Two Simple Rules That Significantly Improve the Quality of Your Life

Although these are not as strong as the ones from Jordan B. Peterson, they clarify your mind and make you more productive

When we want to simplify our way of life, we include some rules. Some boundaries. With these, we free ourselves of some choices. We do not have to decide on a few things. We simply follow the rules.

As nearly everyone who looks into productivity tips knows, Steve Jobs wore the same clothing to avoid the need to choose what to wear the next day. He wanted to keep his decision-making power for decisions that matter. Not on mostly insignificant things like what to wear today.

Today, I will share with you two simple rules that I try to follow in my life, even though I did not come up with them. I just internalized them and I believe that you should, too.

We all have many things to do. Maybe you write a to-do list for all your major activities per day. Or maybe you are a superhero and remember it all, never forgetting any task you want to or should do.

Well, everything that is in the state “I should do that” drains your energy or mental focus. You always have it on your mind “I have to do that.” Even when it is a thing like “I should throw out this nachos packaging.”

Doing it requires pretty much no effort. You get up, pick it up, and throw it in the bin. Done. Simple as that.

Yet… it takes you three days to do it. That is nasty. Throughout these three days, you had it in your mind that you had to do it. You were slightly distracted by it constantly.

Would it not be better if you would just throw it out immediately? It would save you a significant amount of energy and focus.

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