If your social media doesn’t help you earn or learn, burn it.

We have entered an era where people can skip meals, but they cannot resist scrolling through social media. It has become an integral part of our daily lives. 
Nowadays, living without social media seems impossible. Have you ever stopped to think about how it has become such a significant factor in our lives? Not being up to date on social media makes us feel utterly miserable.

Social Media Addiction

Professor Gabriel Egan of De Montfort University explains, "The point about social media is its addictiveness. The fact is, nobody wants to spend hours and hours every day updating their status and seeing what other people think about them. Nobody consciously wants to do that, but these behaviors are themselves addictive."It is quite difficult to escape this web once you are caught in it. We must seize control of these devices and put them to their rightful purposes.

Why Do We Use Social Media The Way We Do?

We use social media to escape reality. It's true; let's accept it. It gives us a sense of pleasure that makes our existence vanish.The psychologists and people who study human behavior have something to say that can answer this question: why do we use social media the way we do?

Social Media and Escaping Reality

Are you addicted to social media? It may be because you seek attention and validation from others. But what if you give it up?<ol><li>You'll experience withdrawal symptoms, just like a smoker quitting nicotine.</li><li>But with time, you'll find yourself longing for different things and people.</li></ol>Give it a try, and see how your perspective changes.

The Surprising Reason Why We Use Social Media

Real life is much more complex than social media life.We sacrifice a lot of areas of our lives to appear desirable on social media, but when we are met with reality, our flaws, shortcomings, and limitations are revealed.Positively, we are free to live a life fully dedicated to our inner peace rather than measuring our value by the amount of likes and comments we receive. We are also freed from the need to act happy even while we are wailing in pain.

Real Life Vs Social Media Life

Without social media, you'll interact with people more and spend less time surfing. You'll focus more on your own life and waste less time comparing to others on social media. A life without social media means living authentically and not through the lens of others. It may be challenging to give up social media, but the benefits are worth it - less FOMO and more real connections with people.

Life Without Social Media

Nothing in the world exists without pros and cons and social media is no exception. Ever wondered why social media is addictive and how would your life look without your presence on social media? If yes? Read these ideas 💡

We have come to an era where people can skip meals but cannot skip scrolling through social media. It has indeed become a vital part of our lives. Life without social media seems inevitable. Have you…

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Is Life Better Without Social Media

People ask me all the time: “How do I know I’m pursuing the right dream? How do I know if this is my destiny? How do I know if this is my calling?”And, for me, it’s really simple.If you’re drawn by the outcome, it’s not your dream. If you love the process, it is your dream. If you’re drawn by the outcome, it’s not your destiny. If you love the process, it probably is your destiny.

What is it that draws you and holds you to what you’re doing?

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Erwin McManus: How To Know You’re Pursuing Your Dream

Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

Better to jump and make a mistake than sit there too frightenedto make a move.

If you are comfortable dancing in public without alcohol or drugs, you are at peace with who you are.

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

You are what you eat and read.

The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth.

Learn to choose your mental health over old attachments.

If it isn’t a clear yes, then it’s a clear no.

Reading an hour a day is only 4% of your day. But that 4% will put you at the top of your field within 10 years. Find the time.

10 Quotes that will transform your life..

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10 Transformative Quotes

The first step is to simply write all of your interests on a sheet of paper. Trust me this will work, because it did for me.Now imagine a day in your ideal future. Imagine the things you would be doing on that day and write them down to.Now remove everything from your interests list that doesn’t match with your future ideal day. The leftover interests are the ones you need to focus on. Using this method, I’m now focusing on only 4 of my interests.

Write them down

Now sort all of your remaining interests by priority. The most important one should be the first one.Ask yourself, “What’s the One Thing I can do everyday for the rest of my life such that it gives me the most amount of happiness?”. The answer you get is your main interest.

Sort them out

I call it the 5–2–1–0 hour rule, or in short, the Bin’s law.<ul><li>5 hours for your main interest</li><li>2 hours for a side hobby ( like a writing habit )</li><li>1 hour dedicated to learning something of your interests</li><li class="ql-align-justify">0 hours means to pursue something in your free time that doesn’t have much benefits but you would like to do it for your curiosity</li></ul>

Bin’s Law

Now you don’t want to change your main interest, because you set it as your main interest as it made you happy.Replace the 2 hours, 1 hour and the 0 hours interests as you like. Change them as many times as you like. It won’t affect you at all.This way you achieve mastery in One Thing and satisfy your desire to learn everything.

