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  - 4 minute read Finally, after a long, long time, I have written the fourth article of the series "Decoding Happiness".  We all want to be happy. We do everything to be happy and yet happiness eludes us. What is this mystery? Why can't we live happily ever after? Or can we? In this series of articles, “Decoding Happiness” we will try to explore the mystery of happiness.  This is the  Fourth article  of the series. I suggest you must also read the other three article so that you can master the art of happiness. For your convenience, I have provided the links to previous articles right here: Article 3:  Stop chasing happiness . Article 2: Stop worrying dude! Article 1: Ice cream cannot make you happy. I hope you will find these articles helpful. Do let us know your thoughts by writing the comments below. So, lets get started...  The Evil of Comparison Yesterday, I and my friend decided to have a dinner outside. We chose a dhaba (a roadside restaurant) which was opened ju

  - 2 minutes The debates and discussions on what kind of world we live in are eternal. Pessimist say it’s the worst possible situations. Optimist say it’s the best. And an ordinary person doesn’t say anything! So, is this world a heaven or hell? Or its just another ‘ordinary’ world. In my opinion, the world is a place filled with all shades of all colours. What you chose to focus on is totally your choice. Let me explain this with an example: Most of us believe that while being on the road, they get more red lights than green. Scientist on the other hand differ. They say that the probability of getting a red and green light are in fact equal. While there might be more red lights experienced in a short period of time, the average gets evened out over the long term. But they why do we feel its not so? Why we feel that probably our stars are not aligned well and we are doomed to face more red lights that green? While, in reality, we are facing same number of red and green lights. Re

  Yesterday, a friend forwarded this message on WhatsApp: “O-ve blood required urgently for a patient in M Y hospital in Raipur. Please contact on this no: +91- 98XXXXXXX6” Now, as there was no date or time mentioned in the message. So, I asked him out of curiosity “kab chahiye? (when is it required)” “I don’t know” he replied. “Why don’t you call and ask? The contact number is there in the message” I knew that either this message is old or circulated by someone just for fun because it’s the 3 rd time I had received it in recent times! When I told him this, he was adamant that its impossible that the message is fake or old, because he just received it in a family Whatsapp group, by someone he trusted. Now the funny thing is that as far as I know, there is no M Y hospital in Raipur. M Y hospital is in Indore and is one of the biggest one in Madhya Pradesh. I asked him that there is no MY hospital in Raipur, but he insisted that there is one. Seeing his confidence, I thought

  If you are living in India, you must have certainly heard this statement regarding marksheet/ degree certificate: "A single paper (marksheet/degree) cannot define my future". And ironically when it comes to jobs, people expect them to give job based on that paper itself! These are the 7 reasons why India has a high rate of unemployment: No education only literacy: While India has a few institutes which are top class, others are simply pathetic. Ever since independence, our education seems to have been focused on literacy. Even in higher studies, in most of the universities, the goal has been to impart technical literacy, scientific literacy instead of technical and scientific education. While literacy enables one to read and understand the those technical terms, it doesn't promotes one to create something beneficial for the society and nation as a whole.   Lack of R & D:  There is a dearth of quality research in the country. Many times researchers' only motivat

  We present you a bouquet of 6 apps that can transform you life completely.  All these have a free version as well as paid versions. their free versions also are fantastic and can be extremely helpful in propelling your transformations. Some of these apps could also be available of Apple store, I haven't checked it. And the cliched statement- "so without wasting time let's get started" ;) 7 minutes workout A healthy mind resides in healthy body. Gym and Yoga are always recommended. But For some Gym seem costly and Yoga too complex. Moreover, in our all busy lives, taking out even an hour is really difficult sometimes. This app guides you though 7 minute exercise sessions. You may use this app to  lose weight, get a flat tummy & strengthen your abdominal muscles.  The app has small videos that show you how to perform each exercise so that you don't end up doing them incorrectly. The 7 minute workout consists of only 12 exercises to be done for 30 seconds, with

  - 3  min. read (by Pratik Badgujar)  There were once two places named Hikalu and Pikalu situated hundreds of miles away. Hikalu was situated in an arid region- a desert. The water availability was very low. Dust storms, the limited possibility of agriculture, scorching heat in the day and chilling nights were the norm. Pikalu was situated in a forest. There was no shortage of food and water and was blessed with pleasant weather round the year. One day, the elders and great thinkers of Hikalu sat around and thought about how can we make the lives of our people easy? How can we ensure the prosperity and might of our people? So, after a lot of discussion, they thought of an idea to identify the best practices of survival and thriving and write it down- pretty much like a constitution. They decided to name it “The Great Hikalu Manual”. The manual contained instruction on do's and don’ts. Every resident of Hikalu, started following the manual and hence the lives of the residents

