3352: The Habit of Calm When Youre Feeling Frustrated by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits on Personal Growth
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.\nEpisode 3352:\nLeo Babauta offers practical steps to build the habit of staying calm during moments of frustration. By noticing habitual reactions like shutting down or lashing out, and learning to pause, breathe, and open up with compassion, Babauta shows how you can shift from anger to connection, leading to more thoughtful and empathetic responses.\nRead along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/frustrating/\nQuotes to ponder:\n"This comes from the hope that things will be calm, orderly, simple, solid, and under control. The world doesn\u2019t comply with this hope so we get frustrated and angry."\n"Once you practice this, you get more and more comfortable being in the middle of frustration, and you don\u2019t need to relieve the feeling by lashing out."\n"The problem is your closed heart. Try not indulging in that shutting down, and opening yourself a little."\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices