"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own …"

Control and Choice

“How many have laid waste to your life when you weren’t aware of what you were losing , how much was wasted in pointless grief, foolish joy, greedy desire, and social amusements— how little of your own was left to you. You will realize you are dying before your time!”

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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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.

Ryan Holiday is media strategist for notorious clients like Tucker Max and Dov Charney. After dropping out of college at 19 to apprentice under the strategist Robert Greene, he went on to advise many bestselling authors and multi-platinum musicians. He is the Director of Marketing at American Apparel, where his work in advertising was internationally known. His strategies are used as case studies by Twitter, YouTube, and Google, and have been written about in AdAge, the New York Times, Gawker, and Fast Company. He is the author is *Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator*, which is due out in July. He currently lives in New Orleans, with his rebellious puppy, Hanno.

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Stephen Hanselman is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Stephen Hanselman has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Stephen Hanselman's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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The secret to having a successful life is not a single habit. It's many habits that compound and create a system of living. One single habit may change your life by 1%-it's too small to notice. But what if you create one habit every day for 365 days? You will become 37x better.

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

<ul><li>“If you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you're done.”</li><li>What people see is a breakthrough. What people don't see are all the small details that happened before it.</li><li>Small actions and habits one establishes are what drove one toward success every single day.</li></ul>

The Surprising Power of Atomic Habits

<ul><li>The foundation of every lasting change is identity.</li><li>Lasting change can only come through an identity change.</li><li>If good habits are in conflict with your identity, you will fail to establish them.</li><li>Actions prove your identity—changing your actions proves you are a writer.</li></ul>

How Your Habits Shape Your Identity (and Vice Versa)

<ul><li>Cue: the cue that triggers the brain to a certain behavior.</li><li>Craving: the motivation behind the habit</li><li>Response: the action to perform.</li><li>Reward: it has two purposes, to satisfy and to teach.</li></ul>

How to Build Better Habits in Four Simple Steps

<ul><li>When we do things automatically, we can make mistakes because we are not always conscious of what we are doing.</li><li>You can increase your awareness and find out about your habits by using the Habit Scoreboard method.</li></ul>

Until You Make the Unconscious Conscious, It Will Direct Your Life and You Will Call it Fate

<ul><li>Our environment is very important to follow good habits.</li><li>Electrical energy usage depends strongly on the position of the electrical meter.</li><li>Households that have the meter in the basement use more energy than those that have it in the hallway.</li></ul>

Motivation is Overrated; Environment Often Matters More

<ul><li>Our habits are strongly influenced by the people that surround us.</li><li>The people that influence us can be categorized into three groups: The close, the many, and the powerful.</li><li>We imitate the habits of people that are closest to us, especially close friends and family.</li></ul>

The Role of Family and Friends in Shape Your Habits

<ul><li>Reframe the associations you have about them.</li><li>All cravings come from our primary motives.</li><li>Conserve energy.</li><li>Obtain food and water.</li><li>Reduce uncertainty.</li><li>Achieve status and prestige.</li><li>Determine the underlying motive of a bad habit, so you can replace it with a better one.</li></ul>

How to Find and Fix the Causes of Your Bad Habits


<ul><li>It’s not enough that we think about action. The only way to get what you want is to take action.</li><li>People often ask how long it takes to form a new habit. There is no clear answer to the question because the more you repeat an action, the more automatic it is.</li></ul>

Walk Slowly, But Never Backward

<ul><li>Every big activity starts with something simple.</li><li>If you establish the ritual, over time you will be able to perform any activity you want.</li><li>The secret to establishing habits for difficult activities like going to the gym or studying hard is establishing simple habits that will get you to the more difficult activities.</li></ul>

How to Stop Procrastinating by Using the Two-Min Rule

<ul><li>In order to increase your number of good habits, you must remove the bad ones.</li><li>Remove bad habits by making them very difficult or impossible to do.</li><li>For example, unsubscribe yourself from all newsletters to stop wasting your time reading emails.</li><li>Ask your friend to change the passwords on your social media during the week, so you cannot use them until the weekend.</li></ul>

