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2026 19 posts

July 24View Hacking: Shifting Your View of Other People
July 20Stay Open to Possibility
July 17Most of Our Lives Are Spent Running From the Moment
July 10Living with Kind Intention
July 3The False Dilemma Between Being Frugal & Enjoying Life
June 26The Full Experience of Right Now
June 22Step Into the Next Phase of Your Growth
June 19How to Learn to Love Healthy Food
June 12Navigating Through the Uncertainty of Life’s Transitions
June 5The Practice of Zero Negativity
May 29The One Thing That Makes a Habit Stick
May 22The One Thing That Changes Everything
May 15The Three Enemies of Clarity
May 8Working from Calm
May 1How to Find Your Signal in the Noise
April 24The Hidden Cost of Rushing Through Everything
April 17Ancient Wisdom on How to Not Take Things Personally
April 13Simplify Your Browser Tabs
April 10Overcoming the Feeling of Not Being Good Enough

2024 39 posts

November 29A Month of Reflection
November 22The Joy of Taking Care of My Life
November 15Thoughts on Healthy Eating
November 85 Stoic & Zen Practices That I Believe In
November 1Overcoming the Fear of Aging
October 31There’s Not Enough Time
October 14What Happens When You Walk or Run Daily, Without Tech
October 11The Practice of Examining Our Beliefs
October 10Expanding Beyond Our Old Self-View
October 3The Practice of Letting Go
September 27Turning Towards a Task You’ve Been Avoiding for Weeks
September 21Transforming Overwhelm into a Creative, Productive Energy
September 12Transforming Our Complaints into Something Generative
September 6The Season of Restarting Habits
August 23A Short Guide to Dealing with Discouragement
August 8The Surprising Value of Rest
August 2How to Autoregulate Your Habits
July 25Forcing Yourself to Do a Task vs. Letting Yourself Off the Hook
July 19The Magic Daily Practice of Facing Your Fears
July 12The Powerful Effect of Bringing Play Into Your Life
June 14Get Good at Finishing Things
June 12CouchSurfing is a cheap way to stay abroad
June 7Our Mistaken Ideas About What Makes Us Happy
June 1Building Trust in Yourself
May 24My Morning Routine
May 10The Possibility of Slowing Down
May 3The Chaos & Abundance of Spring
April 26The Moment That Ruins Our Focus
April 19The Focus of a Monk
April 12Honoring Your Word to Yourself
April 5Cultivate a Positive Mindset
March 22How to Break Dependence on the Phone
March 4How to Develop a Strong Sense of Self
February 16Why I Am Vegan (and how to make it easy)
February 9How to Address What’s Really Causing Your Avoidance
February 2Slow Down to Fall in Love Again
January 26Become Quiet So You Can Listen
January 24The Joys of Getting Organized
January 17Cultivating Stokedness

2023 38 posts

December 17Running & the Challenge of Pushing at Your Edge
December 11Mastering the Inbox as a Spiritual Practice
November 29Creating a Slower Holiday Season
November 10Transforming the Constant Feeling of Being Behind
October 27How I Get Things Done
October 20How Simplicity Reveals Life
October 6Transcendent: Take on Work & Life from Another Level
September 29A Powerful Uncertainty Challenge
September 23How to Create, When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
September 14Learning to Surf the Uncertainty of Life
September 2Letting Go of Heaviness
August 19How to Stick to Long-Term Changes
August 35 Ways to Reduce Your Stress Levels
July 21We’re Mostly Trying to Escape This Moment
July 14The Joy of Small Comforts
July 6Changing Habits: How to Let Go of Sacred Cows
June 30How to Be More Embodied
June 23Cleaning as Self-Care
June 17The Moment of a Lifetime
June 106 Powerful Mindset Shifts
May 22Embarrassment is an Integral Part of the Growth Process
May 18Lessons from the Fearless Retreat
May 5Be All In: Unlock Your Full Power
April 28Turn Struggle into Creativity
April 21Simplify Habits: Get to the True Heart of Change
April 14Beyond Getting Stuff Done
April 7We Overcomplicate Our Task Systems
March 31The Parable of Luminous Reality
March 24Creating When You Feel Resistance
March 3The Practice of Letting Go of Mental Constructs
February 24We Make Everything Harder
February 17The Wisdom of Non-Effort
February 10Deepen in Each Moment
February 3Mastering the Art of Letting Go
January 27Create Exquisite Focus Amidst Chaos
January 20The Art of Effortless Decision Making
January 13Spend Your Time Intentionally
January 4Essential Zen Habits of 2022

