How Simplicity Reveals Life – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta This morning I was eating a really simple meal, with minimal seasoning, and I savored its deliciousness. Often I go the opposite way: I eat too much, too quickly, with an overwhelming number of flavors. And I barely taste any of it. This is how I sometimes experience […]
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Transcendent: Take on Work & Life from Another Level
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta The way most of us take on our work, or anything else in our lives, is that we do it because we’re supposed to, we have to, we’re obligated to, we’re expected to, we should. What this creates is a life of obligation and burden, of churning out […]
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A Powerful Uncertainty Challenge – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta A year ago, my team & I started a grand experiment in our Fearless Living Academy, designed to create the best training possible for learning to face and deal with uncertainty in our lives, especially around habits and purpose work. We call it the Uncertainty Challenge. It’s a […]
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How to Create, When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Our days can be overwhelming, and because of this, many people put off their creative work — it just doesn’t feel possible. If you’re in this camp, one or more of these will sound familiar to you: I’m too busy right now, I can always do (insert creative […]
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Learning to Surf the Uncertainty of Life
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta When things are changing rapidly, and an overwhelming number of things are coming at you … it can be tough to navigate. Anyone who is up to anything big will have a lot going on. Lots of emails and messages, lots of tasks, lots of meetings and calls, […]
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Letting Go of Heaviness – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta A lot of the people I work with feel a lot of heaviness in what they’re taking on — whether it’s work, their finances, relationships, health, etc. We often don’t even realize we have heaviness about something — but other people can feel it if we talk to them […]
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How to Stick to Long-Term Changes
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta If you’re trying to lose weight or gain muscle, you can work really hard at it for a week … and see no change. The same goes for learning music or a language, or creating meaningful change in the world. It’s hard to stick to long-term changes when […]
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Weekend Intensive: The Art of Letting Go
Steve Told Us – We’re excited to invite you to the first Zen Habits Weekend Intensive! Dates: Oct. 19-21, 2023 Location: Art of Living Center in North Carolina Theme: The Art of Letting Go (or, the Love Story of the Unknown) In this weekend intensive, we ask you to take 2 days away from your […]
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Zen Habits Podcast Launch! – zen habits zen habits
Steve Told Us – It’s finally here — launch day for the Zen Habits Podcast! Today is a day of celebration … of not only this launch, but of the journey I’ve been on with all of you Zen Habits readers. Of the work that I’ve put into this, but also of the support I’ve […]
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5 Ways to Reduce Your Stress Levels
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Stress is a part of life, and eliminating it is a fool’s errand. If you ever succeeded in eliminating all of stress, your life would be boring and you’d have removed yourself from anything meaningful. That said … too much stress can be toxic. It can negatively affect […]
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