Tag: personal growth
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Apparently My Brain Isn’t Broken. It’s Just Running Ancient Software
I was watching a YouTube video on my way back home from work. Now, considering my commute is long enough to qualify as a short domestic flight, I consume a lot of content while travelling. Most of it gets forgotten before I even reach my destination. This video didn’t. It was called 10 Habits That…
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Not Everybody Gets a Vote: Stop Letting Strangers Make Your Life Decisions
Lavanya From Bihar Doesn’t Get a Vote I need more people to stop caring. Not in a “be rude to everyone” kind of way. In a “why are you allowing complete strangers to sit on the board of directors of your life?” kind of way. Because some of you are out here making life decisions…
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How to Rewire Your Brain: Simple Ways to Use Neuroplasticity in Everyday Life
Having gotten the whole “what is neuroplasticity, explain to me like I’m five” thing away (which by the way is my last article, you can read here) — it’s time to leverage all that five-year-old-level information into actual action. So let’s recap for a bit first. Your brain has tiny labourers called neurons. They communicate…
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Ikigai : The Quiet Art of Having a Reason to Stay
I don’t remember exactly when I first came across the word Ikigai. Maybe it was in a book I didn’t finish, or on a Pinterest board with pastel quotes and ocean-blue fonts. But the word lingered. Like a scent I couldn’t name but somehow recognized. Ikigai is a Japanese concept that roughly translates to “a…
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My Birthday Taught Me Something I Didn’t Want to Learn
I like celebrating people. I plan. I think ahead. I make things feel special. So naturally, I want my birthday to feel the same. Not identical. Not perfect.But at least… intentional. It didn’t. 1. I Planned Everything—And That Was the First Sign I chose the phone I wanted.I tracked it for days.I handled the decisions.…
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The Last Time I Took a Risk (And Why It Was Worth It)
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out When people talk about “taking risks,” they usually picture something dramatic—quitting everything overnight, moving cities, starting over from scratch. The kind of decisions that sound exciting in hindsight but terrifying in the moment. For me, the risk looked deceptively simple:I left…
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The Decision That Didn’t Fix My Life — But Changed Me Anyway
Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. If you had asked me a few years ago to describe a “life-changing decision,” I would’ve imagined something dramatic. Quitting a job. Moving cities. Cutting people off mid-sentence and walking away like a Bollywood climax scene. But the decision that actually…
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Where Do I See Myself in the Next 10 Years? | Life Goals, Career Vision & Future Plans
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? The funny part is—if you had asked me this question five years ago, I would’ve said, in my grave.Just kidding. I’m a Hindu—we don’t even do graves. But you get the point. Back then, the future felt like something optional.Now, at the very least, I know this—I’m…
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Someone Called Me Weird. I Took It As a Compliment.
What was the best compliment you’ve received? Best Compliment I’ve Ever Received Someone once called me weird. Not cute-weird. Not quirky-weird.Just… weird. And they meant it like an insult, which is honestly what makes it perfect. Because in my head, weird just means one thing— You realised you have free will…and then actually did something…