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The Weekend Lift: How to make your 48 hours count
Like everyone else, I look forward to every weekend so I can do the things I enjoy doing and catch up on stuff I’ve been putting off....
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Jan 112 min read
The Weekend Lift: Why doing nothing can be everything
How is your weekend looking? Are you planning to do the things you might not have time for during the week—or doing nothing at all?...
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Aug 22, 20243 min read
5 reasons readers are turning to self-help books
My wife and I visited a popular book fair in South Mumbai. Like the circus, we look forward to the book sale whenever it comes to town....
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May 6, 20242 min read
10 benefits of taking short walks during lunch break
12.30 p.m. is usually the time I leave my workstation and head to the office cafeteria for a quick lunch at my favorite table....
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Apr 25, 20242 min read
Finding Happiness: 3 questions to ask yourself
Are you happy? What makes you happy? What does happiness mean to you? These are questions that we, including this Blog , frequently ask...
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Mar 6, 20242 min read
3 tips for boosting mindfulness with exercise
Monks and sages have been saying it for ages – mindfulness has a remarkable ability to boost our mental and physical well-being, and...
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Feb 19, 20241 min read
How to live each day and be happy
“Don’t waste time – it’s precious!” or “Time is passing and you’re doing nothing worthwhile!” How often have you been the recipient of...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
Don’t let the Sheldon Coopers pull you down
Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg): Give me a compliment. Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons): Fine. You have very tiny hands. Howard Wolowitz: No....
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Jan 15, 20241 min read
Mental Health: Listening to the silent battles
Generally speaking, you know when people have a common cold, a limp or a skin rash because it's noticeable. But you might seldom identify...
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Jan 13, 20242 min read
Why appreciation culture matters in the workplace
Appreciation matters. To anyone who has a job and takes home a salary. But appreciation doesn’t always come easily. Even when we’re...
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Dec 11, 20231 min read
Rediscovering the human touch in greetings
Technology-based networking is rendering the personal touch, impersonal. Celebratory greetings on birthdays, anniversaries, festive...
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Oct 31, 20233 min read
5 ways to create joy in your life
It’s a fairly universal consensus that recent events like the pandemic, global conflicts, and social and economic upheavels have left us...
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
7 essential steps to avoid online and digital scams
Not a day goes by when you don’t hear or read about online and digital frauds. It’s almost as if you’re living in an era of scammers,...
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Sep 10, 20233 min read
Saving for the future? Don’t forget to enjoy your life today
Someone once said to me, “We save money for a better future, for ourselves and our loved ones. But we invest for long-term security, so...
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Aug 23, 20233 min read
Looking for a weekend getaway? Take a trip to South Mumbai
The joy of a weekend outing, a short holiday or a vacation is only heightened by the joy of going with people you’re most at ease with....
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Jul 15, 20233 min read
Walking your way to a healthy life
Our health is in our hands. No one, neither family nor friends, is responsible for our mental, physical and emotional well-being. Not...
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Jul 13, 20231 min read
Humour in writing
If you could adapt a famous or memorable film dialogue to your professional skill, which would it be? Mine would be Liam Neeson's “I will...
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Jun 1, 20231 min read
The way we perceive others
When we have to change an opinion about anyone, we charge heavily to his account the inconvenience he thereby causes us. —Nietzche We...
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Apr 12, 20232 min read
5 key benefits of health checkups
Clichéd as this might sound, the pandemic taught us many lessons, the foremost of which was to stop living on autopilot and act with...
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Apr 6, 20233 min read
A weekend getaway to Lonavala
Lonavala, a hill station near Mumbai in western India, is ideal for a weekend getaway with little or no preparation. It’s the kind of...
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