2022 52 posts

December 28Seeing the Gift
December 24A Mindfulness Practice for Holiday Stress
December 1Working Effectively When You’re Overwhelmed
November 20How the Feeling of Pointlessness Can Derail Us
November 11Committed & Unattached: A Powerful Way to Work
November 3Fearless Mastery: Going Deep & Running Together
October 27When You’re Overwhelmed, Simplify
October 20Creating Sacred Focus
October 6The Counterintuitive Way to Create Change in Your Life
September 29Moving From Desire to Action
September 22The Ridiculous Effectiveness of Singleminded Devotion to a Purpose
September 15Creating a More Spacious Life
September 8The Urgency of Piles
August 25Moving Lightly Through the World
August 20What to Do When You’re Feeling Drained
August 11On the Shortness of Life
August 4A Guide to Practicing Trust
July 27The Balanced Path: An Open Heart Without Taking on Suffering
July 21We’re Always Training Something
July 15How to Have a Powerfully Effective Day
July 7How to Tackle a Mountain of Tasks
July 33 Questions to Create Your Life
June 24Where You Get Your Sense of Self-Worth
June 16Being Balanced in Chaos
June 11Use Story to Change Your Life
June 3Mindset Shift to Deal with Overwhelm
May 20The Meaning of Fearless Mastery
May 14Become Your New Habit
May 6How to Put Life on Easy Mode
May 4100 Ways to Have Fun with Your Kids for Free or Cheap
May 3When you are confused, clarify your intentions
April 29Seven ways to be frugal and not miss out
April 27Effortless Effort: Relaxing While Trying Hard
April 21Reset Ritual to Come Back to Focus
April 152 Questions to Deepen Learning from Life
April 13Powerful Training for the Mind
April 9Why Simple Frugality is for me
April 7Curbing a Compulsive Habit: A Primer
March 31Destroy What You Know
March 25The body as a vessel for living
March 23My Simple, High Impact Productivity Protocol
March 17How to Let Go of Obsessive Overthinking
March 10The Joy of Letting Go
March 35 Ways to Simplify Your Life
February 24How to Get More Committed to Yourself
February 18Why Perfectionism Stops Us from Creating New Habits
February 10Overwhelm: The Survival Guide
February 3Simplifying Our Mental View
January 28Working with Your Inner Resistance
January 23Amazon FBA vs Dropshipping
January 14How to Make the Most of Your 24 Hours
January 8A Quick Guide to Planning Your Year

2021 52 posts

December 15Slow Holidays
December 3Interstitial Ritual: Finding Focus & Mindfulness in Your Day
November 28Using the Pandemic as Mental Training Ground
November 21Energy Depletion & the Practice of Relaxing Our Threat Detector
November 14Practicing with Zero
November 5Everything is a Practice
October 29Tackling Hard Tasks
October 22Create a Place for Everything That Matters
October 15Create a Powerful Framing for the World
October 9Stillness & Curiosity
September 23Unrushed: How to Feel More Spaciousness in Your Day, Instead of Time Scarcity
September 16Practicing with the Complaining Habit
September 11The Tragedy & Liberation of Death
September 9Expanding Our Capacity to Be With Chaos
September 2Practice: Grounding Yourself When Life is Chaotic
August 27Staying Light & Flexible While Traveling
August 20Becoming Nimble at Dealing with Ever-Changing Plans
August 12When Things Feel Scattered
August 7How to Stop From Spinning Into Meltdown
July 30Thinking Mode vs Doing Mode
July 25A Life of Meaning, Without Buying
July 17Find Freedom in Any Moment
July 9The Delightful Overwhelm of a Pile of Undone Tasks
June 30The Practice of Truly Enjoying Time Off
June 3How We Shut Down What We Want
May 22The High Bar of Expectations Can Crush Our Creativity
May 7Training to Be Relaxed in Stressful Situations
May 4A Well Lived Life of Purpose
April 22Wanting More Time for Your Meaningful Work
April 17Delight in Uncertainty
April 15Getting Good at Just Starting a Difficult Task
April 9Becoming Trustable
March 27The Guilt of Not Working More, When We’re Done for the Day
March 18The Fear of Putting Our Work Out There
March 13Allowing Ourselves to Feel Joy During the Day
March 11Meaningful Impact When the New World Has Not Emerged Yet
March 5Death Isn’t the End
March 3Staying at the Edge of Uncertainty
February 27First Two Steps to Creating Resilience
February 25Creating Impact When You’re Overwhelmed
February 20Positive Feedback Loops
February 18What I Learned About Facing Fear from Cold Swimming
February 13Relaxing with Chaos
February 12The Quest for Impact, Not Productivity
February 6Three Practices to Celebrate Your Day
February 4Unstuck: Create a New Path for Yourself
January 30The Practice of Trust
January 28Savor What You Dread & Avoid
January 23Stateless
January 21The Challenge of Doing Hard Challenges
January 16How to Do the Thing You’re Avoiding
January 8A New Year is a Beautiful Fresh Start

