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The right mental attitude to bring to meditation
The practice of meditation has nothing to do with becoming religious or spiritual. It does not ask you to renounce the world and go to a monastery. Meditation is about quieting down our minds, and coming to realize how our lives could be lived with greater...
Find the right physical posture for meditation (beginner-friendly)
Your meditation posture is important because the body and mind affect each other. Here are some precise instructions on posture suitable for beginner meditators.
How to prepare and make the commitment for meditation
Meditation is a non-negotiable part of my daily routine now, but I must admit it was a hard habit to build. Meditation has many positive effects, but most people find it hard to commit to a daily practice. Other habits that we try to build, say working out or...
Why meditate? Benefits of meditation
10 years ago, if you’d told me about the benefits of meditation and asked me to start the practice, I would have said that I don’t fancy being a monk. Now, meditation has become an integral part of my daily routine. These are just a few benefits I have noticed since...
Embrace a life of focus and meaning
Smartphone & Social Media Addiction
Boredom leads to brilliance, says Manoush Zomorodi in her book, Bored and Brilliant. To soothe her colicky baby, Zomorodi would push the baby stroller for miles around the neighbourhood. Those long aimless technology-free walks were boring, but sparked her brain with...
Create lasting change in digital habits with Undistractable
Smartphone & Social Media Addiction
One of our Undistractable — Digital Detox bootcamp participants once shared his experience about how he attempted to do a complete digital detox. He had switched his smartphone for a basic feature phone and deleted all his social media profiles. He took this drastic...
Break addiction and rebuild focus (without giving up your smartphone)
Smartphone & Social Media Addiction
Johann Hari, a British-Swiss writer and journalist, was tired of always being wired. So he booked himself a cozy little room by the beach and banished his smartphone and computer. He would stay there for 3 months, decompressing and regaining his ability for deep...
How the Attention Economy Hijacks Your Brain
Smartphone & Social Media Addiction
Silicon Valley venture capital investor, Chamath Palihapitiya, was one of the early senior executives at Facebook between 2007-2011. As the head of Growth, he was responsible for acquiring new users to Facebook. In an interview at the Stanford School of Business, he...
How the internet is degrading our focus and affecting our life
Smartphone & Social Media Addiction
From ordering biryani on Swiggy when hungry to swiping right on Tinder to find a partner, the internet has completely changed the way we live. We communicate differently, we learn differently, we participate in society differently. Things are drastically different...
How Meditation Helps Build Your Focus Muscle
Productivity, High-Performance, Flow
Whenever I sit down to prepare an expense report, my brain presents me with a list of several other urgent things that I need to do, and I struggle to maintain focus. In fact, I’ve noticed this surge of distracting thoughts whenever I start working on something that I...
Why you procrastinate so much (REAL reasons and practical solutions)
Productivity, High-Performance, Flow
If you’re a chronic procrastinator, chances are you feel guilty and ashamed of your laziness, but did you know that procrastination is not laziness at all? When you procrastinate, you know that not doing a task has negative consequences, but you still cannot do it....
6 scientifically proven techniques to improve your attention span
Productivity, High-Performance, Flow
Your brain is so powerful that it can store about 1 million gigabytes of memory at any given time [1]. But it can also easily distract you, derail your focus, and sabotage your goals. Why this two-facedness, brain? Turns out, this ability to get distracted by the next...
HabitStrong Newsletter by Rajan Singh
In this fortnightly newsletter, Rajan shares inspiring lessons and stories from his career as an IPS officer, McKinsey consultant, investor, and now, as a startup founder. Join 25,000+ subscribers.