Surrender, Mindfulness & Entrepreneurship
By Leo Babauta Running a business often is about sales, revenue, marketing, and the bottom line. But it can have soul too. In my new Habits of Entrepreneurs video interview series, I’ve recently...
View ArticleDarin Tansey Is A Douche Bag
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View ArticleStruggles with My Morning Internet Fast
And a New Month Without Refined Carbs By Leo Babauta In my 5th month in the Year of Living Without, I tried going without computers or Internet in the morning. It was more of a struggle than I’d...
View ArticleThe Simple Fitness Habit Holiday Challenge
By Leo Babauta Today I’m announcing the relaunch of my Simple Fitness Habit program, with two big things I’m excited about: The SFH Holiday Challenge, and My new ebook on sticking to habits:...
View Article16 Surprising Lessons from My First 50-Mile Ultramarathon
‘It always seems impossible until it’s done.’ ~Nelson Mandela By Leo Babauta On Saturday, I did what I thought I couldn’t do. I ran a 50-mile ultramarathon. Now, I’m certainly not the first to run a...
View ArticleA Method to Find Balance
By Leo Babauta Despite the insipid title of this post, work-life balance is a bit of a myth. Sure, we work too much, don’t have time for all the other things we want to do, are always tired, eat...
View ArticleLetter to an 18-year-old on the Career Path Less Traveled
By Leo Babauta Recently an 18-year-old who is finishing school wrote to me, asking for advice on choosing a career without enough life and work experience to make an intelligent decision. He said,...
View ArticleFamily Gatherings: The Ultimate Mindfulness Training Ground
By Leo Babauta This is the time of year when many families come together, for extended gatherings or just a get-together or three. And as wonderful as that may be, it can be a trying time for many,...
View ArticleLast Chance to Buy 3 Zen Habits Ebooks
By Leo Babauta I’ve decided to do a little year-end housecleaning and remove three of my ebooks from my shelves. As of Dec. 25, 2013, the following three books will no longer be for sale: The Zen...
View ArticleThings Every Man Should Own
By Leo Babauta Many sites have created lists of things “every man should own”, coincidentally around the holiday shopping season. A reader suggested I create a Zen Habits version of this list. This...
View ArticleThe Calm Approach
By Leo Babauta Yesterday I got a van from my carshare service to drive the family to a friend’s house. I drove down a busy street with a smile on my face, and a peaceful feeling in my body. Now, this...
View ArticleThe Fear of Being Alone
‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal By Leo Babauta A surprising number of people fear being alone. Maybe just about all of us do to some...
View ArticleEssential Zen Habits of 2013
By Leo Babauta What an amazing year. For me and Zen Habits, which just finished its 7th year of existence, 2013 was a year of pure joy. Writing for all of you is a blessing, a ton of fun, a life I...
View Article12 Changes for 2014
By Leo Babauta What will you make of the blank slate that is 2014? What can you create? What changes can you make stick? These are the questions to ask ourselves right now. Imagine a year from now, as...
View ArticleMy Month of (Almost) No Internet
By Leo Babauta I’m starting 2014 with the hardest month of my Year of Living Without so far: no Internet all day. OK, let’s rephrase that — I’m not going to use the Internet all day, except to post...
View ArticleStateless Mindset
By Leo Babauta In programming, there is the concept of statelessness. It means that each request is treated anew, without memory of previous requests. This is extremely limiting in some ways, but in...
View ArticleThe Child That Holds Us Back
By Leo Babauta It took me a long time to figure out why I, and so many others, have difficulties changing habits and making lasting changes in our lives. It all comes down to a little child. And that...
View ArticleWhen You’re Feeling Self-Doubt & a Lack of Motivation
By Leo Babauta This morning I didn’t feel like doing anything. It’s a combination of overtiredness from a few days of hard work, and a lack of sleep last night. I couldn’t motivate myself to do...
View ArticleZen Productivity
By Leo Babauta This morning I had a ton of work to do, and I felt the anxiety building, the moment I woke up and started thinking about all that work. Instead of getting moving, I watched my anxiety....
View ArticleHow Repetition Can Kickstart a Habit
‘Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.’ ~Napoleon Hill By Leo Babauta I sometime get accused, by readers who have been reading me for awhile, of...
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