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39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist

Leo Babauta 331,820

"Too often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before ...

10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It

Leo Babauta 195,390

"Recently, reader Rob asked me about my habit of waking at 4:30 a.m. each day, and asked me to write about the ...

9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn

Leo Babauta 193,076

"Unfortunately, I was educated in a school system that believed the world in which it existed would remain ...

27 Non-School Skills Children Need

Leo Babauta 120,391

"When you got out of high school, did you know everything you needed in order to survive in life, let alone succeed? ...

The Short but Powerful Guide to Finding Your Passion

Leo Babauta 101,198

"Following your passion can be a tough thing. But figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive. I'm ...

The Thinking Habit That Changed My Life

Leo Babauta 92,962

Writing out a gratitude list can be a simple, yet profound act. "It's interesting, because so much of our lives are ...

The Way of the Peaceful Parent

Leo Babauta 90,312

"While I have learned a lot about being a dad, and finding joy in parenthood, I also know that stress-free parenting ...

7 Practices to Cultivate Compassion

Leo Babauta 68,415

Scientific studies suggest that there are physical benefits to practicing compassion -- people who practice it ...

How I Changed My Life, in Four Lines

Leo Babauta 56,232

"Changing your life can seem an incredibly tough and complicated thing, especially if you've failed a great number ...

The Pain & Beauty of Life Changes

Leo Babauta 53,582

"The reason for our suffering is our resistance to the changes in life. And life is all changes. While I resist ...

Focus: Single-Tasking and Productivity

Leo Babauta 49,168

Multi-tasking is no longer about being productive -- it's a way of living. It's not a sane way of living, however, ...

The Contentment Habit

Leo Babauta 43,035

For many of us, it is easy to fall into the habit of thinking or feeling that we are not doing enough when we see ...

The Best Goal Is No Goal

Leo Babauta 42,167

"These days, however, I live without goals, for the most part. It's absolutely liberating, and contrary to what you ...

Life as a Conscious Practice

Leo Babauta 41,181

When we learn a martial art, or ballet, or gymnastics, or soccer ... we consciously practice movements in a ...

The Little Guide to Contentedness

Leo Babauta 39,399

"Let's take a look at my life before contentedness: I was addicted to junk food and fast food, and overweight and ...

A Guide to Practical Contentment

Leo Babauta 39,373

"We start out in life thinking that we're awesome. We can dance in public as 5-year-olds and not care what others ...

9 Steps to Achieving Flow in Your Work

Leo Babauta 39,197

Have you ever lost yourself in your work, so much so that you lost track of time? Being consumed by a task like ...

Finding Peace with Uncertainty

Leo Babauta 38,850

"Where does this fear of uncertainty and the future come from? It might seem like a silly question, but if you think ...

8 Creativity Lessons From a Pixar Animator

Leo Babauta 37,847

Whether it is sharing ideas, working hard and being persistent in your efforts, or having the ability let go of your ...

The Habit of Starting

Leo Babauta 27,982

"The biggest reason people fail at creating and sticking to new habits is that they don't keep doing it. That seems ...

Turn Inspiration Into Action

Leo Babauta 27,819

We've all experienced fleeting moments of divine inspiration. Perhaps, you've always wanted to write a book, run a ...

The Smart Way to Stick to Habits

Leo Babauta 26,254

When trying to form new, meaningful habits, there are always the usual suspects getting in your way -- ...

What I've Learned About Learning

Leo Babauta 24,215

"I'm a lifelong learner and am always obsessively studying something, whether that's breadmaking or language or wine ...

Toss Productivity Out

Leo Babauta 19,820

"For at least a couple of years, Zen Habits was one of the top productivity blogs, dispensing productivity tips for ...

Untrack: Letting Go of the Stress of Measuring

Leo Babauta 19,026

"There are a few old management adages that seem to run like a current through our society, powering our work and ...

Embracing Groundlessness: When Everything Seems Out of Control

Leo Babauta 16,626

"It's a fundamental fact of human life that we want our lives to be under control -- we develop plans, goals, ...

Simplify Technology with Limits

Leo Babauta 9,360

"The problem comes when we try to figure out how to get a grip on it all, to tame technology to do what we need and ...

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