1. the simplest way to achieve simplicity is  through thoughtful reduction. (that is when functionality is reduced without penalty)    2. organization makes a system of many appear fewer. An effective scheme for organization achieves definitive success in taming complexity. (sort, label, integrate, prioritize, and you are done :)    3. savings in time feel like simplicity. (average person spends at least an hour a day waiting in line etc. When forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. maximizing your available time can  greatly reduce complexity)    4. knowledge makes everything simpler.(think of a screw and a screwdriver. you just mate the screw's head to the tip and turn. simple, no? not if you are a child and dont know which way to turn. thus, knowing how to execute tasks removes its inherent complexity :)    5. Some things can never be made simple. And thats fine. (just know when to stop simplifying and relax :P      so to sum all this up:  Simplicity is  about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.    (if you do that, life will become simple)