This is a very subjective list, with my subjective opinions. The books I’ll mention literally changed my life. There is not an ounce of exaggeration here. The Slight Edge I read this book on the 10th of August 2012. I’ve read several thousand books in my life, but this is the only date in my life I […]
By Leo Babauta There’s nothing we can do more to further our meaningful work and make the impact that we want to make in the world than to: Pick our most important, meaningful tasks And dive into them with full focus And yet, it seems to be a challenge for almost every person on this […]
By Leo Babauta How often have you half-assedly committed to something, but didn’t really put your entire being into following through on that commitment? How often have you said you were going to do something, and then just dropped it because you were too busy or didn’t have the energy? How often have you said […]
By Leo Babauta Someone recently asked me about getting frustrated when they feel overloaded, and then shutting down or lashing out. “This has been something I’ve struggled with for most of my life. I had an instance today where I could have been more calm and rational about the situation but calm and rationality gave […]
Make friends with pen and paper, it’s worth it I get a feeling that writing is a universal key to our subconscious mind. My experience with journaling and goal setting suggests that despite the huge number of volumes about the power of the subconscious mind, we still hopelessly undervalue it. And you can throw the […]
By Leo Babauta A little boy was told by his father, from a young age, that he wasn’t good enough. Not in so many words, but through his actions — by criticizing him, yelling at him, hitting him, leaving him. The boy grew up into a man, knowing that he was unworthy of praise, of […]
By Leo Babauta We all deal with stress on a daily basis — whether it’s the stress of being busy and overwhelmed at work, having to deal with personal crises, traffic, relationships, health, finances … stress can be a big part of our lives. And stress has some strong effects: it makes us less happy, […]
Are you curious about a 3-month delay? I explained it in my first income report. Wow, I went through my journal from 2019 and I got tired by just reading it. I had so many things in the air that I’m surprised nothing hit the ground and crashed. 12-week Year In December, I joined a […]
Jay Rooke recently interviewed me for his Know Pain Know Gain: Entrepreneurship Made Real podcast. We talked about personal development, transformation, entrepreneurship, and trust-based marketing. The episode is about 55 minutes, and you can listen to…
By Leo Babauta I have a problem, and I think most people do as well: I want to do everything. OK, not actually every single thing, but I want to do more than I possibly can: I want to do everything on my long to-do list, today I want to take on every interesting project […]