In our lives immersed in technology, we rarely shut everything off. We turn on when we wake up, and are on our devices until we go to sleep. And every hour in between. I’m not immune to this. Very few people these days are. And yet, there’s value in shutting everything down, so that we … Continue reading The Time to Shut Down
The Fear of Being Found a Fraud
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata My friend Brian asked me yesterday what my biggest fear might be, and the first fear that came out of my mouth was: “The fear that people will discover I’m a fraud.” The truth is, this fear isn’t something I think about a lot, but it’s often present … Continue reading The Fear of Being Found a Fraud
I Failed
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata It’s a feeling deep within your heart, one you try to ignore, of heaviness. Of dread and discouragement. Of sadness and guilt and collapse. I feel this heaviness in my chest when I fail. It can make me feel like crying. I feel lonely and I want to … Continue reading I Failed
The Key Habits of Organization
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata A trusted organization system that you actually use regularly can turn your day from one of chaos to one of focus, effectiveness and calm. This is something I’ve learned through repeated failures, actually: when I become loose with my organized habits, my day becomes worse. It gets stressful … Continue reading The Key Habits of Organization
A Guide to Practical Compassion
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata If I’ve found two guiding principles in my life, they are contentment and compassion. With these two ideas, life becomes better. Contentment makes every moment better. And compassion makes your connection with others better. What Compassion Is, & Some Difficulties Let’s talk about compassion for a few minutes, … Continue reading A Guide to Practical Compassion
5 Lessons in Contentment from Billionaires Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata I sat in a crowd of 45,000 about 10 days ago, watching super-billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger riff off each other and deliver quick wit and worldly wisdom about finances and life in general, at the famous Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha. As I … Continue reading 5 Lessons in Contentment from Billionaires Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger
The Practice of Work Mind & Vacation Mind, Simultaneously
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata Imagine being on vacation: you can laze around, sipping on margaritas, not worrying about what you have to do today, not worrying about the time, just being without all the anxiety. Now imagine being busy at work: you are doing one task while worrying about others, worrying that … Continue reading The Practice of Work Mind & Vacation Mind, Simultaneously
How To Change Your Life: A User’s Guide
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata ‘You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.’ ~Mike Murdock Start with a simple statement: what do you want to be? Are you hoping to someday be a writer, a musician, a designer, a programmer, a polyglot, a carpenter, a manga artist, an … Continue reading How To Change Your Life: A User’s Guide
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