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Happiness is not a destination. It is a choice!

90% of people put their life and happiness on hold.
​“When I make money, I will be happy.” ​
“When I get a job, I will be settled.”
​“When I find a partner, I will not feel lonely.”
​“When I pass that interview, everything will be okay.” ​
“When I have enough, I will start investing.”
When I…

Here is the uncomfortable truth:
If you aren’t happy with the small things you have, you will NEVER be happy with the big things, even if you get them.

It is quite possible that the thing you are waiting for to fix your life, isn't what your life needs. Or wants.
You can very well have a wonderful life without it, or with a different form of that thing.

But we convince ourselves that ONLY that thing will get us to where we want to be in life; blinding ourselves to everything else.
While growing up, I believed that getting into IIT was the ONLY way to be successful.
Going out of India to settle was the ONLY way to be successful.
Working 16-20 hrs a day was the ONLY way to be successful.
Building a unicorn startup was the ONLY way to be successful.

Today, I am wiser.
I know none of these are mandatory for success, and certainly not the only ways one can be successful.
Today, I am successful because I feel successful.
Because I am happy.
Because I have enough!
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Happiness is not a destination. It’s a choice!
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Book I am reading this week

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Started reading "The Courage to be Happy" by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.
This is part 2 of the "The Courage" series - the first one being the absolutely amazing "The Courage to be Disliked". The back of that book states 'A book can change your life' and that book certainly has the power to.

Early signs of this book are promising. It is written in the same student-philosopher dialogue, which is easy to read. It is definitely hard-hitting because it challenges every notion you have about life - Adlerian Philosophy (on which the book is based) is meant to shock and provoke.

Definitely pick it up if you read the first one. If not, then read Courage to be Disliked first.

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My latest book, Make Epic Money, has sold 1,15,000+ copies in India with a 4.4+ rating.
It is the simplest book I know on personal finance, while I am extremely biased when I say this :))
You can buy it in Hindi, English, Marathi, Audio, and Kindle here.

Here is an alphabetical list of all books I have shared in this newsletter so far.
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Question of the week

Half of 2024 is over. How is the year turning out to be?

• Better than you expected
• Worse than you expected
• Same as expected

(and see the results of others, too)

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Results of last week's question

The world seems to be suffering from procrastination! Interesting.
From these options, the one that I struggle with the most is lack of knowledge. There is so much to know and I always feel I know nothing or certainly not enough. So, it's this chase for knowing more all the time!

3-2-1
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3 pics from last week

Ever since we have come back from the trek, I have not taken a single photo on my phone. Kid you not!
So sharing pics from the trek - this time, nature...

Sunset :))

Hanuman Tibba, the highest peak of the Dhauladhar Range, in its mightiest glory!

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2 quotes I wish to share

Confidence from action endures; confidence from results fluctuate.

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Who and why you decide to spend your life with is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life.
Don't take it lightly.

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1 new thing I learnt this week

Smartwatches, apparently, do not work on tattoos.
Tattoo ink can prevent your smartwatch from recognizing that you're actually wearing it. There's no real way to tell which type of tattoos confuse smartwatches the most, though it tends to be those with dense designs and darker ink.
The surest watch that doesn't work is the Apple Watch.
That's because its sensors use colour and various spectrums of light to detect heart rates. An unnatural pigmentation interferes with this process.
How cool :))
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🎙️ My top content from last week
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📹 YouTube:​ Why everyone around you seems more rich​

📱 Instagram: 5 activities in a week​

🐥 Twitter: Who is going to give me a job at 56 years of age?​

🎧 Podcast: 3 lessons from trekking​
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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.​
​(Baarishon mein hare hare paed paudhe dekhte rehne ki kasam)

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