April, the angel of the months, the young love of the year.

Let from this month onwards your days become more happier, fulfilling, purposeful, satisfying & joyful.

April is the kindest month. April gets you out of your head and out working in the garden.

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April quotes 

If you are going through hell, keep going.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

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Personal Development

Keep going 

Strategies support the plan to achieve the goal and tend to be more general ideas.Tactics are actions taken to make the plan happen. For example,Social media marketing would be a strategy. It's a general idea.An actions on social media would be the tactics. These support the strategy.

Marketing Strategy VS Tactics

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”_ Sun Tzu

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Strategy

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Strategy VS Tactic

Meditation is easy. Except that it is not applicable to all people. Some might struggle to think having to sit down, closing our eyes and imagining serenity and peace. But, have you tried it the other way?

Meditation is not just about sitting still. It is the moment to fly our thought regarding things that bring us calamity. The other way is by writing. Write anything about our feelings, thoughts, memories or our wishful thinking.

1) Journalise The Ideas

Sometimes, when we read, we don’t really know what we wanted to read. Just pick the book and let the eyes work and we got sleepy. But, have you tried reading something that brings our soul inspired, feeling like we wanted to change the world? Should try it once. Who knows what works for you, right?

2) Read For Inspiration

We all have our playlist. When we were sad, when we were happy. Should you create a ‘serene’ playlist that either not too hard to the ears or not too light that makes our brain runs to the cloud. Every people have their own frequency of receiving and giving. Choose our own and have it our way!

3) Listen To Music

For those having hard time closing our eyes while sitting still, imagining butterflies and clouds, why don’t we make it real?Walk by the beach barefooted, feel the ocean waves while leaving footprints behind. Or as easy as going to the park. Watching the sun sets. Nothing is better than feeling it in reality.

4) Walk The Thought

As Muslim, we have this one prayer in the middle of the night called Tahajjud prayer that can be performed before the entrance of morning prayer (Subuh). This is the moment where I had this insights. Waking up early at 4am (if possible), surrender our head and soul to the Creator. Nothing is better than having the opportunity to confide to the All-Hearing.

5) Pray For Calamity

What do we imagine when we first see the word ‘meditation’? This insight most probably will change your way of thinking about it.

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Meditate Abnormally

René Girard (1923-2015), a critic and social theorist — dedicated his life to exposing the hidden truths behind fashions and trends.Despite his background in literature, Girard's theories have shed light on many societal events happening today. Let's take a closer look:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Girard's theories explain the underlying motivations behind society's tendencies towards certain fashions and trends.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">He reveals how these trends are often a result of our innate desire to imitate others.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Through literature, he unveils the lies and illusions that perpetuate these trends.</li></ul>

René Girard: Exposing Lies & Trends

"When Girard writes about ancient Greek tragedy, he seems to be describing Instagram and social media. When he analyzes Flaubert or the Book of Genesis, he somehow explicates the current political situation. By looking at what’s old, he clarifies what’s new."

It’s embarrassing to admit, but most of what we do is based on imitating others.Babies and animals mimic others naturally. However, as we get older, we resist seeing ourselves as imitators. We prefer more complex explanations for our actions.According to Girard, imitation is intertwined in all aspects of our lives — from our routines, to our relationships, to our most destructive impulses.Mimetic Desire:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Can be seen in daily rituals.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Affects our institutions and shopping habits.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Is at the root of our violence.</li></ul>

Case in point

Imitation is the economic engine of most businesses—just look at the big social media companies or fashion brands—but it’s always disguised.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Imitation is a powerful force in our world, but it is rarely acknowledged. Its effects are cleverly masked as fashion, trends, and staying up-to-date. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Advertisements never say "Buy this because others are doing it," yet that is the implicit message. In the corporate world, this is known as benchmarking or viral marketing. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Manipulating imitation is the easiest way to control people and it is hidden due to its power.</li></ul>

