There's this ideology about being prepared to withstand any difficult situations and one way is to get used to hardship. I take at least 1 cold shower in a month. This may seem easy but consciously choosing to do so is where it is difficult. It also let's you appreciate the comforts we take for granted so easily. There are few other suggestions in the book to try walking on barefoot for a day, try living out of ₹50 - ₹100 (about a dollar's worth money) for a day.

Cold Showers

People whose opinion we covet are not all that great. They're flawed, distracted and wowed by all sorts of silly things themselves. We know this and yet we don't want to think about it. Impressing someone has become the least of priorities. Just do what you can, with what you have, from where you are. Being good enough is good enough.

Do, but Not To Impress Someone 

It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows. Have accepted the fact that I didn't know about many things at work and life in general.It is humbling and that's the reality too, we don't know about many things in life. When we accept this we give room to learn.

It's Ok To Not Know Everything 

I try to implement at least a few things from a non-fiction book that I read. Here are a few I try to implement from the book The Daily Stoic:
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<li>Cold Showers</li>
<li>It's Ok To Not Know Everything</li>
<li>Luck And Prepara</li>
<li>Do, but Not To Impress Someone</li>
</ul>

My Takeaways - The Daily Stoic

You can prepare yourself to get lucky by focusing on doing the right thing at the right time - and, ironically, render luck mostly unnecessary in the process. Luck happens when Preparation meets Opportunity. Luck is a by-product when the Preparation is there.

Luck And Prepara

My Takeaways from the book The Daily Stoic 

From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms. By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

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Cold Showers

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