BEAT PROCRASTINATION

“Who's your worst enemy?” - asked my inner self a few years back, “parents? Family? Friends?” answered my inner self.

I read somewhere “Procrastination is the enemy of success”, but was fixed on my theory of doing what you love the moment that comes to your mind for months. Never actually realized how much of an enemy is “Procrastination” to me. 

It was not until the wake of this virus, I found the answer to my question. I realized “procrastination is indeed my enemy”. I started working for the first time in my life with dedication and determination. I made schedules, completed tasks on a daily basis. 

Now is the time where I can proudly say “No! I don't procrastinate anymore” :)

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WHY DO WE PROCRASTINATE? 

We procrastinate because It always feels great to watch another episode of ‘Riverdale’ than to read another chapter of ‘cell biology’. We have a tendency to choose comfort overworking. Every time we are put in a situation where we have to do something hard or work on our project, we choose to rather sit back and sleep for another 15 minutes or watch another episode of the series. Our mind is in a “conflicting” state where it questions itself but still, it outrightly chooses to continue watching or sleeping. 

Procrastination is the only reason we end up finishing our projects just before the deadline( in case you are menially sincere) or three to four days after the deadline. 

If looked closely, procrastination is everywhere from hitting the snooze button in the morning to staying up late to watch series. 

HOW DO YOU SHOVE THIS LITTLE DEMON AWAY?

It's easy as hell but only if you have the guts to control and command your mind. It requires practice, it will not happen overnight. Even the ‘overnight successes' have lots under the veil. 

1. Be consistent: 

Be it reading books daily or working on a project, try to do it consistently. By ‘consistent’ I mean to do that particular task daily at a particular time. Set aside an hour or so to focus on that work. Finish watching all your series and stuff before that time. Focus blindly on that task. 

2. Practise: 

Most of us no matter how much we try we divert no matter what. Try to stop your urge to watch or play video games while you are supposed to do that task. Practice it for one week and then increase the time period. 

3. Use aids: 

There are lots of online tools like self-help books, various applications that can help you. To name some, there is 

• Google Calendar

• Alarm clock (of your phone)

I personally use these two, they work quite well. I don't like to use specialized apps as they don't function well and are buggy. These are the basic ones too, begin with using the less complex app and master first. Later on, you can move on to the more complex apps. 

4. Learn to discipline yourself:

Until and unless it's an emergency do not stop working on that task. Learn to acknowledge whatever you have in your (mind and write them down in a paper, do all of them after you have - ed the current task. 

What should your bible be?

1. MORNING RITUALS BY KATIE STONE

Get yours at Amazon.

This book is the ultimate bible you should follow. Everything starts from the morning, so try to make it perfect and the rest of the day will follow. 

2. TIME MANAGEMENT BY DAVID TRACY

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Time management is another crucial factor that masters your procrastination. The mess time you take to complete that task, the less likely you are to procrastinate.

This is all you can do to master your procrastination. 

Stay home, stay safe. Peace. 

STRESSBUSTER

What is stress? Why do you stress? What is the role of this “stress” word in your life? How can you get rid of that?

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What is stress?

Stress is tension or worries that come to you with external or internal changes. You drown yourself in figuring ways to make things the way they were. Our mind is wired in a way that forbids “changes” be it internal or external. 

Why do you stress?

People stress because of the “lack of adaptibility”, they stress less when they are more adaptable to the environment they live in but this “adaptability” stuff comes with practice. You may think you are not blessed enough to “adapt” to “changes”, well it's NOT. Nobody is blessed. People work hard to get what they want and when they achieve it you call it “overnight success” or “blessing”.

What is the role of this “stress” word in your life?

It plays a tad role in your life, only if you know how to manage it. Everything is controlled by your mind, but often you give that “remote” to your external or internal circumstances, the moment they start to govern you, you feel that imbalance.

The reason behind domination by circumstances is because you think adapting to changes is “dangerous”, as you don't know what will be the outcome of this change, it can be negative, it can be positive or it can be neutral. The probability of negative outcomes haunts you. That's the point when circumstances dominates you. Your growth curve undergoes a sudden downward slope.

Learn to acknowledge that there is a change. Acknowledge that you are stressing about it. The more you suppress it, the more it dominates you and circumstances drive you. 

How can you get rid of stress?

A few days back, I came across this book named “Breaking up with stress”. It consists of some mind-blowing facts to lead a Hakuna Matata life. It is Parushi Kalra's debut self-help book.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Parushi kalra, a Chartered Accountant based in Jaipur, Rajasthan in India. She has previously worked as a Financial Model Auditor and has almost 6 years of experience in the same.

Being a CA, she has completed a short course in creative writing from Symbiosis School of liberal Arts in Pune. Nobody expects that right? But she did totally out of her interests in writing. It was her life long dream to inspire people with her writings.

Kudos to this woman :)

 ABOUT THE BOOK

Gives you knowledge of what “stress” is, what “stressors” are with examples of people she is acquainted with. The different types of stress - Eustress & Distress with explanation.

It teaches you the science behind stress. How our mind reacts to a situation and stresses out. Association of the amygdala, CSRS, HPA and how they prepare our body for “flight or fight” situation. There's this change in blood sugar levels, heart rate, muscles and immune system. You will be pretty much moved by what “stress” can do your mind and body.

