... is how the brain changes (for better or worse) in response to repeated experience: the things we do often we become stronger at, and what we don't use fades away.

Neuroplasticity

If you noticed fear or anxiety around starting (or not finishing) a particular task, pay attention. These emotions are a great indicator of why you’re procrastinating.

Emotions and procrastination

Addiction to information, to the infinite and immediately available mental stimulation the internet offers in the form of information is real and is a perfect outlet for procrastination.

Addiction to information

<ul><li>Accept that you are going to procrastinate sometimes</li><li>Disconnect from your smartphone. Otherwise, it will demand your attention subconsciously </li><li>Be mindful with your emotions when you catch yourself procrastinating</li><li>Focus on one thing at a time, to avoid feeling overwhelmed</li><li>Take breaks</li><li>Celebrate your accomplishments.</li></ul>

Learn yourself out of procrastination

Have you ever found yourself staring at your phone or laptop, mindlessly checking social media or going down an internet rabbit hole when you're supposed to be doing something else? So have I. My name is Brian, and I'm addicted to information.

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Time Management

Rewire your brain to beat procrastination

You know, this feeling of BEING IN THE MOMENT was very strong during our childhood days. Fewer worries. More focus on the now, in fact, we had mastered the art of mindfulness when we were young. Remember how much we felt the slightest tinge of happiness even while gazing at the blue sky, how much excited we felt jumping over the puddles during the rainy days, or getting up after a really bad fall and playing football forgetting all our pain and bruises behind.

REMEMBER OUR CHILDHOOD DAYS?

When you work towards your happiness, you work towards bringing yourself back to the present moment.Because happiness lives in the NOW.Rest all is non existant.

I can list down n number of ideas....BUT TO SUM THAT UP....DO THE THING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY! YES, YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT! IF THERE WAS AN UNFINISHED ARTWORK, FINISH IT NOW! If there was someone whom you've felt talking to for a long time, go ahead, reach out to them! In short, when you work towards your happiness, you work towards bringing yourself back to the present moment.Because happiness lives in the Now! And so do you! So now if I ask you to rate yourself from 1 to 5...It must definitely be a 5 on 5! HIGH 5!

The list goes endless..

<ol><li>Take a step back from social media. Yup, a social media detox is a must!</li><li>Become mindful about the things that you feed your brain. Remember you become what you feed your mind. Try to avoid reading stuff that brings in negativity like reading or watching the news first thing in the morning.</li><li>Exercise! Run, play outdoors, let your body move!</li><li>Talk out to your beloved ones.</li><li>Listen or even dance to your favourite music</li><li>Eat your favourite chocolate! You can reward yourself with your favourite food once you complete your task of the day!</li><li>Journal and write down the things that you are grateful for.</li></ol>

So how to enjoy "solitude" and practice being in the moment?

Click right here⬇️:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0pHdmfwAE1CV6FfemohjnO?si=yZxQHvOESFWgRQFMrx-W_w&utm_source=copy-link">Spotify link</a><a href="https://anchor.fm/syed-princy/episodes/HOW-OFTEN-DO-YOU-LIVE-IN-THE-PRESENT-MOMENT-e1afe1n">Anchor link</a>

You Can Listen To The Audio Version Of This Writeup Down Below

A strange sense of tranquility, a feeling of peace within, the awareness of being in the moment, I don't know what it's called...but this feeling comes and goes and when it stays, we want that state of awareness to stay forever. LET'S CALL IT 'THE JOY OF BEING PRESENT IN THE MOMENT.' With ZERO thoughts about the past and the future. Just being in the now. Right now! Totally focused on the moment.

HAVE YOU EVER FELT THIS FEELING?

The word 'loneliness' was nonexistent. However 'solitude' was something which we definitely enjoyed. Awareness! Isn't it true? As we grow up, we forget the inner child within us. We start seeking companionship in others before finding the companionship in ourselves FIRST! We fear being alone because we think being alone is equivalent to being lonely and being lonely is equivalent to becoming lost in the past or the future.

The word 'loneliness' was nonexistent

You realize that the moment is silent, calm, a whole different world or the "REAL WORLD".All of this while, we were living inside of our heads, in a world that is non-existant, a world that is full of noise, chaos, confusion, worries. Dwindling in the past or the future. But once we start living in the real world, the silent moment of "Being in the moment", that's mindfulness.