We need to expose the deadly disguises of imitation, because it causes so much harm.By coveting what our neighbor desires, we invite conflict and rivalry. This plays out in social, political, and economic conflicts, leading to violence and scapegoating. Girard argues that the truthteller has a critical role in exposing this imitative passion.<ul><li>Mimetic rivalry emerges from desiring what others have.</li><li>This pattern can be seen in conflicts of all scales - from love to war.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Those who speak the truth have a crucial responsibility to reveal this dangerous force.</li></ul>

Imitation leads to blood feuds and reciprocal violence—escalating like Mafia wars—which are traditionally resolved by the sacrifice of a scapegoat.In the past, a live animal was sacrificed as a form of ritual. Now, people are blacklisted or cancelled on social media to satisfy the need for a scapegoat.Sacrifice as a Peace Offering: Sacrifices were used to temporarily end conflicts between enemies, shifting the focus to a common target.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Current Examples: Today, people are cancelled or targeted on social media to serve as scapegoats for larger issues.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Example: After 9/11, political parties focused on (non-existent) weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, instead of each other, creating a temporary ceasefire.</li></ul>

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“Nine-tenths of politics, is choosing the same scapegoat as everyone else.”

The scapegoat combines opposites—and is often both victim and hero, profane and sacred, guilty and innocent, dying and resurrecting.Girard's theory suggests that sacrificial victims, who are treated with admiration and then executed, offer insight into the idolization of modern-day celebrities, influencers.Key Points:<ul><li>Sacrificial victims garner intense emotions, both positive and negative.</li><li>In some cultures, sacrificial victims are transformed into gods.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Girard believes this relates to the paradoxical worship of celebrities, who face both admiration and criticism.</li></ul>

The persecution of scapegoats is a central force behind organizations and belief systems—but this can never be mentioned.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Witch hunters for example, cannot admit that the witches are innocent victims, because that would destroy their own power base and purpose. </li><li class="ql-align-justify"> He shows that the scapegoat mechanism is the most powerful secret in the world—because it is both necessary to group formation, yet no hint of it can be acknowledged within the group.</li></ul>

Humans fail to perceive own scapegoats—so persecution continues while everybody absolves themselves from guilt.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Girard is blind to his own complicity in scapegoating, a phenomenon that he even admits affects all individuals. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">The instinctive nature of scapegoating suggests that it stems from our competitive tendencies and that we refuse to accept our victim's innocence.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The tendency to scapegoat originates from our competitive nature and the refusal to acknowledge the innocence of our victims.</li></ul>

Our most violent impulses are stirred up by similarity, not difference.Our Desires Are Fueled by Imitation and Can Lead to Conflict:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">When we mimic others, we often find ourselves in bitter conflicts with them. This is because we want what they have and vice versa. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">This is especially true when we live together, with barriers between us slowly eroding away. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">For instance, animosity towards immigrants increases when they move into our neighborhoods, join our country clubs, or even show up at our doorstep.</li></ul>

Our Differences Are a Source of Violence, But Sameness is Even More Dangerous<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Girard believes that violence stems from the erosion of differences, rather than the differences themselves. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">In fact, total sameness can be even more dangerous. This is evident in many myths, such as battles between twins, siblings, or the role of the ‘double’ in literature. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">If we were to meet our exact duplicate, it’s likely that we would want to eliminate them.</li></ul>

Enemies resemble each other, because of mimetic rivalry, but this is another secret that cannot be mentioned.<ul><li>In sports and life, rivals often share more in common than they realize. They become "enemies" in pursuit of the same goal, but years later may recognize their similarities. </li><li>This happens everywhere, but the concept of a nemesis proves more valuable than scapegoating.</li></ul>

