“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened” Mark Twain Certainly feels like they have though right? I’ve never stopped and thought about how many troubles I’ve actually had in the past. It just seems like they’ve been a part of my life, as I’m […]
Want to Talk To The CEO of Google?
You’re probably thinking it’s not possible. When Tim Ferris challenged a lecture hall of Princeton students to contact the highest profile person they can (George Bush, Bill Gates, etc.) and ask them a question, no one did anything. Even though the prize was a free round-trip ticket to the destination of their choosing. When Seth […]
Choosing Our Experience
Imagine I decided a particular event was disdainful. Not just that it may cause me some pain or a distressed emotional state. But that I really don’t like when it happens. Now whenever this event occurs, I find myself in a great deal of misery. Even just the potential of it occurring leaves me anxious […]
Well, That’s Interesting
Imagine two people faced with the same unexpected challenge. One quickly reacts to the situation, builds stress, and is hastily trying to find the best solution to resolve the issue. The other stays calm, takes his time, thinks over the challenge thoroughly before testing plausible solutions. Which one would you prefer to solve a problem […]
The Connection Conundrum
Some of the primary drivers of happiness come out of our social bonds. But human beings don’t connect over the phone. At least not as easily. The chemical signals provided between a text and a face-to-face conversation are vastly different, and make the difference between a short-term interaction and a continuous relationship. We don’t have […]
Which Wolf Are You Feeding?
An amazing parable: “” An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, […]
The Antidote To Chaos
When many people consult Ramit Sethi on dealing with situations of tremendous debt, they often find themselves in despair over how they can pull themselves out of such places. But Ramit asks a simple question back to them, “What’s your debt payoff date?” Most people don’t have one. They might think they’d be lucky to […]
It’s Your Dream, Define It
One of the reasons I asked you to think about your time dials a few days ago is because it’s actually quite difficult for us to think about what we are actually striving towards and using that as inspiration for our actions. There’s certain areas we want to cover like security, comfort, health, and freedom, […]
Time Dials
What do you LOVE spending time on? There can be easy answers to this like watching Netflix. But I want you to dig a big deeper to the things that make you feel fulfilled after doing them. It often tends to be a creative activity like cooking, reading, writing, drawing. Or it could be about […]
Getting Lost In the Waves
How easy is it to find yourself swamped by the work you have to do? It could be a lot of homework assigned. It could be a project you’re leading. It could be the clients you have to meet. And during those times we think it’s ok to sacrifice a little bit of something else. […]