Live Simply, and Save the Drama for Your Mother

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The word "drama" has taken on an interesting meaning in recent years, beyond the performance...
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Announcing Zen Family Habits

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I'm happy to share with you the birth of Zen Habits' sister site: Zen Family Habits. It's a joint project with...
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There’s No Task Easier Than No Task

"Remember that there is no code faster than no code." - Taligent's Guide to Designing Programs

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The Habit Change Cheatsheet: 29 Ways to Successfully Ingrain a Behavior

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
Our daily lives are often a series of habits played out through the day, a trammeled existence fettered by the slow accretion of our previous actions. But habits can be...
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The Slow Secret: How to Make Lasting Changes in Your Life

“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.” - William Shakespeare
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How many times have you rushed into...
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Bonus Video Podcasts for The Essential Motivation Handbook

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A couple months ago I released The Essential Motivation Handbook, along with co-author Eric Hamm of Motivate...
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8 Ways Doing Less Can Transform Your Work & Life

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint Exupery
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Survive and Thrive: How to Transform Anxiety into Inspiration

Editor's note: This is a guest post from Mary Jaksch of Goodlife Zen.
Are you anxious at times? I am. Let's face it, there's plenty of anxiety to go around: lay-offs, relationship crises, pandemics, violence - and that's just for starters. Actually,...
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