The Little Book of Contentment
by Leo Babauta
Babauta on the sources of discontent, comparison, ideals, fantasies about the future, and a practice of noticing, accepting and appreciating what is. It is tiny and gentle, and its central idea, that contentment is a skill rather than a circumstance, is correct.
Read it if…
you have enough and still feel it is not enough.
Skip it if…
you want research; it is a short personal essay.
Three things you will actually use
- Discontent comes from ideals; examine them.
- Contentment is a practice.
- Appreciate what is before changing it.
Do this first
Notice one ideal you hold against reality today and let it go for the day.
Our verdict
Tiny and gentle.
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