2020 53 posts

December 29How to Improve Any Moment
December 19Reminder: 8 Practices to Get Still & Calm
December 4Create a More Spacious Life
November 2014 Lessons Learned from Fearless Mastery
November 13A Guide to Being in Action
November 8A Key to Healing Our Divide
October 30The Magic of a Fresh Start
October 23Find Freedom of the Mountain in Everything You Do
October 11When Your Task List is Overwhelmingly Long
October 2Relax Into Structure in Your Day
September 26Time Management for Top Performers
September 22Dia De Los Muertos Illustrations Pack
September 19The Habit Dip
September 11How to Be More Present & Alive in the Moment
September 4The Subtle Power of Changing Your Identity
August 28Clear Things Out
August 21Staying Connected to Meaning in Your Work
August 17Staying Focused with a Simple Method
August 6Work Less
July 31Showing Up Even When You’re Not Feeling It
July 24The Simplicity of Discipline: Thriving Without the Baggage of Expectations
July 18Let Each Task Fill Up Your World
July 3Essential Meaningful Productivity
June 27The Lost Art of True Rest
June 23The Not Knowing of This Moment of Confronting Racism
June 11Anti-Fragility as We Train Ourselves to Improve
June 4It’s Time to Change the Status Quo
May 28The Joy of Bone-Exhausting Work
May 22Moving Through the Day with More Ease
May 14A Guide to Dealing with the Growing Tiredness & Boredom of the New Normal
April 30When You’re Drowning in Tasks, Overwhelm & Stress
April 25The New Normal
April 17Be a Hell Yes to Life
April 10We’re All Monastics Now
April 1The Practice of Meticulous Attention
March 27The Importance of Meditation in Crazy Times
March 204 Mindfulness Practices That We Need Right Now
March 13Dealing with the Immense Uncertainty of the World
March 5The Power of Getting Clarity
March 4Undone: The Unprocrastination Challenge
February 28Coming Back to Powerful Habits (plus 6 Powerful Habits)
February 20Master Your Relationship to Time
February 13Cut Through Addictions & Distractions: Feel the Discomfort & Uncertainty
February 7The Uncertainty of What You Should Be Working on Right Now
February 3The Honest Guide to Mindfulness
January 28Monkey Mind: Shifting the Habit of Feeling Distracted Throughout the Day
January 24The Heartbreaking Effects of Being Only Partly Committed to Most Things
January 223 Steps to Deepen Your Mindfulness Practice
January 17You Absolutely Can Tackle the Big Things You’ve Been Avoiding
January 14A Guide to Dealing with Uncertainty About What Path to Take
January 8Wolves at Your Heels: The Fear That You’re Always Behind, Doing the Wrong Thing, & Generally Screwing Things Up Royally
January 3The Create Fearlessly Challenge
January 1The Get Active & Fit Challenge for January!

