If you have never heard of Leo Babauta, you need to check out his blog Zen Habits. Leo runs one of the most popular blogs in the world by sharing his thoughts on life and how to simplify and enjoy it. He has a tremendous following (119,000 people as of this post) due to the practical and useful tips that he gives for increasing your quality of life. I am a subscriber to his RSS feed and he has some really great stuff that he posts about.
Leo has come into the spotlight over the past few years and become a bestselling author with his books (Zen to Done & Zen Habits Handbook for Life) and his blog posts run the gamut from health to technology to happiness and simplifying your life.
His first book Zen to Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System is great at laying the groundwork for how to establish the habits and routines to make your life simpler and more fulfilling.
Zen to Done covers a variety of topics that cover the habits Leo has found successful:
- Forming the 10 Habits
- Habit 1: Collect
- Habit 2: Process
- Habit 3: Plan
- Habit 4: Do
- Habit 5: Simple, trusted system
- Habit 6: Organize
- Habit 7: Review
- Habit 8: Simplify
- Habit 9: Routine
- Habit 10: Find Your Passion
- A Day with Zen To Done
Additionally, he shares some great resources that will help you find further information. Leo has an amazing story about who is and his background (he has 6 kids and lives in Guam) and has gone on to become successful in many other areas in his life.
What is unique about Leo (and sets him apart from others) is his unique take on life and how to simplify and enjoy things in your life more. If you get a chance, be sure to check out Zen to Done, it’s a great book and you will learn many valuable and great lessons and ways to change your lifestyle. You may not be able to apply it all, but even if you can only benefit from 1 or 2 things in the book, it’s well worth the $9.50 that he’s practically giving it away for. Plus, it’s in ebook format so you can download it immediately and start reading it today.
Check it out
- Zen Habits – Leo’s Blog
- Zen to Done – Leo’s 1st book
- Zen Habits Handbook for Life – Leo’s 2nd book
