What aspects of life directly conflict with the most important values?
Here is the first set of candidates for elimination. If health ranks highly for you, it would be a good idea to put down the cigarettes and the doughnuts and get in shape. • What aspects of my life do not correspond to any of my values? Reading trashy novels makes sense only if mindless entertainment is one of your values. If not, eliminate. • What aspects of my life correspond to my values but can be replaced or reduced? It’s possible to do too much. I admit that entertainment, though not mindless, is not my top value but it is an important part of my life. But I do watch too much television, and I would benefit from watching much less. There we have five questions to help guide someone on a path to simplicity. Following this path will help us achieve success financially and spiritually. The concept of simplicity should be true to itself, with just the one theme of eliminating all that is unnecessary. Breaking down the concept into detailed steps or suggestions can be helpful, even if
