How to reduce storage in "other"?

So recently I've been trying to free up some space on my MacBook Pro. I have been able to reduce the size of most of the categories (music, movies, apps, etc.) But I dont know exactly how to reduce "other". As of now I have 165.36 gb in my "other" section. How can I reduce that? Thanks!!

First look at this portion of the Pondini.org website:
http://pondini.org/TM/30.html
You may find that you simply experiencing one of the wonders of Lion and may not need to anything'.
Second: Download from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper (free) and open it, determine if there are files that you don't need and delete them.
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