Simple Words of Wisdom

  (3 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  Third article  of the series. We recommend you read the  other two article as well  so that these articles together make a better sense. Click on the following links to access the other two articles: Article 1:   Ice cream cannot make you happy Article 2:  Stop worrying dude! We want to make these articles a lea...

(3 minute read) When I was in school, one day, one of our teachers encouraged our class to appear for Special Class Railway Apprentices ( SCRA) exam. The exam is held at national level. When he told us no one of got excited about the idea as in that year, they had 16 positions (only!) to fill. We mentioned it to him that Sir, there are only 16 positions and he casually replied that “so what if there are just 16 positions, you just need one!” While he was certainly true, we didn’t really bought the argument and thought him to be kind of crazy to say so! We are estimated to have 130+ crore people in India. A majority of our population is young and given that we also have a high rate of unemployment the number of candidates competing for any job position is very high. Also due to a high percentage of young population and a few number of good institutes,  the same is true for admission to these elite academic institutions. But do we really need to worry about the number of compe...

  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 second...

  Yesterday, my friend and I decided to meet at Sayaji Dwar for some yummy snacks. For those who don’t know, Sayaji Dwar ( in Dewas) is like a local food joint where various stalls of street food serve their customers. While I was waiting for him, I saw another girl standing nearby. Before you let your imaginations run wild, let me tell you that she was selling balloons there. “She must not be more than 10 years old” I thought. She was wearing a maroon hoodie jacket which was adequate to battle cold that day. She wore a salwar which didn’t quite reach her ankles- much like jogger jeans. “One, two, three…Eleven” I counted her balloons. A bunch of 10 balloons in her left hand while one in her right hand. Each balloon was attached to a straw-like hollow, plastic stick. The stick of the balloon in her right had got detached. She immediately vexed to fix it. But since she was holding a bunch of balloons in her left hand, she was having some difficulty. She fixed it and continued to ...

  - 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...

  - 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 ar...

  Hi, Today I want to share with your the best motivational quotes, which I like the most. Whenever I feel depressed and demotivated, I read or remind them and find motivation instantly. I hope they will help you too: Quote 1: It always seems impossible until it's done.  - Nelson Mandela  Pretty must self-explanatory! Not just researchers, but many common people across the world have achieved feats that were once thought to be impossible to accomplish. And trust me, being a researcher myself, I have experienced it myself. Quote 2: This one is by James Clear, the renowned author says: "Sometimes people think lack of clarity as a lack of motivation" Sometimes it's just that you don't know clearly what your next step is and hence sit perplexed. This is misinterpreted as a lack of motivation while it is actually a lack of clarity. So, whenever you don't feel like working on your project, studying for exams or so on, do a rain check if its the lack of clarity of wh...

  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 everyth...

Pratik Badgujar 6 minute read Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in his book "Vision 2020"  envisioned India as a superpower by 2020.   It does not take an expert to tell that we are still far far away from achieving that feat. In spite of almost 75 years of independence, we are still considered as a developing country and not a developed one. But what went wrong? In all these years of independence, India has achieved some remarkable feats and yet there are areas in which we have not performed so well. What is holding India back? India is unique in many aspects. It is certainly quite different from western countries like the US, Europe etc. It is very difficult to implement textbook strategies in Indian conditions. Here are issues which make governance a difficult task compared to any other: Diversity: “Unity in Diversity” is what we all grew up with. India is truly unique due to the sheer number of languages, dialects, cultures, religions, climates it nurtures. This diversity is sa...

 - 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...