Leo Babauta

If you’ve been working on a simplified to-do list , you may have your tasks whittled down to the essential. But what about the daily and weekly things you need to do every... 03/13/2008

I’m only now learning habits that I wish I had when I was entering adulthood. I think I’m not alone here, but if I had these habits when I was young, I’d be pr... 03/13/2008

Can you give someone criticism without hurting their feelings or making them angry? Can you do it kindly? I think that’s a difficult proposition for most people, but in tr... 03/13/2008

Recently I’ve been studying the habits of successful dieters — people who’ve lost 30 lbs. or more and kept it off. And in reading a recent Get Rich Slowly arti... 03/13/2008

What do you get someone if you want to show you appreciate them, but if you don’t have a lot of money to spend? If you have a lot of money, you can buy just about anything... 03/13/2008

I’ve decided that in order to get serious about losing weight, you need to count calories. I’ve tried doing it without counting, and while you do see some weight los... 03/13/2008

When I sat down to write my Blog Action Day post, I tried to figure out what the “environment” has to do with some of the main themes of Zen Habits: simplicity, frug... 03/13/2008

“Be curious, not judgmental.” - Walt Whitman “I am grateful that I am not as judgmental as all those censorious, self-righteous people around me.” - anon... 03/13/2008

“80 percent of success is showing up.” - Woody Allen How do you find motivation to exercise when you just don’t feel like getting off your butt? I ask myself t... 03/13/2008

As with anything, getting rid of clutter can be made incredibly simple: just go through your stuff, one section, closet, drawer, or shelf at a time, and get rid of everything th... 03/13/2008

Too many beginning runners have but one speed: medium. And as someone who’s run a marathon, a few half marathons and a bunch of shorter races, I know that such a one-speed... 03/13/2008

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean Have you ever been doing great with a goal o... 03/13/2008

How many projects do you have on your projects list? How many balls can you keep in the air? I submit that the more projects you have, the less likely you are to complete each o... 03/13/2008

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. ~Epictetus Have you said thank-you to someone to show how grateful you... 03/13/2008

I shut my eyes so I can see. - artist Paul Gauguin Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life. - Burton Hills This morning as I took my kids to school, I was feeling... 03/13/2008