Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
• 📝 Get access to free 'How To Get Started With Minimalism' checklist: petercook.myflodesk.com/minimalismchecklist
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The secret to a simpler, more meaningful life isn’t adding more—it’s removing what no longer serves you and creating space for what truly matters.
Bruce Lee put it best: “It is not the daily increase, but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.”
So today, I’m sharing 40 tiny things I quit to simplify my life. On their own, they may seem small, but together, they make all the difference.
I’ve grouped them into 5 categories:
1. Money
2. Time
3. Minimalism
4. Health, and
5. Mindset
Hopefully, one or two of the things on the list will inspire you to simplify your own life!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:35 1. Money
00:37 Item 1 - 6
03:01 2. Time
03:03 Item 7 - 17
08:30 3. Minimalism
08:32 Item 17 - 23
12:39 4. Health
12:40 Item 24 - 31
14:57 5. Mindset
14:58 Item 32 - 40
– WHAT TO WATCH NEXT –
15 “Normal” Things I Quit To Simplify My Life: youtu.be/by5bivlAh50
BUSINESS CONTACT:
💌: peter@petercook.io
– LINKS –
📚 Interesting books to read:
• Stoicism For Beginners: https://a.co/d/hPU8GTX
• Minimalism 101: https://a.co/d/bJkA6Lt
• Declutter Your Life: https://a.co/d/carqttB
DISCLAIMER: Some of the links are affiliate links. If you click and make a purchase, I may earn a commission, at no cost to you.
• 📝 Get access to free 'How To Get Started With Minimalism' checklist: petercook.myflodesk.com/minimalismchecklist
• ☕️ Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/petercook
The secret to a simpler, more meaningful life isn’t adding more—it’s removing what no longer serves you and creating space for what truly matters.
Bruce Lee put it best: “It is not the daily increase, but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.”
So today, I’m sharing 40 tiny things I quit to simplify my life. On their own, they may seem small, but together, they make all the difference.
I’ve grouped them into 5 categories:
1. Money
2. Time
3. Minimalism
4. Health, and
5. Mindset
Hopefully, one or two of the things on the list will inspire you to simplify your own life!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:35 1. Money
00:37 Item 1 - 6
03:01 2. Time
03:03 Item 7 - 17
08:30 3. Minimalism
08:32 Item 17 - 23
12:39 4. Health
12:40 Item 24 - 31
14:57 5. Mindset
14:58 Item 32 - 40
– WHAT TO WATCH NEXT –
15 “Normal” Things I Quit To Simplify My Life: youtu.be/by5bivlAh50
BUSINESS CONTACT:
💌: peter@petercook.io
– LINKS –
📚 Interesting books to read:
• Stoicism For Beginners: https://a.co/d/hPU8GTX
• Minimalism 101: https://a.co/d/bJkA6Lt
• Declutter Your Life: https://a.co/d/carqttB
DISCLAIMER: Some of the links are affiliate links. If you click and make a purchase, I may earn a commission, at no cost to you.