Some people think it's cool to brag how you stress about small things and how it is way cooler to stress 24/7 in this era. COME ON!! it's stress we are talking about not of some new trend. It is not cool because ‘the words you speak become the house you live in.’

She explains “Selye's syndrome” or “general adaptation syndrome”. Hans Seyle is the father of stress research. The whole ‘Seyle's stress theory’ is explained.

 

She talks about the 5'A of pre-planning, a method she devised. It consists of agenda, arrange, allocate, abolish, alarm. You can read this is in more detail in her book.

 We often stress out in different facets of our life be it in our work or relationships. There's this amazing table she used to explain the different ways by which you can outrightly prompt your mind into stressing less.

Prompting your mind into stress less or maybe changing something in you is not always easy. It takes about 21 days to change a habit which is proved by Maxwell Maltz.

Parushi guides you through the different levels of understanding and acknowledging stress. There's a lot more to learn from her book. I completely loved this book, it is the best one out there. For those of you, who are stressed out a lot. Give this book a read.

Get your copy at Amazon. It is also available in a Kindle edition. 

MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR

Learning how to let go of the stress is imperative if you wish to lead a peaceful life. My book - 'Breaking up with Stress' is for all those who find it difficult to deal with everyday stress in their lives. Reading the book, you'll figure out how easy it is to process and deal with your distress. The only catch is - you have to believe in yourself; believe that you can fight your problems and you're halfway there!

Hope you guys like this blog post, stay tuned for the next. 

Stay home, stay safe. Peace! 

 

 

 

 

BENEFITS OF READING SELF HELP BOOK || PART 2

“Success, motivation, dreams, big goals, hard work, smart work” - sounds familiar right? How many of you watch motivational videos or listen to self-growth podcasts first thing in the morning?

Welcome to my third post in the “best self-help books to read” blog. People who wasted another month of quarantine, this post is not for you. Also, If you spend your time doing “Netflix and chill” then I cannot do anything about it. 

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This post is only for go-getters. 

M.Curtis McCoy is an author, business owner, and keynote speaker. He was diagnosed with Type I (insulin- dependent) diabetes when he was only 27 months old but his journey through all of it is an inspiration in itself. Previously, he wrote books on communication, leadership, and personal branding. 

“Our decisions, our outlook on life and our attitude play a massive role in where we end up”
                                           - M. Curtis McCoy

A potential quote to put fire on your ass only if you are a potential lone wolf with a mind worth having. 

“How to be successful: think like a leader” written by him is a book filled with conversations between him and entrepreneurs about personal growth and success. This book is more of a guide, which is a worthy read. 

Stuffs of prime importance from the book -

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF

M.Curtis McCoy interviewed some great personalities like Jeff Bigs, Connie Wyatt, Paul B.  Watson, Caujuan Mayo, Eric Payne,  and many more. Their principles, their journey is a story in itself. Some of the questions asked to them are

1. What is your definition of success? 

2. When did you consider yourself a sucess?

3. What steps do you take daily to improve?

4. What have you recognised as your greatest strenths, how have they impacted your success? 

5. What are your weaknesses or personal character flaw and what you're doing to overcome it? 

6. How do you make important decisions?

7. Was there a pivotal moment that set you on the path to where you are now? 

8. Are there any books you've read more than once? Why? 

If you found yourself answerable to these questions then you are succesful.  Number of failures don't matter until and unless you are in a position to answer them. 

Not everyone of you can get inspired by their journey, getting inspired, being disciplined, learning from successes of others is an art itself. 

Talking about go-getters, we all are a product of success no matter how many failures we have experienced, I personally felt myself answerable to all of the question. I haven't achieved my big goals yet but after reading this book, I am completely obligated to my goals more than ever. 

We all know how to achieve goals, we work our ass off, we try to not procrastinate and what not and we all end up sitting in front of our laptop screens. How many of you have a clear goal and roadmap to your destination? No one or few. That's what I expected. We are more focused on results than the journey itself, we never will be. Until and unless competition exists. Learn from this journey instead of trying to be the best from your pals.

ORANGE CREAMSICLE

“Orange Creamsicle” is the opportunity that comes your way. The author explains why we should not miss an opportunity. It's these opportunities we often shove away. 

DON'T TAKE OWNERSHIP OF YOUR MISFORTUNES

We should not take ownership of our misfortune but taking charge of our life is what we have to do. Taking ownership of something which we have no role in is completely useless.

NEGATIVE MINDSET

A negative mindset as explained by the author in his book is something you should ignore outrightly. It limits your mind from focusing on your blessings and walk past your “issues”.

No matter what, I know you guys will focus on negative than positive. You will find the bad in good and will contemplate over those sheer negative thoughts of yours. It's your responsibility to change your mindset no one can do it from exterior. 

DELAYED GRATIFICATION

“Delayed gratification” is the practise of resisting the temptation of immediate rewards, in exchange of greater rewards. 

Most of us reward ourselves after completion of something smaller part of the big thing we want to achieve and we end up losing all our focus because our brain thinks we have already achieved what we wanted to. 

The last few things which I wanna say is-

The name of the book completely justifies everything which is written in the book, indeed it is a guide to becoming successful. I am on my way to follow this guide, I hope other people will find this book inspiring as I did.

This book is not like others in its genre, the author explained each and every problem with a solution worth fitting.

I feel great that M Curtis McCoy wrote this book for go-getters, it's a great contribution to the society.

Get yours at Amazon. It's available in paperback as well as a Kindle edition.