70. Choose your battles. There are thousands of little things that just aren’t worth fighting for—let them go.

When we’re trying to declutter, areté is a call to quality over quantity. Choose one pen that writes superbly over a drawerful of mediocre ones. Choose one gadget that functions flawlessly, rather than a slew of sub-par ones. Choose a small wardrobe of excellent clothes instead of a closetful of inferior ones.

82. Accept others for who they are. Live and let live, and you’ll have much less to worry about.

1. Seek beauty in nature, rather than in stores. You can’t buy a beautiful sunset, a star-filled sky, or a field of wildflowers at the mall—nor can you wrap them up, take them home, and display them on a shelf. Instead of filling your home with decorative objects, look outside to satisfy your desire for aesthetic beauty.

40. Make one-pot meals, and drastically reduce your after-dinner cleanup.

62. Limit the number of blogs you read. When you subscribe to a new one, drop an old one, so as not to increase your time commitment.

75. Consolidate your tasks. It’s more efficient to do your ironing, pay your bills, and answer your emails in one sitting than in bits and pieces. 76. Consolidate your errands. Plan your visits to the grocery store, dry cleaners, post office, and other stops, so you can take care of it all in one trip. 77. Declutter your To Do list. Purge any unimporta

My husband and I travel a lot, and people sometimes ask us if we worry about our apartment while we’re gone. Our answer: not particularly. The reason: we have nothing to steal.

37. Cook a week’s worth of meals at a time, and freeze for later (google “batch cooking” for recipes and instructions).