25 Painless Ways to Free Up an Hour a Day for Your Goals

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” - Henry David Thoreau

What would you do if you had an extra hour a day?

This is a common barrier I run into when I write about making positive life changes: people don’t have time to pursue their dreams. People don’t have time to exercise. People don’t have time to get organized.

Well, it’s time to make time.

The Great Twitter Experiment

I’m going to cave in and give Twitter a try.

I’ve resisted for so long only because I like to keep my communication habits to a minimum. I don’t like to have to respond to and read messages all day long. I like to keep my life simple and focus on what I really love to do, and my fear has been that Twitter will take me away from that.

However, I figure it’s worth a try at least. You can follow me if you like (though it won’t have any ground-breaking news or anything): Zen Habits on Twitter.

Raise Your Voice About Poverty - Sign Up for Blog Action Day!

Often the most uncomfortable things in this world don’t get talked about, even if they’re among the most important things in this world, simply because we don’t like to talk about them.

Poverty is one of those issues, and oftentimes it goes with little notice, despite its extreme effect on people’s lives.

What’s Wrong With the World? Not a Damn Thing

“Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.” -Eric Fromm

It struck me recently that a lot of people think they know what’s wrong with this world, and it also struck me that they’re all wrong.

Seriously — almost every political and religious group, every opinionated person, every publication with an opinion, has said at one time or another what they think is wrong with this world.

Top 5 Most Inspirational Videos on YouTube

Editor’s note: I will be away from my computer for a little bit, so I’m posting this quickie, but I hope you enjoy it! I know it will probably be criticized for a lack of depth, but please forgive me as I take a break for a day. I’ll try to do something more in-depth tomorrow!

Sometimes we all can use a little inspiration. I thought I’d share some of my favorite inspirational videos with you, hoping that it’ll help pick you up today.

Play these as needed. Warning: you might be inspired to greatness, so use with caution.

1. Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Watched by over 6 million viewers, this video of a Carnegie Mellon professor who is dying of pancreatic cancer contains more inspiration and wisdom than almost anything else you can watch online. Watch it!