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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

Habits

How to Write a Book: 10 Ridiculously Simple Steps

Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. –Mark Twain The hard part of writing a book isn’t getting published. It’s the actual writing. In this article, I offer 10 steps for writing a book along with 10 bonus steps. Click here to download a free guide with all 20 steps.   As the bestselling author of five books, I can tell you without hesitation

Forget resolutions, try micro-mastery instead

Why wait until the 1st of January to start implementing positive change in your life? While the ritual of starting afresh can be exciting, more than 90% of New Year’s resolutions don’t stick. A resolution is the determined intent to effect change. The best time to lay the foundations for change is the moment you realise something needs to be done. Habit formation Most people struggle to create habits that

Working with the Ebbs & Flows of Your Resistance : zen habits

By Leo Babauta There is a part of us that resists things that are hard, uncomfortable, overwhelming, or a big change. Even if we really want to do it. What is this resistance, and how do we work with it? The resistance is simply our mind not wanting to do something that feels uncomfortable: anything uncertain, difficult, overwhelming, different than our normal way of doing things, awkward, painful, sad, lonely,