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Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead, follow him on twitter.
We all get stuck in ruts from time to time. We get off track and lose sight of the life we meant to live. I know I’m probably not the only one who has wished that I could find a reset button for life.

“So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
It’s Christmastime and it’s the season of giving … what are you giving your loved ones this year?
The holidays often mean giving a lot of gifts, sometimes expensive, but often we lose sight of what’s most important.

I’m an avid reader of fiction and just love a novel that transports me, that is so gripping that I can’t put it down. But I also enjoy a good non-fiction book, from self-help stuff to philosophy to biographies to just about anything that makes me think.
After the warm reception of my post on novels (50 Amazing and Essential Novels to Enrich Your Library), a number of people asked for a list of non-fiction as well. Well, here it is!

Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter.
This morning after our hill run my sister asked me about Twitter: “What’s Twitter all about? I don’t get it?”
Neither did I at first — I resisted using Twitter for more than a year because it seemed like just another distraction, just another way to waste time and have noisy chatter going on in front of you.

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project.
Maybe you’re feeling down because of the financial crisis. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed by holiday tasks. Maybe you’re rushing around to try to get things done before you leave for vacation. Or maybe you’re just having a lousy day.