Comments on: How to Be Childlike http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/ Simple Productivity Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:06:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Per | Healthification.net http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83259 Per | Healthification.net Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:49:04 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83259 Maybe the world would benefit if everybody were a little bt more like kids, and didn't take everything so seriously all the time. Kids can be a great source of inspiration. Too bad many people don't see that. Per Maybe the world would benefit if everybody were a little bt more like kids, and didn’t take everything so seriously all the time.

Kids can be a great source of inspiration. Too bad many people don’t see that.

Per

]]> By: Karthik Kumar | Between a Breath http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83240 Karthik Kumar | Between a Breath Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:19:56 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83240 To see every moment as fresh, wonderful and filled with possibilities. To express an infinite creativity. To do for the sake of playing. Wow... I'd never thought of this before, but that does pretty much sounds like enlightenment! To see every moment as fresh, wonderful and filled with possibilities. To express an infinite creativity. To do for the sake of playing.

Wow… I’d never thought of this before, but that does pretty much sounds like enlightenment!

]]> By: Karl L. http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83238 Karl L. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:53:38 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83238 Once I saw a little boy leaning against a refrigerator in a teachers lounge. He had a very sad look on his face. I knelt down and ask him what was wrong. He looked at me and said...It's very hard growing up. I whispered to him. Oh, you don't want to grow up. You just want learn how to ACT like a grownup. I'm not really grown up...I just learned how to fool them. You can act can't you? Yes, he said. You can pretend can't you? Yes, Well just watch the grownups and learn how to act like them. You can fool them. He smiled. Once I saw a little boy leaning against a refrigerator in a teachers lounge. He had a very sad look on his face. I knelt down and ask him what was wrong. He looked at me and said…It’s very hard growing up. I whispered to him. Oh, you don’t want to grow up. You just want learn how to ACT like a grownup. I’m not really grown up…I just learned how to fool them. You can act can’t you? Yes, he said. You can pretend can’t you? Yes, Well just watch the grownups and learn how to act like them. You can fool them. He smiled.

]]> By: Dream http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83212 Dream Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:27:10 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83212 I don't think it's a good and helpful idea. Adults always overestimate children only in adult's view. Why most of us appreciate and value children, only as we wanna regain what has been lost in growth. But as we know, it's the cost of growth. We really understand children? Maybe most children wanna be adults and more mature. We're only obsessed with phantom we weaved. Let all things be natural. After all, we shoud wake, not wandering in the wonderland. Learn from Alice, not from Lewis Carroll. I don’t think it’s a good and helpful idea. Adults always overestimate children only in adult’s view. Why most of us appreciate and value children, only as we wanna regain what has been lost in growth. But as we know, it’s the cost of growth. We really understand children? Maybe most children wanna be adults and more mature. We’re only obsessed with phantom we weaved. Let all things be natural. After all, we shoud wake, not wandering in the wonderland. Learn from Alice, not from Lewis Carroll.

]]> By: Lori Enos http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83202 Lori Enos Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:45:02 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83202 Leo, Great article. I think we'd all be a lot happier if we emulated kids. Being an adult is made more difficult because we don't let yourselves be spontaneous and have fun. Have a great day. Lori Leo,

Great article. I think we’d all be a lot happier if we emulated kids. Being an adult is made more difficult because we don’t let yourselves be spontaneous and have fun.

Have a great day.
Lori

]]> By: Josten http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83198 Josten Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:51:02 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83198 i agree with you leo we need to be more childlike. As we grow older we look at those ways of thinking and etc as a childlike manner. So therefore growing up we tend to think that its not good to act in those ways. But luckily i'm not one of them. i agree with you leo we need to be more childlike. As we grow older we look at those ways of thinking and etc as a childlike manner. So therefore growing up we tend to think that its not good to act in those ways. But luckily i’m not one of them.

]]> By: Dele http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83186 Dele Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:14:46 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83186 Awesome blog!! I just discovered your blog and i cant stop myself from reading your articles. well written, timely and so empowering. THANK YOU!! Awesome blog!! I just discovered your blog and i cant stop myself from reading your articles. well written, timely and so empowering. THANK YOU!!

]]> By: Hospedagem http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83175 Hospedagem Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:21:55 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83175 However, choosing the option which brings the most joy in every single case seems to be the route closest However, choosing the option which brings the most joy in every single case seems to be the route closest

]]> By: GladiatorGarageWorks http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83174 GladiatorGarageWorks Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:03:09 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83174 Many of our Gladiator DIY fans have a great time in the garage or workshop simply "being more child-like" because they're having fun in their creative zone; building, gardening, woodworking, etc. We find that creativity and being childlike are closely related, too. That said, this post is challenging because, though it's empowering and inspiring, there's still the challenge to live out the advice if you're not in your creative zone, or once you're done reading the post and look away from the computer screen... ;) Many of our Gladiator DIY fans have a great time in the garage or workshop simply “being more child-like” because they’re having fun in their creative zone; building, gardening, woodworking, etc. We find that creativity and being childlike are closely related, too.
That said, this post is challenging because, though it’s empowering and inspiring, there’s still the challenge to live out the advice if you’re not in your creative zone, or once you’re done reading the post and look away from the computer screen… ;)

]]> By: Links Around the Blogosphere – Baby Please Come Home Edition http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/how-to-be-childlike/#comment-83173 Links Around the Blogosphere – Baby Please Come Home Edition Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:45:54 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/?p=4566#comment-83173 [...] How to be Childlike, Leo Babauta talks about how to retain that child-like curiousity and presence that is the core of [...] [...] How to be Childlike, Leo Babauta talks about how to retain that child-like curiousity and presence that is the core of [...]

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