The logic behind the Simplicity Audit is simple. You are a product of your environment. An environment comprised of necessary energy creators will compound positively in your life. An environment cluttered with unnecessary energy drainers will compound negatively, says Sawhill.
Complexity is a silent killer of focus, clarity, and performance. This statement is true for businesses, but even more so for your work and life. It's easy to let complexity and disorder slowly seep in—we tend to add, but rarely subtract.
The Simplicity Audit examines four key environments of your life: Physical, Digital, Mental, and Social.
For each item in each environment, ask: (1) Is this necessary? (2) Is this creating energy? If "Yes" to both, keep it. If "No" to both, remove it. If "Yes" to one, think on it.