Zen Habits Radio | Leo Babauta - The Zen Habits Audio Blog and Podcast - Take Your Zen to Go

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• 07.01.2016

  Health Problems

  This is Duke Pasquini.  I had a heart attack an have been unable to post to Zen Habits Radio.  I’m not sure when I will be well enough to do so, but will begin again when I am able.  I...

  
• 06.19.2016

  The Biggest Reason We Don’t Stay on a Regular Exercise Habit

  The Biggest Reason We Don’t Stay on a Regular Exercise Habit BY LEO BABAUTA There are so many benefits to exercise, from cancer prevention to brain health, from heart health to better weight management, from stronger bones to less stress...

  
• 06.19.2016

  The Get Fit For Summer Exercise Challenge

  The Get Fit For Summer Exercise Challenge BY LEO BABAUTA I’m a big fan of exercise challenges. I’ve used challenges to change my health and fitness habits, including: Pushup challenges with my wife kids Burpee challenge with a friend...

  
• 06.19.2016

  The Face Everything Technique: Why Avoiding Difficulties Doesn’t Work

  The Face Everything Technique: Why Avoiding Difficulties Doesn’t Work BY LEO BABAUTA We are, all of us, amazing at avoiding things. Our minds are less “thinking machines” than they are “avoiding machines.” And the incredible thing is that we aren’t...

  
• 05.16.2016

  This Moment is Enough

  This Moment is Enough BY LEO BABAUTA I was in a plane descending into Portland for a quick stopover, and I gazed upon a brilliant pink sunrise over blue and purple mountains, and my heart ached. Instinctively, I looked over to...

  
• 05.16.2016

  Relationship Salve: The Practice of Intentional Dialogues

  Relationship Salve: The Practice of Intentional Dialogues BY LEO BABAUTA A couple months ago, I started a daily practice with my wife Eva called the Intentional Dialogue process, aimed at helping us become better at talking about difficult issues. Now, Eva...

  
• 05.16.2016

  How to Develop an Awesome Sense of Direction

  How to Develop an Awesome Sense of Direction BY LEO BABAUTA It’s strange, but I’ve discovered I have a better sense of direction than many people — when I travel, it doesn’t take that long for me to figure out the...

  
• 05.06.2016

  Set Powerful Deadlines

  Set Powerful Deadlines BY LEO BABAUTA This week, I am cramming out work, because I’m leaving on a cruise that’s going to last almost a month. I am not usually this productive, but I’m really killing it because I want...

  
• 05.06.2016

  The Downward & Upward Spiral of Health & Productivity

  The Downward & Upward Spiral of Health & Productivity BY LEO BABAUTA The bad news about health and productivity habits is that if you start to slip up, things can slowly spiral downward. If you are tired, you can’t focus...

  
• 04.23.2016

  The Spring Healthy Eating Challenge

  The Spring Healthy Eating Challenge BY LEO BABAUTA With New Year’s Resolutions a fading memory, it’s time to renew your focus on eating healthy again. With that in mind, I’m announcing a Spring Healthy Eating Challenge. It’s designed to help...

  
• 04.23.2016

  A Mini-Guide to Not Being Frustrated All the Time

  A Mini-Guide to Not Being Frustrated All the Time BY LEO BABAUTA Pretty much all of us experience frustration on a daily (or even hourly) basis. We get frustrated by other people, by ourselves, by technology, by work situations, by...

  
• 04.23.2016

  How to Handle the Difficult Times

  How to Handle the Difficult Times BY LEO BABAUTA Sometimes, life just wallops us against the head, deals us with such a blow that it takes our breath away. A loved one dies, you lose a job, someone you care...

  
• 04.13.2016

  The Elements of a Healthy Diet, & How to Change

  The Elements of a Healthy Diet, & How to Change By Leo Babauta One of the best things I ever did to change my life (along with exercise, mindfulness, simplicity and focus) is to teach myself to eat a healthy...

  
• 04.04.2016

  Join Me for a Retreat on Happiness, Mindfulness & Living a Full Life

  Join Me for a Retreat on Happiness, Mindfulness & Living a Full Life BY LEO BABAUTA This fall, I’ll be a part of a retreat in Ecuador (Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2016), and I’m really looking forward to it. I’d like...

  
• 04.04.2016

  Fear Is Why We Have Too Much Stuff

  Fear Is Why We Have Too Much Stuff BY LEO BABAUTA While we might want to get out from under the mountain of possessions we have, and have all the best intentions of simplifying our lives … the truth is...

  
• 04.04.2016

  Shannon’s Method: Overcome Habit Procrastination

  Shannon’s Method: Overcome Habit Procrastination BY LEO BABAUTA One of the biggest problems we face when we’re forming a new positive habit is procrastination. We’ve all done this: we’re trying to meditate or exercise or floss, but we’re tired or...

  
• 03.16.2016

  Get to the Root of Work Stress

  Get to the Root of Work Stress BY LEO BABAUTA There isn’t a working person among us who doesn’t deal with stress — whether you’re an entrepreneur, a freelancer, working for a struggling startup, or clocking in working for a...

  
• 03.16.2016

  A Roadmap to Overcoming Insecurities

  A Roadmap to Overcoming Insecurities BY LEO BABAUTA There isn’t a person amongst us who doesn’t have insecurities — some are just better at dealing with them, or perhaps hiding them. We worry what other people think about us, we...

  
• 03.06.2016

  Opt Out: A Simplicity Manifesto

  Opt Out: A Simplicity Manifesto BY LEO BABAUTA Our lives become filled, even controlled, by the things we think we need to do. We think we can’t live without these things, but actually, we can. We can opt out. Think...

  
• 03.06.2016

  Our Everloving Quest to Control Our Lives

  Our Everloving Quest to Control Our Lives BY LEO BABAUTA Almost our entire lives are spent in a quest to gain control, security and comfort in our lives. Unfortunately, we never really get it, so we keep trying, relentlessly. This...

  
• 03.06.2016

  The Zen Habits Guide to Letting Go of Attachments

  The Zen Habits Guide to Letting Go of Attachments BY LEO BABAUTA I’ve been finding more and more that the Buddha had it right: pretty much all of our struggles, from frustrations to anxiety, from anger to sadness, from grief...

  
• 02.23.2016

  How to Become the World’s Greatest Lover

  How to Become the World’s Greatest Lover BY LEO BABAUTA You reject the limitations of being a romantic Cassanova, restricted to loving only those who fall for your seductions. You want to love every one. Every single living being. Everything in this...

  
• 02.23.2016

  Why We Struggle with Change

  Why We Struggle with Change BY LEO BABAUTA We think we need to improve ourselves and our current situation, because we’re dissatisfied (at least a little bit) with how things are. We have a drive to improve, improve. So we strive for change...