2019 91 posts

December 31Zen Habits Lessons: 10 Powerful Things I’ve Learned This Past Decade
December 24When Your Expectations of Others is Making You Frustrated
December 20Give a Last-Minute Gift of Transformation to Those You Care About
December 17A Guide to Managing Your Time When You’re Always Behind
December 10The Practice of Using December for Retreat, Reflection & Letting Go
December 4Sacred Bow Challenge: Review Your Year & Set Intentions for 2020
November 22Working with the Ebbs & Flows of Your Resistance
November 15How to Be Kind to Yourself & Still Get Stuff Done
November 7The Way of Less
November 5The Launch of Sea Change 2.0 (and November’s Declutter Challenge)
October 31You Can’t Do Anything That is Shamefully Wrong
October 28The Everyday Mindfulness Practice of Direct Experience
October 24How to Not Believe Your Ultra-Persuasive Rationalizations
October 21Creating the Habit of Not Being Busy
October 17Discipline Challenge: What My Mind Does When I Commit to Hard Things
October 14Hundred Little Decisions: Training Ourselves at the Decision Point
October 10A Magical Way to Work with Our Habitual Patterns
October 7Working with the Heartbreaking Feeling That Something is Wrong with You
October 2The Awesome Finances Challenge for October
September 30Why We Never Have Enough Time & What to Do About It
September 26Live on Purpose
September 23Antidotes to Overwork
September 19The Art of Creating a Ritual for What Matters Most
September 17The Fearless Purpose Training Package: A System for the Uncertainty of Your Meaningful Work
September 12Oh, the Rationalizations Your Brain Will Dream Up!
September 12Oh, the Rationalizations Your Brain Will Dream Up!
September 9Move Towards Your Resistance
September 5Transforming Overwhelm & Burden to Something Powerful
September 2The Create Daily Challenge
August 29How Shift Happens in Our Lives
August 26Embrace Groundlessness: When Everything Seems Out of Control
August 22Meaningful work: A Simple 3-Step Method for Getting Your “One Thing” Done
August 20Creating Impeccable Structure for Your Life
August 15Retraining Deeply Ingrained Habits of Mindlessness
August 12The Practice of Listening to Find Purpose
August 7Finding Groundedness in the Age of Anxiety
August 1The Courageous Self-Discipline Challenge
July 29Cutting Through Indecision & Overthinking
July 22The Most Neglected & Powerful Act of Self-Care
July 19Fearless 2.0: The Re-Launch of My New Fearless Training Program
July 16The Ridiculously Awesome Practice of Surrendering
July 12Practicing with the Fear & Pain of Missing Out on Opportunities
July 8You Don’t Need to Clear the Decks to Focus on Important Work
July 1Practice Being More Open-Hearted in Relationships
June 27The Deliciousness of Dealing with a Negative Person
June 24What It’s Like to Be Truly Committed to Something
June 20Mindfully Letting Go of Shame
June 17Mindfully Shifting Your Approach to a Task Can Shift Everything
June 13How to Have More Focused Hours in Your Day
June 10The Discipline of Mastering Mental States
June 6Meditation: Sitting with Your Basic Goodness
June 3The Simplify Your Life Challenge
May 27Two Coaching Spots With Leo Now Open
May 23A Mindful Method for When You’re Tired
May 21Riding the Turbulence of Life Like a Wave
May 15Buying Too Much Stuff is Driven By Uncertainty
May 10The 11 Life Lessons It Turns Out I’ve Taught My Six Kids
May 6Deep Focus: Training to Open in the Middle of Shakiness
May 2Simplify Your Day to Have a Greater Impact
April 29The Dive Into Important Tasks Challenge
April 25Becoming More Deeply Committed to My Commitments
April 22The Habit of Calm When You’re Feeling Frustrated
April 18The Universal Narrative: When You Feel Unworthy
April 15A Guide to Letting Go of Stress
April 8Focus as an Antidote for Wanting to Do Everything
April 3The Beautiful Mornings Challenge: Create a Sacred Morning Routine
April 1Develop the Powerful Habit of Mindful Focus
March 28A Guide to Habit Resilience
March 25The Deep Uncertainty of Meaningful Work
March 21A Simple Mindful Method to Deal with Tiredness, Loneliness & Stress
March 18The Underestimated Importance of Encouragement in Habit Change
March 12How to Do Your Scariest Tasks of the Day, with Joy
March 7The Two Most Powerful Ways to Create a Healthy Eating Pattern
March 4The March Healthy Eating Challenge
February 25Meditating in the Middle of Chaos
February 21Vast Mind: 3 Ways to Open Beyond the Self-Concern of Our Small Mind
February 18Cooking Healthful Joyful Meals with a Picky Family
February 14Why We Struggle to Make Time for Solitude
February 11Connecting Your Work Tasks to Meaning
February 8The Zen Habits Guide to Spending Your Time Intentionally
February 4The Practice of Letting Go
January 31The Mindful Fitness Challenge
January 29The Best Things I’ve Learned About Raising Children
January 24My goals for 2019
January 22Getting Started with Traveling Ultralight
January 17The Rule of the Edge
January 15The Beautiful and Scary Practice of Moving Closer
January 7My Mission to Change a Million Lives Through Uncertainty Training
January 5The Drop Deeper into Mindfulness Challenge
January 3The Simple Guide to Creating Habits for a Great Year
January 1New Year: The Beautiful Minimalism of a Blank Slate

