Turning 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, 2024
Transforming 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, 2024
Transforming 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, 2024
The 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, 2024
Getting 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, 2024
A 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, 2024
The 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, 2024
How 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, 2024
Forcing 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, 2024
The 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