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How Chaos Can Lead to Personal Growth

July 6, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes
Is a little chaos actually good for us?

Just as perfection is unachievable, there is no such thing as 100% perfection. A little imperfection is actually necessary; it helps us improve, and life is all about becoming a better version of ourselves.

Just like that, chaos is an integral and unavoidable part of our lives. It’s good to plan and organize things, but we should also be aware that whatever we plan doesn’t always work the way we want. There are so many factors that create the unwanted chaos, but the chaos also shows how much we want that thing, how resilient we are, and how tolerant we are when things are not as planned.

For an athlete, failure is actually more important than success. Failure is like that strict teacher who doesn’t sugarcoat and is not liked by anyone. But once you reach your goal, you realize the importance of that teacher and his lessons. Just like that messiness, though it looks ugly, it is, in fact, a testament to your determination.

Real Life Example:-

I was working as a contractor with my previous client, and he wanted to hire me. He initiated all the paperwork; I resigned to join him, but my employer wouldn’t let me. This all happened during the Christmas season, when most companies are understaffed. Now my client wants me to sort out this mess, and the employer doesn’t want to negotiate.

Think about the situation where the two parties should have fixed it, but nothing was getting fixed. That was my worst Christmas. I felt very bad. Finally, I had to take back my resignation (I had never done this in my 15+ years in IT). I started looking outside because I lost credibility with the employer and found a good job with the current employer.

That time, it felt like I missed the best opportunity on earth, since the client was a reputable firm. But now I feel fortunate not to be part of that firm, as I was not progressing technically there and was in my comfort zone. Comfort is like that invisible shackle that tightens over time, and you don’t realize it.

So all that chaos was totally worth it, and I am glad I didn’t join that firm. The lesson learned is to accept the situation and own your decisions. I strongly believe that whatever happens is for good. Just embrace the situation and move on.

Happy Reading! Keep Traveling!!!
Why Following the Right Blog Can Inspire Your Journey

July 5, 2026

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Who is your favorite blogger to follow?

I follow many blogs related to photography, life experiences, and travel stories. Each blog is unique in its own way. Most of them are pretty consistent and engaging, but one blog that stands out is View from over the hill

I always loved her content, her humorous views on life, and the simplicity of her writing. For some time now, looks like she took a break and not writing actively.

That happened to me as well. After my kid was born in 2022, I didn’t get enough time to write. Now that he is around 4 years old, I have created a daily routine of writing prompts.

Now I repent; how could I not have understood the power of daily prompts, and why didn’t I utilize them before? But better late than never.

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Lessons Learned: Prioritizing Health Over Wealth

July 4, 2026
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What’s a lesson you’ve learned recently that shifted your perspective?

A lesson I recently learned will help me for the rest of my life. I learned that “health is wealth”. Most of us already know this, but not in the literal sense.

Being healthy and not on any medication is like a blessing these days. Those are fortunate who are not on pills, and I don’t know how many of us are like this. I myself am in good health, but I still take daily medicine for epilepsy.

My dad is a stage 4 cancer patient, and with time, he has lost his personality, memory, and power to think. He is 70 years old, so age plays a role, but many people of that age live normal lives.

Throughout my childhood, I have seen him working hard for our family without taking a break, and he never cared about his health. He never had good eating habits and used to be a smoker. When he quit smoking, he started using tobacco. The reason we work is to have food on the table, and he ignored the same food.

When your body and mind are beyond your control, you start to lose yourself. That’s what’s happening to him. The brain is the powerhouse; without it working, we are nothing. It’s the CPU(control processing unit) of our system. The body follows our brain; both should be in sync for the proper functioning of this system.

Money is important for living a comfortable life, but what’s the use of that money if our body is not cooperating or our senses are not up to the mark to enjoy it? So without health, wealth is useless.

A few things I made sure to incorporate in my daily routine to maintain good brain health and physical health are:-
1. Proper sleep
2. Exercise (any sport, right now ping pong)
3. Brain puzzles (LinkedIn daily puzzles, sudoku)
4. Reading
5. Nutrition (less outside food, less sugar and salt intake)
6. Proper hydration
The kind of lifestyle we have now is more prone to diseases and problems. With driverless cars, home delivery services, and digital assistants like Alexa, we are making ourselves lazy. This generation is tech-savvy, modern, and advanced, but is heading towards declining health. Now, cancer, diabetes, and BP are common and an integral part of society.

