Leo Babauta
Writer at Freelance
Blogger at Zen Habits
Creator of Zen Habits. Training in uncertainty. Zen student, vegan, dad, husband.
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6 days ago |
brilliantstarmagazine.org | Leo Babauta
View Photo Gallery I don’t claim to be the world’s most patient parent — but it’s a goal of mine for this year, and it’s something I’m dedicated to becoming. Every parent loses his or her patience — it’s a fact of life. There are no perfect angels when it comes to moms and dads — we all get frustrated or angry and lose it from time to time. But patience can be developed over time — it’s a habit, and like any other habit, it just takes some focus.
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1 week ago |
zenhabits.net | Leo Babauta
By Leo BabautaMost of us are on autopilot, most of the time. There’s nothing wrong with that — we can’t all be super intentional every minute of the day. Being on autopilot reduces cognitive load so we can save our brain resources for things that matter. But what if you want to expand beyond what you already know how to do? You’d have to get outside of your comfort zone some of the time, and intentionally practice something new. For me, I like to ask a simple question: How will I show up today?
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3 weeks ago |
zenhabits.net | Leo Babauta
By Leo BabautaLately I’ve been studying the game of chess, and while I’m still very much a beginner and not good at the game, it’s been teaching me a lot about the learning process. One of the best lessons is that my mistakes fuel the engine of my growth as a player. This applies, of course, to everything we’re doing in life. When we’re in a learning or growth process, we’re inevitably going to mess up.
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3 weeks ago |
goodmenproject.com | Leo Babauta
There’s a certain group of learning activities that I like to classify as “mental training,” because we’re retraining the brain. It’s got a lot in common with physical training (learning a sport or martial art, for example), but it’s all about the mind.
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1 month ago |
goodmenproject.com | Leo Babauta
Most people have only a hazy idea of how to motivate themselves. Getting ourselves to do something we know we want to do — a big project, exercise, etc. — can be really hard. But actually, the way motivation works is pretty straightforward physics. We’re talking about things like force and inertia, not quantum mechanics. Let’s take a look at how motivation works, so we can understand how to put it into effect.
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