In today's fast-paced and digitally connected world, life can often become overwhelming.

Amidst the constant stream of information and distractions, finding peace and fulfillment may seem like a challenging task. However, simplifying your life and focusing on what truly matters can lead to a more content and harmonious existence.

Here are quick tips, in ascending ordering to help you make your day a bit simpler:

8. Decide each morning how you want to feel for the rest of the day. A few minutes of quiet reflection can make a huge difference.

7. Give away all that you can – old clothes, books, or mementos that have lost meaning – and begin to reclaim your spaces. Spaciousness leads to simplicity.

6. Get off of extraneous lists.

5. Decide who is important in your life and give them your time and energy. Decide who is not important in your life and apportion your time and energy accordingly.

4. Focus on what supports you, your family, your organization, your nation, humanity, etc. Have the strength to ignore titillating but ultimately empty news, events, or information.

3. Give yourself whole weekend days of sanctuary – no phone, no television, no Internet – then take that walk, write that poem, or sit in the tub.

2. Keep asking, “Does this really matter?” Most issues or items you’re exposed to do not.

1. Always remember, these are the “good old days” of some future time. Celebrate them.