There is no right time. Only the present time. — I became a runner accidentally two years ago out of boredom when my visit to my hometown got extended, and I exhausted all my modes of entertainment. I planned my stay for one week, but it extended up to one month, and during the last two weeks, I couldn’t take…

The perks under the hood that have nothing to do with appearance. — The hardest part about any fitness journey is getting started. The second hardest part is getting abs. Since prioritising core training twice a week two months ago, I have seen visible changes in muscle definition and appearance. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I’m not getting a shredded…

5 minutes of planning saves you 5 hours the next day. It’s a win-win! — Sleep debt is not a myth. I have learned multiple times the hard way that even one night of disturbed sleep can derail your next day’s performance and impact your subsequent days if left unchecked. Optimising your day before waking up provides mental clarity so that we don’t juggle with…

A helpful method you can use to thrive in the face of resistance. — Life is anything but fair. Restarting a good habit from scratch is hard when you’ve lost track because life went against your plans. The same thing happened with my writing for the last five months. I stopped writing several months ago. Since then, I’ve been struggling to make time for…

The hypocrisy is in not following the advice you give to others. — Recently, I had to quit higher studies because I was lazy during the first six months and did not study hard enough to go on-campus for the third semester in October. On top of it, I lost my job in January, but tell others my savings have carried me for…

Creating a bulletproof system takes time because you don’t know what circumstances will show up in the future. — There was a time when I used to publish five articles every week. Then higher studies happened, and I reduced the frequency to 2 articles per week. Little did I know the effect of negative momentum, so I didn’t publish a single article for the first three months of 2023. …

There was a time when I couldn’t finish a single month without shopping. Now I can’t go a single month without donating. — One month ago, I donated 50% of my active wear, not because it didn’t fit or got too old. But once I started working out in the gym shirtless, I only needed one t-shirt for outdoor running (because shirtless running is illegal). I was looking for a way to eliminate…

When we make a mistake that almost costs us our reputation, it is impossible to repeat the same negligence in the future. — My idea about negativity changed when I finished the book Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins. Even though some tasks in the book are hard to follow because they require serious commitment, tight discipline and honest accountability, the part that stuck with me teaches how to turn excuses into opportunities.

Care and nurturing is a symbiotic relationship — I am writing as my cat is staring at my computer while resting on my lap and kneading on my right forearm. I am not a fan of dogs because of childhood trauma and a lot of run-and-chase marathons. So, when I was stoned and saw the opportunity to adopt…