Lately I have discovered that my life is full of unnecessary things -- things that take time away from my priorities, things that are a waste of time, and things that give me absolutely nothing whatsoever in return for my attention. I'm in the process of eliminating these things to simplify my life and free up some time.
Instant messaging: I was using AIM, Yahoo, and MSN messengers on a daily basis. I wanted to be able to talk to the people I care about, but what I discovered was I was waiting for people to sign on, when I could have used that time in a more productive way. So I went through my entire contact list, and discovered that out of all the people I genuinely wanted to talk to, 99% of them were already on either my MySpace or Facebook friends list. I could send them a quick message whenever I wanted to talk to them. And heaven knows I could send a text message or two instead.
World of Warcraft: I'm actually paying Blizzard $15 a month to waste my own time and stunt my social skills, when I could be, oh, I don't know... outside.
Twitter: My life isn't so exciting that everyone needs to know what I'm doing every 5 minutes. 'Nuff said.
I've also been reading a number of blogs about simplifying life and making myself genuinely happier. Here's a list of my favorites - they're inspiring.
Positively Present - http://positivelypresent.typepad.com/
Raptitude - http://www.raptitude.com/
Zen Habits - http://zenhabits.net/
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