How to Make Good Habits Inevitable and Remove Bad Habits

<ul><li>A habit needs to be enjoyable for it to last.</li><li>Make it satisfying.</li><li>Only instant satisfaction matters here.</li><li>Eating healthy will benefit us in the future, but we will get more instant satisfaction if we eat tasty food now.</li><li>Smoking is similar—instant satisfaction is much stronger than thoughts of the future.</li><li>You can't change bad habits, but you can change a little bit of immediate pleasure.</li></ul>

The Cardinal Rule of Behavior Change

<ul><li>If we promise someone else that we are going to do something, then our pride is at stake. If we break our promise, we will look unreliable, and we will feel bad about ourselves.</li><li>Having an accountable friend is powerful, even if it is just a verbal agreement.</li></ul>

How an Accountability Partner Can Change Everything

<ul><li>Genes are responsible for the shape of our bodies, and also for our ability to work on different types of habits.</li><li>Not all habits will work for you. It's important to find things you are good at and work on habits that will make you great in these areas.</li></ul>

The Truth About Talent

<ul><li>For something to be challenging, it cannot be too easy or too difficult.</li><li>We are at the peak of our motivation when we are working on a task that is not too difficult and not too easy.</li><li>The biggest difference between professionals and amateurs is that professionals always stick to the schedule, while amateurs let life get in the way.</li></ul>

The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay Motivated in Your Life and Work

<ul><li>Once we automate a habit, we stop thinking about it, and as a result, we do not improve any further.</li><li>Habits let us do things automatically, without thinking.</li><li>To really master anything, you need reflection time.</li></ul>

The Downside of Creating Good Habits

The secret to having a successful life is not a single habit. It's many habits that compound and create a system of living. One single habit may change your life by 1%-it's too small to notice. But what if you create one habit every day for 365 days? You will become 37x better.

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 4 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: • make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy); • overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; • design your environment to make success easier; • get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 10 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: <ul><li>make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);</li></ul><ul><li>overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;</li></ul><ul><li>design your environment to make success easier;</li></ul><ul><li>get back on track when you fall off course;</li></ul>...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

James Clear is the author of "Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones" He writes about habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement at jamesclear.com. His website receives millions of visitors each month and hundreds of thousands subscribe to his popular email newsletter.His work has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Time, and on CBS This Morning. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work is used by teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. Learn more at jamesclear.com

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We often use the phrase “Time is Money” to depict the importance of time in our life. But, is it an accurate analogy? Because, unlike money, the time once spent can never be earned back. It is like a one-way road with no U-turn.

Time Is Money 

After a Life itself, time is the second most precious thing in the world. The best thing about time is that it is unbiased. You’ve got the same 24 hours in your day like any other living being. It changes for no one. And the worst thing about time is that it isn’t your friend. It doesn’t stop or slow down for anyone.

An average human life expectancy is around 75 years. This is the total amount of time you have which includes your schooling, higher studies, job, sleep, and all other daily chores. Though you can skip some of these activities, others can’t be skipped at all.Going to work is necessary to earn money and have food and shelter for your family. Sleeping is mandatory to stay healthy. Similarly, eating, cleaning, grooming, and parenting are also essential for a balanced life. All these tasks consume time. So, the question arises, <a href="https://link.medium.com/VaLGvvZIvpb">“How much time do you really have?” </a>

Oxford conducted a <a href="https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article-pdf/41/12/zsy182/27090248/zsy182.pdf">study </a>that shows that sleeping for 8 hours a day results in better cognitive abilities. That’s 25 years straight out of your total lifespan of 75 years. Now you’re left with only 50 years.

