Monthly Archive: July 2021

Self-Discovery, Cubed; Your Personal Truth Book Review

Self-Discovery, Cubed; Your Personal Truth Book Review

I love books that provoke me to think, and Your Personal Truth was certainly one of them. Also, I consider myself an expert on the self-discovery subject; I even wrote a book about it. Yet, I still learned a ton from reading Your Personal Truth and found the questions and exercises recommended by the author extremely […]

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Thinking Mode vs Doing Mode

Thinking Mode vs Doing Mode

By Leo Babauta I spend a lot of time dreaming about things — incredible adventures I want to go on, self-improvement projects, all those books I plan on reading! And there’s nothing wrong with that. Dreaming is wonderful. What I’ve noticed, though, is that sometimes I get stuck in the thinking and dreaming mode, and […]

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Decluttering Tips

Decluttering Tips

I’ve been decluttering my garage for the past few weeks, so here are some decluttering tips I’ve figured out for processing, purging, and organizing, especially if you have a lot of old tech clutter to deal with. Approach Decluttering with Patience Just chip away at the project one item at a time, not worrying about…

Fame, Money, and Other Surprising Benefits of Being an Author

Fame, Money, and Other Surprising Benefits of Being an Author

Eight years ago, exactly at the 26th of May 2013, I published my first book. When I had hit the ‘publish’ button, I secretly hoped for things every first-time writing greenhorn dreams about: fame and money. And maybe a little bit of the writer’s lifestyle – working as much as I wanted, when I wanted, […]

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Find Freedom in Any Moment

Find Freedom in Any Moment

By Leo Babauta One of our deepest desires is for freedom: to be free of stress, anxiety, a frustrating person, a difficult situation, financial struggles, health problems, the daily grind, distractions, feeling inadequate.  So many books, products and other paid solutions offer a version of this freedom. Escape. Peace. Mindfulness. Simplicity. Self esteem. A better […]

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The Delightful Overwhelm of a Pile of Undone Tasks

The Delightful Overwhelm of a Pile of Undone Tasks

By Leo Babauta As I came back to work after a month off, I noticed myself feeling overwhelmed by the mountain of work in front of me. I felt a ton of resistance, and stress about how much work had to be done. A perfect practice ground for me! In this article, I’m going to […]

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