We need to overcome this big hurdle. Taking care of our health will also make our society healthy. Otherwise, we will be buying land on the moon, but won’t be alive to go and live there.

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Effective Strategies to Improve Your Sleep

July 3, 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes
What do you do to improve your sleep?

For perfect health, there are a few factors to maintain, and sleep is one of them.
1. Nutrition
2. Exercise
3. Water intake
4. Weight management
5. Sleep
If all 5 are taken care of, you will not have any health-related problems. In today’s social media era, with so many ways to keep us distracted and the kind of lifestyle this generation is living, it’s very hard to maintain a perfect sleep cycle.

The rule of thumb is to get 7-8 hours of sleep daily, but it varies from person to person. For some people, 6 hours is enough, and for some, 9 hours will do the trick. There is good material available to understand the importance of quality sleep and cycles.

I came across this book a few years back, which gives great insight into sleep deprivation, sleep banking, and different sleep cycles. If you don’t know, our bodies take a very long time to recover from lost sleep; it’s not as simple as sleeping more to compensate. Check this out:-

Sleep It Does a Family Good: How Busy Families Can Overcome Sleep Deprivation

To maintain my good sleep, I do the following:-
1. I try to be in bed with my kid at 9 PM, and I am asleep till 10 PM. My wake-up time varies from 5AM to 6AM (not last that). This gives me roughly 7-8 hours of sleep. It’s more than enough for me.
2. I don’t drink water too close to my sleep time so as not to disrupt my sleep.
3. I stop using the cellphone 1 to 1.5 hours before I sleep. I still haven’t perfected this step, but I am working on it.
4. I love reading, and bedtime is the best time to read. Most of my days end with reading the hardcovers. I own a Kindle, but I love reading physical books.
5. My last meal is around 6PM, when I get home from the office. I take tea and my last meal of the day. Sometimes I feel hungry before bed, but I try to avoid a late-night meal. This is the new routine I adapted, and it’s working so well.
6. Lastly, I keep my room very dark, with no light or lamps.
This is my sleep score over 6 months. I use an iWatch, and most of the time, my sleep score is above 90.

In the era we are living in, late-night work and parties are very common; we need discipline to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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How to Overcome Negative Thoughts Effectively

July 1, 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes
What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?

We can’t live without having negative thoughts. They are an integral part of human brain. When we feel low, when things are not going according to what we planned, when we are not able to achieve our goals, or when someone close to our heart is suffering, there is no way negative thoughts will not cross our minds.

Now, having positivity in life is very important; the idea is to acknowledge those negative thoughts and then convert them into positive ones. How to do that is the most challenging part; it’s very easy to talk about being a positive person, but putting it into practice is not.

I read lots of self-help books to encounter negativity and subscribed to many channels on WhatsApp and Instagram that provide positive quotes each day.
- Daily Motivation channel on WhatsApp
- Strongmindsetelite on Instagram
- The_deep_thinker on Instagram
These are the external sources that keep me motivated. Also, I make sure to be around positive-minded people; I try my best to avoid pessimists. The reason is that the kind of person you are surrounded by makes you.

The last and most effective way to handle negative thoughts is to consider the worst-case scenario in that particular situation. Trust me, when you think that, you will realize it’s not that bad and can be overcome. That gives lots of positivity.

For example, given the market situation in the USA, driven by advances in AI, economic impacts, and government policies, the job market is weak, and layoffs are becoming common each day. Now it’s very common to have negative thoughts about job security. Now I think about the worst that can happen to me: job loss. I know that if I lose my job, it will also create an opportunity for me to move to a new organization that could prove instrumental to my career. It might take some time to get a new job, but it can never be the case that I will be jobless for the rest of my life. Even if it happens, I can do something else; one thing is sure, I will get something.

I always believe that everything happens for a reason, and that it is always for good. At that time, we felt bad about the situation, but later, once we moved on, we realized whatever happened was for the best.

What are your thoughts on it? Do you agree with what I shared?

Happy Reading! Keep Traveling!!!