Tag: health
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New Ways to Be Happier: Practical Wisdom from Vanessa King and a Growing Global Movement
We all want to feel happier and more resilient, especially when life gets messy. But what does it really take to build lasting wellbeing—not just for ourselves, but for the people we care about? For me, this question became personal. I’ve not only championed the Action for Happiness movement in my own life, but also…
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The Journey Is All There Is: Naval Ravikant on Time, Happiness, and Success
Part 2: In a deeply reflective conversation, entrepreneur and philosopher Naval Ravikant sits down with Chris to dissect the complex interplay between time, happiness, success, suffering, and fame. It’s not a motivational soundbite session, but rather an honest, often self-revealing discussion on how to live a good life—not just by chasing goals, but by understanding…
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Your Happiest Days Are Behind You—And That’s a Good Thing
When we think about happiness, we tend to look ahead. We imagine it waiting for us in the future, just around the next corner—after the promotion, the relationship, the vacation, the next big change. But what if that’s the wrong direction to look? In his heartfelt and humorous TEDx talk, psychologist Robert Biswas-Diener flips the…
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Midlife: Not a Crisis, But an Awakening
Carl Jung, one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, made a bold statement that continues to resonate: “Life really does begin at 40. Up until then, you are just doing research.” This challenges a deeply ingrained narrative in popular culture—that midlife is a time of decline, chaos, or crisis. Instead, Jung invites…
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Building Physical and Mental Fitness for Meditation and Nididhyāsana
In the world today, physical fitness is often about achieving external goals—whether it’s gaining social media followers, sporting six-pack abs, or setting new personal records in sports. However, in Vedānta or the pursuit of moksha (liberation) and jīvanmukti (freedom while living), the purpose of physical health is entirely different. The body is simply a tool,…
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The Subtle Signs of Aging: What It Feels Like and How We Experience It
Aging is one of life’s most natural processes, but when does it really start? And how do we experience it? Most of us don’t notice it immediately—it’s a slow, subtle shift that begins in our late 20s or 30s. Let’s take a closer look at how aging unfolds for both men and women, and what…
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How to Get Ahead of 99% of People
Everyone wants to succeed, but Naval Ravikant’s advice is refreshingly simple: instead of following someone else’s roadmap, build your own. Here are his thoughts on getting ahead by focusing on what truly matters: 1. Follow Your Own Obsession Naval believes life is a journey of “personal obsession and curiosity.” He argues that “you cannot follow…
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How to Get Ahead in 5 Minutes a Day: A Simple 3-Level System
What if I told you that you can get ahead of 99% of people with just 5 minutes a day? This isn’t an overblown promise—it’s entirely achievable. Here’s how you can do it. Step 1: Realization Most people do the bare minimum. They go to work, come home, and waste time glued to screens, distracted…
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From Spectator to Participant: Why Playing a Game Beats Watching It
I have seen first-hand the frustration and heartbreak that a billion people experienced when India lost the Cricket World Cup finals yesterday to Australia, despite being unbeaten in all the previous games. All the wishes, cheering, prayers and tears amounted to nothing. That can hurt and haunt people for a long time. I even watched…
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Strength Training at Home without Equipment
Strength training is a type of physical exercise that involves resistance or weight training to build and strengthen muscles, bones, and connective tissues. Strength training can be done using body weight, free weights, resistance bands, machines, or any other equipment that provides resistance to muscles. The importance of strength training lies in the numerous benefits…
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Fitness for Women after 40
Staying fit after 40 requires some extra effort and attention to specific areas of health and wellness. Here are some tips for women to stay fit after 40: By incorporating these healthy habits into your daily routine, you can stay fit and healthy well into your 40s and beyond.
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Fitness: An Essential Shared Value in Relationships
If you have been reading my blog enough, you know by now that having shared values and interests is critical to the long-term success of relationships. Of several essential shared values like trust, responsibility, loyalty and so on, I believe Physical Fitness is one of the most important because it can make or break a…
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Eating Right
I love mental models and I use them wherever possible. They are not always perfect but they are sufficient to help you make better choices. There are five components to fitness viz. cardio vascular endurance, Muscular strenth, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. The formula to achieve the right body composition that supports the other…
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The Surefire Way to Health and Longevity: Intermittent Fasting
As Millennials, we have a lot of challenges in the sphere of spirituality, physical and mental health. But if one has to give one prescription that can provide relief to many of our physical, mental, and spiritual ailments, it is Intermittent Fasting In simple words, Intermittent Fasting is the practice of alternating periods of eating…
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Breaking the cycle of obsessive thinking
Once we become mindful of the chain of cause and effect and merely act as a witness, without engaging with them, they lose their power. When this clarity dawns upon our minds, we feel lighter, positive and cheerful.
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Task 4: Five point plan to improve health and fitness without disturbing other routines
My small steps to better health and fitness
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