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08 May 08

The Four Laws of Simplicity, and How to Apply Them to Life | Zen Habits

  • 1. Collect everything in one place.


    2. Choose the essential.


    3. Eliminate the rest.


    4. Organize the remaining stuff neatly and nicely.

  • Your desk. Clear everything off the surface of your desk (excepting, perhaps, you computer and phone). For the surface of the desk, I would suggest only putting your inbox and a nice photo or two, and nothing else. Put supplies in a drawer, and file the papers. Toss out the rest. Then do the drawers of your desk the same way, one at a time, leaving space in each drawer. It’s so much more relaxing to work in a simplified environment. After you’re done with the desk, do your walls.
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