10 Tips to Get a Simple and Productive Life (Third of a three-part Simple Life series)

A simple and productive life is an organized and purposeful lifestyle. It means you are doing only those things that matter most to you and ignoring all those small staffs which do not contribute to your productivity. Here are the top ten tips to lead a simple yet meaningful life:

1. Advance planning: It is an essential activity to identify, organize, and prioritize those important things to do in advance. A well-organized day is a day that can be executed smoothly, unhurriedly, and without stress.

2.  To-do list: Do not commit to memory things that you need to do. Your brain should be used only for creative purposes only. The list directs your attention to the most important things to be done for the day. It is also an effective way to follow the 80/20 rule. It is doing 20% of the work to produce 80% of the results.

3. Go slow in life: A meaningful life is to live the moment and not in the future. Take the time to enjoy what you are doing every day. The most important thing is to appreciate nature and the wonders of it

4. Take breaks: Take a deserving break upon completion of a task by having a cup of coffee. A break clears and relaxes your mind and allows you to regain your energy so that you can go back to work with a calm mind and full concentration.  Another great way to take a break is to go away and do sightseeing. It is a marvelous way to broaden your mind and to learn and understand new places and new people and their cultures.

5. Do less: Don’t fill a day trying to do more and get stressed. The R.E.A.L way for effective simple living is to eliminate those non-essential and unimportant issues and automate those essential things and enjoy fully doing what you like to do.

6. Be happy: Start a new day with a cheerful disposition. Happiness promotes good health and vibrates more positive emotions. You attract the attention of others because you project an image of friendliness and self-confidence. According to research, happy people are more successful than those who are not.

7. Time to move your body: While happiness contributes to health, exercise also generates a happy feeling in you. Your robust energy and your alertness can only be achieved by regular physical activities.

8. Time to follow your dreams and passion: Doing things that are important and meaningful to you are the core activities of a simple life. A simple life is not doing nothing but more of the things that bring you satisfaction, fulfillment, and well-being in life.

9. Time to be with your family: A family unit is the core value in relationships. Nothing beats the peaceful and harmonious existence of family life. Success means nothing if you have a broken family.

10. Time to be alone: Allocate a time to be alone and to reflect. Take stock of your life and find out if you have really lived a simple and productive life.

We live in a complicated world; go for a simple and productive life.