Working 8 hours a day for 45 years (from age of 20 till 65) costs 10 years in total. Watching television daily for an hour, using social media for 2 hours, and watching a movie twice a month combined together consume another 9 years of your life. You spend 6 years doing daily household work like cooking, cleaning, etc. Around 4 years are spent eating and drinking. Similarly, 3.5 years on education, 2.5 years on grooming, another 2.5 years on shopping, 2 years on daily travel, and 1.5 years on childcare. Sighs!

Eventually, you’ll be left with only 9 years ! That’s the total amount of time you have. No matter what you do, the time keeps on moving and you have to race against the clock to get things done. Those who do not understand the importance of time can easily be found wasting their time by doing things like <ul><li>Complaining about everyone and everything. </li><li>Repeating the same mistakes. </li><li>Comparing themselves with others. </li><li>Waiting for the right time. </li><li>Talking without taking any action. </li><li>Having fear of failure. </li><li>Lack of priorities. </li><li>Trying to please others and worry about their opinions. </li> </ul>

If you’re doing any of the above things, you need to stop doing it NOW. Time is limited. The days you’re living will never come back. Every second you’re spending is part of those limited years you’ve left. So, you need to optimize it in order to make the best out of each and every moment of your life. Time is precious; more precious than money. And that is why Time Management should be your topmost priority.

There are many ways to manage your time while increasing your efficiency. You can change your sleeping patterns, create a to-do list, set up reminders, or download time management apps. But if you do not understand the importance of time, all those things will be of no use.Time is the only thing you cannot buy or barter. No matter how much you’re willing to spend or what you have to offer in exchange. You can save yourself from the guilt of wasting it if you can learn to manage it now. It will not only help with a disciplined and successful career, but it’ll also help you to stay ahead in life

Time management starts with fast thinking and faster decision-making abilities. If you can think fast, you take lesser time to decide, and then you will have extra time in stock for yourself. Below are some basic things you need to remember to be a fast thinker: <ul><li>Always prefer time over money. </li><li>Narrow down your options. </li><li>Listen to your gut feeling. </li><li>Be prepared for the unexpected. </li><li>Differentiate between good and bad choices. </li><li>Remember indecision is the worst decision. </li> </ul>

Time Management 

We all want to make the best out of the 24 hours we get each day. Some people manage to be successful, happy, and contained in the same time period, while others struggle to find their aim and are unable to stay focused. This results in the wastage of the most precious thing that we have i.e. Time. Time management is a process of organizing and utilizing the available time in order to maximize productivity. Though time is limited, there’s no such thing as a shortage of time. In order to make the best out of the available time, you’ll need to manage it properly.

Benjamin Franklin said, “For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.” With distractions all around, it is now more important than ever to manage your time. Using 10 quick time management tips below, you can easily organize your time to achieve success in life.

<ol><li>Complete the most important task first thing in the morning </li><li>Use a calendar and add a “To-do” list to it. </li><li>Do not multitask. </li><li>Do not stick to small things. Move on. </li><li>Learn to say NO. </li><li>Do not answer each and every unnecessary call or text. </li><li>Track the time you spend on each activity. </li><li>Instead of waiting for inspiration, do it NOW. </li><li>Outsource unimportant things as much as you can. </li><li>Set up a time limit for everything you do. </li> </ol>

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We often use the phrase “Time is Money” to depict the importance of time in our life. But, is it an accurate analogy? Because, unlike money, the time once spent can never be earned back. It is like a…

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<ol><li>Smile</li><li>Exercise</li><li>Get plenty of sleep</li><li>Eat with mood in my mind</li><li>Be grateful</li><li>Give a compliment</li><li>Breathe deeply</li><li>Acknowledge the unhappy moment</li><li>Keep a journal</li><li>Face stress head-on</li><li>Declutter</li><li>See friends</li><li>Plan your week</li><li>Ditch your phone</li><li>Get into nature</li><li>Explore meditation</li><li>Consider therapy</li><li>Find a slef-care ritual</li><li>Give back</li><li>Take yourself out</li><li>Create a thought list</li><li>Take time to reflect</li><li>Reevaluate your goals</li><li>Take care of your body</li><li>Let go of grudges</li></ol>

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Happiness can feel impossible, but it's always within reach. We'll break down 25 science-backed habits to help you get you mood on track.