2018 46 posts

December 26Ego Dropping: The Magic of Breaking Free from Self-Concern
December 22A Simple Practice for Stressful Holidays
December 17Training in Uncertainty
December 11Simplify Technology with Limits
December 7A More Deliberate Way of Living
December 4How to Get Good at Dealing With Massive Change
November 29Sacred Bow: An Intentional Way to Close Out the Year & Start the New Year
November 26An Intentional System for Working with Goals
November 23How to Simplify the Holidays
November 13The free Eat More Plants! cookbook
November 13The free Eat More Plants! cookbook
November 5Train Your Mind Using the Puppy Method
November 5Train Your Mind Using the Puppy Method
November 1Challenge: Create an Iron Will with Consistent Daily Meditation
November 1Challenge: Create an Iron Will with Consistent Daily Meditation
October 293 Simple Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Work Tasks
October 293 Simple Mindset Shifts to Transform Your Work Tasks
October 25A New Approach for When You Realize You’re Overcommitted & Overloaded
October 25A New Approach for When You Realize You’re Overcommitted & Overloaded
October 22Refraining From Letting Ourselves Numb Out
October 22Refraining From Letting Ourselves Numb Out
October 18The Guide to Insecurities You’ve Been Waiting For
October 18The Guide to Insecurities You’ve Been Waiting For
October 15The Little Handbook for Getting Stuff Done
October 15The Little Handbook for Getting Stuff Done
October 11Paring Down Your Life
October 11Paring Down Your Life
October 8A Hidden Source of Power
October 8A Hidden Source of Power
October 3The Grounded Challenge: Practice Mindfulness with Your Difficulties
October 1The Feeling That You’re Always Behind on Work
September 24When Fear is Stopping You From Pursuing Meaningful Work
September 18Give Up Comfort
September 14Traveling Lightly & Being Grounded in the Middle of Chaos
September 13Our Next Deep Dive (Not for Muggles)
September 12Free Online Launch Training with Jeff Walker Live
September 11How to Let Go of Any Possession
September 7A Simple Technique for Launching Your Project in 20 Minutes
September 4Scaling Your Value
September 4Unprocrastination Challenge: Train Yourself with Daily Sessions
August 31Fearlessness: How to Stop Running from Space
August 27A Case Against Optimizing Your Life
August 21How to Be Mindful All the Time
August 14Herding Cats: A Simple Method for Working with the Disorder of Our Lives
August 13Creating a Heart-Aligned Offer (and the Results)
August 8The Practice of Vast Open Sky

2017 44 posts

September 22lowering your life’s requirements
June 15How to Be Happy When You’re in an Unhappy Situation
June 15How to Be Happy When You’re in an Unhappy Situation
June 15How to Be Happy When You’re in an Unhappy Situation
June 8Develop Resiliency: How to Move Towards Your Fears
June 2The Building Self-Discipline Challenge
May 30The Unexpected Pleasures of a More Than a Decade of Reading Harry Potter
May 23A Guide to Developing the Self-Discipline Habit
May 17Small Actions, Huge Impact
May 9The Magic of Being Held By the World
May 3How We’re Harmed by Our Dissatisfaction with Ourselves
April 30The 44 Training Program: Turning Uncertainty & Discomfort into Mindful Openness
April 28My Mission: Help the World Transform Fear into Openness & Joy
April 27The Minimalist Question is the Important Thing
April 26Finding Beauty in Every Freakin’ Moment, No Matter What
April 21The 5 Keys to Forming Any Habit
April 18A Guide to Fear Mastery
April 14The Perfect System
April 11The Antidote to Self-Harshness & Resentment
April 7Three Practices for the Overwhelmed, Stressed, Anxious
April 3Undone: How to Change Our Procrastination Patterns
March 29An Intimate Retreat to Create Mindfulness, Life Change & Magic
March 27The Main Reason Changing Your Life is Tough
March 22My New Video Course: Dealing with Struggles
March 174 Step Guide to Letting Go of the Past
March 13The Practice of One Thing at a Time
March 9The Moment You’ve Been Waiting For
March 6Why I’m Always in a Hurry, & What I’m Doing About It
March 1How to Change Your Eating Patterns
February 27A Mindful Guide to Email in 20 Minutes a Day
February 23A Guide to the Basic Anxiety of Life
February 18The Compassionate Way to Health & Fitness
February 15How to Make Friends
February 13A Loving Guide to Going Vegan
February 10Letting Go of Distractions
February 8The Way of Openness: Moving Away from Comfort & Security
February 2Stepping Out of Old Habits & Deeper Into Mindfulness
January 31Wanting Someone Else to Fulfill Our Lives
January 27Approaching Life with Beginner’s Mind
January 24Finding Stillness
January 20What I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Zen Habits
January 13How to Cultivate a Year of Mindfulness
January 13minimalism with kids
January 4Filter Out the Noise

