Category: Personal Growth

Leadership, Personal Growth

32 lessons from this year’s Do Lectures

I stumbled onto this list collated by Matt Spry about what he learnt from this year’s Do Lectures. This is great advice for anyone to lead their lives. Here is the entire list as quoted by him on his post here. 1. Do less, but better 2. Consciously choose everything you do 3. Follow your curiosity, talk to more people, try things, tell your story 4. Set small experiments with low expectations 5. Always look to the edges for inspiration and a glimpse of future 6. Our work and values may not change but our response to changing context should 7. Draw more […]

Personal Growth

Be Intentional in Designing Your Environment

It is an age-old adage in India that a clean desk is the mark of a clean mind. What they meant was that the external environment was a direct result of our state of mind. As with other such things, the reverse is as much true. Our external environment can have an impact on not just our mood but can even impact behavior. Take for example, the experiment being done in Berlin’s Hermannstrasse train station. This station is a known place for criminal and anti-social activities. The experiment is about using atonal music to subdue criminal activities. Psychological studies have shown […]

Ideas, Leadership, Personal Growth

Doing Work that Matters with @JamesVictore

I am a big fan of the work that James Victore puts out. Fan enough to back him and his work on Patreon. He was recently described as “part Darth Vader, part Yoda,”. You can make out his work the moment you see it. Its that distinctive and that real.  He is original, has a point-of-view and is never afraid of sharing it. He is also immensely creative. He is a good artist, a great teacher and an even better role-model, if we want to do work that matters.  In this video (at Do Lectures), he shares his approach to […]

Leadership, Personal Growth

Look After Yourself

Here is a short list that the team at Do Lectures posted on twitter about looking after ourselves. Spoke to me.  My score is 3/10. Need to improve that. What is your score? How many of these do you do?  Look after yourself:1, Celebrate small things2, Celebrate big things3, Don’t compare4, Make time for exercise5, Eat well6, Look for the good7, Stop being so hard on yourself8, Have some rest. And don’t feel guilty about it9, Give yourself a pat on the back10, Bed early— Do Lectures (@DoLectures) August 18, 2018 via “Do Lectures” on Twitter. 

Ideas, Personal Growth

Your Self – An Owners Manual

I came across this post by Dave Pollard that I found amusing, informative, exhaustive, fun and wise – all at the same time. I could not stop myself from sharing this on my blog.  You can read the entire post on Dave’s blog – here. Go back and read some of his earlier post as well, while you are on his blog. A wealth of information and wisdom awaits.  Dave and his work was introduced to me by Harold Jarche, whom I hosted on my podcast sometime back. His blog also has a wealth of information that will go a […]