Make laziness your accomplice, not an enemy. — How do you overcome laziness? Try whatever you can, but there come moments during the day when you feel like doing nothing. Laziness engulfs the mind and the body. It becomes difficult to break the shackles, stand up and do something meaningful with the time. It’s easy to identify ten…

Every pain and confusion looks for an exit. — Once I begin the act of writing, it all falls away — the view from the window, the tools, the talismans, and I am unconscious of myself…one’s carping inner critics are silenced for a time…there is always a surprise, a revelation. During the act of writing, I have told myself…

Opinions matter, but not to the extent to affect your decision-making. — The single most powerful statement or excuse is probably keeping us from achieving the best for ourselves. What are they going to think? But what if someone tells you that you can turn around this excuse into a powerful statement and achieve big in life? Here is My Story Every morning, I carry two…

Remember, we all are on a rented body. Take care of it, or else the penalty will be hefty. — “It’s my body. I will do what I want.” An excuse that keeps many of us away from our best physical and mental shape. People need constant reminders and alerts to drink water, motivation to hit the gym, multiple alarm clocks to go for an outdoor run, and expensive memberships…

Ego is a tough nut to crack, but that doesn’t mean we can’t. — How often do we hit our ego hard with a self-made hammer just because someone said something unpleasant? And that too in front of other people! (Though, in hindsight, it felt like a strong but true message) Don’t Create Demon Out of The Messenger We often create a demon out of the messenger. Be it our partners…

The world needs us to reinvent ourselves with this new approach. Specialization is no more the thing to look out for. — I am not a King. I know nothing about a particular subject. But, I know a lot about many subjects. Yes, I am a J.O.A.T. Jack of All Trades. I know something about writing, which allows me to explore my mind. I know something about reading which allows me to…

A seven-day experiment left me with a lot of new learnings — On average, most people blink around 14,400–19,200 times a day On average, you take roughly 20,000 breaths per day. Both efforts are subconscious. They are simple yet complex. And, because they are subconscious, we don’t give the necessary respect to both of them. Meditation is an exercise that helps build…

Keep your past close to you because it can yield good returns — The Abstract Concept Self-improvement is abstract. Everyone wants to have it, but no one knows how to do it. There is no mathematics, no science — there are views and opinions. My views differ from others. Yours differ from your own. Self-improvement is so confusing. Despite that, I love it. I am a…

A To-Do list is an effective time management tool. Only if we know how to use it the best way. — A to-do list is a powerful tool, but only if used correctly. It’s a time management tool It improves focus It’s an energy management tool It reduces anxiety It avoids the unnecessary chaos It gives our day a structure And, it’s a record of our life gone by (I believe…