By SysBots Quitting smoking was one of the most difficult things to do — in fact, I failed the first six times I tried quitting. Each time I failed in my quit attempt, I felt guilty and weak and unsure of my ability to overcome… Read More »The 7 Keys to Turning Bad Habits Into Good Habits
Every Tuesday is Finance & Family Day at Zen Habits. Debt is a major problem for a lot of people these days. The problem is, even if they know they want to get out of it, they have a hard time figuring out how to… Read More »The 12-Step Get-Out-of-Debt Program
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ~Rumi By SysBots One of the things I want of people who join the Fearless Training Program is to have some kind of deeper purpose in life. That purpose could be a lot of… Read More »A Guide to a Life of Purpose
By SysBots This month, I paid off the loans for both my vehicles! I am debt free! After focusing on getting out of debt for so long (a few years now), becoming debt free is a wonderful and amazing feeling. It wasn’t easy — my… Read More »The 10 Key Actions That Finally Got Me Out of Debt; or, Why Living Frugally is Only Part of the Solution
By SysBots It’s an irony of our modern lives that while technology is continually invented that saves us time, we use that time to do more and more things, and so our lives are more fast-paced and hectic than ever. Life moves at such a… Read More »The 10 Essential Rules for Slowing Down and Enjoying Life More
By SysBots I’ve mentioned this briefly in my morning routine, but I thought I’d explain a little bit more about MITs – Most Important Tasks. It’s not an original concept, but one that I use on a daily basis and that has helped me out… Read More »Purpose Your Day: Most Important Task (MIT)
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” – Mahatma Gandhi By SysBots No writer or person becomes fully formed without any influence from the outside world.… Read More »The 10 Biggest Influences on Zen Habits
By SysBots A surprising amount of our day is filled with decisions: what to do with an email, what to do with clutter, opening paper mail, grocery shopping, whether to go out with friends or stay home, whether to add someone as a friend, whether… Read More »Easier Decision-Making: Conduct Experiments
By SysBots Dropping any story or narrative in your head about what’s happening right now … what are the sensations you’re feeling at this moment? What are you smelling, tasting, feeling, hearing, seeing? What colors, textures, qualities of light can you perceive? What does it… Read More »The Mindfulness of Pure Experience
By SysBots Unbelievably, this month marks 10 years since I started Zen Habits. I’ve had an amazing decade, and I’d like to reflect on those years today. I’ve seen so much change in the last 10 years that I can’t possibly reflect on all of… Read More »What I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Zen Habits