2016 90 posts

December 23Mindfully Free of Wanting People to Be a Certain Way
December 215 Tips For When You Have Too Much to Do
December 17Zen of Busy: Continual Letting Go When You’re Overwhelmed
December 10In Memory of Juan “Brand” Cruz, a Man Who Inspired Me to Be Better
December 1The Habit Guide Ebook: My Most Effective Habit Methods & Solutions
November 28Video: How We Get Hooked, & How to Unlearn Our Patterns
November 23The Mental Habit of Feeling Rushed & Overwhelmed
November 21just two pieces of bread
November 18The Fearless Challenge
November 16The Path of Fearlessness
November 11confessions of a minimalist
November 11How to Not Be Driven by Your Aversions
November 9Compassion in the Midst of Madness
November 8A Guide to Dealing with Dissatisfaction with Ourselves
November 4The Way to Finding Powerful Human Connection
November 1Soaking in the Wonder of the Emerging Moment
November 1Soaking in the Wonder of the Emerging Moment
October 28Relax Into the Moment
October 26Little Changes Can Make a Huge Difference
October 26Little Changes Can Make a Huge Difference
October 20Ultralight: The Zen Habits Guide to Traveling Light & Living Light (short read ebook)
October 20Ultralight: The Zen Habits Guide to Traveling Light & Living Light (short read ebook)
October 18End of Busy: A Deliberate Life vs. Reactive Life, with Jonathan Fields
October 146 Practical Ways to Practice Being Present
October 11A Method for Dealing with Feeling Stressed & Overwhelmed
October 7A Primer on Understanding & Compassion
October 4How to Write Every Day
September 27A Short Guide to Starting, if You’re Struggling
September 23What’s the Most Loving Thing You Can Do?
September 21Habit Guide Ebook, Habit Mastery Video Course, and Mindfulness Seminar Available
September 19Developing a More Flexible Mind
September 15Not Doing All the Things We Want to Do
September 12Dealing with the Sweat-Inducing Fear of Launching a Major Project
September 7The Mindfulness of Social Photo Sharing
September 2The Unprocrastination Challenge for September
August 31Self-Help List
August 26Short Read: The Zen Habits Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness (ebook)
August 23An Overlooked Factor in Creating Positive Change
August 19A Guide to Overcoming Procrastination & Finding Focus
August 15To Those Who Are Struggling
August 15To Those Who Are Struggling
August 10Removing Ourselves From the Center of Everything
August 4The Love of a Long Walk
July 25Mental Badassery: Becoming Aware of the Stories We Tell Ourselves
July 198 Experiments in Motivation
July 15My Personal Fat-Loss Plan
July 12A Mindful Shift of Focus
July 8The Minimalist Way to Declutter
July 4A Simple Declutter Habit: Leave No Trace
June 29Training to Be a Good Writer
June 23To Create a Habit, Tell a Good Story
June 19On Being a Dad
June 16Zen Habits Book Now For Sale
June 14What Productivity Systems Won’t Solve
June 9All You Need, You Already Have
June 7Some Days, You Just Have Nothing
May 31Let Go of Stress: Nothing to Cling To
May 27Two Ways to Form Habits Effortlessly
May 23The Biggest Reason We Don’t Stay on a Regular Exercise Habit
May 19The Get Fit For Summer Exercise Challenge
May 16The Face Everything Technique: Why Avoiding Difficulties Doesn’t Work
May 13This Moment is Enough
May 6How to Develop an Awesome Sense of Direction
May 3Relationship Salve: The Practice of Intentional Dialogues
April 29The Downward & Upward Spiral of Health & Productivity
April 26Set Powerful Deadlines
April 22How to Handle the Difficult Times
April 19A Mini-Guide to Not Being Frustrated All the Time
April 13The Spring Healthy Eating Challenge
April 6The Elements of a Healthy Diet, & How to Change
April 1Fear Is Why We Have Too Much Stuff
March 22Shannon’s Method: Overcome Habit Procrastination
March 18My Most Important Productivity Method
March 14A Roadmap to Overcoming Insecurities
March 8Get to the Root of Work Stress
March 2The Zen Habits Guide to Letting Go of Attachments
February 26Our Everloving Quest to Control Our Lives
February 23Opt Out: A Simplicity Manifesto
February 19Why We Struggle with Change
February 16How to Become the World’s Greatest Lover
February 10Our Relationship with the Present Moment
February 4Let Everything Breathe
February 2The Monthly Review
January 27Unconventional Productivity
January 21What I Learned From Taking a Knife Defense Class
January 15Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for Understanding the Mind
January 11Rules for Getting Organized & Decluttered
January 7Instead of Goals or Resolutions, Try Creating Rules
January 7Instead of Goals or Resolutions, Try Creating Rules
January 26 Ways to Create an Awesome 2016