Changing Interests

After watching so many professionals being expert at their fields, you would also want to be an expert in all the fields.If you really want to master something besides your main One Thing, then try to do it in the 2 hour period.After a week or two, you’ll realize that you don’t want to master it and that desire will go away.

Trap

That's pretty much it. I give out this type of knowledge with more tips for achieving clarity and success in my weekly <a href="https://binsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe">newsletter</a>

That's it

I used to have an identity crisis every single day. I wanted mastery in every field, but achieved in none. Then I started journaling, and I finally figured out a system to do multiple things I love and achieve mastery in one.

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Peace is a powerful guiding light for living each day. It reminds me to stay calm, positive, and open-minded. With peace, I can navigate through any situation with grace. 🦢

Choosing Peace as a Guiding  Light🕯️

Each day, I choose peace as my guiding light.

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Light

Don't believe everything you think !

Most of our sufferings are created in our mind rather than experiencing in reality.We think ,think and keep on thinking 🤔 without any actions and it leads to overthinking. The byproduct of overthinking leads to fear. That kind of fear is abnormal or unrealistic & that would be having very minimal possibility to be happen in real life.So no point of dwelling on the thing rather than experiencing and finding out the real side of it. 🚀 Next time when you overthink, Just remind yourself how much time you got to overthink, so better utilize that time and take action. 🎭 Don't suffer twice !! 🎭

🌀 Overthinking & Suffering 🌀

Don't suffer too much in the head 💭

I like to think of Goku as the ultimate example of perseverance. No matter how tough the opponent or how many times he's knocked down, he always gets back up. It's not just about winning fights; it's about the journey of self-improvement. Goku keeps pushing himself to be better, showing us that progress often comes from pushing through challenges, even when they seem impossible.

Persistence and Growth

In Dragon Ball, battles aren't won by individuals alone. Even the strongest warriors need backup sometimes. Take Vegeta, for example – he's all about pride and independence, but even he learns the value of teamwork. Life's challenges are easier to overcome when you have friends by your side. Whether it's facing down a tough opponent or navigating the ups and downs of life, having people to rely on makes the journey a lot less daunting.

Teamwork and Friendship

Facing down powerful enemies takes more than just physical strength; it takes guts. Take Gohan, for example, he shows us that bravery isn't about being fearless; it's about facing your fears head-on, even when you're shaking in your boots. Whether it's standing up to a bully or speaking up for what's right, it might be scary, but doing it anyway because you know it's the right thing to do.

Courage and Bravery

Dragon Ball isn't just about epic battles; it's also about personal growth and redemption. Characters like Vegeta, who start off as ruthless villains, eventually learn to let go of their pride and forgive themselves and others. Holding onto grudges only weighs you down, and sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to forgive and move on.

Acceptance and Forgiveness

Being a hero is all about making tough choices and putting others before yourself. Take Krillin, for instance. Despite his fears and doubts, he often risks his own safety to protect his friends and the innocent.It's like when you offer to take the night shift at work so a colleague can attend their child's school play – it might mean sacrificing your own free time, but knowing you've made someone else's life a little easier makes it all worthwhile in the end.

Responsibility and Sacrifice

Even the strongest warriors in Dragon Ball have their moments of defeat. But instead of letting failure crush them, they use it as an opportunity to learn and grow.Because in the end, it's not about how many times you fall; it's about how many times you get back up.

Humility and Learning from Failure

Welcome to the universe of Dragon Ball! Often seen as just a wild ride of fights and explosions, this series holds hidden gems of wisdom for those willing to look closer. Get ready to discover some of many life lessons with a punch.

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Dragon Ball | Hidden Gems of Wisdom

We sometimes forget to appreciate that there are a lot of effort to keep an aircraft flying, which is invisible to us, let alone the relentless pursuits to keep the overall industry safe.When something is not working as planned, a series of decisions and actions will determine the fate of the flight. An ability to think clearly under such situation is something we can learn.

