How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling

By Mary Jaksch

Do you want to be more productive? Maybe you do, but I’m sure you don’t want to feel stressed, overwhelmed, or unhappy – which happens to many super-productive people.

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A Little Guide to Inspiration

By Leo Babauta

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” - Jack London

We all have days when we’re just not very inspired, when we need passion and creativity breathed into us.

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How to Be a Positive Person, in Under 300 Words

By Leo Babauta

“Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune.” ~Walt Whitman

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The Best Goal is No Goal

By Leo Babauta

“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The idea of having concrete, achievable goals seem to be deeply ingrained in our culture.

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Seven Simple Ways to Say “No”

By Celestine Chua

Do you have difficulty saying “no”? Are you always trying to be nice to others at the expense of yourself?

Well, you’re not alone. In the past, I was not good at saying “no”,

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How to Reclaim Your Attention

By Leo Babauta

Awhile back I (a bit ironically perhaps) tweeted this message:

Consider what you give your attention to each day. It’s a precious resource, & determines the shape of your life.

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13 Small Things to Simplify Your Workday

By Leo Babauta

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu

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Simplify, and Savor Life

By Leo Babauta

‘The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.’ ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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Life’s Missing White Space

By Leo Babauta

‘Space is the breath of art.’ ~Frank Lloyd Wright

I’m not a designer, but I’ve always been in love with the design concept of white space.

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A Simplified Morning Routine

By Leo Babauta

“I’ll tell you how the sun rose a ribbon at a time.” ~Emily Dickinson

These days, I wake as the sun begins to softly express itself on the day, and enjoy the early light and the quiet thrum of the world.

Then I do three things: Sit. Read. Write.

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Frictionless Work: How to Clear Your Life of Non-Essential Tasks

By Leo Babauta

“It’s not the work which kills people, it’s the worry. It’s not the

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The Zen of Doing

By Leo Babauta

“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” ~Zen proverb

In the chaos of the modern world, there is a beauty in simply doing.

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5 Ways to Combat Reactionary Workflow

By Scott Belsky

Every few minutes, more communications are being sent your way. Emails, text messages, voice

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Kill Your To-Do List

By Leo Babauta

Most people reading this will have a to-do program, or a paper list or text file, listing not only projects and tasks but separate lists for home and work and possibly half a dozen different contexts.

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The Minimalist’s Guide to Cultivating Passion

By Cal Newport

“I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years,”  Steve Martin recalls  in his 2007 memoir, Born Standing Up. “Ten of those years

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The Tao of Productivity

By Leo Babauta

In this age of digital communication, we’re busier than ever. And yet, in all of our sound and fury, we seem to have no time for focus, for what’s important, for thinking.

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How to Summit Life’s Everyday Mountains

By Scott Dinsmore

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ~Confucius

How can a mountain better prepare us for life? At over 14,000 feet, there’s more to learn than I would have thought.

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Empire Building and the Art of Small Steps

By Chris Guillebeau

For a long time, I focused on starting big projects. And for a long time, I had a hard time finishing any of them.

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Eat That Frog!

by Brian Tracy

THE FIRST RULE OF FROG EATING: If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first.

THE SECOND RULE OF FROG EATING: If you have to eat a live frog at all, it doesn’t pay to sit and look at it for very long.
Self-Discipline Is the Key

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