Zen Habits: Handbook for Life

This is kind of a "best of" compilation, supposedly. While it is hard to beat Fred Stella's most excellent voice, it is kind of repetitive and doesn't really go anywhere.

I'm not sure who the target audience is for Babauta, but my guess this is for executive types wearing suits and ties. Many of the suggestions in the book, I already do, so it wasn't a huge help. There were a couple of things to make you think, but after hearing how to organize an email inbox for the 3rd or 4th time, I gave up on the book.

My attraction to the book was the name (and the fair price). As other's have pointed out, Babauta's works have little to do with Zen. It is more of how to simplify, organize and manage time better.

I'm going to throw out a better book, which like Babauta and Zen, has really nothing to do with Buddhism: Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time. It is also read by Fred Stella, and offers a lot more practical insights than how to organize an email inbox.

It is easy to listen to this while you are busy doing something that doesn't a lot of effort. This book is an easy listen and is very informative!

What I really liked about this book, is that it is an actual step by step guide to life. The author states that not everything works for everyone, but he clearly describes what he does in his own like to stay sane. It is very very helpful, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

My favorite part was how to keep organized at work. He explains exactly what you need to do with all of that paperwork piling up on your desk and how to keep your email from sucking the life out of you.

The part of the book where he describes how waking up early can help you immensely was very surprising to me. I didn't think there was a way for me to actually consider waking up hours before I really need to be up. Not only did this guy get me to consider it, I now do it every day and feel so much more accomplished and just generally happier overall.

This book was very helpful to me, it helped me much much more than I ever thought it would, or could! I love how it describes how to do each step explicitly!

This was well written well read and uplifting. If you want to clean up your life this is your book!

Yes very well

Empty my inbox!

The author was saying "if you want a more peaceful life get rid of your stuff." For me that is a cop out. I need to peacefully manage my stuff--not get rid of it.

Yes, and I have.
We really need to take these Zen habits and make them part of every day life.
WE all stress and go about life so serious and well we need to slow down.
Listen and listen again. I now listened to this book 4 times each time I get something new.

Yes, it "moves" you into action and makes you rethink everything you have and why you have it.

I listened to this book a couple of weeks ago and started getting rid of my excess. It's so much easier than I expected!! Loved this book!!