41 Inspirational Leo Babauta Quotes (HAPPINESS)

Top 10 Most Famous Leo Babauta Quotes (BEST)

“The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be.”
Leo Babauta

Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy. — Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you **happy**.

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing. — Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, **focus** on how much you can absolutely love what you’re doing.

Stop waiting for the right person to come into your life. Be the right person to come to someone’s life.

Happiness isn’t in the future, it’s not somewhere else. It’s available right inside us, right now, all the time. — **Happiness** isn’t in the **future**, it’s not somewhere else. It’s available right inside us, right now, all the time.

“The point of simple living, for me has got to be: A soft place to land A wide margin of error. Room to breathe. Lots of places to find baseline happiness in each and every day.”
Leo Babauta

Knowing thousands of recipes doesn’t feed you, unless you start cooking.

At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. — The secret of **happiness**, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now. — The **life** you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.

12 Wise Leo Babauta Quotes to Live By (WISDOM)

“Principle 1: By setting limitations, we must choose the essential. So in everything you do, learn to set limitations. Principle 2: By choosing the essential, we create great impact with minimal resources. Always choose the essential to maximize your time and energy.”
Leo Babauta

By setting limitations, we must choose the essential. So in everything you do, learn to set limitations. — By setting limitations, we must choose the essential. So in everything you do, **learn** to set limitations.

Focus on fewer but higher impact tasks. — **Focus** on fewer but higher impact tasks.

“On the topic of exercise, ‘It’s just as important as brushing your teeth everyday, more important than watching TV or reading online or answering email. Make time for something so crucial to a good life.'”
Leo Babauta

Adding little amounts over time makes a huge difference. — Adding little amounts over **time** makes a huge difference.

Just list the One Thing you really want to accomplish today. — Just list the **One Thing** you really want to accomplish today.

“See how everything is temporary, and wanting it to be permanent will only cause you to suffer. And then see how letting go of that wishing, and accepting the changing nature of things, and being unattached to each moment of those changing things, will help you to be calmer and happier. Embrace the non-attachment. Embrace the changing nature of things as beautiful. Accept the impermanence.”
Leo Babauta

Think of nothing that happens as either good or bad. Stop judging, and stop expecting.

When people disappoint you, it’s not their fault. They’re just being who they are. Your expectations are at fault.

Here’s a simple solution: Take your expectations and throw them in the ocean.

8 InspirationalLeo Babauta Quotes About Life

“We’re so caught up in trying to do everything, experience all the essential things, not miss out on anything important…We can’t read all the good books, watch all the good films, go to all the best cities in the world, try all the best restaurants, meet all the great people… Life is better when we don’t try to do everything. Learn to enjoy the slice of life you experience, and life turns out to be wonderful.”
Leo Babauta

Sometimes hard stuff needs to be done in order to make the stuff you love possible.

The beginning is half of every action. — The beginning is half of every **action**.

Clutter is a manifestation of a) holding onto the past and b) fear of what might happen in the future. — Clutter is a manifestation of a) holding onto the past and b) **fear** of what might happen in the **future**.

“Without the human mind, things just happen, and they are not good or bad. It’s only when we apply the filter of our judgment that they become good or bad, beautiful or ugly.”
Leo Babauta

Failure is simply an indicator that something in our method needs to be changed. — **Failure** is simply an indicator that something in our method needs to be **changed**.

Realize that failure isn’t a reason to judge yourself. — Realize that **failure** isn’t a reason to judge yourself.

Happiness isn’t outside of us, but actually comes from within. — **Happiness** isn’t outside of us, but actually comes from within.

11 Leo Babauta Quotes on Minimalist Living

“Such a simplified lifestyle can be truly wonderful – you’ll finally have time for the things you really love, for relaxation, for outdoor activities, for exercise, for reading or finding peace and quiet, for the loved ones in your life, for the things you’re most passionate about. This is what it means to thrive – to live a life full of the things you want in them, and not more. To live a better quality of life without having to spend and buy and consume.”
Leo Babauta

Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest. — **Simplicity** boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest.

Doing a huge number of things doesn’t mean you’re getting anything meaningful done.

Limit yourself to fewer goals, and you’ll achieve more. — Limit yourself to fewer **goals**, and you’ll achieve more.

“The Power of Less is perfect for achieving goals: Limit yourself to fewer goals, and you’ll achieve more. At the same time, we’ll look at ways to narrow your focus on your projects, so that you can complete them more effectively and move forward on your goals. We’ll apply limitations to our projects to increase our effectiveness.”
Leo Babauta