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08Aug 2020 by Anirudh Mohan 3 Comments

The Pareto Principle – Do less and Get More in Life

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As human beings, we all have a tendency or a need to do the bare minimum and get by. I'm not saying that's the right thing to do and I'm not even saying all of us think like that. I'm saying that we're evolutionarily designed to act that way. The human mind is designed to think of the easiest way to get things done. Why would our body needlessly put itself under extra stress to get things done when it can achieve the same results with less effort? Why walk 25 steps to get from point A to point B when there's an easier route that takes only 10 steps? Your subconscious mind doesn't care about how many steps you need to get in. Why prepare a fresh & nutritious…

03Jul 2020 by Anirudh Mohan No Comments

Comparison is the Beginning of Your Misery

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As an Indian kid growing up in New Delhi, India, I had my fair share of battles with comparison. Most of these originated from my parents though. It's all still so fresh in my memory. It was the year 2001. A hot summer school day. I'd run home with the results of a test and proudly gave it to my mom or dad in hopes of appreciation. They'd look at it slowly. They'd say "well done, but how much did (insert annoying friend name here) get?" If I had done better than them, great. If I had done worse, I'd get a shrug with hope that maybe I'd do better than him next time. How would I combat this? Make stupider friends? While I tried that, that really isn't recommended.…

25May 2020 by Anirudh Mohan No Comments

Guilt & Why it’s Useless

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My first understanding and maybe even an appreciation of guilt happened in February 2020, I was participating in this mindfulness compassion meditation retreat. It was my first retreat but I was there with a fairly open mind. I had been meditating for a while now & had started to see the benefits. This was my natural progression. It was during the first class where I gained a deeper understanding of Guilt. I later concluded how it's fairly useless as an emotion. All emotions are useful in some way or the other. Anger tells you what you don't like. Stress helps you identify when your mind & body are under attack. Fear helps you identify where the edge is. But what about guilt? What does guilt do for us? Absolutely nothing.…

20May 2020 by Anirudh Mohan No Comments

Meditation & Anxiety: My Journey Towards Becoming Less of an Asshole

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My main objective with starting this website was always to help people. The first post I actually did on the website was an 8 step meditation guide. The reason I actually got into meditation was to help me get through a fairly difficult period of my life. During this period, I experienced significant bouts of anxiety. This brings me to our topic for today. Let's discuss the relationship between meditation & anxiety and ultimately, how I became less of an asshole. Meditation is something that a version of me from a few years ago would've probably scoffed at. I used to probably shit on anything spiritual or hokey sounding. As a young atheist, I was really angry. I was so pissed off at everybody that had lied to me about…

19Apr 2020 by Anirudh Mohan No Comments

8 Step Meditation Guide

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Those who know me well, know that I’m a big big fan of meditation. Meditation has helped me manage stress, deal with my anxiety and improved my overall mood among other things. Will it do the same thing for you? Maybe. It depends. For many people, meditation may seem something foreign, pseudoscientific, creepy or even all of the above. I mean, I’m sure none of us one want to be the oddball in our social circle. I mean, what would that do to our self worth? (Sarcasm) I’ve always been very open with my beliefs and most people in my life know that I’m not very religious (or at all). I’m skeptical about most things and I love questioning absolutely everything. Having said that, I gave meditation a shot. I…

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