Water baby

Summer 2022 after bangalore trip

Advice from mummy

On the ground, a rock is just a rock. But when moving at high speed through the atmosphere, a rock becomes a meteor—alive with fire and burning bright.

People are not so different. Without activity, we are lifeless and dull. When moving fast and taking action, we come alive.

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"'Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul.' "

Yooki and friends…

Rare papa mummy pic

She reads and watches ipad

With nana

TED Talk I almost gave but withdrew because of overwhelming work

We should never decide that something is impossible and buy into the belief, "I'll never be able to do that." The power of the entire universe is inherent in our lives. When we firmly decide, "I can do it!" we can break through the walls of self-imposed limitations

Happiness is not the absence of problems or worries; it is to be undefeated no matter what problems or worries we may face. And this happiness is not solely focussed on oneself. Truly happy are those who can help others become happy.

Tortoise wins because he never stops

"Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. However, if you use those hours wisely, you can accomplish a week's worth of effort in a day, or 10 years' worth of effort in a year."

power of inner life >>> power of external circumstances

Like space becomes room by constructing beams and columns, your goal gives your mindspace a meaning and purpose.

It takes half your life to determine that life is do it yourself project

On personal growth: We should be so vigilant of our own growth that we should mark our own day to day growth and make sure we never stop growing.

"Build small habits. Make big plans.

1) Keep your daily actions small. Strive to get 1% better every day.

2) Keep your daily mindset big. Think about how you can play a bigger game.

Start small, but never dream small."

Sometimes we are too hard on ourselves and criticize our mistakes to an unhelpful degree. Sometimes we are too easy on ourselves and let excuses run our lives.

Which way are you leaning right now? How can you pull yourself back to center?

Meta cognition

Metacognition, thinking about how you think, has been shown to help students improve their grades. Stanford University researchers published a new study that outlines a 15-minute thinking hack that led to an average improvement of one third of a letter grade for the participants.

"Blind effort alone, without directing that effort in an effective manner, doesn't always get you to where you want to go," said Chen.

The research stems from the insight that while many resources are provided by educational institutions, students don't always know how to use them effectively. Patricia Chen, a postdoctoral research fellow who led the study, hypothesized that if students were made more self-reflective about how they approach their studies and the available resources, they could do better.

"Actively self-reflecting on the approaches that you are taking fosters a strategic stance that is really important in life," she said. "Strategic thinking distinguishes between people of comparable ability and effort. This can make the difference between people who achieve and people who have the potential to achieve, but don't."

1. "Expect anything worthwhile to take a long time." This is borrowed from the wise and wonderful Debbie Millman, for it's hard to better capture something so fundamental yet so impatiently overlooked in our culture of immediacy. The myth of the overnight success is just that — a myth — as well as a reminder that our present definition of success needs serious retuning. The flower doesn't go from bud to blossom in one spritely burst and yet, as a culture, we're disinterested in the tedium of the blossoming. But that's where all the real magic unfolds in the making of one's character and destiny.

upply creates its own demand. Only by consistently supplying it can we hope to increase the demand for the substantive over the superficial — in our individual lives and in the collective dream called culture.

He who has talent in him must be purer in soul than anyone else. Another will be forgiven much, but to him it will not be forgiven. A man who leaves the house in bright, festive clothes needs only one drop of mud splashed from under a wheel, and people all surround him, point their fingers at him, and talk about his slovenliness, while the same people ignore many spots on other passers-by who are wearing everyday clothes. For on everyday clothes the spots do not show.

But there is nothing enduring in the world, and therefore even joy in the second minute is already not as acute as in the first; in the third minute it becomes still weaker and finally merges unnoticeably with the usual condition of the soul, as a circle on the water, caused by the fall of a pebble, finally merges with the smooth surface.

law of 10x

I also read a thing from Larry Page. It was regarding giving 10X to everything you do. Or rather doing everything better by a factor of 10 (with age you realize that they are two different things). And I just felt that today was the right day to receive that advice. And almost adopt that as a motto, as a benchmark for my every performance, in every field.

You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work.

You should never engage in action for sake of reward nor should you long for inaction.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

If you let sad thoughts take over your mind, you tend to become a sad person. If you feel that you will nail a presentation in a meeting, then chances are that you will. However, if you're not prepared and feel nervous then you might make a blunder. 

10. We're kept from our goal not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal.

This is easiest to observe in extreme circumstances—a conflict or misunderstanding, a destructive romantic entanglement or a gambling addiction. But the same dynamics play out over the course of a lifetime, often in less dramatic fashion, shaping the character and quality of our lives.

We respond in habitual ways to the events in our lives, often trying to avoid what is challenging or uncomfortable. And when difficulties arise, we may suffer from a sense of hopelessness or fear.

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"'Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul.' "

First day of summer holidays 2022

Making summer perfume