# 🌿 Cheatsheet: Minimalism and Intentional Living: Less Noise, More Meaning

By Better Wise

> This cheatsheet is premium content. Sign in and purchase the course to view the full content.

A one-page lookup card for the whole course. Skim the tables, run the exercises, keep what matters.

## The Whole Course at a Glance

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    V["🧭<br/>Core values"] --> F["⚖️<br/>Decision filter"]
    F --> P["📦<br/>Declutter possessions"]
    F --> C["🛒<br/>Mindful consumption"]
    F --> D["💻<br/>Digital declutter"]
    F --> N["🙅<br/>Say no, prune commitments"]
    P --> H["🏠<br/>Simple home and routines"]
    C --> H
    D --> H
    N --> H
    H --> PLAN["📄<br/>One-page plan"]
```

| Module | Lesson | Core question | Main output |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1.1 Values and decision filter | What matters most to me? | 3-5 values + a filter question |
| 1 | 1.2 Declutter room by room | What do I actually use and love? | Keep / donate / trash piles per room |
| 1 | 1.3 Mindful consumption | Do I need this, or want the feeling? | A buy-less rule set |
| 1 | 1.4 Checkpoint | Did the filter hold? | Reviewed values and decisions |
| 2 | 2.1 Digital declutter | What digital clutter drains me? | Inbox, files, apps, notifications cleaned |
| 2 | 2.2 Say no, prune commitments | What can I release? | A "no" script + pruned calendar |
| 2 | 2.3 Simple home and routines | How does my day flow? | A simple home layout + daily routine |
| 2 | 2.4 Capstone | What is my plan? | One-page simple living plan |
| 2 | 2.5 Checkpoint | Is the plan real and doable? | Tested plan and routines |

## 1.1 Define Core Values and Decision Filter

**Steps to name values:**
1. List moments you felt most alive, calm, or proud.
2. Circle repeated words (family, health, freedom, craft, quiet, service...).
3. Narrow to **3-5 values**. More than 5 stops being a filter.
4. Write each value as a plain sentence: "I value ___ because ___."
5. Turn it into a **decision filter question**.

**Decision filter template:**

```
When I face a choice, I ask:
"Does this move me toward [value 1] and [value 2],
 or away from them?"
If unclear, it is a no for now.
```