1501: Herding Cats: A Simple Method for Working with the Disorder of Our Lives by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits

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🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares a simple method for working with the disorder of our lives. Episode 1501: Herding Cats: A Simple Method for Working with the Disorder of Our Lives by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. The original post is located here: http://zenhabits.net/cats Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 1501,
0:04.5	hurting cats, a simple method for working with the disorder of our lives,
0:08.8	by Leo Bada of Zenhabits.net, and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:12.6	Happy Monday, welcome back to Optimal Living Daily or the OLD podcast,
0:16.7	where I read to you from some of the best blogs I can find and get permission from,
0:20.8	mostly covering personal development and minimalism on this show.
0:23.9	We cover a bunch of other topics in the Optimal Living Daily Podcast Network,
0:28.2	which includes four other shows.
0:30.0	Definitely subscribe to those if you like this one,
0:31.8	just search for Optimal Living Daily to find them.
0:34.8	For now, let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
0:42.1	Hurting Cats, a simple method for working with the disorder of our lives,
0:46.4	by Leo Bada of Zenhabits.net.
0:50.0	When we're trying to change our habits and our lives, even if you have some success,
0:54.4	you'll notice two longer term difficulties.
0:57.6	One, habit efforts get sidetracked.
1:00.0	You are constantly in a state of transition.
1:02.2	Things are always in flux and it can all feel completely out of control.
1:06.1	What you really want is a sense of stability and consistency,
1:09.8	but you can't seem to find it.
1:11.6	So the common question is, how do I develop discipline to be more consistent
1:16.0	without all kinds of starts and stops and constant flux?
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