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The price you pay for comfort
The price you pay for comfort
Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Pexels.com We often forget what’s important. We often put a lot of weight on getting to the top. And in our pursuit of wealth and power, we forget how important comfort is. Over past 2 decades, all I’ve done is run. It had been a never ending rat race. Banking is not an easy industry. Not only are you running for targets and bonuses but, you also having to…
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Fostering Creativity
Mental block, writer’s block, just a fuzzy brain. We all tend to have these sometimes and most of the time we either try to power through or just do nothing. Powering through can often be an effective technique. A little bit of free writing can lead you to some good ideas. Writing even when you have nothing to say can quite often spark new ideas. But have you ever noticed that your best ideas…
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Audiobooks - Friend or Foe?
Audiobooks – Friend or Foe?
Photo by samer daboul on Pexels.com In 2019, I took to listening to a lot of audiobooks. That was my best year in terms of book count. I got through so many books just listening to them while I was walking or getting my nails done. I felt like I achieved a lot. But, if you ask me if I remember anything from the books I listened to – I’d be hard-pressed to come up with a good answer. For…
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The Worst Time-Management Sin
The Worst Time-Management Sin
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The one time-management trap that we all fall into is over-scheduling. This is probably one of the worst things you can possibly do if you’re trying to be more efficient with your time. We almost always have a ton of things to do everyday. There are routine tasks that you need to accomplish. but then, there are also the bigger tasks that you need to accomplish –…
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The best blog posts
I read a lot – books, articles and blog posts. The kind of blogs I read are mostly informative. But, I do read the occasional how-to or the self-help ones, as well. Something I’ve noticed about these posts is that they are simple. The ideas and concepts in the posts are relatable and very basic. You know what? That’s a good thing. Sure, you can write a full length article about the psychology…
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Stop blaming your tools and systems
Stop blaming your tools and systems
Photo by energepic.com on Pexels.com When I worked in a corporate job, we had a questionnaire handed out to us every 6 months that asked us to grade how the organization was doing. I remember one of the questions was: Do you have the tools and systems that you need to do your job well? We almost always said “strongly disagree”. We always complained about the systems getting stuck, the computers…
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Be kind to yourself
Be kind to yourself
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com I have always been my biggest critic. I always feel that I am falling behind or, I’m not doing enough. And this feeling has always put me under pressure. I’ve always created an environment for myself where I felt guilty if I didn’t accomplish everything on my to-do list or if I didn’t get things done by my own deadlines. This was not helpful. It’s taken me…
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Not more writing advice
Not more writing advice
Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com When I signed up for Medium, I made this mistake of reading through writing advice. And, unfortunately, the way the algorithm works, it starts to show you article that they think you may be interested in. So the journey began. I began to fall down a rabbit hole of writing advice. One article after another and the whole thing became so addictive. I had a…
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A small change can make a big difference
A small change can make a big difference
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Pexels.com When you’re younger, you’re fearless. You don’t care about running on rooftops or cycling down a one-way street. Your mind doesn’t think that far. All you care about is the next thing in front of you. You’re not bogged down with the weight of the world on your shoulder. Sometimes, I miss being young. Feeling carefree. Feeling like bills are not coming due…
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When did we stop being compassionate?
When did we stop being compassionate?
I’m not a nice person. Most people around me these days will attest to that. I don’t like people anymore and it’s difficult for me to be around them. Ever since the pandemic started, I’ve been extremely scared. My daughter has a health condition and I can’t afford to get sick since I’m a single parent. But, life has to go on and I have had to be outdoors for work and it’s been hell for us these…
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5 minutes of writing
I’m doing a silly exercise. 5 minutes of freestyle writing everyday. I just set the timer and write whatever comes to my head, whether it makes sense or not. I probably didn’t invent this technique and I must’ve read about it somewhere. But, the idea is to just get the words flowing, no matter what they are. The brain like every other part of our body requires exercise and if you have to…
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Be the louder voice
Yesterday, someone posted the story of the Tiger and the Donkey and the moral of the story is that you don’t argue with a donkey if you are the more intelligent creature. You should choose the higher ground. While I do agree with parts of this, I don’t think we should be so arrogant to think that everyone is a lost cause. True, there are people who argue for the sake of arguing. Also true, there…
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And I keep coming back
WordPress just told me that it’s the 12th anniversary of this blog. Wow, 12 years. I don’t know if there’s anything that I’ve hung on to for 12 years. I suppose you could say my Twitter account since I started that in 2009. But, I did take a very long hiatus from that. Again… wow, 12 years. I haven’t always had the time to write for this blog. I think that’s probably a lie of sorts. You can…
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Here and Now…
I worry a lot. And I worry about everything. It’s taken me a long time to admit that I have a problem with anxiety. But, I’m trying to be better. We spend a lot of our lives planning for the future. Have goals, they say, and work towards them. I do have goals but, I’ve also come to realize that focusing only on the goals ahead of me has led me to stop living in the present. For much of my…
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It’s okay to lose yourself
Every once in a while you lose yourself. Life changes, people come into your life and somehow you morph into a different version of yourself. Sometimes you let your guard down because you think that’s what necessary. Sometimes you just want to be weak for a while because the putting on that brave face is constantly wearing you down. But then you stop for a moment and realize that you weren’t…
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Losing track of to-do's?
Losing track of to-do’s?
I’ve always loved pen and paper. Anyone who’s read any of my very early posts on this website knows I’ve been completely in love with paper planners my whole life. But, sometimes you wonder if there’s a different way of doing things. These days I see a lot of IG posts from people planning on their iPad on what I could probably call a hybrid planner. It’s on the iPad so it’s digital but, it’s…
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We are not entitled to anything
We are not entitled to anything
Photo by Anni Roenkae on Pexels.com We can always make a million excuses for not doing things. There’s never enough time. There were more important things to do. I wasn’t feeling well. I don’t get positive feedback on my writing. The excuses are many and some even more imaginative than this, I would presume. The truth is, if you keep making excuses about life getting in the way, life will keep…
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