2015 74 posts

December 29The Practice of Year-End Reflection
December 22My New Book: Essential Zen Habits
December 19What I’ve Been Excited About (& How I Work)
December 19What I’ve Been Excited About (& How I Work)
December 1531 Perfect Things
December 11Constantly Worried About How Others Perceive Us
December 8Inspiration + Aspiration
December 4How to Build an Empire
December 4How to Build an Empire
December 1The Joy of Letting Go of Stress
November 25Gratitude to Cure the Impulse to Buy More Stuff
November 21Change Your Story to Change Your Life
November 17How to Want Very Little
November 12A Healthy Way to Aspire to a Better Life
November 9The Most Important Moment
November 4Living Lightly with the One-Bag Lifestyle
October 28Overcoming the 10 Biggest Obstacles to Creating
October 26Avoid the Tendency to Think Your Way is the True Way
October 22The Underrated, Essential Art of Coping
October 14Redesigning Your Life’s Interface
October 9Habit Relapse: What To Do If You Fall From Your Diet or Good Habits
October 5Letting Go of the Need for Control
October 2The Transformative Power of the Gratitude Habit
September 29A Guide for All of Us: Getting Good at Storytelling & Other Superhuman Social Skills
September 22The Truth About Your Uncertain Life Path & Purpose
September 18I’m Returning to Single-Tasking
September 9The Gentle Art of Trying Something & Sucking at It
September 7How Not to Do It All
September 3A Guide to Dealing with Frustration & Disappointment in Yourself
September 1The Daybreak: Make an Important Goal Happen with a Morning Habit
August 26How to Deal with Your Family’s Bad Habits
August 21The Simple Health Plan
August 19How My Mom Makes Everyone Around Her Better
August 14Too Much to Do, Not Enough Time
August 11Level Up to Lose Weight
August 73 Small Discipline Habits You Can Train
August 4Advice for People in Their Early 20s
July 31A Brief Guide to Quitting a Bad Habit
July 30Worried About What You’re Not Doing
July 27The Gods of This Day
July 22The Joyful Results of My Grand Travel Experiment
July 17I Suck at Habits: How Do I Get Better?
July 14The 7 Things I Do to Stay Fit While Traveling
July 96 Things to Know About How to Get Out of Funk Town
July 7Staying Motivated to Work on the Road
July 2Neither Averting Nor Craving in Each Moment
June 29How Taking Care of My Finances Changed My Life
June 26Tips for Traveling with Kids
June 23My Grand Travel Experiment
June 23My Grand Travel Experiment
June 19The Parent I Aspire to Be
June 17The Best & Less-than-Best Motivations for Learning
June 12The Miracle of Suspending Mis-Belief
June 107 Strategies for Dealing with Toxic People
June 4Finding Motivation on Important But Non-Urgent Tasks
June 2Learning Tips for the Top 8 Learning Challenges
May 29The 30-Day Learning Challenge
May 26The Place Where You Are
May 19Feeling Determined to Change
May 15Practicing Non-Judgment
May 13Hold Your Own Feet to the Fire
May 7Don’t Waste Your Opportunity
April 30How to Beat Procrastination with Daily Training
April 17The Time When We’ll Be Present & Content
April 17The Time When We’ll Be Present & Content
April 13A Simple, Powerful Self-Compassion Method
April 10When Others Frustrate You
April 6Your Internet Habits Create Your Reality
March 30The Case for Replacing Exercise with Play
March 26Leave Yourself Wanting More
March 23Fail Faster at Habits
March 19The Anti-Bucket List
March 16Getting Started with the Discipline Habit
March 12The Case for Caring About Your Work

2013 5 posts

October 25The dangers of reading
August 29minimalism isn’t traveling the world with nothing
May 3things I do have instead
April 27things I don’t have that many do
April 9the future of advertising

2012 8 posts

December 26minimal web
September 14all our fantasies
August 15Rethinking necessities
July 18the minimalism of not knowing
May 16living for everyone else
April 6as happy as possible
March 21being OK with things as they are
February 21Be able to walk away

2011 6 posts

December 28Kindle & iPad are marketing devices
December 14Finding yourself in spareness
November 30buckshot vs. rifle approaches
November 23downsides of minimalism
October 28minimalist protest
July 15Important frugal living tips that you should follow

