I have to admit that while I eat pretty healthy at home, my weakness is at social gatherings: family parties, weddings, gatherings with friends, barbecues, eating out at restaurants.
I've tried different strategies, with mixed success. So before I went out last night (for the FIFTH time in six nights!), I asked my friends on Twitter (
follow me here) for...
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Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead.
I often get caught up in the hectic nature of life. I get bogged down with things to do and the drive to be productive. It's hard not to get sucked into the routine of living and take life for granted. Sometimes it's hard to stay excited about life.
This is especially...
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“Our strength grows out of our weaknesses.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Something that has always intimidated me from starting something new has always been a deep worry about my shortcomings. I know that I have weaknesses, and I'm afraid they'll lead to my failure.
I've learned in recent years, however, that those weaknesses can be turned into strengths...
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One of the biggest and earliest blogging successes, especially in the field of personal development, was uber-blogger
Steve Pavlina. Today I'm thrilled to share with you my interview with Steve on a variety of topics we're both interested in -- from motivation to passion to daily routines to staying positive and more.
Steve has just published a book...
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A few weeks ago I talked about
Now Do This and the Single-Tasking Philosophy ... a to-do list with the ultimate simplicity that I love.
This week the creators of
Now Do This came out with a new web app that I also love for its simplicity:
Rososo,...
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My favorite simplicity blog, Unclutterer,
recently did a good post on goal-setting software called
Lifetick, which is actually pretty cool. But as I was playing around with its nice little interface, I realized that for me, such a program is overkill.
I...
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"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." – Zen Master Shunryo Suzuki
Editor's note: This is a guest post from Mary Jaksch of Goodlife Zen.
I’m an expert at many things. And I’m sick of it. Being an expert, that is. Because being an expert is boring. That’s why I started kite...
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The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. - Samuel Johnson
Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead.
What are micro-addictions? They are those annoying little habits that prevent you from living the life you truly want. They are small...
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