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Rivalries in sports (Bird vs. Magic, Ali vs. Frazier) mimic opponents must be enemies, though they share the same goal and lifestyle.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The same principle applies in other areas of life, where opposing forces are not allowed to see their shared characteristics.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Blaming enemies for all ills may provide a convenient worldview, yet understanding the nemesis proves a more effective solution.</li></ul>

examples

Artistic idioms often originate in imitation and ritualized sacrifice.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Girard doesn't often talk about entertainment, but his ideas have a lot to say about performers and critics. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">For instance, consider dancing as a form of imitation, which intensifies the pleasure for both dancers and viewers. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">These ideas apply to all forms of entertainment, from jazz sessions to fans imitating their idols' hairstyles.</li></ul>

Our culture rightly celebrates the help and defense of victims, but we need to be vigilant against a ‘super-victimology’ in which this merely leads to targeting and punishing new scapegoats.All too often, we are forced into the role of either victim or oppressor in situations of violence. However, it's important to break free from these harmful roles and find a more neutral way of handling conflict.<ul><li>Don't play the victim</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Avoid being an oppressor</li></ul>

We can escape the endless cycles of reciprocal violence—but only by rising above our impulse to vengeance and working instead to delegitimize the drive to punish and scapegoat.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Girard argues that understanding violence can lead to its rejection. However, violence is often disguised as vengeance, causing harm to society. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">We must reject this propaganda and seek peaceful ways of living together.</li></ul>

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Our instinct is to respond to violence with violence, but the higher path is to reject scapegoating and revenge.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Girard warns that modern scapegoating rituals are now ineffective in bringing catharsis.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Meanwhile, technology continues to make destructive capabilities more accessible.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Therefore, our only safe path forward is to choose love and forgiveness in a world where sacrificial rituals no longer hold power.</li></ul>

How a thinker who hated trends & fashions became trendy & fashionable!

How a thinker who hated trends & fashions became trendy & fashionable

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Learning & Education

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Society, Arts & Culture

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Science & Nature

12 Things I Learned from René Girard

The desire for more positive experiences is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one's negative experience is itself a positive experience.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

The avoidance of suffering is a form of suffering. The avoidance of struggle is a struggle. The denial of failure is a failure. Hiding what is shameful is itself a form of shame.

Not giving a fuck does not mean being indifferent; it means being comfortable with being different.

One of those realizations was this: that life itself is a form of suffering. The rich suffer because of their riches. The poor suffer because of their poverty. People without a family suffer because they have no family. People with a family suffer because of their family. People who pursue worldly pleasures suffer because of their worldly pleasures.

The solution to one problem is merely the creation of the next one.

You can't win if you don't play. What determines your success isn't, "What do you want to enjoy?" The relevant question is, "What pain do you want to sustain?" The path to happiness is full of shit-heaps and shame.

I wanted the reward, not the struggle. I wanted the result and not the process. I was in love with not the fight but only the victory.And life doesn't work that way.

This is what is so admirable. The people who don't give a fuck about adversity or failure or embarrassing themselves or shitting the bed a few times. The people who just laugh and do what they believe in anyway. Because they know it's right. They know it's more important than they are, more important than their own feelings and their own pride and their own ego. They say "Fuck it", not to everything in life, but rather to everything unimportant in life. They reserve their fucks for what truly matters. Friends. Family. Purpose. Burritos.

Our problems birth our happiness, along with slightly better, slightly upgraded problems.See: It's a never-ending spiral. And if you think at any point you're allowed to stop climbing, I'm afraid you're missing the point. Because the joy is in the climb itself.

While there is something to be said for "staying on the sunny side of life", the truth is, sometimes life sucks, and the healthiest thing you can do is admit it.

I used to think the human brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.

Emotions are part of the equation in our lives, but not the entire equation. Just because something feels good doesn't mean it is good. Just because something feels bad doesn't mean it is bad. Emotions are merely signposts, suggestions that our neurobiology gives us, not commandments. Therefore we shouldn't always trust our own emotions. In fact, I believe we should make a habit of questioning them.