IT'S AN AMAZING FEELING

Has ever your mind drifted back to the past or got lost into the future? Well, this article is for you! 

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Mindfulness

HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT? RATE YOURSELF FROM 1 TO 5.

<ul><li>These are motives that disguise themselves as being in our best interest, often as needs, when they merely offer temporary pleasure and long-term pain.</li><li>Vices are purely selfish. They don’t help us. They are the actions we should avoid.</li><li>Yet we’re human and we fall into traps. Who would voluntarily choose a future .</li></ul>

Vice (Selfish intention).

<ul><li>This is a wide-ranging category, which could encompass a sense of duty like patriotism, nationalism, volunteerism — the pledge of ourselves for a cause that we deem to be greater than ourselves.</li><li>This is derived from a feeling or call to take action that we take pride in and that others benefit from.</li><li>The fruits of those efforts are work products, or high marks on a test that may satisfy a customer’s needs or our own high standards. </li><li>We take pride in what we do. We strive for success.</li></ul>

Pride (Sense of duty).

<ul><li>Starting at the base of the above pyramid, in Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, we begin with obligation, which is based and defined by our most fundamental needs.</li><li>There are luxuries and necessities in life. Survival is a sure necessity! So, we go to work and make sure we provide so we have a roof over our heads.</li><li> Our cognizance of these things may not always be conscious, yet our senses are attuned and aware of it. </li></ul>

 Obligation (Need)

<ul><li>Doing acts out of kindness, altruism and love for the benefit of others. Find your people. Find your family, your loved ones. The people you’d run through a brick wall for and give anything to have in your life.</li><li> Act out of kindness and love toward these people and I assure you, based on all of my life’s experiences and work, the gift will be reciprocated in equal or greater measure.</li><li>The most beautiful intentions, reasons and actions we take are rooted in love for our fellow man or woman.</li></ul>

Love (For the Benefit of Others)

<ul><li>Passion can be love , are in many respects, inextricably linked, as they share a mutual bond.</li><li>Your favorite activity can be spending time with your family — the people you love. Also It can be done to pursue your passions of writing and coaching, which have the end-goal of providing benefit for others. </li><li>Every column you write, every basketball team you coach and every client you work with, you can earnestly hope, is better off for having met you</li></ul>

Passion

<ul><li>Checking the box is a term applied to things we can say that we accomplished, even if we don’t necessarily derive satisfaction from them.</li><li>These may be lower-priority “bucket list” items, trying a new course at university or learning a new skill that may never be of use.</li><li>But, ah! We did it! And the truth is, maybe that calligraphy class we sat in on could lead to more profitable ventures. Just ask Steve Jobs.</li></ul>

Check the box!

<ul><li>Our father might have done it. Our sister may have. All of us likely inherited some kind of tradition or feeling of destiny in our youth.</li><li> We shoot for the stars and hope to exceed the standard or bar set by a family member, schoolmate or countryman. Perhaps, we simply believe that a particular occupation or set of circumstances are our destiny. For better or for worse.</li><li>Only you will know the answer.</li></ul>

Destiny 

<ul><li>Let’s face it, part of being human is the desire to be the source of affection for another person, and often to gain the attention of others.</li><li> In earlier days, wilder years, you can find yourself in situations you never would have imagined, were it not for the desire to meet or date a young woman. </li><li>So take chances, meet new people, tried new things and have some hilarious stories to share.</li></ul>

For Show (Attention and Affection)

<ul><li>To reach a major objective or goal, we have to want it, and we need to feel energized and empowered to get there. We’ll be better for it and so will the people we care about.</li><li>Our best actions are rooted in love and done for others. Though, we are best positioned to love someone else when we’ve worked ambitiously to forge a new frontier for ourselves.</li><li> When you do the work and improve yourself, you improve your mind, body and soul.</li></ul>

For Us (Self-Actualization and Fulfillment)

<ul><li>Let your thoughts, words and actions, manifested in their most magnanimous form, be for “the profit of the community to which your later works belong.” </li><li>The people that gave love and helped the society became legends.</li><li> Those people have left a legacy, and a tremendous influence on my life. Their actions will echo throughout eternity.</li><li> Generosity, love and kindness are not impulsive reactions. They require thought and concern for others. They’re communicated via words and actions .</li></ul>

