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Jam Jar

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In this transition, each of us has become future-ready even before we thought of it, similarly, we have also obtained so many options unlatched. When we were kids, we all wanted to become a doctor, someday a lawyer, or maybe run a business or something. Skip to 20 years and you see different career choices right in front of you. The follow-up question is how does one know which career is best suited for them? So, I happened to recently read this book The Defining Decade by Meg Jay- which had a very beautiful case study I’d like to share. It is called the Jam experiment, so they choose a local grocery store to understand one's life choices. So, there were two conditions, one which has six flavors available for tasting, whereas in the second condition it has six plus the eighteen more flavors of jam. Cut to the chase study showed that the twenty-four-flavor table attracted more attention yet resulted in fewer buyers. Shoppers flocked to the exciting array, yet most became overwhelmed...

Minimalism

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I have always been fond of watching documentaries which carry value. Minimalism is one of those documentaries which I wanted to watch and try using in my life too. Minimalism in simpler terms is living with less. Sounds absurd? Right? Why would someone not want a good lifestyle? Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus have helped millions of people to lead a meaningful life by their podcasts, books and website. In the documentary they share their journey while launching their new book; answering questions which mainly each of us would have. Let me be clear this is not about degrading your lifestyle but about cutting things which are unnecessary. More like preferring quality life over quantity. Marketing has played such a role in our lives that we tend to buy things in excessive quantities.  Currently the problem seems how we assign our stuff; we tend to give too much meaning to our "things" often taking our health for granted, our relationships, our passions, our personal...

Becoming: Michelle Obama

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Michelle Obama is someone who I always looked upto. I am moved by her personality and her desire towards teeny boppers. Recently I watched her documentary based on bestselling book by the same name "Becoming". Honestly I was verklempt by the end and it was just the instinct for me to share.  I like the thing about her about how she challenged things, when someone who told her that her going to study at Princeton was too big to think and lo and behold she made it happen.  Someone who is so amenable and is on the loose to talk about her vulnerability and the deep things what every youth feels. "We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal to start feeling seen." Her words are so rousing that it's just not about whining instead start creating an impact, the world will adjust. Determining what your self-worth is plays a major role. She leads a perfect example for me of how to stay grounded even when you reach for the sky.  It's just that whatever seems ...

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