How to break bad habits or addictions with a simple trick?

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit – Aristotle Every night for the last few months, I used to crawl into my bed and open my iPad to binge on something. This had become such an autopilot activity, it was seamless. I had no control and many a time I was up until 1 AM. My morning routine took a big hit due to this. I made a subtle change a few weeksmore

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A healthy mind in a healthy body

“A healthy mind in a healthy body”. – Roman Poet Juvenal We have all heard of this age-old adage. We all know the benefits of regular exercise. But why is it that we still do not live by this practice? I struggle with this. Whenever I go to the gym, I feel more energetic throughout the day. But I don’t do it consistently. I am consciously trying to change this and be moremore

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Reading – The No.1 habit of successful people

“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” – Benjamin Franklin I remember the first time I read a book (apart from my academic books of course! ). I was maybe 8 years old and it was a book about Ants. I had to read it for an extracurricular exam. It was a very small book. And I finished it in a week or so. I got tomore

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Podcasts – Getting most out of your leisure time

I am sure most of you have pondered over this question, “How best can I use my leisure time?”. We have all been guilty of binge-watching Netflix, Youtube or some other social media content which doesn’t help us flex our productive brain muscle. We usually plug headphones during a commute or workout and listen to music which isn’t that productive. Don’t get me wrongmore

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