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Aug 31, 2023
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Life AdviceAll about advice valuable for leading a happy and productive life
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5 Life Lessons I Learned from “How I Met Your Mother”I have watched a ton of American sitcoms in the past few years. Especially, keeping in mind how the COVID lockdown locked us down to our…
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
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‘Think Like A Monk’ Takeaway #3: Do not bury your fears lest they might bury youOne of the best books I read back in 2021, was Jay Shetty’s ‘Think Like a Monk’. Ever since I read it, I have been sharing different…
Feb 1, 2023
Feb 1, 2023
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When I first read about Steve Jobs and what I learned from himI recall reading about Steve Jobs for the first time when I was 14. Strangely, it wasn’t his Wikipedia page or the movie review of the…
Feb 24, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
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How my reading habit changed in the last two years: From Paperbacks to eBooks & Audiobooks and…On New Year’s Eve of 2019, I got a 12-month membership of Audible. I had decided to give myself up to audiobooks after being influenced by…
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
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Another step towards Minimalism: Buying SmarterRecently, I cam across a reference to the book called ‘The Year Of Less’ which helped mentioned a very beautiful idea that could help us…
Oct 18, 2021
Oct 18, 2021
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‘Think Like A Monk’ Takeaway #2: Digging a grave for your negativityJay Shetty’s ‘Think Like a Monk’ has got me thinking about a lot of things I didn’t care about earlier. Last month’s takeaway helped me…
Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
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Waddling on Club Penguin Island: What it meant to be a Teenage Blogger and YouTuber for your…On 29th March 2017, Disney’s Club Penguin servers went offline, 2 months after their excruciating announcement in January about the game…
Jul 12, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
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3 Tips that will help you stand taller on the StageOne of the biggest fears people have, apart from going bankrupt and getting eaten alive by your favourite deadly predator, is the fear of…
Jul 16, 2021
Jul 16, 2021
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Reframing Problems: How Disney re-envisioned the “Waiting Queue” problemFor anyone who has been to amusement parks or huge retail outlets must have experienced the dreaded “waiting queue” where you stand one…
Jul 19, 2021
Jul 19, 2021
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In Talks with the Future You: Do you have time for what you love?‘In the first 30 years of your life, you make your habits. For the last 30 years of your life, your habits make you.’
Jul 21, 2021
Jul 21, 2021
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‘Atomic Habits’ Takeaway: Why setting goals isn’t going to help boost productivity?Post Takeaway: Do not make the mistake of making goals before you set a system for it. Goals without systems are essentially meaningless…
Apr 4, 2021
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Apr 4, 2021
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Flattery and its Dire ConsequencesMost of you might be aware of the difference between appreciation and flattery. Here is a brief description from the book ‘How to Win…
Apr 8, 2021
Apr 8, 2021
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Why premature optimisation won’t save you from failure2018: When I was working on my 12th Grade CS Project, I was unaware of this term called ‘Premature Optimization’ but I was damn sure of…
Jun 14, 2021
Jun 14, 2021
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Distraction Journal: The First Step to reduce distractions while workingI finally stumbled upon a technique that can now help you procrastinate less by focusing on what makes you procrastinate in the first…
Jun 15, 2021
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Jun 15, 2021
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Pomodoro Technique: Taking Breaks to FocusTry to answer this honestly: the last time you sat down to study or do some work, how many minutes were you able to focus before getting…
Jun 17, 2021
Jun 17, 2021
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It’s not too late, don’t be the Boiling Frog!I came across this term ‘the boiling frog’ (or the boiling frog syndrome) in a book called ‘SuperThinking’. It was quite funny to read…
Jun 18, 2021
Jun 18, 2021
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Novel Vs Incremental Purchases and Cost-Benefit Model: Fancy terms that could Save you some bucks…I first came across these two terms: ‘Novel Upgrades’ and ‘Incremental Upgrades’ in a Tech Review video of the iPhone 11 Pro by one of my…
Jun 19, 2021
Jun 19, 2021
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The need of the Hour: Alarm Clock!Recently, while I was re-reading Chris Bailey’s ‘The Productivity Project’, I came across this study that felt like a sudden reality check:
Jun 26, 2021
Jun 26, 2021
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Making the right reading routine with Paperbacks, E-Books and AudiobooksFrom time to time, I have installed (and deleted) Audible on my smartphone and have tried giving audiobooks a try. I have been struggling…
Jun 27, 2021
Jun 27, 2021
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Reading Books: A Forced MeditationSo, I recently came across this YouTube video which was titled ‘BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content’. The…
Jul 1, 2021
Jul 1, 2021