3880: 7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life, and How to Form Them by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 11 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 3880: Leo Babauta shares seven simple yet powerful habits that can transform your life, starting with foundational practices like positive thinking, single-tasking, and daily exercise. His step-by-step approach to habit formation emphasizes focus, simplicity, and consistency, offering a clear path to lasting personal change. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/7-little-habits-that-can-change-your-life-and-how-to-form-them/ Quotes to ponder: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." "Men’s natures are alike, it is their habits that separate them." "If you fail, figure out what went wrong, plan for it, and try again." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:11.9	Seven Little Habits that can change your life and how to form them by Leo Babouda of Zenhabits.net.
1:19.7	Quote,
1:20.7	We are what we repeatedly do.
1:23.5	Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.
1:27.2	Aristotle. If you could just pick one or two or seven
1:31.8	habits to create in the next few months, habits that will have the most impact on your life,
1:36.7	what would they be? I often get asked this question because people are overwhelmed when it
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