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Have you spent time with yourself lately?
warikoo Wanderings
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YOU ARE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND
Vidur, (our 11 year old) contracted COVID last week. He tested positive on Saturday and has been in isolation since then.
Which he thought would be an awesome party!
With nothing to do, no school to attend, and no one to constantly check on him, he would have his endless dose of screen time.
On a normal day, he gets 1 hour of screen time, which he mostly spends on watching Minecraft videos (he loves the game).
Now he would have an endless dose of it.
Or so he thought.
Monday evening, we asked him how was it going and if he was enjoying all his time with the screen.
He responded, "I realized there isn't much to do online after a point of time."
Welcome to real-life, my friend!
We all crave the thing we are told not to do.
Our minds gravitate towards the thing that is scarce, that is limited, that is occasional.
Because something in us triggers this thought, "It must be rationed for a reason. There must be something really awesome in it that someone doesn't want me to experience in abundance. Why else would it be so scarce or forbidden?"
But it is only when we have an abundance of it, we realize it is just another thing.
EVERY thing - be it material or even a relationship, in abundance, becomes normal, becomes less exciting, becomes less joyful.
Except one thing - our own company.
Once Vidur realized that watching more videos is not going to make him any happier, he turned to what he does best.
Spend time with himself.
Reading books, playing the piano, coding, video games, painting.
Things that do not require anyone or anything else, except his own company.
At the age of 11, he knows life's biggest secret.
If you are at peace with your own self, you do not need anyone or anything else to make you happy.
People will come and go.
Things will come and go.
Feelings will come and go.
The only constant we all have, is ourselves.
The one who will never leave us.
That is not a choice we all have been been given.
We will always have ourselves with us.
The choice then, is whether we like ourselves or not.
BOOK I AM READING THIS WEEK
I finished reading Beyond Good and Evil, by Friedrich Nietzsche.
INTENSE! Took a lot of effort to read. Had to re-read several lines to make sense, but it is powerful and enchanting. Not for the faint-hearted.
I also started reading "No Ego" by CY Wakeman.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BOOK!
It is designed for leaders on how to manage/avoid/tackle drama at work.
Research shows that every day, 2.5 hours are spent on managing emotional drama at work (venting, complaining, dealing with hurt feelings), most of which are unproductive for everyone involved. The book offers practical ways of dealing with it.
It is hitting the right chords.
My book DO EPIC SHIT touched sales of 1,20,000+ and this week I spent a day preparing for the big giveaway to celebrate the milestone :)
If you haven't read it till now, you can consider ordering it here :)
QUOTES TO SHARE
Your circumstances are not the reason you cannot succeed.
They are the reality in which you must succeed.
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New things don’t stay new for long.
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When a manager asks you a question, it is because they need to know the answer.
When a leader asks you a question, it is because you need to know the answer.
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RESPONSES TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTION
Last week I asked you:
Pick one, to define yourself:
- I am usually more patient than impatient.
- I am usually more impatient than patient.
Here are the responses:
Observations:
1. As you grow older, you "think" you become more patient.
2. The young folks are right now going, "yah right!"
PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Compounding, explained :)
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What is the hardest part about your life?
- Not much money
- Managing relationships
- Managing work/studies
- Dealing with my own thoughts
Click here to let me know your answer (anonymously)
CONTENT I SHARED THIS WEEK
Podcast:
Title of episode: 7 life questions to ask
Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, JioSaavn, Gaana or YouTube.
YouTube:
Title of video: How I bought my 1st laptop
You can watch it here.
Instagram:
Title of video: Can't say No? Try this!
You can watch it here.
Twitter:
Title of thread: Dealing with negativity
You can read it here.
You can, of course, always write to me by simply replying to this newsletter.
I love reading all your emails, even though I may not be able to reply to them all.
Yes! I READ ALL MY EMAILS. ALL OF THEM.
(Dilli ki jhulasti hui garmi ki kasam)
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warikoo Wanderings
by Ankur Warikoo
Entrepreneur, Author, Content Creator with 9M+ followers across platforms. I share this newsletter every Friday around personal growth, books, quotes, pictures - it is the most personal version of me online.
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