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The Power of Knowledge
In school, I hated biology with a passion. And once I decided to pursue engineering, I thought of the subject as a waste of time. But I was wrong. Today, for my startup HabitStrong, as I research neuroscience, psychology, and human behavior, I am...
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Happiness: An Endless Chase
Vietnamese meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh said, “When you have a toothache you think that you will be happy when the toothache is gone. But when...
Rewire Your Brain
If you want to break any addiction, here is an action roadmap. Let us first understand what addiction is. It is a compulsive habit – an action you...
The Pursuit of Mastery
When building a habit we sometimes get bored in a few weeks. But a pianist may practice 20,000 hours for over a decade to qualify for an orchestra....
Hierarchy vs Innovation
I have worked in two diametrically opposite work environments. In firms like McKinsey, there was no social hierarchy. Even a senior partner could...
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Uncomfortable Means You’re Growing
During my four years in college, I was late for classes almost every single day. And after a while, it became a hardwired habit. So much so that if some day I got ready for class on time, I would feel like something was off – I would worry that...
How to break the habit of stress eating
Here is how to break the habit of stress eating. Every time you unthinkingly shove some snack into your mouth, ask yourself: Am I hungry? Or just bored and anxious? Stress eating is a classic mindless action that we do on autopilot. Here is a...
Habits and Consistency
Today, it is not enough to eat healthy and exercise -- you have to hack your metabolism. You have to hack your brain, hack your sleep, hack your energy levels... Thankfully, I haven't seen anyone 'hack meditation to attain bliss in 5 minutes,'...
Chronic worrying is a habit
Chronic worrying is a habit. And like any habit, it can be broken. But let us first understand how this habit is formed. When our brain feels some threat or uncertainty, it creates this dreadful feeling in our head that we call ‘anxiety.’ And we...