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Our birth is out there in space-time. Our death, too, is in space-time. Every moment of our lives is out there, somewhere, in space-time.So says the block universe model of our world.According to the block universe theory, the universe is a giant block of all the things that ever happen at any time and at any place. On this view, the past, present and future all exist — and are equally real.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

How can this be?The block has four dimensions: three spatial dimensions — say length, height and width — plus a fourth temporal dimension, or time. Or let's make it easier, by visualising the block model of our world as a three-dimensional rectangle, or cuboid.

The Block

Two of that cuboid's dimensions (let's say height and width) represent two of the universe's three spatial dimensions.Leave out the third spatial dimension in the above diagram (the length) —and replace it with time. At one end of the cuboid is the big bang. At the other is the very last moment of the universe. Maybe it's a big crunch.The cuboid is filled with every event that ever happens. Where these events are in the cuboid represents their location in space-time. All events, including your birth and death, and this very moment as you read these words, exist somewhere in the block.

*All* Of Time And Space

It often seems as though where we are "today" is present, and "yesterday" is past, and "tomorrow" is future.It also seems the present moment changes too — after all, tomorrow it will seem as though tomorrow is present, and yesterday it appeared yesterday was present!So from our perspective, it appears that time flows or passes. But in the block universe model, time doesn't flow.In other words, in a block universe, there is no specific present moment, and "past" and "future" moments are relative.

In The Block Universe, Time Doesn't Pass

Think about the idea of "here". I am here. You, while reading this, can truly say "I am here", even though your "here" is different to mine.On the block universe model, talk about the "present" or "now" works just like talk of "here".Remember last week when you said to your friend, who was late arriving for coffee, "now you're here"; or when, long ago, Caesar said, "I am now crossing the Rubicon"?These claims are both true. That's because all it means to talk about the present, or now, is to talk about the place in time where you happen to be.

The “Now” And The “Here”

Since we are always located wherever we are (that's trivially true), everyone is located in the present, just as everyone is located at the place they call “here”.According to the block universe view, time or temporal relations of “earlier than” and “later than” exist. These relations hold regardless of where anyone is located.So, suppose Bert the dinosaur is located earlier than Sally the dog. That relation between Bert and Sally holds, regardless of whether we are located earlier than Bert or later than Sally.

“Earlier Than” And “Later Than”

Bearing this in mind, it is possible to see how to make sense of the idea of past and future. Just as on this model “now” picks out whatever time I happen to be located at, “past” picks out any time (or events at those times) that are earlier than my location, and “future” picks out any times or events that are later than my location.

Location, Location, Location

If time is just another dimension, a lot like the spatial dimensions, does that mean we can travel in time?The short answer is yes.Of course, things are way more complicated than that. Travelling in time is clearly much more difficult than travelling in space. It might be very technologically costly to time travel, so perhaps it's not really something that, practically speaking, we can do.But it's certainly possible.

Does That Mean We Can Travel In Time

We already know that travelling very fast will result in time dilation, so we know it's possible to travel into the future just by travelling very fast.We can travel quite a way into the future if we can travel at some reasonable percentage of the speed of light. We also know how to travel into the past. We can do that by using wormholes, which are short cuts through space-time.

Speed: Light. Route: Wormhole. 

No. That would create a contradiction, and there are no contradictions.Remember, on the block universe model, the past is no different than the future or the present.Everything is relative: what is past to us, will be future to someone else.

So, If We Can Travel In Time, Can We Change The Past?

We’ll get out of our time machine and start walking around. We’ll breathe the air and chat to people.Obviously, this will have effects on the time we travel to. We’ll tread on ants; we’ll talk to people from that time; we’ll pat horses, and feed donkeys and so on.We’ll act, in the past, in the sorts of ways we act in the present. But we won't be changing the past. Just as when we eat cornflakes instead of toast tomorrow we am not changing the future, we’re just making the future the way it is, when we travel to the past we don't change it, we just make it the way it is, and always has been.

