A Month of Reflection
By Leo Babauta We’re entering the last month of the year, and for many of us, it’s a darker and quieter season. It’s the perfect time for ...
November 29, 2024
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Showing posts with label Blog. Show all posts
The Joy of Taking Care of My Life
By Leo Babauta When I was younger, I had a hard time doing some basic things like: Paying bills Keeping the house clean Running errands...
November 22, 2024Thoughts on Healthy Eating
By Leo Babauta Eating healthy is something I’ve been a bit obsessed with for the last couple of decades, and I’ve transformed my eating in ...
November 15, 20245 Stoic & Zen Practices That I Believe In
By Leo Babauta I believe in finding powerful practices for transformation wherever we can find them. And the Stoic philosophers Epictetus, ...
November 08, 2024Overcoming the Fear of Aging
By Leo Babauta Last year, I turned 50 years old … and I found myself thinking about aging more than I ever had before. To be clear, 50 year...
November 01, 2024There’s Not Enough Time
By Leo Babauta Sometimes we decide not to do something because it feels like there’s not enough time to do the task — it will take me 2 hou...
October 31, 2024What Happens When You Walk or Run Daily, Without Tech
By Leo Babauta Each day, I try to get outside for a walk or run (or other sport like cycling or basketball), and my debate with myself is o...
October 14, 2024The Practice of Examining Our Beliefs
By Leo Babauta There’s a practice that I find to be really valuable, and I call it “Examining Beliefs.” If you regularly engage with this,...
October 11, 2024Expanding Beyond Our Old Self-View
By Leo Babauta When we’re looking to grow, what we’re really trying to do is step into a new, expanded view of ourselves. For example, if ...
October 10, 2024The Practice of Letting Go
By Leo Babauta Most of our stresses and frustrations come from our unwillingness to let go. Hear me out: think about something you’re stre...
October 03, 2024Turning Towards a Task You’ve Been Avoiding for Weeks
By Leo Babauta Let’s imagine that there’s a big task you’ve been avoiding for weeks (or maybe a bunch of them!) … it just becomes this ball...
September 27, 2024Transforming Overwhelm into a Creative, Productive Energy
By Leo Babauta I talk to dozens of people every month — Zen Habits readers, coaching clients and Fearless Living Academy members — who stru...
September 21, 2024Transforming Our Complaints into Something Generative
By Leo Babauta Something that has long been a struggle for me is when people complain a lot — I really don’t love the negative energy, and ...
September 12, 2024The Season of Restarting Habits
By Leo Babauta Amazingly, we’re headed into autumn, with summer just winding down now … the changing of seasons is always a great time for ...
September 05, 2024Getting Clarity of Purpose (plus: final day for $500 retreat discount)
By Leo Babauta A client recently asked me how to get full clarity on their purpose — they don’t feel certain, and that lack of certainty ma...
August 30, 2024A Short Guide to Dealing with Discouragement
By Leo Babauta One of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of our personal progress is discouragement. Whether you’re trying to form a...
August 23, 2024The Surprising Value of Rest
By Leo Babauta Today I’m feeling sore and tired from hard strength workouts, playing lots of basketball, and doing a hill sprint session ye...
August 08, 2024How to Autoregulate Your Habits
By Leo Babauta When most people try to start a new habit — like exercise, meditation, waking early, journaling — they tend to try to go as ...
August 02, 2024Forcing Yourself to Do a Task vs. Letting Yourself Off the Hook
By Leo Babauta People often think, when they’re tired or don’t feel like doing a task (or a habit), that there are really only two choices:...
July 25, 2024The Magic Daily Practice of Facing Your Fears
By Leo Babauta Every day, there are things we’re resisting, avoiding, feeling some fear about. We don’t often recognize that, but what we m...
July 19, 2024
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