The Little Book of Contentment | Leo Babauta - Zen Habits - Audiobook and Podcast Recording - A Guide to Becoming Happy

by Leo Babauta Getting better at reacting to the actions of others is one thing, but one of the more difficult problems is allowing the actions of others to affect how we judge ourselves. A good example: your boyfriend dumps you, so you wonder what’s wrong with yourself. Why doesn’t he love you? You opened […]

by Leo Babauta [note color=”#efefed”][/note] Frustrations from others can ruin our day — from getting angry at other drivers when they rudely cut you off, to being frustrated with your child or spouse, to being irritated with co- workers, to being offended by a stranger or waiter or rude flight attendant. The frustration, anger, irritation […]

by Leo Babauta Frustrations from others can ruin our day — from getting angry at other drivers when they rudely cut you off, to being frustrated with your child or spouse, to being irritated with co- workers, to being offended by a stranger or waiter or rude flight attendant. The frustration, anger, irritation and being […]

by Leo Babauta [note color=”#efefed”][/note] If external sources of happiness aren’t constant or reliable, we should look internally instead. But what does that mean? It means finding joy in how amazing you are, in your constant growth and in the learning process, in your appreciation of life and its ever-changing state, in your appreciation of […]

by Leo Babauta If external sources of happiness aren’t constant or reliable, we should look internally instead. But what does that mean? It means finding joy in how amazing you are, in your constant growth and in the learning process, in your appreciation of life and its ever-changing state, in your appreciation of solitude and […]

by Leo Babauta [note color=”#efefed”][/note] It’s worth taking a moment to consider where happiness comes from. Is it from things like having someone love you, or eating a fantastic meal, or having a great body, or relaxing on the beach, or drinking a good cup of coffee? No, actually. Those things all are phenomena that […]

by Leo Babauta It’s worth taking a moment to consider where happiness comes from. Is it from things like having someone love you, or eating a fantastic meal, or having a great body, or relaxing on the beach, or drinking a good cup of coffee? No, actually. Those things all are phenomena that happen outside […]

by Leo Babauta [note color=”#efefed”][/note] There was a time not too many years ago when I was addicted to cigarettes, junk food, TV, shopping, and more, while being unhappy and having relationship problems. What was the common source of all these problems? I was unhappy, so I tried to find happiness in external things. Let’s […]

by Leo Babauta There was a time not too many years ago when I was addicted to cigarettes, junk food, TV, shopping, and more, while being unhappy and having relationship problems. What was the common source of all these problems? I was unhappy, so I tried to find happiness in external things. Let’s take food […]

by Leo Babauta [note color=”#efefed”][/note] One of the biggest manifestations of our fear that we’re not good enough is our belief that our bodies aren’t good enough. Very few people are happy with their body. I’ll say that again for emphasis: pretty much no one is happy with their body. Not you, not me, not […]

by Leo Babauta One of the biggest manifestations of our fear that we’re not good enough is our belief that our bodies aren’t good enough. Very few people are happy with their body. I’ll say that again for emphasis: pretty much no one is happy with their body. Not you, not me, not our beautiful […]

by Leo Babauta When we fail at habits repeatedly, we lose trust in ourselves, don’t believe in our ability to stick to something, and feel guilty and sometimes disgusted with ourselves. This is a bad state of affairs for our future habits. It’s also a cause of our discontent with ourselves. When we start a […]

by Leo Babauta [note color=”#efefed”][/note] When we fail at habits repeatedly, we lose trust in ourselves, don’t believe in our ability to stick to something, and feel guilty and sometimes disgusted with ourselves. This is a bad state of affairs for our future habits. It’s also a cause of our discontent with ourselves. When we […]

by Leo Babauta One of the biggest reasons people buy so much, and are so discontent with their lives, is advertising. Advertising creates false needs — all of a sudden we need an iPhone or a new car or a diamond ring, just because an advertiser put the need in our heads. Advertising is highly […]

by Leo Babauta [note color=”#efefed”][/note] One of the biggest reasons people buy so much, and are so discontent with their lives, is advertising. Advertising creates false needs — all of a sudden we need an iPhone or a new car or a diamond ring, just because an advertiser put the need in our heads. Advertising […]