making your home work
It’s my belief that a flexible mind helps us to deal with chaos, loss, big life changes, small frustrations, and all that life throws our way. A flexible mind leads to more peace. You’re not as stuck in your ways, and can adapt to change. You don’t always think you’re right but are curious about other people. You can …
I think we’ve all been there: we’ve signed up for the gym, signed up for a class, bought an ebook … and then not used it. We’ve had hopes of learning to draw, to program, to play a musical instrument … and then promptly failed to do so. We’ve had the best intentions for a project (maybe starting a blog or writing a …
Last week, I launched my new app, Habit Zen, on Kickstarter. Immediately the fears started surging through my body. What if people hate this? What if no one funds it? What if I publicly flop in front of a million people? And what if it gets funded, but I do a horrible job at it?
This week I took a jaunt into the wilderness, and came across such jaw-dropping scenery that my first instinct was to take a picture and share it with everyone I knew. Then I realized I didn’t have Internet in the Sierra Nevadas, so I just stared at it instead. And wondered. I’m as prone to social photo sharing as …
This is the month you are going to kick procrastination’s butt. And no, you can’t read this article later! We are all victims of procrastination. It chases us around daily, causing us to run from the tasks we really want to get done, run to distraction and busywork and email and … everything but the things that really …
I’m happy to share with you a new “short read” ebook that I’ve written: the Zen Habits Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness. I’ve written this for absolute or near beginners, who would like to bring mindfulness into their lives … or who are struggling with: I’ve found that mindfulness is the fundamental skill to deal with …
I’ve created more positive changes in the last 11 years than I can count: from health and fitness to mindfulness and happiness; from productivity and finance to clutter and relationships. There are lots of factors that are incredibly important in creating any positive change: starting small, taking small steps all …