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What is Mindfulness? Is Being Mindful Really Difficult?

Mindfulness is the art of being present in the moment, being aware of your thoughts, feelings, sensations and surroundings completely. We carry a lot of thoughts everyday and if you carefully observe, most times it is impossible to empty the mind enough to truly experience the moment. Being mindful does not mean being in this […]

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What Makes Us Truly Happy – Mythbusters From Yale Course

Happiness is a highly subjective pursuit. Sometimes it eludes us like the butterfly in the garden. Sometimes, it is the pair of specs we search all around the house for while it is actually snuggly sitting on our nose. It is a universal pursuit where each one of us have different levels, methods and measurements

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How To Be Happy As Per ‘Science of Wellbeing Yale Course’

We all want to be happy. Happiness means different things to different people. In my HR line of work, I deal not just with processes and deadlines. Human emotions are a big part of my work. On a daily basis, I interact with a lot of people. It is always a challenge to navigate emotions

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Active Listening – How to Communicate Better

This ongoing pandemic has created panic and fear among all of us. Being cooped up at home is boring and frustrating. When the first wave hit us all last year, I saw so many people taking up new hobbies, reading new books or trying new recipes. No one had this much time to spend at

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How To Live A Long And Healthy Life

There are five blue zones in the world. These are the special zones which house the highest population of centenarians who are surprisingly healthy for their age. They are proof that a long and healthy life is very much possible through certain dietary habits and lifestyle. Blue Zones – Long and healthy life The concept

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Truth About Social Media – 15 Facts That Make you Think

I just finished watching ‘The Social Dilemma‘ on Netflix. It is a documentary about the lesser known truth about social media. First of all I myself was in a dilemma whether to watch it or not. That’s because nothing ever cheered me up about a documentary. Documentaries are hard hitting and no matter how true

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The Power of Choice: What Made Kathy Absolutely Strong

Sometimes in life we meet some people who actually stay for a very little time while with us but leave us with a lasting impact. With our exploding social media content, online inspiration is a true and tested form of motivation. Kathy Buckley belonged to that online category. Her video about the power of choice

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What Is Digital Detox – How To Make It Effective

Digital Detox is a conscious decision to stay away from the digital world temporarily. The focus is to create Less stress , More interaction with the physical world. Though this is a very generic meaning, what level you want to refrain from technology and how, falls entirely within your judgment. There is no defined pace

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Break From Technology Occasionally – Make Life Better

Have you ever imagined living without your phone? For most of us the phone has become yet another part of our bodies, like our extended limb without which it is hard to imagine life. But what if I tell you, that I discovered that a break from technology occasionally, can make life better. Here is

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An Inspiring Story of Unconditional Love in Life

Did you know that the book ‘A street cat named Bob’ was based on a real story? And that Bob and James really saved each other through their unconditional love in life? A Story of Redemption through Unconditional Love Most of us are familiar with Bob. He was a cute ginger cat who looks like

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