How many times have you discussed people and their success with your own peer groups? Enough number of times you must have marveled at the idea of somebody becoming an overnight success. You yourself might have wished that you could wake up the next morning and suddenly be famous. Is overnight success even possible […]
Category: Self Development
The Success Principles – Jack Canfield with Janet Switzer
For a long time, I have looked at with disdain towards non-fiction. When it came to books talking about motivation or success, I used to bundle them in my head as completer balderdash. Thankfully, the epiphany happened and my brain opened up to receive this wisdom better. This led me to the popular book “The […]
7 Reasons Why You Must Be Bullet Journaling
For a long time, one of the phrases that was echoing all around me was – bullet journal. While I had been journaling off and on and found writing cathartic, this did not look in any way similar to what I associated with a journal. However, having heard enough people rave about the benefits […]
The Perils of Social Media Addiction
Have you ever wondered how many times you check your social media feeds? How many social media networks are you on, anyway? Is that the first thing you do every morning and before sleeping at night? Are you able to talk to a person in real life without peeking at your phone to check […]
Book Club – Deep Work (Part 2)
In this post, I will continue to talk about one of the most enriching productivity books that I have read in a long time – Deep Work by Cal Newport. It would be helpful to read the first part in order to relate to this post better. While Rule #1, gave us 6 […]
Book Club – Deep Work (Part 1)
For some time now, I have been a fan of podcasts. A few months back, on one of the productivity podcasts, I heard an interview with Cal Newport talking about his new book – Deep Work. In the podcast, he defined what Deep Work meant and how his book talked about rules for focused work […]
Why Becoming a Morning Person Changed My Life
The world can be divided into 2 kinds of people – morning people and night owls. Having been on both ends I can tell you why becoming a morning person has changed my life. As a kid, my parents always tried to get me to sleep early, where a neighborhood kid who slept by […]
7 Reasons Why Multitasking Is Bad For You
For years, I have been a firm believer of multi-tasking, be it listening to music and studying, watching TV shows while cooking, reading while watching TV or writing an email while talking on the phone. I have always believed that it is all about filling in one minute with 60 seconds of productivity and […]
5 Reasons Why You Must Visualize Your Goals
As a person, I have often stared blankly when asked, “what’s your goal in life?”. For a long time, I didn’t think life was a journey that came with goals. You pretty much get what you get and then work around it to be decently satisfied or so I thought. With my growing […]
Why We Need Self-Development
If you are a regular reader of the blog, you might be wondering if a section on self-development is even required? Well, I can’t blame you because until some time back I often thought to myself that it is a fake genre with no substance to it. My evolution towards self-development I have […]