Like many of you, I've quested to simplify my life. I'd just like to quickly share one thing that has been a governing base-level thought for myself that's helped me make decisions easier about what's important to me.
Whenever a potential option, small or large, comes up for me, I simply question where this comes from and how I think about it using the above metric. I have made a conscious effort to be very very critical if something comes up for me that evokes the phrase "I should do this."
One example for me is volunteering (very light example but it has extended to heavy situations too). I like the feeling it gives me, but it has sort of devolved into feeling like 'I should' go do that, not because I want to. Recognising that, I have honoured my wants and have passed on opportunities to help out there. It seems the fear of not doing things you feel like you should do drives people crazy because people think they will do nothing, thus becoming lazy, or worthless to some extent.
I can say with the time that I have saved by not continuing this activity and placing more trust in my gut, my wants in the moment, I have had a much happier quality of life and have taken interest in things because I've had free time to do what I feel like doing in the moment.
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