Every Thursday is Happiness Day on Zen Habits. The last couple of days were just crazy for me. My days were jam-packed with activity, meetings, people stopping in to see me, hundreds of emails, phone calls and messages, one project after another. I am usually… Read More »12 Ways to Decompress after High Stress
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao-Tzu By SysBots No matter how much structure we create in our lives,… Read More »12 Practical Steps for Learning to Go With the Flow
The workplace, more and more, is changing, and with this change comes a whole new set of rules. The traditional office work environment and tools are still around, but at a very rapid pace, they’re being supplanted by newer and better tools, newer and better… Read More »12 New Rules of Working You Should Embrace Today
Every Wednesday is Simplicity Day on Zen Habits. One of the most rewarding changes in my life in the last couple of years has been finding peace with a morning routine. I’ve made it a habit to wake before most of the world, at about… Read More »12 Ideas for Establishing a Calming Routine
“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.” – Thich Nhat Hanh By SysBots I’m not a Zen monk, nor will I ever become one. However, I find great inspiration in the way they try to live their lives: the simplicity of… Read More »12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk
“There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Post written by SysBots. This morning I found myself lying around, enjoying a lazy weekend with my wife and kids, basking in the peaceful simplicity of today. It’s in these moments… Read More »12 Classic Zen Habits Posts You Might Not Have Read
By SysBots I’ve trained for marathons, triathlons, 10Ks, a 13.5-hour challenge, Ubanathlons, and more. But my favorite fitness program isn’t one where you train for a major event. It’s where you get fit by a thousand little actions. When the actions are tiny, they are… Read More »The Thousand Cuts Fitness Program
By SysBots Yesterday I posted about Family Day, where we try to have fun together as a family, often for free or without spending much money. I thought it would be useful to list some ways to have fun with your kids without spending a… Read More »100 Ways to Have Fun with Your Kids for Free or Cheap
Every Tuesday is Finance & Family Day at Zen Habits. I’m always looking for ways to simplify my finances (I’m weird like that, I know), and recently I’ve been scrutinizing my already-simple budget to make it even simpler. I thought it would be helpful to… Read More »10 Ways to Simplify Your Budget
The blog brighterlife had a post out today called “How To Use Zen Habits: 10 Tips” that I absolutely loved. In response, I’ve written my own 10 tips for How to Deal With Zen Habits (if the number of posts here overwhelms you). Use it… Read More »10 Ways to Deal With Zen Habits