![]() Simplicity means a lot of things in different contexts. My writing is more powerful when I can eliminate excess words and use only those words needed to convey my core ideas. My work is better when I cut out the distractions and I’m able to focus. My life is better when I simplify it, when I cut down on the noise and I’m able to enjoy the things I love. I’ve done it using a system that’s very easy to implement. It might sound idyllic, but it’s definitely achievable. You accomplish major goals without the stress of doing everything at once. Imagine that you only do a few tasks, but they’re chosen so that they have the most impact. Picture a life in which you have a fairly peaceful workday, where stress levels are minimal, where you’re able to focus on your work. It lies in making the most of our time by focusing on the most important things, instead of everything. The solution lies in setting limits to how much we consume and do. ![]() A simpler life, but one in which we accomplish the things we want to accomplish. I propose a middle ground: one where we can still enjoy access to vast amounts of information, still have instant communication when we want it, still get things done quickly-but one in which we choose how much we consume and do. What’s the alternative to information and task overload? Must we follow the example of Thoreau, and build a cabin in the woods, shutting ourselves off from society and modern technology? And if we stop to think about it, it’s not how we want to spend our lives. We are drinking from a fire hose of information, with no idea of how to reduce the flow. The day starts with an in-box full of e-mails, and ends with an in-box just as full, and each e-mail represents a request for information or for actions that we don’t have time to fulfill. There also has never before been an age in which we were so overwhelmed with information and tasks, so overloaded with e-mails and things to read and watch, so stressed by the incredible demands of our lives.įor many people these days, work is a constant stream of e-mails, of news and requests, of phone calls and instant messages, of papers and notes and files. ![]() T HERE HAS NEVER BEFORE been an age in which we could get so much done so quickly.
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