It doesn’t matter that we are adults now. We still perceive the world through the lenses that we have developed in our childhood. We behave according to the belief systems that we have formed in our childhood. Our unprocessed psychological scars from our childhood affect the way we perceive the world and the way we […]
If there was a mental and emotional state that improved your creativity, your ability to think rationally, analytically, and critically, and as a result improved your cognitive performance, would you be interested in getting to know it and doing your best to get into it? In my experience, there’s such a state. It is equanimity […]
David Allen defines a six-level model for work in his book Getting Things Done. 50K+ feet: Life 40K feet: Three- to five-year vision 30K feet: One- to two-year goals 10K feet: Current projects Runway: Current actions This model is not only useful for categorizing our work but for all kinds of resource allocation. We can […]
Yesterday, I watched an interview with Vishen Lakhiani on Impact Theory. The ideas shared in the video are in line with my post called Are Your Goals Your Drug of Choice. In that post, I shared an exercise to find out the unmet needs behind the goals you set. It’s a simple exercise where you […]
No life is perfect, and facing that reality causes pain. It’s our natural tendency to run away from pain. We all have our drugs of choice to avoid pain. Some of us use recreational drugs. Others use alcohol, cigarettes, or caffeine. The new generation prefer their gadgets. A Socially Endorsed Drug There is another drug […]
An Ideal Day Imagine an ideal day. You wake up early. You work out and take a shower. You have a healthy breakfast. You work hard toward your goals. You’re focused. You’re in the zone. You do your best throughout the day. In the evening, you spend quality time with your loved ones. No distractions, […]
We live in interesting times. We live in the age of abundance. Abundance of calories, Abundance of information, Abundance of pleasure, Abundance of comfort, Abundance of goods. And the list goes on. In our 4.5 billion years of evolution, our ancestors had to deal with problems of scarcity. Therefore, we are wired to deal with […]
And this is what to do about it. We, personal development enthusiasts, are usually very harsh on ourselves. We set very high goals. We are never satisfied with our progress. We are critical of ourselves, finding flaws in ourselves and in our lives. Once we fail to achieve our audacious goals, we ignore the progress […]