What Will Happen If We Travel To The Past?

Let's recap.What we do tomorrow makes tomorrow the way it is, and the way it always has been. What we do in the past makes the past time the way it is, and always has been.If we travel to the past, we are part of the past. Importantly, we were always part of the past.The events in the block are there for all time: they do not change. So, as a time traveller, it's not as though we suddenly appear at a past time. It's always been the case that we were located at that past time.

Confused yet?

Nothing a time traveller does changes anything in the block. Instead, what the traveller does at any time makes that time, and later times, the way they are.That means that we know that some things we attempt to do in the past, fail. We know that Hitler rose to power in the 1930s, so we know that if our time travelling future selves try to prevent this from happening, they fail.But that doesn't show that our time traveling selves don't succeed in doing lots of things in the past. For all we know, the reason the past is the way it is, is in part due to the presence of time travelers.

Making The Past, The Past. Keyword: *Making*

Would you time-travel just to make things as they are, if you could not change things as they are? Not really a question. 

The block universe theory says the past, present and future all exist — and are equally real — in a four-dimensional block where the passing of time is an illusion.

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Life is all about how we deal with circumstances, how we act and react to the corresponding situations. For a better life we need to work upon our skills and that seems not easy at all! For a better life here are the 8 rules that you must follow for a happy and a successful life.

8 Short Of Rules For A Better Life 

Being calm in every situation is not as easy as we think, having a calm nature is the most rare thing that one can have. Being calm in every situation makes you wise, mysterious helps you in making wise decisions, makes you more attractive among others. One of the major benefits of being calm is that it helps you in taking quick and wise decisions.  In a world that's Full of negative energy, anxiety and depression it's important to take care of our mind as well as of our body.

1. Always stay calm

Second most important rule for a better life is not to compare yourself with others. I often see many people on social media comparing their life with others. Comparison is just an illusion ; everything lies within our brain and being compared with someone is the worst thing. Stop comparing yourself to others, it's your life, it's you vs you not you vs others.

2. No comparison with others

Motivation can't lead you where discipline can, it's the biggest changing asset that can change your life. Being <a href="https://inspirationalblogs45.blogspot.com/2022/03/Discipline%20-vs-Motivation%20.html">disciplined </a> can lead you a great and a successful life.

3. Be disciplined

Everything has a price whether it's a material or a non material thing. We work because we want results, we work because we want success, that's actually our main motto. But this doesn't work every time, success comes with sacrifices and struggles and believe me when you forget about success while working for your goals then note that you are successful. Don't think about what will happen next, just think about what you can do now.

4. Forget about result just focus on process

We all have been taught to just focus on success, how to achieve our goals, how to be rich but nobody has taught us about failures. Failures are life lessons, failures indicate that we are trying.  While working for goals don't be afraid to fail, don't be afraid of failures, just learn from them and bounce back once again. Life is meant to rule the world not be a slave of this world.

5. Don't be afraid to lose

Sometimes it's not between you and others it's between you and you. Sometimes we have to make quick decisions during tough times.  If you are in a situation where you can't decide what's the perfect option then listen to your inner voice. Listen to what your inner voice says because it will never disappoint you.

6. Listen what your inner voice says

Better life comes when we urge to do better and that's the point where most of us fail.  Personality development must be your priority. Develop yourself, come up with new skills, focus on your weakness and build new strength. Smartphones must be your biggest enemy while you are working for your goals. You need to be very crucial about your plans. Remember one thing: don't waste your time for just a couple of enjoyment.

7. Say no to smartphone & Yes to personality development

If you want to live a happy life then stay neutral whether you're happy or sad. Being neutral helps you in dealing with situations as you can come up with new responses and can stay calm in tough times.

