Being in the Moment | Being Happy

The way to happiness comes from being in the present moment. This principle is taught in Buddhism. If you are a reader, the chances are that you already know some version of the statement “don’t worry about the past, don’t fear for the future just live in the present...

The Art of Setting Goals

Everyone knows the importance of setting goals. But only a few set goals. If you are one of them, that’s great, but remember that setting goals are not enough. In a 100-meter sprint at the Olympic Games, Usain Bolt who had won gold medal has the same goal as...

Parkinson’s Law: Getting more work done in less time

What is Parkinson’s Law: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion” – Parkinson’s Law. The above statement says that “If you have one month to complete something, you will take one month to get it done. If you have one week, you will take...

After Action Report – Empowerment of Failure

“It’s so easy to be great nowadays because everyone else is weak. If you have ANY mental toughness, if you have any fraction of self-discipline; the ability to not want to do it, but still do it; If you can get through to doing things that you hate to...

Plan Your Day for Maximum Results

“Lack of clarity is the number one time-waster. Always be asking, what am I trying to do? How am I trying to do it?“ –Brian Tracy Perhaps the greatest single problem that people have today is Time Poverty. Working people have too much to do and too little for...

How to have a healthy Work-Life Balance

“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” -Dolly Parton In today’s world of rising distractions like the internet, social media and web/tv series, it has become increasingly challenging to manage time and responsibilities, resulting in an unbalanced lifestyle. Hence, one must develop...

Lessons Dr APJ Abdul Kalam wants you to learn

Who you are, can be determined by what kind of people you surround yourself with. Finding better people to be around is easier said than done. Fortunately, there is a way around this, renowned Indian Author Robin Sharma mentions in his book “Who will cry when you die”. He...

GATE Preparation Guide – Phase I

The Concept Building Phase:- The primary source of Concepts In this phase, your primary objective is to develop strong concepts. There are a couple of ways you can do that. You can go to good old standard books. watch nptel lectures online and get your concepts. (Add link here)...

How Self-Criticism is Harming you

Reading books is the best way to expand your knowledge. Therefore I turn to books to get insight directly from the experts in respective fields. Once I was reading a book titled “Stop Procrastinating” written by Nilse Salzgeber, an excellent book to read if you are a serial procrastinator....

How to Crack GATE 2021

For all the folks who have appeared for GATE 2020, I wish you all the best for your results. And now for GATE 2021 aspirants, I believe this is the perfect time to start your preparations. Before one starts preparing for any Exam, one should develop a strategy which...