Comments on: The Power of Less: Changing Behavior with Leo Babauta http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less-leo-babauta-zen-habits/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:05:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Oleg Mokhov http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less-leo-babauta-zen-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-54532 Oleg Mokhov Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:24:26 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=1053#comment-54532 Hey Leo & Tim, Better to accomplish a small goal than plan but fail to accomplish a bunch of big goals. If you focus on getting a small change done for 5 minutes a day, after a bit you would have made progress. But make a bigger plan--one that is daunting to you--and you risk not doing it. What's great with bite-sized progress is that by doing something small routinely, you turn it into a habit. It becomes like brushing your teeth: you don't think about it anymore, and it'd be weird NOT to do it. After establishing this foundation, you can build up your progress from there. 5 minutes becomes 10, 1 task becomes 2, and so on. Before you know it, you're making positive changes in your life, and it's easy to do because they're a habit, rather than this big daunting plan that you don't feel like forcing yourself to do. Thank you two for writing your awesome books. Inspires us to be effective, not just productive, Oleg Hey Leo & Tim,

Better to accomplish a small goal than plan but fail to accomplish a bunch of big goals.

If you focus on getting a small change done for 5 minutes a day, after a bit you would have made progress. But make a bigger plan–one that is daunting to you–and you risk not doing it.

What’s great with bite-sized progress is that by doing something small routinely, you turn it into a habit. It becomes like brushing your teeth: you don’t think about it anymore, and it’d be weird NOT to do it. After establishing this foundation, you can build up your progress from there. 5 minutes becomes 10, 1 task becomes 2, and so on.

Before you know it, you’re making positive changes in your life, and it’s easy to do because they’re a habit, rather than this big daunting plan that you don’t feel like forcing yourself to do.

Thank you two for writing your awesome books. Inspires us to be effective, not just productive,
Oleg

]]> By: Sarah Gershman http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less-leo-babauta-zen-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-47441 Sarah Gershman Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:31:01 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=1053#comment-47441 Starting small is also great advice for public speakers! As a public speaking coach, I encourage my clients to read The Power of Less. Truly, we can say so much more by using fewer words. And the best speeches are focused on a narrow point - not lofty and far-reaching. I just posted on this very topic on my blog. (see above). Thank you! Sarah Starting small is also great advice for public speakers! As a public speaking coach, I encourage my clients to read The Power of Less. Truly, we can say so much more by using fewer words. And the best speeches are focused on a narrow point – not lofty and far-reaching. I just posted on this very topic on my blog. (see above).

Thank you!

Sarah

]]> By: Accountability Monday. Kind of. | Flip This Wholesaler | Rags to Riches Real Estate http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less-leo-babauta-zen-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-44565 Accountability Monday. Kind of. | Flip This Wholesaler | Rags to Riches Real Estate Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:12:19 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=1053#comment-44565 [...] the weekend, I was poking around on the Internet, and stumbled upon a post by Tim Ferriss that talks about how to successfully create new habits. If you have a few minutes to spare, head on [...] [...] the weekend, I was poking around on the Internet, and stumbled upon a post by Tim Ferriss that talks about how to successfully create new habits. If you have a few minutes to spare, head on [...]

]]> By: Time – Getting Started « Recalibrate http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less-leo-babauta-zen-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-44480 Time – Getting Started « Recalibrate Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:03:43 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=1053#comment-44480 [...] improvement). Here is some information to get you started. Tim Ferriss wrote/excerpted an excellent post from Leo Babuta regarding changing your [...] [...] improvement). Here is some information to get you started. Tim Ferriss wrote/excerpted an excellent post from Leo Babuta regarding changing your [...]

]]> By: seks film http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/07/the-power-of-less-leo-babauta-zen-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-42243 seks film Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:23:14 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=1053#comment-42243 with my time at the office (like plugging in ear phones and listening to music so my colleagues are less tempted to ask stupid questions all the time) – however, it seems I have to take on MORE tasks and accounts to justify my job as my colleagues are getting laid off with my time at the office (like plugging in ear phones and listening to music so my colleagues are less tempted to ask stupid questions all the time) – however, it seems I have to take on MORE tasks and accounts to justify my job as my colleagues are getting laid off

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