  - Pratik Badgujar 3 minute read “Do smart work instead of hard work” is a popular adage in college placement training sessions as well as in the corporate. Smart work- achieving more output with lesser efforts. Technically, the ratio which measures it is called Productivity. Productivity = Output/Input But knowing the term won’t make you a smart worker instantaneously,   right? So, what to do? How to become a smart worker? Is it even possible to learn doing ‘smart work’? or is it that some people are just born smart workers? Let’s explore: Ingredients of smart work:   Understanding the fundamentals: Strong fundamentals is the most important requirement. No matter which field you are working in, how boring or interesting your job is, without strong fundamentals, you cannot do smart work at all Zeal  to reduce your effort constructively: Well, you may have come across many people who have the best fundamentals and yet they are just stuck in whatever they are doing. Such peopl

  The world today is full of fake news. And more than that, the world is full of useless, crap information. While fake news makes you dumb, useless news doesn’t serve you any better. Here are some great YouTube channels which can make you smarter than your peers. So, doesn’t matter you are a student or a professor, a saint or a seeker, a pro or a dabbler, it is equally important to have correct and latest knowledge about the world we live in. Seeker:   Number of Subscribers:  5 million The Channel Describes itself as “Seeker empowers the curious to understand the science shaping our world. We tell award-winning stories about the natural forces and groundbreaking innovations that impact our lives, our planet, and our universe.” Here is the link to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/DNewsChannel     Insider: Number of Subscribers: 7.4 million Insider is what great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, c

 - Pratik Badgujar  5 minute read Prologue It does not take a genius to say that we all become happy and sad numerous times. For most of us, happiness giving moments are very few, and the remaining time is filled with frustration and boredom. We all want to be happy. We all do everything we do for the sole reason of becoming happy in life and yet we don't succeed a lot. What is this mystery? Why can't we live happily ever? Can we?   In this  series of articles ,  “Decoding Happiness”  we will try to understand the reality of happiness.  In this series of articles, we will shed some light on different aspects of happiness one by one. This is the  second article  of them. We recommend you read the first article also so that this article will make a better sense. We want to make these articles a learning experience. We want you to freely communicate your thoughts on happiness and article with us. So, freely comment, give feedback, write an email, or contact us on Whatsapp. Rest a

- Pratik Badgujar (3 Minute Read) Switching a job is very common these days, particularly in the services sector. Recently due to Coronavirus, a lot of professionals have been forced to look for jobs or other career options. However, deciding the best option for yourself amongst all available ones is a tricky business. Here are 6 practical mistakes which people make while choosing a career option: Not Knowing what you want: Perhaps the most important thing of all is knowing the reason behind switching the job. Why is it exactly that you want to switch the job? Is it just the money, job satisfaction, better work timings or something else? If in an unfortunate event of having been kicked out, you still need to consider the above questions before zeroing in on a particular option. The answer to this is also crucial for you to be happy with your selected option later. A few years back a friend of mine switched job for a better pay scale. A couple of weeks into the new job and he real

  -Pratik Badgujar 4 minute read It does not take a genius to say that we all become happy and sad numerous times. For most of us, happiness giving moments are very few, and the remaining time is filled with frustration and boredom. We all want to be happy. We all do everything we do for the sole reason of becoming happy in life and yet we don't succeed a lot. What is this mystery? Why can't we live happily ever? Can we?   In this series of articles , “Decoding Happiness” we will try to understand the reality of happiness. + In this series of articles we will shed some light on different aspects of happiness one by one. This is the first article of them We want to make these articles a learning experience. We want you to freely communicate your thoughts on happiness and article with us. So, freely comment, give feedback, write an email, or contact us on Whatsapp. Rest assured we are not here to judge you from your comments at all. Let's Get started...    Ice Cream

  चन्‍द्रशेखर संगोई रक्षाबंधन की छुट्टियों में मित्र रोहन से लगभग छह महीनों बाद मुलाकात हुई। पिछली बार हम उसके जन्मदिवस के अवसर मिले थे तब उसने वहाँ उपस्थित सभी मित्रों से यह वादा किया था कि आज से वह अपने जीवन में बहुत से परिवर्तन लाने वाला है। सुबह दौड़ने जाना, समय का पाबंद रहना, जंक फूड पर निर्भर नहीं रहना, सोशल मीडिया पर कम समय बिताना, रात को जल्दी सोना, धूम्रपान छोड़ना जैसे  10 बड़े बदलाव अपने जीवन में जन्म दिवस के के मौके पर लागू किये थे। रोहन अपने संकल्प का पक्का है, अतः मुझे विश्वास था कि वह अपने जीवन में कियेे गए बदलावों पर खरा उतरेगा। परंतु उस मुलाकात के दिन उसने बताया कि उन सभी बदलावों में से एक भी बदलाव पूर्ण रूप से अपने जीवन में लागू नहीं कर पाया था। परंतु क्यों? आप भी अपने जीवन में ऐसी कई आदतों को बदलना चाहते होंगे जो कि आपको भविष्य में कोई लाभ दें, परंतु उनको व्यवहारिक जीवन में नहीं उतार पाते। ज्यादातर लोग अपने जन्म दिवस, नव वर्ष, अथवा सालगिरह पर ऐसी कई आदतों को अपने जीवन में उतारने के लिए संकल्प लेते हैं। एकाएक ही जीवन में आदतों के उन परिवर्तनों को लागू कर भी देते हैं।