As we look back in horror at the lives of people five hundred years ago,I imagine people five hundred years from now will laugh at us and our certainties today. They will laugh at how we let our money and jobs define our lives. They will laugh at how we were afraid to show appreciation for those who matter to us the most,yet praise public figures who don't deserve anything. They will laugh at our rituals and superstitions,worries and our wars;they will gawk at our cruelty. They will study our art and argue over our history. They will understand truths about us which none of us are yet aware.

#1 New York Times BestsellerOver 10 million copies soldIn this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.

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Travel

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Books

Mark Manson (born 1984) is a professional blogger, entrepreneur, and former dating coach. Since 2007, he's been helping people with their emotional and relationship problems. He has worked with thousands of people from over 30 different countries. He regularly writes and updates his blog at: www.markmanson.net

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

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10. IQ Levels

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with the "Best IQ Tests of 2024" list, your ultimate guide to understanding and unlocking your cognitive potential. This carefully curated selection features the most reliable and scientifically validated IQ tests available online, each designed to accurately measure various aspects of intelligence. From analytical reasoning to problem-solving abilities, these tests offer a comprehensive evaluation of your intellectual strengths and areas for growth. 

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Seize the present and pursue your dreams now, because "someday" may never come.

Insight 1

Don't wait for giant leaps, chip away at your goals with small victories for steady progress and a powerful sense of achievement.

Insight 2

Ditch distractions and prioritize the single action that truly propels you towards your goals.

Insight 3

Here are 3 useful highlights from the book "𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆" by Matthew Dicks

REALIZE YOUR CREATIVE DREAMS — STARTING TODAYAre you good at dreaming about what you’re going to accomplish “someday” but not good at finding the time and getting started? How will you actually make that decision and do it? The answer is this book, which offers proven, practical, and simple ways to turn random minutes throughout your days into pockets of productivity, and dreams into accomplishments.In addition to presenting his own winning strategies for getting from dreaming to doing, Matthew Dicks offers insights from a wide range of creative people — writers, editors, performers, artists, and even magicians — on how to augment inspiration with motivation. His actionable steps will help you:• silence negative messages from family, friends, and teachers• eliminate time-sucking activities (and people)• be willing to make terrible things• find supporters here, there, and everywhere• cultivate optimism in the face of negativity and obstaclesEach strategy is accompanied by amusing and inspiring personal and professional anecdotes and a clear plan of action. Someday Is Today will give you every tool to get started and finish that _________ [fill in the blank].

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Habits

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Time Management

Matthew Dicks

Someday Is Today

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

This quote emphasises the power of thoughts and their ability to shape our reality and identity.

Quote Of BUDDHA

"I think, therefore I am."

Descartes' famous assertion highlights the fundamental role of thought in confirming one's own existence.

Quote Of RENÉ DESCARTES

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

The quote suggests education should inspire critical thinking and curiosity, rather than just imparting facts. It emphasizes igniting passion for learning over merely accumulating knowledge.

Quote Of PLUTARCH

"The only limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."

Roosevelt's words remind us that our mental barriers, particularly doubt, can hinder our potential and achievements.

Quote Of FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

"An unexamined life is not worth living." -

Socrates advocates for the importance of introspection and self-awareness, suggesting that understanding one's own mind is crucial to a meaningful existence.

Quote Of SOCRATES

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Love & Relationships

Quotes on MIND

The next time you feel left out - your friends all go out to brunch together and they don’t invite you? Let them. The person you’re dating doesn’t want a commitment? Let them. Your company is laying people off? Let them.We spend so much time and energy trying to control other people and getting emotionally worked up about things that are beyond our control, when we can tap into peace and control if we let people be themselves.

And here’s the other thing:If you let them, people will then reveal who they truly are to you.And when people reveal who they truly are to you, you now know what you can choose next that’s right for you.So let them.

If you let them, people will then reveal who they truly are to you.

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