Sitting Our Way to Death
Every morning I catch the train on my way to office for a 37 minutes ride. Usually the seats are taken up on a first come first serve basis and none is empty within a few stations. In the evening,…
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4 Pillars of a Successful Day
The rising and falling of sun is always fascinating, maybe because it is a symbol of our lives in general. Soft and gentle in the start, getting stronger, warmer and fierce until its peak, becoming kind and pleasant later and…
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2 Ways to Become More Creative
Creativity is both a science and an art. I don’t know much about it but I have found the following 2 ways to be the most helpful. Apply 80/20 Rule: As in many areas of life, 80/20 rule can be…
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How to Become a Lifelong Early Riser
There are various techniques that are recommended to become an early riser. Some noteworthy suggestions are Try different apps available Sleep earlier Put your alarm clock far from your bed Go out of the bedroom as soon as you shut…
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What is Success and How to Achieve It
The two great persons below have made it really simple. What is success: Success is best defined by Earle Nightingale in The Strangest Secret: “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal”. How to achieve it: That is best…
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Beyond the Power of Now
The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle, is a masterpiece in spiritual writings. It seems that the title explains it all, but actually there is an amazing structure of new concepts in every chapter. In fact, so much has been…
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Thinking Clearly through Writing
Ask any wise person some advice about improving our thinking process. Almost certainly one will be to write what we think. Writing and thinking clearly are closely related to each other. Maybe a systematic flow of ideas from the mind…
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How to Go Beyond 100 Pushups
While doing regular pushups over a long period of time, here are some simple tricks I have learned. You can employ them to go beyond what you ever thought was possible for you. Many of the following tips are valid…
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Extrinsic vs Intrinsic Motivation
In general, a person gets motivated either due to an extrinsic reward (outside of that activity), or an intrinsic reward (from inside that acitivity). It has been generally concluded that the extrinsic rewards usually fail to motivate a person (or…
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How to Invite Luck
Richard Hamming was a renowned American scientist. He gave a talk at Bell Communications Research in March 1986, in which he talked about the relationship between achieving great results and the role of luck: “You can’t always know exactly where…
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