Blog Profile / Zen Habits
| URL : | http://zenhabits.net/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Lifestyle / Productivity | |
| Posts on Regator: | 698 | |
| Posts / Week: | 2.7 | |
| Archived Since: | July 6, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Simplify.
‘In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness.’ ~Henry David Thoreau Post written by Leo Babauta. The tendency of life in our society is to become more complicated: Internet, television, shopping, work, family commitments, possessions, [...]
Dedicated but Balanced
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Brad Pilon, author of Eat Stop Eat. Here is an experiment I’d like you to try: Log in to your banking account. Check how much money you have. Now log out. Now log back in, check how much money you have. Now Log out. Repeat this two [...]
Why Killing Time Isn’t a Sin
Post written by Leo Babauta. I recently read a travel tip from someone who reminds himself that “killing time is a sin”, and so makes the most use of every bit of downtime, even on an airplane: “read a good book, learn a new language with Rosetta Stone, write to my friends around the world [...]
Tynan’s Rules for Living
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Tynan of Tynan.com. When the godfather of blogging tells you to write a post, you write that post. Two days ago Leo and I were talking about habits and procrastination and things like that. I told him about a few of the rules I have for myself, [...]
The Wisdom of Allowing Things to Happen
The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself. ~The Daodejing Post written by Leo Babauta. This has been what I’ve been learning over the past couple of years. Allowing things to happen. It goes counter to our usual [...]
How to Learn A Language in 90 Days
‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.’ ~Nelson Mandela Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Maneesh Sethi of Hack The System. I still remember the happiest moment of my life. [...]
The Zen of the Barbell
Post written by Leo Babauta. There was a time when I shunned lifting weights, because I felt they were unnecessary and for guys looking to get buff. I was also a bit fearful of them, because I didn’t know much about them. Today things are a bit different. I still think you can get a [...]
Where in the World Do I Start?
Post written by Leo Babauta. One of the most frequent questions I get when people read Zen Habits, looking to change their lives, is: “Where do I start?” From getting in shape to flossing to getting productive to waking earlier to learning languages and much more … there are so many habits to change that [...]
The Tiny Guide to Being a Great Dad
Post written by Leo Babauta. I am blessed with six wonderful children and a fantastic and lovely wife, and for this I am deeply grateful. But on a day like today, a lazy Sunday morning when my family is sleeping in and the soft light of the morning permeates the house, I reflect on what [...]
20 Small Actions to Create a Fit Environment
Post written by Leo Babauta. I’ve learned, in the last seven years of getting fitter each year (from a really bad starting point), that when it comes to getting in shape, your environment is everything. Small things I’ve done to change my environment make my life set up for getting fitter, slowly, gradually, but surely. [...]
The Unprocrastination Course
Post written by Leo Babauta. Today I’m opening registration for the Zen Habits Sea Change Program, and announcing the Unprocrastination Course as part of the package. The Unprocrastination Course will run for the month of July and will be available to all Sea Change members. And it’s an awesome course. The course comes in four [...]
How Being a Control Freak Can Set You Free
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Georgina Laidlaw of ProBlogger. I’m a control freak. I used to admit that only in hushed tones, as if it were something to be ashamed of. And the thought of Zen Habits’ No Goals philosophy used to fill me with a vague but pervasive dread. So when [...]
The Most Important Skill to Master
Post written by Leo Babauta. If you’re like me, you are constantly learning new skills — gardening, carpentry, pizza-making, languages, sports, and so on. And I think this is a fun and wonderful thing to do. But what’s the most important skill? That’s debatable. I think compassion is a huge one, as is mindfulness. I’d [...]
The Three-Day Monk Syndrome
‘Ninety percent of life is just showing up.’ ~Woody Allen Post written by Leo Babauta. In the past, and sometimes still, I am often what the Japanese might call a “three-day monk“. It’s a very common syndrome — you get obsessed with something for a short time, and pour yourself into it, only to stop [...]
Infusing Play into Mundane Tasks
‘It is a happy talent to know how to play.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Post written by Leo Babauta. When I write about loving every moment and loving what you do, people often ask, “What about when you have to do something you don’t like?” You can’t always enjoy what you’re doing, right? Actually, you can. [...]
The Tiny Guide to Creating the Flossing Habit
‘Floss the teeth you want to keep.’ ~dentist, quoted by Nick Crocker Post written by Leo Babauta. For many years, I rarely flossed, and as a result had some not-so-pleasant dental problems. I always knew I should have been flossing, but could never make the habit stick. Creating the habit of flossing is a recent [...]
Beating the Anxiety of Online Reading
Post written by Leo Babauta. I am a huge fan of reading online — I can generally do it for hours a day. But with the explosion of great blogs, online magazines and news sources, personal development sites, social media and more … how do you deal with the anxiety that comes with it? Anxiety [...]
Imagine
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Chris Guillebeau of ChrisGuillebeau.com. Imagine a life where all your time is spent on the things you want to do. Imagine giving your greatest attention to a project you create yourself, instead of working as a cog in a machine that exists to make other people rich. [...]
The Little Guide to Contentedness
‘He who is contented is rich.’ ~Lao Tzu Post written by Leo Babauta. There has been little in my life that has made as much an impact as learning to be content — with my life, where I am, what I’m doing, what I have, who I’m with, who I am. This little trick changes [...]
The 9-5 Guide to Staying Active
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Matt Madeiro of Make Every Day Count. Let’s see if this rings any bells. When the clock hits 8, I sit. I plop back in my rolling chair, crack open the laptop on my desk, and spend the next nine hours with my butt glued firmly to [...]