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12 must read books to overcome procrastination and anxiety

1. Atomic habits

 2. Eat that frog
3. Unf#ck your brain
4. Declutter your mind
5. Hyperfocus
6. The happiness trap
7. The willpower instinct
8. The one thing
9. The first 90 days
10. Drive
11. essentialism
12. Live Intentionally

- a 90 Day Self-Improvement Program that will help you stop living on autopilot.

It will change your

- habits,
- daily routine,
- mindset, and
- make you strong and disciplined 👇

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Thanks for reading.

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Big - you are an outgoing person.

Small - you are an introvert.

Average - you have a strong ability to focus and concentrate.

2. Spacing Between Your Words.

Large spaces - you enjoy freedom and independence.

Little space - you enjoy company of others more.

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Iki meaning 'to live' and gai meaning 'reason'.

Your Ikigai is your reason to live.

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1. Find And Follow Your IKIGAI.

Ask yourself these 4 questions.

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- What does the world need from me?
- What can I get paid for?

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing:

The last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

2. Take It Slow.

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- Be relaxed and enjoy all that you do.

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Being unpopular and going against what's popular might seem cool, but it can harm you too.

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The more you think about this, you realize how true it is.

Focuso on your actions.

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IKIGAI : A reason for BEING .

I have structured the essential bits & pieces of the book in a flow for easy understanding + compiled some handwritten notes.

As always these are just MY TAKEAWAYS from the book :))
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2/
Firstly what is #IKIGAI ?

The Japanese call it - A REASON TO JUMP OUT OF BED EACH MORNING.

It's a convergence of 4 things .
*What you love
*What you are good at
*What you can get paid for
*What the world needs .

We need to find our Ikigai in life!
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3/
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A SOUND MIND IN A SOUND BODY .

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Have a mental workout routinely by stepping out of your COMFORT ZONE.
Expose yourself to CHANGE.
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For a sound body there's no need to exercise relentlessly . Regular Yoga, Surya namaskar and Gardening is more than enough.

Don't be a couch potato! 🤷 Keep moving !
Our metabolism slows down just after 30 min of sitting sedentary.
#KeepMoving

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#StressKills

Most health problems are STRESS INDUCED.
Hence TAKE TIME OFF every now & then .
SLOW DOWN !!
Life isn't a race .So stop running all the time.

Condition your mind to enjoy each moment by practising #Mindfulness.
Be Self aware & aware of your surroundings!
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The Courage To Be Disliked is an extremely logic oriented look at happiness and life.

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The world in itself is simple. Life in itself is simple.

It is WE who make it complicated.

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By Comparison.

We all live in a subjective world that we OURSELVES have given meaning to from OUR perspective.

So how can then they be the same for all ? 🙂

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