Tag: self-help

Read With Purpose: A Pilot for Personal and Professional Growth

Reading: A Competency Building Tool:  In the previous post “You Read, I Read, But Are We Competent Readers?”  I argued that reading is not a mere leisure activity. …

You Read, I Read, But Are We Competent Readers?

People read.  People read anything and everything. I like such people who read. It’s like one addict finding another addict. I hunt for readers. I hang out with…

A case for Competencies!

We often hear the advice that if you follow your passion, you won’t have to work a single day in your life.  However, if you ask students or…

Solitude is the sine qua non (crucial!) for enriched life!

[6 minute Quick Read] [Solitude and the Sea – Painting – By Jacques Bodin] When is the last time, you spent some time with your thoughts? In all…

The only way to start (and stick) to digital quarantine (aka declutter or detox)!

7 minute Quick Read.   Japanese Olympic player addicted to mobile games raked up 5000 $ (close to 4 Lac Indian Rs) bill and another player played Pokémon at…

First step in getting your life back from digital addiction!

6 minute Quick read. Digital detox – abstaining from social media, a smart phone is popular these days. So are the attempts like deleting apps, removing notifications, purging follow…

War on technology addiction is one sided!

3-minute quick read.  When smart-phone was introduced by Apple –it was supposed to be a combination of iPod and phone. Facebook was also introduced to just connect girl-friends,…

Getting used to Digital Quarantine!

 3-minute quick read       We are becoming social media and mobile junky. On average we check mobile every 12 minutes sometimes up to 96 times a…