8. Stay Neutral

Everybody wants a better life but nobody wants to work for it. Believe in yourself, improve yourself, develop new skills and you are ready. That's all  Good day:)

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“In school, you are graded on every test—even if it's your weakest subject.In life, you can choose the tests you take—even if they always play to your strengths.Maintain a baseline so your weak areas don't hold you back, but design your life so you are graded on your strengths.”

“One roadblock almost never ruins you.There might not be 1000 ways to accomplish something, but there is almost always more than one way.Know what you want. Be flexible about how to get there.”

“The gift of a beginner is fresh eyes.The longer you're in a field, the harder it is to perceive new truths. Your mind is biased toward refining what you're already doing instead of exploring fresh terrain.Take your expertise and apply it to something new.”

“There are times when dreams sustain us more than facts.”

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be made to work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.”

What's one decision you can make today that will save you from making ten more decisions in the future? Make the choice that eliminates other choices.

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People diet for many reasons, including to lose weight, gain muscle or improve sporting performance. The requirements of these diets can be worlds apart, but there’s one thing they often share: ‘cheat days’.A cheat day is a scheduled break in a diet. The concept emerged around the same time as ‘clean eating’, and is based on the idea that a dieter can ‘cheat’ for one day a week as long as they eat to their diet plan for the remaining six days. Social media has increased awareness of these days off, notably among those dieting to gain muscle.

Diets: The Cheat Day

<a href="https://www.academia.edu/30884726/A_thematic_content_analysis_of_cheatmeal_images_on_social_media_Characterizing_an_emerging_dietary_trend">A study</a> published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders analysed a sample of 600 Instagram images from 1.6 million tagged with #cheatmeal. More than half of these contained “very large quantities of calorie-dense food”, providing an insight into the types of meals considered a cheat. Hamburgers, chips, pizzas and ice cream were commonly featured. The study also found #cheatmeal is often featured alongside muscular bodies.

Cheat Day: The Study

Two main motivations for #cheatmeals are identified. First is the theory that cheat days boost your metabolism, causing you to burn more calories. The logic goes that when you restrict your calorie intake, your body eventually adapts and resets your metabolism to your new lower intake. Second is the theory that cheat days help you stick to your diet. Your levels of leptin fall when you diet, and this can make it harder to resist eating. The theory goes that cheat days help keep your leptin levels up.

The Two Theories Of Cheat Meals

Both these ideas suggest that cheat meals should be planned into a diet rather than being a spur-of-the-moment thing.Big cheat meals may not be a big deal for the Rock, as he is an ex-wrestler who has built up a diet and exercise routine over decades and is already in the shape he wants to be in. But that does not mean they’re not a big deal for the rest of us.

Planned Meals

A cheat meal can be more of a psychological tool than a physical one. It’s something to look forward to.Can cheat days actually keep your levels of leptin up and therefore suppress your feelings of hunger? Whether leptin has a role to play in controlling body weight is still a subject of debate among scientists, and the evidence that leptin actually increases after a cheat day is inconclusive.Wanting a cheat day can also be a “reflection of a very restrictive and unenjoyable diet. The more you restrict some foods, the more you’ll think about them.

Sticking To Your Diet

A moderate weight-loss diet that doesn’t leave you craving cheat days is likely to be more beneficial for physical and mental health than a very restrictive diet with cheat days.One version of the ‘cheat day’ is the ‘treat day’, which sounds more positive, but it still alludes to some foods being good and others bad. No one food is bad, it is how much and how often you eat it that counts.Some foods are more nutritionally dense than others but food isn’t just good or bad. It needs to be “repackaged” to add other elements, such as enjoyment.

The Treat Day

The most effective strategy for long-term weight-loss and heart health is a healthy dietary pattern that’s compatible with what you like to eat and your lifestyle. It’s about finding what works for you. Cheat days can have a psychological effect, and it can be positive or negative – for some people it can be easier to stick with a restricted diet if you have a cheat day to look forward.

