How to Stick to Long-Term Changes
If you’re trying to lose weight or gain muscle, you can work really hard at it for a week … and see no change.
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5 Ways to Reduce Your Stress Levels
Stress is a part of life, and eliminating it is a fool’s errand.
We’re Mostly Trying to Escape This Moment
Much of our days, we’re trying to escape. In fact, you might call this the primary occupation of the human animal.
The Joy of Small Comforts
Some days, I’m in need of some comfort. I’m tired, emotionally drained, or just feeling besieged by the world.
Direct Core Relationships
Have you thought much about the core relationships you’d like to cultivate with life, such as your relationships with work, people, physical reality, your body, government, creativity, entertainment, time, food, intimacy, home, etc?
Changing Habits: How to Let Go of Sacred Cows
By Leo Babauta To change a habit — whether you’re starting a new habit or quitting an old one — you have to let go of something really important to you. This is why most people struggle with habit change — it’s not easy to let go of your sacred cows. Let’s take a few […]
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How to Be More Embodied
Most of us live in about 8% of our body most of the time — the head. Even though we have a lot of body beneath the head, we forget about that most of the day. We’re on our screens, doing work, consuming content, messaging.
Cleaning as Self-Care
The other day, I returned home from a short trip, and immediately unpacked and washed my clothes, putting everything away. It felt nice. The next morning, I was feeling a bit unsettled. So I started cleaning.
The Moment of a Lifetime
There is a concept in Japanese tea ceremony from Zen, roughly translated as “one chance in a lifetime,” or “one lifetime, one meeting.” It’s such a beautiful idea: any meeting you have with someone is unique, fleeting, and will never happen again, even if you see this person every day.
6 Powerful Mindset Shifts
Having worked closely with dozens of people’s transformative journeys, I’ve come to recognize a handful of mindset shifts that make an incredible impact.