Learning from Aviation

“To make an aircraft fly is a constant struggle against physics. An airliner traveling six hundred miles per hour at thirty thousand feet is not something that happens naturally. It’s not a fail-safe act, meaning the default is to crash—it’s up to our ingenuity and decision-making to prevent it from happening.”

Making decision as a fighter pilot involves 3 steps known as the ACE Helix:<ul><li>Assess the problem</li><li>Choose correct course of action</li><li>Execute</li></ul>It’s like a helix because each decision may require us to make second and even third order of decision spiraling down the line.

3 Steps of Decision Making

“Knowledge is only useful to the degree that it can be drawn on when it’s needed.”

A fighter pilot needs to make decision with incomplete information and lives on the line. Clear thinking often beats talent. It’s better to exercise judgment to avoid situations that would require superior technical skills.In today’s complex and interconnected world, a decision can directly impact many others. This is further amplified by technology. The difference between good and bad decision is enormous.

Impact of Clear Thinking

Our minds are biased toward linear thinking. However, many things in life are nonlinear.Power Law governs systems where a change in one aspect can lead to a very large change in another, regardless of starting conditions.There are 3 common types:<ol><li>Exponential growth (population, virus infection, compound interest)</li><li>Diminishing returns (satisfaction, manpower, ad spend)</li><li>Long tail (income distribution, social media following, book sales)</li></ol>

Power Law

“We are naturally programmed to view the world in a linear way. For much of history, mistakenly identifying a power law as a linear relationship wasn’t a big deal because the world wasn’t nearly as leveraged. Today, though, our decisions are greatly leveraged by technology. Each decision we make is amplified to produce a far greater outcome than we could produce on our own.”

A fighter pilot must be able to make decision quickly until it becomes instinctual. There is hard limit on how many times they can fly and engage in real combat, so learning process is critical.Some strategies:<ul><li>Concepts over facts. Understand cause and effect relationship and develop robust mental framework.</li><li>Choose the best and most experienced pilot as the instructor. No option to turn down the position.</li><li>Use combat simulation. Pilots are required to solve a mission like in real world.</li><li>Take debrief seriously. Gain lessons learned from each simulation and real combat to refine our thinking.</li></ul>

Honing Decision Making Skill

“No one is born a good pilot. In fact, most fighter pilots show up to pilot training with zero flight experience.”

“For each mission, I would write down the top lessons I had learned in a small notebook that I always kept in my flight suit pocket. Before each flight, I would review similar missions and strive to repeat what I had done well and not make mistakes that I had made in the past.”

Heuristics are rule-of-thumb strategies designed to shorter the time it takes to solve complex problem and decide next course of action. It’s a mental shortcut.Some examples<ul><li>Line of sight. How an object align to certain position in the windshield.</li><li>Good-idea cutoff line. During planning, everyone can give ideas, but after two thirds of planning session, no more new ideas allowed to avoid delay and confusion.</li></ul>

Utilize Heuristics

To maximize learning from debrief session, apply the following ideas:<ul><li>Put aside ranks. Everyone must be allowed to point out mistakes. Everyone is open to criticism.</li><li>Own mistakes. Encourage everyone to first look inward for failure, starting from the mission commander and highest ranking pilots.</li><li>Structure the session. Debrief session typically consists of (1) recollection of all mission data and study them personally, (2) reconstruct the mission using everyone’s data to get the god’s eye view, (3) choose debrief focus points, (4) analyze contributing factors, and (5) formulate new instructions.</li></ul>

How To Conduct Effective Debrief

“Debriefing is one of the most powerful tools to improve decision-making. By understanding the cause and effect of the choices we make, we can build an understanding of the world around us.”

A fighter pilot must be able to make quick decision during critical situation by evaluating options, calculate its rough probability and approximate the expected value of each decision. This is an ability called fast-forecasting.Fast-forecasting allows us to create rough solutions that make sense. Precision is not the goal. The thought process is largely driven by logic and reason, cultivating our mental framework that we’ve accumulated in our life.

Fast-Forecasting

“The real world is complex, and decisions always come with some amount of uncertainty. Fast-forecasting is effective in this environment because it prioritizes accuracy over precision by integrating our hard-earned intuition into the solution.”

