About
Leo Babauta is a productivity and habits expert who has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He is the author of 18 books, including the New York Times bestseller, Zen Habits. His mission is to help others achieve more in less time so that they can have the lives they want. Leo is also the founder of ZenHabits.net, an online community where thousands of people are working to live a better life.
Leo Babauta is a writer, blogger, and entrepreneur who lives in San Francisco. He’s written thousands of words about how to live a happier and more fulfilled life. In 2011, he launched ZenHabits, a blog on personal development and the art of happiness. Leo has also written two books: The Power of Less and The One Skill: How Mastering the Art of Letting Go Will Change Your Life.
Works
Leo Babauta is the founder and lead pastor of Oasis Zocalo, a community of emerging and established businesses in San Francisco’s Mission District. He is also the author of The Power of Less, a blog that helps people live a meaningful life by reducing their obligations, and ZenHabits, a blog about achieving success and happiness by being more mindful. His work has been featured on The New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, The Huffington Post, and many other prominent media outlets. He is passionate about helping people live a better, more fulfilling life by simplifying their mindsets and habits.
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Leo Babauta learned what it really means to live a rich and meaningful life by observing his parents and other elders. Growing up, he saw that people often tend to overcomplicate their lives and focus too much on the things they can’t control. But, he also learned that a simple lifestyle can bring tremendous peace of mind. This fueled his desire to learn more about the art of living a rich and satisfying life.
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Notable quotes
- “My philosophy is to live every day as if it were my last because it probably will be.”
- “Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.”
- “The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.”
- “The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be.”
- “At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become.”
- “Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest.”
- “Stop waiting for the right person to come into your life. Be the right person to come to someone’s life”
- “Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy.”
- “Adding little amounts over time makes a huge difference”
- “Sometimes hard stuff needs to be done in order to make the stuff you love possible”