The Effortless Life: A Manual for Contentment, Mindfulness, & Flow

Post written by Leo Babauta.

I am very happy to share with you my new ebook, The Effortless Life: A Concise Manual for Contentment, Mindfulness, & Flow.

The book was meant to share ways to make life less of a struggle, to help you find contentment in a world where little exists, to instill a bit of mindfulness in an age of distractions.

If youve had problems with:

  • frustration
  • struggle
  • distraction
  • anger
  • impatience
  • unhappiness
  • relationships
  • goals
  • work
  • being present

this book was written for you.


A Public Book: And it wasnt just written by me I wrote this book publicly, as others watched, and then hundreds of others helped to write and edit the book. It was an amazing collaborative effort, and I was humbled by the contributions.

Pay Anything: As a token of gratitude, Im selling this book on a pay-as-you-see-fit model. That means you decide what you want to pay, and although I suggest a $15.99 price, you can pay more or less depending on your ability and how much you think its worth. If you absolutely cant pay, you can get it for free (I trust that youll be honest and pay even a dollar if you can). If you do get it for free, please pay it forward with kindness to strangers.

And as always, the work is uncopyrighted.

Loaded Value: This book is actually a full digital package that includes 3 ebooks and a couple bonuses:

  • The Effortless Life ebook, in three formats: PDF, epub (for the iPad/iPhone and others), and mobi (can be used on the Kindle).
  • The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life, another of my ebooks that I think goes really well with this new book, a $9.95 value, PDF f! ormat.
  • Thriving on Less, an ebook that was a companion to my print book, The Power of Less. PDF format.
  • The Simple Method for Creating Habits, a brief bonus PDF that contains my habit-creation method that I teach in The Habit Course.
  • The Effortless Life Q&A video, which Ive recorded to answer common reader questions. Its 31 minutes, online for buyers of this book only, downloadable to your computer if you wish.
  • This package could easily be worth $35-50. But you can decide what you see fit to pay. (You can edit the suggested price once you click Add to cart just click Update Cart after youve changed the price.

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    Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • What is an Effortless Life?
  • Guidelines for an Effortless Life
  • Wu Wei and Doing Nothing
  • True Needs, Simple Needs
  • Reduce Your Needs
  • Cause No Harm & Be Compassionate
  • Have No Fixed Goals or Plans
  • Have No Expectations
  • The Illusion of Control
  • Living with Chaos
  • Living Daily without Plans
  • Why Plans are an Illusion
  • Be Open to the Unfolding Moment
  • Dont Create False Needs
  • Be Passionate & Do Nothing You Hate Doing
  • Dont Rush, Go Slowly, & Be Present
  • Create No Unnecessary Actions
  • Find Contentment
  • Let Go of Success & the Need for Approval
  • Prefer Subtraction
  • Changing Your Mindset & Getting Rid of Guilt
  • My Experiments with an Effortless Life
  • Be Like Water
  • Equal Weight to Every Action
  • Eating Simply
  • Effortless Parenting
  • Effortless Relationships
  • Effortless Work
  • Turning ! Complain ts Into Gratitude
  • Letting Go of Struggle
  • Dealing with Others
  • Youre Already Perfect
  • Putting This Book Into Practice
  • Effortless Writing & This Very Book
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