July is not a month I really look forward to (apart from my mum’s birthday). For me, July is synonymous with 4 words – File Income Tax Return. It’s an annual duel of words that me and my father have with each other. Starting May, once a fortnight he will feign a casual tone […]
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 […]
The Frugality Philosophy
As I have understood more of the Personal Finance blogosphere I have come to realize there are different kinds of blogs within Personal Finance too. While some like mine cover all possible topics under the sun, including another passion there are a few blogs which are pretty focused on one topic within Personal Finance. […]
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 […]
Book Club – How Rich People Think
Books remain my favorite medium of learning. With my shift to 2-post-a-week blog schedule, I realized the one piece that I have missed out writing on has been Book Club! The good thing is that now the learnings from Personal Finance books will be interspersed with those from Self Development. It is only fitting […]
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 […]
Complete Guide to Goal Based Investing
I was watching the Soccer World Cup match yesterday and realized the excitement that running towards a goal brings with it. That led to the realization of just why goal based investing is such a powerful idea! If you keep hunting for the best returns as the main reason behind investing, you could […]
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 […]
The Joy of Giving
One of the fundamental questions that we humans often ask ourselves is – what makes us happy? Apart from harmonious relationships, one of the strongest keys to happiness is generosity or giving to philanthropy. As mentioned earlier, my focus on philanthropy continues with this post on the topic for the month of June. […]
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 […]