Focus is not about productivity hacks but about understanding what truly matters and aligning actions with values.
About Leo Babauta
The Three Enemies of Clarity
Clarity fuels motivation and purpose, while lack of clarity leads to demotivation and overwhelm.
Clarity fuels motivation and purpose, while lack of clarity leads to demotivation and overwhelm.
Working From Calm
But as many of us have discovered, urgency isn’t a great environment for creating, doing things with a sense of purpose and a longer vision.
But as many of us have discovered, urgency isn’t a great environment for creating, doing things with a sense of purpose and a longer vision.
How to Find Your Signal in the Noise
Too many priorities, too much information, too many inputs, too much noise.
Too many priorities, too much information, too many inputs, too much noise.
The Hidden Cost of Rushing Through Everything
A lot of us rush through our day, our tasks, our emails and messages …
A lot of us rush through our day, our tasks, our emails and messages …
Ancient Wisdom on How to Not Take Things Personally
By recognizing that others’ actions and words are reflections of their own realities, not our worth, we can free ourselves from being affected by their judgments.
By recognizing that others’ actions and words are reflections of their own realities, not our worth, we can free ourselves from being affected by their judgments.
Simplify Your Browser Tabs
Copy and save important information from a tab to a note-taking app for future reference.
Copy and save important information from a tab to a note-taking app for future reference.
Overcoming the Feeling of Not Being Good Enough
So how do we overcome this nagging feeling that we’re not good enough, reinforced over so many years?
So how do we overcome this nagging feeling that we’re not good enough, reinforced over so many years?
On Reducing Sweets or Alcohol
Reduced consumption of sweets and alcohol, leading to improved health and well-being.
Reduced consumption of sweets and alcohol, leading to improved health and well-being.
The Magic of Putting Yourself at Choice
When people start choosing, they feel more empowered, excited, inspired, and motivated.
When people start choosing, they feel more empowered, excited, inspired, and motivated.
Put Yourself 100 Percent Into One Thing
What if you could put all of your attention on one thing at a time?
What if you could put all of your attention on one thing at a time?
Simplicity in Doing: 6 Key Ideas
It can be so overwhelming, we procrastinate, we overcomplicate.
It can be so overwhelming, we procrastinate, we overcomplicate.
When Changing Your Life Feels Overwhelming
Start with small, manageable changes instead of trying to overhaul everything at once.
Start with small, manageable changes instead of trying to overhaul everything at once.
Be All in With a Goal — Without Attachment
Being fully committed to the process without being overly attached to the outcome.
Being fully committed to the process without being overly attached to the outcome.
Creating My Perfect Task App
A task management app with features like a timeline view, focus mode, task prioritization, and daily/weekly rituals.
A task management app with features like a timeline view, focus mode, task prioritization, and daily/weekly rituals.
You Probably Know What Matters
Most of us are either super busy (but not always focusing on what matters), or we’re busy avoiding the things that matter with distractions.
Most of us are either super busy (but not always focusing on what matters), or we’re busy avoiding the things that matter with distractions.