To Cheat Or Not

The experts take a look at the popular cheat day and discuss whether it is a good idea on a diet.

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Are diet ‘cheat days’ ever a good idea?

Every building needs a sturdy foundation. Your daily habits are a foundation on which you are building who you are—your values, goals, personality, etc.If you track your daily habits, you may be surprised to find a collection of suboptimal habits: you may not be reaching your full potential.One of those suboptimal habits is being easily distracted.Distraction erodes your day-to-day life and diverts your resources toward things that don’t really matter. If you’re not equipped to manage distraction—if you’re not indistractable—your brain will be manipulated by time-wasting diversions.

Habits and Distractions

<ul><li>Mastering internal triggers</li><li>Making time for traction</li><li>Hacking back external triggers</li><li>Blocking out distraction</li></ul>Remember: Distractions are things that push us away from what we want most in life.

The Four Pillars to Becoming Indistractable

All behaviours, both traction and distraction, are prompted by triggers, both internal and external.Internal triggers cue us from within. When we feel our belly growl, we look for a snack. When we’re cold, we find a coat to warm up. And when we’re sad, lonely, or stressed, we might call a friend or loved one for support.External triggers are cues in our environment such as the pings, dings, and rings that prompt us to check our email, answer a phone call, or open a news alert. External triggers can also take the form of other people, such as a coworker who stops by our desk to chat.

Internal And External Triggers

Distraction, it turns out, isn’t about the distracting thing itself; rather, it’s about how we respond to it.Resisting, ruminating, and finally giving in to the desire perpetuates the cycle of distraction and quite possibly drives many unwanted behaviours.While we can’t control the feelings and thoughts that pop into our heads, we can control what we do with them. We can manage distractions that originate from within by changing how we think about them.

Mastering Internal Triggers

Step 1: Look for the discomfort that precedes the distraction, focusing on the internal trigger.Step 2: Write down the trigger.Step 3: Explore your negative sensations with curiosity instead of contempt.Step 4: Be extra cautious during liminal moments when you transition from one activity to another.

Handling The Distraction

We can change the way we see ourselves to get rid of self-limiting beliefs. If we believe we’re short on willpower and self-control, then we will be. If we decide we’re powerless to resist temptation, it becomes true. If we tell ourselves we are deficient by nature, we will believe every word.

Adjusting Our Vision

Being indistractable is largely about making sure you make time for traction each day and eliminating the distraction that keeps you from living the life you want—one that involves taking care of yourself, your relationships, and your work.Planning your time with intention is critical, even if you choose to spend it scrolling through celebrity headlines or reading a steamy romance novel. After all, the time you’ve planned to waste is not wasted time.

Making Time For Traction

Unwanted external triggers hamper our productivity and diminish our well-being. While technology companies use cues like the pings and dings on our phones to hack our behaviour, external triggers are not confined to our digital devices. They’re all around us—from cookies beckoning when we open the kitchen cabinet to a chatty coworker keeping us from finishing a time-sensitive project.

Hacking Back External Triggers

<ul><li>Work interruptions</li><li>Email</li><li>Group chat</li><li>Meetings</li><li>Smartphone</li><li>Computer desktop</li><li>Online articles</li><li>Online feeds</li></ul>These interruptions lead to mistakes and steal your time from what you should be focused on. It’s time to block out those distractions.

The Top Contenders

The last step to becoming indistractable involves preventing ourselves from sliding into distraction.To do so, we must learn a powerful technique called “precommitment,” which involves removing a choice in the future to overcome our impulses in the present.Precommitments are the last line of defence preventing us from sliding into distraction. You should only use this after the other three indistractable strategies have been applied.

Blocking Out Distraction

You can prevent distractions with effort pacts, which makes unwanted behaviour more difficult to do. You can also make a price pact, which involves putting money on the line to encourage you to do what you say you will. Finally, an identity pact is one of the most effective ways of changing your behaviour since it involves changing your identity—your image of who you are.

The Pacts

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