Technique Over Tool
Do apps really make you productive?
How to stay fit while having a feast
Numerous times, I’ve attempted to get into fitness. To me, it was about looking a certain way. Scrolling through Instagram and seeing countless “perfect bodies” made me lack in personal body confidence. The irony is that I was never aware of this endless scrolling. I would just never look at myself in the mirror or …
Taking control Of your life
This weeks blog post is about a book that I have been reading called “Too Soon Old to late smart” by Gordon Livingston This is for all of us who at one point in our lives have self-diagnosed oneself as depressed. Now I am no expert, and this article is purely related to the type …
Bullet Journals: Digital or Paper?
How I jot down my to-do’s and schedules. The idea of bullet journaling was always captivating to me. It’s an “all in one” solution to being organised. For those of you that have never heard of bullet journals, it’s a medium that holds your calendar, your to-do list, birthdays of your loved ones and even …
The Growth Mindset
You can think of this article as a “part 2” of sorts to this wonderful article written by this blog’s co-author last week. My main objective with this post is to put out the concept of “the growth mindset” and it’s counterpart “the fixed mindset”. I was taught these concepts by this amazing book The …
Preparing for the upcoming semester
We can all agree that the week before university or school starts is a true, bittersweet moment. As the holidays near an end, I cannot emphasise enough on how important it is to prepare for the upcoming semester. It only takes a while, but it truly makes a difference. I have divided my preparations for …
How I Manage My Knowledge with RemNote
Ever since I entered university, I’ve wanted to jump on the bandwagon of going paperless. It seemed enticing and I loved the idea of going all digital. Fast forward to the beginning of 2020, my interest in a certain field called Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) started developing. If you don’t what that is, I’d highly …
Wasting Your Time Effectively With Productive Procrastination
We always strive to grind and work harder every day. We set systems and routines and we follow all these techniques we see online. There’s one fundamental thing we forget though — to take a break. Taking a break is a double-edged sword. There’s the part of it where you think to yourself “I did …
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Change In Mindset For a Better Life
There have been many times during arguments when the only response I got from my dad was to change my “mindset”.What does that mean? It is not as though if I change my mindset, my life is going to instantly get better. Boy, was I wrong! Our journey of life has been paved in such …
Why I wake up at 6:30 and why you shouldn’t
At the beginning of this year, I didn’t want to go into the rabbit hole of “new year’s resolutions” again. They might work for you and that’s great, but I’m lazy so I never keep my resolutions straight for more than two weeks. This year I decided to change that by tackling the whole “NYE …