Forcing Yourself to Do a Task vs. Letting Yourself Off the Hook
Steve Told Us – 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: Force yourself to do the task anyway; or Let yourself off the hook And while there isn’t anything wrong with either of these choices, I’m […]
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The Magic Daily Practice of Facing Your Fears
Steve Told Us – 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 most often do is turn away from these things. This turning away leads to a couple of impactful things: A shrinking of our lives, as we turn away […]
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The Powerful Effect of Bringing Play Into Your Life
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta How much of your day is spent either 1) trying to make yourself do something you really don’t want to do, or 2) avoiding doing that thing you don’t want to force yourself to do (and feeling guilty about it)? In truth, this is most of the day […]
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Get Good at Finishing Things
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Recently I had a reader write in to me about not being good at finishing things. A few examples of things they haven’t finished: They bought a course and never finished it They can’t seem to stick to a diet They’ve only gone on half of the hikes […]
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Our Mistaken Ideas About What Makes Us Happy
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Most of us are operating on mistaken ideas about what gives us happiness — and these errors are costly. Think about how you normally spend your days — and then think about whether that’s making you happy. Now think about the cost to your health and long-term happiness. […]
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Building Trust in Yourself – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – I find that almost all problems are a breakdown in trusting ourselves. If we could trust ourselves fully, so many things become effortless. Let me give some examples of where we don’t trust ourselves: Procrastination: We procrastinate when we think we can’t handle the stress or difficulty of one or more […]
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My Morning Routine – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – Lately I’ve been waking up early (5:30am), because I traveled to London for a couple of weeks to lead a retreat, and my sleep schedule shifted. I really enjoy it! Someone asked me recently what my morning routine is like, and I told them: It changes regularly, depending on what I […]
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Ritual to Greet the Day
Steve Told Us – Every new day is a tremendous gift. And yet we often take these days for granted, rushing into everything we need to respond to, distracting ourselves, forgetting to feel wonder. Wouldn’t it be lovely to create a morning ritual to greet your day? The purpose of the ritual is to practice […]
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The Possibility of Slowing Down
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Our days are a busy rush, often from the moment we wake up. Even in our moments of rest, we are often on our phones or using technology to distract ourselves. The result is a life of stress, overwhelm, and habitual patterns. What would it be like to […]
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The Chaos & Abundance of Spring
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta For many of us in the Northern hemisphere, Spring has fully arrived: gorgeous sunshine, warmer weather, green trees, blossoms. It’s glorious! With Spring comes life springing into action, full of abundance. This is the chaos of life, full and energetic and exuberant. It’s chaotic but in the most […]
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