For All

On our personal journey, we all seek understanding, meaning, wisdom and knowledge. We want to know why we’re here. We crave purpose. For many of us, we navigate life trying to make sense of who we…

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

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Motivation & Inspiration

10 Reasons: A Guide for Why We Do, What We Do

Intelligence can be developed. Leads to a desire to learn and therefore a tendency to... <ul><li>Challenges: embrace challenges</li><li>Obstacles: persist in the face of setbacks</li><li>Effort: see effort as the path to mastery</li><li>Criticism: learn from criticism</li><li>Success of Others: find lessons and inspiration in the success of others</li></ul>As a result, they reach ever-higher levels of achievement. All this gives them a greater sense of will.

Growth Mindset In Detail

There are two main mindsets we can navigate life with: growth and fixed. A. The Fixed MindsetOur view of ourselves can determine everything. If we believe that our qualities are unchangeable — the fixed mindset — we will want to prove ourselves correct over and over rather than learning from our mistakes.

1.1 The Two Mindsets

B. The Growth MindsetThe passion for stretching ourselves and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives. In short, having a growth mindset is essential for success. The growth mindset creates a powerful passion for learning.

1.2 The Two Mindsets

<ol><li>Be curious. </li><li>Be optimistic.</li><li>Listen to your inner voice: believe in yourself. </li><li>Make a conscious choice.</li><li>Replace the negative with the positive. </li><li>Use the power of “yet”.</li><li>Take Action! </li></ol>

7 Steps To Developing A Growth Mindset. 

Intelligence is static. Leads to a desire, to look smart and therefore a tendency to... <ul><li>Challenges: avoid challenges</li><li>Obstacles: give up easily</li><li>Effort: see effort as fruitless or worse</li><li>Criticism: ignore useful negative feedback</li><li>Success of Others: feel threatened by the success of others</li></ul>As a result, they may plateau early and achieve less than their full potential. All this confirms as deterministic view of the world.

Fixed Mindset In Detail

Reveals how established attitudes affect all aspects of one's life, explains the differences between fixed and growth mindsets, and stresses the need to be open to change in order to achieve fulfillment and success.

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Problem Solving

From the renowned psychologist who introduced the world to “growth mindset” comes this updated edition of the million-copy bestseller—featuring transformative insights into redefining success, building lifelong resilience, and supercharging self-improvement. “Through clever research studies and engaging writing, Dweck illuminates how our beliefs about our capabilities exert tremendous influence on how we learn and which paths we take in life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes “It’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.” After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset—those who believe that abilities are fixed—are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset—those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment. In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love—to transform their lives and your own.

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities, has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Federation. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and she has appeared on Today and 20/20.

Carol S. Dweck

Mindset

The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best—write the story you want to read.Whenever you’re at a loss for what move to make next, just ask yourself, 'What would make a better story?'

Write the Book, You want to Read

If you’re out of ideas -<ul><li>Take time to mess around. </li><li>Get lost. </li><li>Wander. </li></ul>You never know where it’s going to lead you.If you have two or three real passions, don’t feel like you have to pick and choose between them. Don’t discard. Keep all your passions in your life.Don’t worry about unity—what unifies your work is the fact that you made it.

Take time to Wander

Practical exercises, tools and concepts to help you develop and enhance your creative thinking 

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Communication

Unlocking your Creative Potential

You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side. When Mr. Kleon was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the ten things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist, the book. The result is inspiring, hip, original, practical, and entertaining. And filled with new truths about creativity: Nothing is original, so embrace influence, collect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path. Follow your interests wherever they take you. Stay smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring—the creative you will need to make room to be wild and daring in your imagination.

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Creativity

You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side. When Mr. Kleon was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the ten things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist, the book. The result is inspiring, hip, original, practical, and entertaining. And filled with new truths about creativity: Nothing is original, so embrace influence, collect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path. Follow your interests wherever they take you. Stay smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring—the creative you will need to make room to be wild and daring in your imagination.

I’m a writer who draws. I make art with words and books with pictures. Author of Steal Like An Artist and other bestsellers. Visit my website: http://austinkleon.com/

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