Cut out the fat – the unnecessary activities, chores, belongings and even people, where their presence in your life only serves to weigh you down. It seems I’m cottoning onto one of the (not so secret) ingredients to a happier, healthier existence. This little pearl of wisdom has been emphasised by seers, religious figures and gurus as a necessary practice in the path to enlightenment.

Isn’t this familiar? – “I’ll call you back, so-and-so is on the other line”, or “I’m not sure I can make it, I may have something else on”. If you haven’t seen how this phenomenon can dominate the social landscape, then perhaps you’re too caught up in it already. People take on too much and in so doing have little time to savour their experiences.

I believe the whole era of “supersize it” with as much sauce, or bling and complexity as possible, is coming to an end. I’m not just talking about my own perspective, but a trend which I’ve noticed popping up all over the place, particularly on the Internet. Simpler on-line applications are starting to take over – not the ones with a million features, but the ones with only the essential features.

Slow down, cut out the clutter and watch the transformation in your experience. I’ve begun to focus on taking my own advice, for a change, and it’s working :)