by Rajan Singh | Sep 23, 2022 | 2022, Newsletter
This question is controversial – hence worth talking about. Let us start by dissecting it further. When we talk about balancing work and life, we assume that they are in conflict – that one of them comes at the cost of the other. And somehow, we need to find that...
by Rajan Singh | Sep 23, 2022 | Consistency, Discipline, Willpower
Once a participant in a HabitStrong bootcamp lamented to me, “Yesterday, I wasted my whole evening watching TV – I just could not stop myself. How can I change that?” And he was not alone. Many of us have felt that frustration of getting sucked into doing...
by Rajan Singh | Sep 12, 2022 | 2022, Newsletter
The solution might sound straightforward: Practice, practice, and more practice. But not so fast. It does not work that way. To convince you, let me share a personal experience. My daughter started playing the violin in 5th grade. When kids start practicing, what...
by Rajan Singh | Sep 6, 2022 | Productivity, High-Performance, Flow
During my student days at IIT Kanpur, some of my classmates would ace every course and get a GPA of 10 out of 10. Naturally, they would be the ones slogging late nights and spending all their time studying – right? Not at all. In fact, they studied no more than the...
by Rajan Singh | Aug 31, 2022 | Stress, Anxiety, Depression
A few months ago, I underwent a test for a medical condition that could have potentially shortened my life and also made it very painful. When I got a phone notification from the diagnostic lab that my test results were available for viewing, my heart was pounding,...
