These days, majority of people stay stressful, complicated, and hurried in their lives — going and going and going and sometimes getting nowhere. They have turned themselves into machines and it’s making them rigid and lifeless. In this hustle bustle routine where we got few time of peace and leisure we waste that time as well by complicating our live by our own. In order to live a happy and less stressed life we need to make our life simple. We should stop doing these things which make our life complicated. By worrying: Worry is the mother of a complicated life. The more we worry, the more problems don’t get resolved. Many times, we aren’t even facing real problems, just issues we’ve concocted in our minds. Yet we still worry. Worrying robs us of our joy, steals our peace of mind, and ruins our lives. A problem is no greater than the power you give it. The energy we spend on our problems can be energy well-spent on finding solutions. By waiting The perfect time never seems to be now, so we wait for it. The dream seems unattainable now, so we wait for a better time. The work seems too hard now, so we wait for it to get lighter. We wait and wait and wait. We end up waiting all our lives for things we have the time, talent, money, and power to reach for right now. Waiting is fine when you are not in control, but waiting for opportunities when it is in your power to create them is not beneficial. By doing more then we should: We say yes to everyone and everything. The idea of commitment means everything; over commitment puts a smile on everyone else’s face but yours. It’s enticing to fill every minute of every day with meeting people, working on projects, and going places. But you have to ask yourself, is it necessary? Give yourself space — lots and lots of space. Think. Plan. Do what you should and leave the rest alone. By complaining: We stress ourselves out when we find things to grumble about and nothing to be grateful for. Complaining almost always changes nothing. When we focus on the next thing — the next pay raise, the next promotion, the next degree, the bigger house, the better car, another spouse, another friend — we neglect all the things that are before us and the people that are around us. Stopping to breathe is part of the wonderful process of simplifying your life. We should be happy and thankful for who we are and for what we have right now. Always thinking of times in the past and in the future robs us of the joy of living in the present. Don’t waste your mental energy with ungrateful thoughts. By expecting: This is the major reason of your sadness and complication. We do so much for other and start expecting that they will do the same for us. But not all the time we got tit for tat. And this is how we take ourselves into another mood blasting situation. Stop expecting from people anything negative or positive. Not everyone can pay you back and you need to understand this.