Life in Bangalore

According to me , the one biggest problem for Mankind is to rise early in the morning ! … I had always wanted to rise early since my schooldays….I have to admit that , being a lazy person ((I sleep early as well !!!) with despicable standards of Motivation and Willpower , early rising remained a pipe-dream …until  I found a solution after  I read James Clear  & Leo Babauta . Started small: Earlier, My usual wake-up time was around 6:00 am in the morning…In my earlier attempts to wake-up early, I would set the alarm to 5:00 am straight on day one… …So I would wake-up (irritated at my sleep getting disturbed) ,switch-off the alarm (not even “Snooze”)  and go back to sleep… What I  did not realize is that body clock is more powerful than the Physical clock Instead , what I did was to start small…on the first day , I set the alarm to just 5:55 AM , just 5 minutes before my usual wake-up time…It worked… Incremented small: On subsequent each day, I set the next day’s a

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ” …Alvin Toffler We all knew it even as a toddler …but most of us forgot that art as we became an adult…I am talking about the Learning skill. Do you remember how you learned to ride the bicycle ? Mom or Dad holding on to the seat, while running behind , with your frame being perched on the saddle ...as stiff as steel !… the bicycle moving diagonally across the road and you about to topple over! ….After a series of attempts over the next few days on the cycle, with patience wearing out and skinned knees, you get enough skill and flexibility to ride the bicycle alone with Mom or Dad anxiously watching from a distance (they are still required to warn/shoo away other riders who might cross your path !) .  slowly, the confidence and skill begins to develop ; soon you are riding the bicycle... with body balance coming off naturally and slowly ,riding i

“Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.”  ….Franz Kafka We all get motivated….here and now... Everyday the Newspaper is full of stories that inspire us such as…. Both sons of a tea-seller from Jalandhar who cracked the IIT-JEE exams… The lorry driver who passed the Indian Administrative Service exams… The paper boy from Bangalore who passed the Common Admission Test to get into the IIM… The daughter of a Mumbai auto driver who topped the ICAI exam…. The gas station attendant who went on to build the biggest refinery in the World… And so on… The world is not short of  Motivational stories and inspirational figures…the problem lies in converting them to change our own lives…When we read or come across these inspirational stories , we get moved …our jaws drop…we are astounded….and then….Voila !!! …. No