2010 57 posts

November 8Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and Save Money
July 20Think about your life goals
July 19Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #6
July 18What are YOUR 43 Things?
July 17Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #7
July 16Best 8 Ways to Deal with Detractors
July 15Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #8
July 14Keeping a stress-free, clean house
July 13Slow Down … to Enjoy Life
July 12Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #9
July 11My Story
July 10Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #10
July 9My Fav Procrastination Hack – 30-10
July 8Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #11
July 7Purpose Your Day: Most Important Task (MIT)
July 6Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #12
July 55 Ways GTD Helps You Achieve Your Goals
July 4How I save money
July 3Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #13
June 30Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #14
June 29Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #15
June 28Family day and family meetings – a rewarding routine
June 27Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #16
June 26Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #17
June 25Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #18
June 24Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #19
June 23Top 20 Motivation Hacks – #20
June 22Ben Franklin’s hack tweaked – tracking my goals
June 21How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
June 20Beginner’s Guide to GTD
June 19How I Became an Early Riser
June 18My Morning Routine
June 17Baby Makes Eight: Raising Six Kids – Part 2, organization edition
June 166 Tips for Commuting to Work by Bike
June 153 Steps to a Permanently Clear Desk
June 14Get Healthy and Fit, Part 2 – Exercise Edition
June 13Baby Makes Eight: Raising Six Kids – Part 1
June 12Zen Mind: How to Declutter
June 11Achieving Goals with my Son: Our Harry Potter Marathon
June 1010 Tips for Quitting Smoking
June 9Volunteering
June 8Mind Like Water
June 7What is truly necessary? A guide to living frugal
June 7My GTD Implementation
June 5Get Healthy and Fit, Part 1
June 4How to Handle Pets When You Can’t Afford Them Any More
June 3Email Zen: Clear Out Your Inbox
May 26Pulling the Trigger
May 24The Cost of Negativity
May 10We are not consumers
April 30The Elements of Living Lightly
April 18Would you fire you?
April 15you need less than you think
April 158 Things People Never Tell You About Having Kids
April 13the only thing you can change
April 12Frictionless Work: How to Clear Your Life of Non-Essential Tasks
March 2210 Ways to Deal With the Non-Simplifying Others in Your Life

2009 4 posts

November 10Frugality: The Opposite of Being Cheap
July 30Simplicity Redefined: Be Open to What Emerges
July 9Collection or merely clutter
February 24When You Go Too Cheap

2008 38 posts

December 10If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not a Deal!
December 1The Two Okinawan Diet Rules (or How I’m Getting Leaner During the Holidays)
November 23Clutter Is Money
November 14Start your X-mas list now - or boycott it
November 9The 25 Best Actions for Saving Money from the readers of The Simple Dollar
October 30Save money while you sleep
October 28Beat the Sugar Habit: 3 Steps to Cut Sweets (Mostly) Out of Your Life
October 27How to Plan Ahead for Next Week’s Meals (And Save Significant Money): A Step-By-Step Guide
October 8Changes You Can Make
September 12Simple Free Friday: Command and Conquer Gold
September 5Simple Free Friday: StarOffice (application)
August 29Simple Free Friday: online word processor
August 24Three Things You Wish You’d Known at 20
August 21Could you live with just 100 things?
August 20The Gift Card Dilemma(s)
August 19Kiva.org is a success
August 18Top 5 Most Inspirational Videos on YouTube
August 8Eight Little Frugal Tactics I’ve Found So Far This Summer
August 5The Value (and Cost) of Experiences
July 27Two ways to Full Screen in Google Docs
July 25Clothes Shopping for Frugal Families: Our Strategy
July 22The List to Beat All Lists: Top 20 Productivity Lists to Rock Your Tasks
July 21Google Docs now have more than 300 templates for you to use
July 21The Golden Money List: Hundreds of Tips for Turning Your Financial Life Around
July 14Undermining Your Frugality
July 9No Time for Frugality: Cutting Financial Corners with No Time Investment
July 3Is Time the Difference Between Big Spenders, Frugal Folks, and Cheapskates?
June 24'Stuff' by George Carlin
June 6Trade with swaptree
June 4Eight frugal tips for legal matters
May 2810 Ways to Live Greener and Save Money
March 11Good free text editor in real GTD style
March 120 Money Hacks: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Finances
January 8The Four Laws of Simplicity, and How to Apply Them to Life
January 8I just won the Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches
January 4A true story of extraordinary cheapness from my life
January 3Quit using fireworks and save big
January 2Recycle your gift and Christmas cards

2007 10 posts

December 29Kiva.org
December 2915 ways to save a dollar a day
December 27Save money by not paying for your software - my top 7
December 26Saving you from the paper clutter - my top 5
September 30Freegans are frugal people
September 25A frugal way to recieve and give gifts
September 23Home made apple cider
September 1825 Ways I Save Money
September 14DIY (Do-it-yourself) around the home
September 4Preserving food