Mental shift
Make a mental shift, convert a 'have to' into a 'get to' everytime you can I have to ride the cycle today I get to ride the cycle today I...
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Jan 27, 2023
Bite sized
Take one bite at a time just like food Too many ideas in the head to work on? Too many things to do? Too many things to think of? Take...
Mar 3, 2022
Showing up 80% prepared
It sounds counter-intuitive. Were’nt we always told to show up 100% ready for everything that we are dealing? But the point is when you...
Feb 25, 2022
Clean Cut
Doing one thing by definition excludes the countless other things that you could’ve done in that time. Thus, joy is felt only when you...
Jan 18, 2022
Taking break is working too
Taking a break is part of work. We put them on the opposite ends of the spectrum at our own peril. Nothing is more important than knowing...
Dec 28, 2021
The Last push
The most amount of push while swimming in breaststroke is the one you get on finishing one loop cleanly by connecting your legs. Leave it...
Dec 8, 2021
Task Happy
There is a specific and intense joy of belonging to the task that one is doing. Probably there is no other way to enjoy any task than...
Dec 3, 2021
Get to vs Have to
A major shift in thinking about work is the shift from a ‘have to’ to ‘get to’. I learnt this from a productivity class I took recently....
Dec 1, 2021
Get the bad ‘X’ out
In art school as beginners we had this philosophy driven into us. ‘Get the bad drawings out of your system’. And its such a great way to...
Nov 29, 2021
Give up
Theres a huge emphasis on ‘Never Giving Up’. But it is more important to give up on the things that don’t serve the larger goals in life....
Nov 25, 2021
Shine a light on the dark crevices
One of the lines that Adriene from her online Yoga class says is to ‘Shine a light on the dark crevices’ and she means this for the...
Nov 20, 2021
Stick to the Beat
For a bunch of musicians to be able to jam together, the most important thing is to be able to stick to the beat. Almost all kinds of...
Nov 9, 2021
Separating Thinking from Doing
Thinking can be good at the start of any project. It helps set direction and allows to plan out the tools needed on the journey. But by...
Nov 8, 2021
Minimize your Cues
The Habit loop (from Atomic Habits) CUE - CRAVING - RESPONSE - REWARD Everyday life, physically and virtually is littered with cues. Many...
Oct 25, 2021
Curate your virtual space
The virtual space is to your mind what the digital space is to your body. If you have a lot of clutter in the room, you not only find it...
Oct 22, 2021
Line of sight
Choice is not about doing but about not doing. Minimalism is about unencumbering ourselves with generalised expectations. In any given...
Oct 19, 2021
Valuing a task mindfully
Often times we tend to categorize our tasks into priorities. This is good for attending to more important things first as an organization...
Sep 28, 2021
Bloatwares in the mind
Spend more time searching for better information sources. A body filled with junk food struggles to move well. A mind filled with junk...
Sep 20, 2021
Understanding Imitation
From Morgan Housel’s - The Psychology of Money A young lawyer aiming to be a partner at a prestigious law firm might need to maintain an...
Sep 13, 2021
What to do in breaks?
Ironically, jobs are actually easier to enjoy than free time, because like flow activities they have built-in goals, feedback rules, and...
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