In modern days, war is planned based on the desired effects or outcomes rather than the available resources. Starting at the end goal and then working backward.This type of planning is better than focusing on traditional medium for certain attack, we can select and combine the most appropriate tools to get the desired end state, whether by using tanks, helicopters, drones, or even cyber attack.Creativity can help us connecting things in unexpected ways and it’s such critical resource that can give exponential advantage.

Effects-Based Operations

No plan survives first contact of the enemy. In real combat, there is always element of fear involved. Ability to manage stress and remain calm are critical to think clearly in any situation.Beside training and experience, there are several techniques that can be used, such as breathing slowly, reframing our thinking, and visualizing the upcoming events.

Mental Toughness

Eisenhower made one of the best decision in history during World War 2. In large part, it was due to his ability to prioritize.He introduced the famous Eisenhower matrix, a 2x2 matrix which can help us to prioritize our tasks based on urgency and importance. We should spend most of our time to focus on important things before it becomes urgent. We must reduce anything that is not important. Spare some mental capacity to make decision that matters.

Making Priority

“The ability to clearly assess a problem, generate potential courses of action, assess expected value, and then execute is a universal skill that everyone can learn and improve upon.”

This book is written based on the author’s real experiences as fighter pilot and trainer. Many of the lessons are quite practical and useful in critical situations.

THE #2 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Based on a career of making high-stakes, split-second decisions as a U.S. fighter pilot, The Art of Clear Thinking teaches readers to apply Hasard Lee's combat-tested techniques in everyday life. The training to become a fighter pilot is among the most competitive and difficult in the world with fewer than one in a thousand succeeding. Pushing a cutting-edge jet to its limits at over 1,000 mph means that every split-second decision can have catastrophic consequences. This extreme environment has forged a group of warriors who for the last fifty years have been considered at the apex of decision-making theory and practice. In The Art of Clear Thinking, Hasard Lee distills what he’s learned during his career flying some of the Air Force’s most advanced aircraft. With gripping firsthand accounts from his time as a fighter pilot and fascinating turning points throughout history, Hasard reveals powerful decision-making principles that can be used in business and in life, including: • HOW TO LEARN BETTER AND FASTER • CULTIVATING MENTAL TOUGHNESS • DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO QUICKLY ASSESS, CHOOSE, AND EXECUTE • AND MUCH, MUCH MORE Hasard has used and taught these techniques across the full spectrum of human endeavors and proven their effectiveness in both the cockpit and the boardroom. Those who have already benefited include CEO’s, astronauts, CIA agents, students, parents, and many others. The Art of Clear Thinking is a book that will change how you interact with the world around you.

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The scariest moment is always just "before" the start

In most of our life aspects we often feel scared or afraid of doing new things or doubt our self and self restrict because of the fear of beginning.But if we analyse, its mostly at the "very start of doing something".If we overcome that initial fear and started doing it, almost half way of the intention will get acheived just by starting itself.So most of the times we should lowlight our inner self doubt and Just START !!

Just begin !!

First step out of self doubt !

⭐ Can affect our decision-making, socializing, and self-expression.🌟 Can determine how we behave around others and which situations we seek or avoid.✨ Can bring a sense of belonging and security , but it can also have downsides.

Identity attachment: how we see and connect with ourselves.

Being overly attached to certain identities can lead to stereotyping, prejudice, and rigid thinking. This can hinder personal growth and prevent genuine self-expression.🌟 Overidentifying with identities can bring drawbacks. 🌟<ul><li>Stereotyping, prejudice, and rigid thinking can result from being too attached to specific identities.</li><li>This can limit personal growth and inhibit authentic self-expression.</li></ul>

Pitfalls

Our sense of self is not fixed, but rather fluid and ever-evolving. Understanding our attachment to our identities can shed light on our thoughts and actions, paving the way for greater flexibility and self-awareness. By embracing the complexity of our identity, we open ourselves to growth and transformation. 🔑<ul><li>Identity attachment is not rigid, but dynamic</li><li>Self-awareness and flexibility can be cultivated</li><li>Embracing the complexity of our identity leads to growth🌱</li></ul>

Embrace complexity

Identity Attachment

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