The Little Book of Contentment | Leo Babauta - Zen Habits - Audiobook and Podcast Recording - A Guide to Becoming Happy

by Leo Babauta I’ve compiled a list of all the action steps at the end of each chapter, to make it easier for you to practice them on a regular basis: Think about the problems you might have, and try to see how discontent is at the root of each problem. Ask yourself if you’re content right […]

by Leo Babauta Contentment is a super power. If you can learn the skills of contentment, your life will be better in so many ways: You’ll enjoy life more. Your relationships will be stronger. You’ll be better at meeting people. You’ll be healthier, and good at forming healthy habits. You’ll like and trust yourself more. […]

by Leo Babauta To finish off this book, I’d like to answer some questions submitted by you, my wonderful readers. They are excellent questions! The first section seems to be the greatest concern for most people on the topic of contentment — contentment vs. self- improvement, or contentment vs. complacency. I understand this concern, as […]

by Leo Babauta Contentment is largely determined by our level of self- acceptance. But how do you actually learn self-acceptance? Let’s look at some techniques that will help you learn how to accept all of yourself — the “good” and the “bad.” These are variations on a theme, but try one for a few days, […]

by Leo Babauta Have you ever seen something exciting that a friend is doing on some social network and felt a pang of jealousy? Or heard travel stories from people you know — amazing stories of exotic places — and wished it had been you living those adventures, going to those parties? Jealousy of others […]

by Leo Babauta If becoming whole and happy with yourself helps in a romantic relationship with someone else, what about when it comes to meeting new friends, or making an impression at work or with clients? It works exactly the same way. Being happy with yourself means that when you meet other people, you don’t […]

by Leo Babauta Let’s take an example of a woman who spends a lot of her day wondering what her boyfriend is doing, looking for clues that he loves her, wondering why he isn’t paying attention to her, worrying that he’s flirting with other girls on some social network. (Note that this applies to both […]

by Leo Babauta Getting better at reacting to the actions of others is one thing, but one of the more difficult problems is allowing the actions of others to affect how we judge ourselves. A good example: your boyfriend dumps you, so you wonder what’s wrong with yourself. Why doesn’t he love you? You opened […]

by Leo Babauta Frustrations from others can ruin our day — from getting angry at other drivers when they rudely cut you off, to being frustrated with your child or spouse, to being irritated with co- workers, to being offended by a stranger or waiter or rude flight attendant. The frustration, anger, irritation and being […]

by Leo Babauta If external sources of happiness aren’t constant or reliable, we should look internally instead. But what does that mean? It means finding joy in how amazing you are, in your constant growth and in the learning process, in your appreciation of life and its ever-changing state, in your appreciation of solitude and […]