3694: Life as a Conscious Practice by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Breaking Cycles of Distraction

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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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 3694: Leo Babauta invites readers to slow down and cultivate conscious awareness in their daily lives, transforming automatic habits into intentional actions. By learning to notice urges, pause in moments of discomfort, and deliberately choose how to respond, we can break cycles of distraction and live with greater presence and clarity. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://zenhabits.net/conscious Quotes to ponder: "Without awareness, we are slaves to our impulses, habits, and distractions." "When we pause and bring awareness, we create space to make a conscious choice." "Each urge is an opportunity to bring awareness and learn to stay with discomfort." 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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0:57.0	This is Optimal Living Daily.
0:59.1	Life as a Conscious Practice by Leo Babouda of Zenhabits.net.
1:03.9	And I'm Justa Mollog, the guy who's been reading articles, book excerpts,
1:07.3	even student essays to you every day, including holidays.
1:10.6	Today's author is Leo Babouda of Zen
1:12.0	Habits, named a best blog by Time magazine, and super popular among personal development and
1:17.9	minimalism readers. For now, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
1:26.2	Life as a Conscious Practice by Leo Babouda of Zenhabits.net.
1:31.8	When we learn a martial art or ballet or gymnastics or soccer, we consciously practice movements
1:39.2	in a deliberate way repeatedly. By conscious repeated practice, we become good at those movements. Our entire
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