3258: How to Wait Less by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Clarity, Compassion, and Intentional Living

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🗓️ 24 August 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3258: Leo Babauta invites readers to embrace the transformative power of pausing before reacting, making decisions, or speaking. By creating space between impulse and action, we open the door to clarity, compassion, and intentional living. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://zenhabits.net/wait Quotes to ponder: "Instead of instantly acting on urges, we can pause, and give ourselves a chance to see what’s going on." "When we wait, we open up to the possibility of not being reactive, but instead being mindful." "The pause is a chance to be free." Episode references: The Power of Now: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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