3776: Live on Purpose by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Choosing a Meaningful Life

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🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 10 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 3776: Leo Babauta explores how living “on purpose” transforms the way we move through our days, from rushing mindlessly to acting with awareness and meaning. He encourages slowing down, aligning actions with what truly matters, and finding freedom in deliberate, intentional living rather than reacting automatically to life’s chaos. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/on-purpose Quotes to ponder: "To live on purpose is to be fully here, to be intentional about how you spend your moments." "When we live on purpose, we’re not just reacting to the world, we’re creating it." "It’s about slowing down enough to notice what you’re doing, and choosing it fully." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.7	This is Optimal Living Daily. Live on purpose by Leo Babata of zenhabits.net.
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1:02.3	bringing some positive messages to you to brighten your day, covering personal development or self-help,
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1:18.3	Live on Purpose by Leo Babouda of Zen Habits Dunnet.
1:24.0	Quote, our purpose here on earth?
1:26.8	To manifest the very nature of our spirit, which is touched by the
1:31.0	spirit of God. Rumi. So often we live our lives drifting, getting by, trying to find comfort and
1:38.8	pleasure, doing what we need to do, doing things out of habit, getting lost in the busy work, going through
1:45.9	the motions, getting caught up in our thoughts, getting lost in distractions, trying to stick
1:51.3	to something but then reverting to habitual patterns, dealing with one crisis after another, putting
1:57.1	out fires and sweeping up messes, dealing with tiredness and stress and depression and anxiety,
2:03.7	trying to keep our heads above water, trying to make ends meet, falling behind and getting overwhelmed,
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