. Letting these items go not only opens physical space in your living environment, it also opens emotional space creating positive emotions and a sense of control.You can apply the 80 / 20 rule to many areas of life to simplify and create positive energy flows that enhance emotional and even physical wellbeing.You’ll find more “Mind Over Stress” episodes at http://MindOverStress.us. Other podcasts available there include, “Make the World a Better Place” and, “Less Stress, More Joy”.If you would like to give feedback on the show, email us at mailto:[email protected].