‘My Digital Detox Experience’
1st July,2023 Hi, I am back after an amazing week spent doing ‘Nothing’ and living life in the world of beautiful calm – of relaxing the body and brain by adding moments of Tranquility. Moments of Tranquility are about s-l-o-w-i-n-g d-o-w-n. They are about finding “Me” time. A few moments of peace and calm, to […]
‘Take a break – Live close to nature’
24th June,2023 Many of our civilization’s top imaginers spent a lot of time in nature. Long walks in the woods. Extended hours in a cottage by the sea. Quiet evenings staring up at the stars. In one documentary I watched on Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, I learned that after the stylish guests that he would […]
‘The Mensa Convention’
16th June,2023 According to American Mensa Society, the Latin word Mensa has several meanings: “mind,” “table” and “month.” Mensa was created to serve as a round-table society for highly intelligent people to meet on a monthly basis. There is only one criterion for membership in Mensa: Each member must possess a high IQ score at […]
‘The Pareto Principle’
14th June, 2023 Sometime in the late 1800s—nobody is quite sure exactly when—a man named Vilfredo Pareto was fussing about in his garden when he made a small but interesting discovery. Pareto noticed that a tiny number of pea pods in his garden produced the majority of the peas. Now, Pareto was a very mathematical […]
‘Wasting time’
11TH June, 2023 The world and it’s ways are designed to make us feel guilty if we reduce our working hours, or take some time off or go on a holiday. Everywhere you look, books and publications are full of productivity hacks—ways to improve productivity, get more done and—very important—stop “wasting time.” Remember, you are […]
‘Avoid the regrets’
10th June, 2023 The weekend is for working for the regrets that you may have later. Collect moments, not things, don’t only make money, make memories. In the end that is what matters. Work For a cause, Not for applause, Live to express, Not to impress. Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, work to […]
‘The 33% People Rule’
9th June, 2023 It basically states that 33% of your time should be spent with mentors (people that challenge you), 33% with your peers (those on the same level as you), and 33% with people that you can mentor and guide. The idea was created by Tai Lopez, TED speaker and creator of some famously […]
‘The Gunny Sacker’
7th June, 2023 You toss the memory of each hurt into a big gunny sack that you carry invisibly on your shoulders. The sack gets heavier as you fill it with recollections of ever more hurtful interactions. One day suddenly you have had enough. You heave the heavy full gunny sack up, swing it around […]
‘Never Assume – Always Ask’
4th June, 2023 One of the four principles Don Miguel Ruiz writes about is “Never Assume, always ask” in his book, “The fifth agreement – a practical guide to self mastery.” This is best illustrated in this short parable I remember reading. ‘His request approved; the News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call […]
’Put the Glass Down’
27th May, 2023 A Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students “How much do you think this glass weighs?” ’50gm 100gm or 125gm’ The student answered. “I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the […]