The art of creating pearls from life's annoyances
What irritates you, especially something that you have little or no control over? Here's a way to create beauty from irritations. (No,...
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teenageorge1
- Oct 17, 2023
- 2 min
Make your waiting moments count: Cultivate Meanwhile Habits
Meanwhile Habits are those habits that you can fit into tiny pockets of open time you have - while you wait for something. You can use it...
teenageorge1
- Oct 17, 2023
- 1 min
Unlocking your potential: Tiny Habits, advice, and personal growth
From once considering myself beyond redemption due to my struggles with procrastination, perfectionism, and a propensity for weight gain,...
teenageorge1
- Oct 11, 2023
- 1 min
Navigating the gap between inspiration and sustainable habits
You listened to a great TED Talk, read an inspiring book / article, or watched a motivational video. You’re inspired to start practicing...
teenageorge1
- Oct 11, 2023
- 1 min
The power of starting small: How to build lasting habits
A common mistake many people make while trying to create habits is starting big. I've been there too. For the longest time, my exercise...
teenageorge1
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
Overcoming the Sunk Cost Fallacy: Embracing rational decision-making
"I've spent so much time and effort on this already, I'd rather spend some more and see it through." Have you said something similar to...
teenageorge1
- Oct 11, 2023
- 1 min
Busting meditation myths: Start your practice with ease
"You must quiet your mind completely during meditation." "You only need meditation if you are stressed out." "Meditation is difficult to...
teenageorge1
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
The art of effective communication: Beyond words and vocabulary
“You see the whole country of the system is juxtapositioned by the hemoglobin in the atmosphere, because you are a sophisticated...
teenageorge1
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
Unlocking the power of prompts for habit formation
Prompts are all the rage these days - with generative AI taking the world by storm. There is another type of prompt. It's one that deals...
teenageorge1
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Mastering delayed gratification: A key to success
I've known with absolute clarity that I would fail the marshmallow test had I been one of the child participants. The marshmallow test is...
teenageorge1
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Unlocking sustainable fitness by overcoming the motivation trap
In 2015, we (my sister, my husband, and I) went for the Triund trek in Dharamshala, India. Hardly had we walked a few steps, I started...
teenageorge1
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Achieving lasting change: 3 guidelines for making New Year's Resolutions stick
New Year, New Me. The prospect of a fresh start is enticing and filled with hope. There have been a few years in the past where in my...
teenageorge1
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Make tasks easier for you to do
What do folding clothes and listening to music have in common? For me, they're on the extreme ends of a spectrum. I enjoy listening to...
teenageorge1
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Health is the true wealth
Work is worship. I took this saying very seriously at the start of my career. Other than a brief phone call to my husband during lunch...
teenageorge1
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
Laugh at yourself - It is liberating
I've done some amusing things in life, many of them unintentionally. Once when I had to attend an online certification, I miscalculated...
teenageorge1
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
Give yourself the power of a fresh start
There are no do overs in life, it's said. Sure, you cannot undo certain things in life. Yet, life gives us ample opportunities to start...
teenageorge1
- Aug 10, 2022
- 2 min
Yes, social media can be helpful too!
Social media often gets a bad rap. However, like many other things in life - it's a coin with 2 sides. There are good and not so good...
teenageorge1
- May 21, 2022
- 2 min
Try the 'Rehearse with Coach' option on Microsoft PowerPoint
As part of a camp I attended in college, we had to make presentations on a topic of our choice. I chose to speak about my home state,...
teenageorge1
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Why starting tiny is the key to sustaining a behavior
I participated in a mini marathon when I was in college. It was the first ever marathon that I participated in. And I wasn't prepared -...
teenageorge1
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
Grow big by starting small
Someday is not a day in the week. Yet that's when many of us plan to start some of the things that mean the most to us or those which...
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