Life in Bangalore

Every road has a speed and every person too! Modern life is about breakneck speed…Patience level has  gone down so much that we are even  irritated by the computer’s boot-up time. Impatience then becomes the primary source of stress…Is it not? Impatience makes us to cram  such much stuff into our life…right from jumping out of the bed in the morning to falling back on to the bed , most of rush with little or no pause between the activities…so then what is the solution? I am not sure , if there is one  “magic pill” for everyone to take cure the Speeditis… but there definitely are some ingredients, that we can try out in ways and proportions to create our own customized pill… Here go the ingredients… Create an early morning Habit: Mornings are powerful because they can set the tone for the day…Would it be not nice then to create a   morning habit that you start the day with?  It could be Physical exercise, meditation, reading a nice book, Writing…or just to enjoy the qu

We live in the modern age where Phones are getting smarter, while the people are getting dumber…we are pounded with information every millisecond..through News websites, social media, Television, Instant messaging and what not!  Our attention span is getting down to rather dangerous levels…and this becomes the major source of mental stress in the modern life.  In my experiments to handle distraction (which I am figuring out still!) the peaceful days were the one in which I was able to concentrate on a task to a specified time limit …even if it is 5 minutes. Here are few elements to handle distractions.. First, know your distraction: We all have created habit of distractions…Reading news from Websites,Checking emails, Checking social network sites ,watching TV ,surfing the internet without purpose are common examples of the distractions. The first step to eliminate the distraction is to know what they are…to be self-aware of your distractions. So watch yourself… the next

Og Mandino, The greatest salesman in the world “I will live this day as if it is my last. …I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, Yesterday’s defeats, yesterday’s aches of the heart, for why should I throw good after bad?” I will live this day as if it is my last. This day is all I have and these hours are now my eternity. I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death. I lift mine arms with thanks for this priceless gift of a new day. So too, I will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterday’s sunrise who are no longer with the living today. I am indeed a fortunate man and today’s hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when others, far better than I, have departed? Is it that they have accomplished their purpose while mine is yet to be achieved? Is this another opportunity for me to become the man I know I can be?” An understanding about Life

"I will live this day as if it is my last"... Og Mandino (Transcript of a TED talk by Ric Elias) Imagine a big explosion as you climb through 3,000 ft. Imagine a plane full of smoke. Imagine an engine going clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack. It sounds scary. Well I had a unique seat that day. I was sitting in 1D. I was the only one who could talk to the flight attendants. So I looked at them right away, and they said, "No problem. We probably hit some birds." The pilot had already turned the plane around, and we weren't that far. You could see Manhattan. Two minutes later, three things happened at the same time. The pilot lines up the plane with the Hudson River. That's usually not the route. (Laughter) He turns off the engines. Now imagine being in a plane with no sound. And then he says three words -- the most unemotional three words I've ever heard. He says, "Brace for impact." I didn't have to talk to the flight

Putting the ink on the paper is a much powerful exercise than you can imagine. It is powerful because of the following reasons : Power of Recollection: Writing requires dusting  your brain to bring out the thoughts out of your memory you want to jot down. This is true about whatever you write about….be it the errands list or a big novel. Recollection is one of the key steps in the memory retention process. Firming up the Commitment: Think of an issue that is on top of your mind and bothering you. Take a pen and paper. Just start jotting down your problem…I mean not even the potential solution…just the problem. While this writing process itself may be difficult, you will feel a sense of comfort after the writing exercise. Writing , especially in your own hand-writing firms up the commitment , which is the most important step in Problem solving process. Dealing with “Open-loops”: Most of us think, mental stress arises from focusing on one intense activity for a long p

Today, I stumbled upon this great article most presentations arent bullet proof   by Seth Godin .  This must be a millionth article on why mixing bullet points in a PowerPoint presentation is injurious to audience’s mental health ! In his excellent book “Beyond Bullet Points” , the author Cliff Atkinson provides an interesting metaphor to explain why bullet points do not work in a PowerPoint…Psychologists have found that any sensory information that we receive(Seeing, hearing, smell, touch ) in the present , has to pass through an “eye of a needle” test for it to be registered in the long term memory. What does this mean ?  Take the example of your daily commute to office through your regular route for the past year or so .Even though your sensory memory was (and is) working  every single day (otherwise you would not be reading this !) , it is never etched on to your long-term memory.  However, I am sure though that you would be able to recall your commute on a particular day

My favorite blogger Leo Babauta turned 41 today. As a celebration of his life Leo has given the following book   Letting Go   completely for free.   This book is absolutely uncopyrighted…meaning you can download for free and even share it with your friends for free as well. Check out the book and take a step towards knowing yourself!