Books by Leo Babauta
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review 1: I would highlly recommend this book! It is a book of how to par down possessions to what is important, but also how to plan and do the things that are essential to simply your life. The author gives doable steps on how to get the most important things done at work without inter...
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review 1: Leo sums it up best:"It’s a way to escape the excesses of the world around us — the excesses of consumerism, material possessions, clutter, having too much to do, too much debt, too many distractions, too much noise. But too little meaning. Minimalism is a way of eschewing the no...
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review 1: This is a very short book, which is able to be read in a day. I found this book quite useful with a bunch of rules which guide you to a better, more productive life. You will be guided to limit everything in a workday as much as possible, by list up and focus on what are most ess...
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review 1: Read. Implement. Enjoy.Reasons for unhappiness:not trusting yourselfjudging yourself (comparing to unrealistic ideals)And that way, you can offer yourself to the world and do great works in the world, but not necessarily need that to be happy.Even if for some reason, your work wa...
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review 1: This book starts out with some great, very practical advice and during the first half, I would have given it a much higher rating. There is a reasonable amount of value packed into its smaller number of pages (The size being quite befitting of its message). The author writes in a...
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review 1: Это очень смешная книга. "Смешная" не буквально (в ней нет анекдотов и прибауток), а по уровню изложенных в ней идей. "Смешная" - не означает насмешку над этой книгой и её идеями. Смех - это клинок с двумя гранями; одна из которых - разрушать и обесценивать, другая - чувствовать...
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review 1: Very simple, straightforward book. Contains a lot of common sense (I found myself doing a lot of things already mentioned), although the book is valuable for giving a sense of direction. I loved how the book was straight to the point - you can read the book in an hour and start i...
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review 1: Quite a simple book. Very easy read. Some good tips in thereI liked this passage;"The amazing French novelist Victor Hugo solved this problem of choice over a century ago. He would strip to the buff , and give all his clothes to his butler, and then write in the nude. He couldn't ...
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review 1: He can let go of the ideal. Life doesn't have to be easy - the hard stuff is how we achieve anything of value. Life doesn't have to be comfortable - in fact, when we get out of our comfort zone, we grow. He doesn't have to know what he's doing - it's when we do things we don't kn...