Body and Mind
This section contains articles that will help you create a strong body and mind. Articles will contain developing a healthy body and a quicker and more effective mind.
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8 Lessons from the book “The Coddling of the American Mind”
Right now, American educational institutions are in the crossfire of heated protests related to the Israeli-Pakistani conflict. What lies in these protests is deep overzealousness rife with polarization, incivility, and a growing dissenting voice that threatens to unravel the fabric of American public discourse. What’s happening to American society? The book “The Coddling of the American Mind” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt offers many thought-provoking explorations into the rise of what they termed “safetyism.”‘ In this blog, we uncover the ideas of this compelling book, revealing the unforeseen repercussions of a culture steeped in protectionism and the call to reclaim the lost art of intellectual resilience. Here are 8…
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8 Self-Care Habits of Rich and Successful People
During the pandemic, I learned ways to practice self-care and recovery, which has become an essential part of my life. Self-care is a way to ensure we take the time to breathe, practice mindfulness, and, most notably, allow ourselves to rest. Unfortunately, many of us don’t practice self-care. As a result, we can experience faster burnout, anxiety, fatigue, and depression when we do not replenish our spirits and recover from stress and work. The current research suggests regular self-care can yield a better physical body and healthier mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Wealthy and successful people are often tuned to the need for self-care and recovery to perform in the…
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The Art of Minimalist Living: 8 Tips to Start Living a Minimal Lifestyle
Minimalism is a simple lifestyle of having less, decluttering the home, and strategically finding ways to be surrounded by things with purpose and add positive value to our life. I recently moved from a cozy studio apartment into a one-bedroom and realized something alarming. All the backache and soreness I got from the move convinced me that I had too much stuff. Had I lived like many American consumers with a penchant for accumulating things? I had stuff that expired on top of two or three items I thought I needed. The puddle of clutter turned into a lake before becoming a swamp. As a result, my things are weighing…
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How to Master the Art of Active Listening
We develop bad listening habits when we enter a conversation without thinking emphatically about the other person. We carry the baggage of our agendas, and our sleep-deprived, social media-trained low-attention-span selves fail to create deep relationships because we do not know how to listen actively. Active Listening is a skill that is hard to master. When we talk, it is frustrating knowing that the person we are talking to doesn’t listen. Listening is an art form that must be developed and doesn’t come naturally for many of us. A great listener will use their active listening techniques to become great leaders in business and their social life and can become more…
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8 Lesson from Cal Newport’s book “Deep Work.”
Cal Newport writes in his book Deep Work that committing to focus on a cognitively demanding task is the meaning of deep work. The book is enlightening. We live in a distracting world full of email interruptions, popup notifications, Instagram updates, and other social media mind clutterers. Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World If we learn to focus our brains on a singular task, deep work becomes a superpower. 1. Deep Work vs. Shallow Work Cal Newport labels two types of work, one that requires a lot of brainpower, he calls this cognitively demanding task “deep work,” and the other is a non-cognitively demanding (can…
