Designing products for the long run — on screens and on trails

  • Be selective with whom you discuss your dreams & ambitions.
  • Look for a partner in the journey of life.
  • Consume nutritious food.
  • Ensure you match 10,000 steps a day.
  • Schedule your health check-ups for every quarter.
  • Look for optimistic friendships.
  • Learn to do an old task in newer ways.
  • Read self-help books 1-hour every day before you go to bed & the first 1 hour as you wake up. The thoughts directly enter your subconscious.
  • Discard the OOC (Out Of Control) situations.
  • Check for Psychometric thoughts in case of any. (issues originating in mind & not the body)
  • Handle stress — caused by unmanaged thoughts in one’s mind.
  • Have a solution-oriented mindset.
  • Observe your reasons for procrastination & fix it yourself.
  • If you see a blame game — be it friendship, relationship, or your workplace — move out as they don’t deserve you.
  • Look for expectations for every task you are assigned to/chosen.
  • Hear out constructive criticism.
  • Check if you are overburdened.
  • Always have downtime on your weekends.
  • An organized desk/home = organized mind.
  • Replace “Why me?” with “Try me.”
  • Don’t be a slave to your phone.
  • Use the past as a rear-view mirror.
  • Forgive yourself & forgive others.
  • Show your appreciation via physical/virtual gifts or spend your undivided attention with your loved ones. Expressing love takes you to the next level.
  • Schedule time for building bonds. Don’t take them for granted.
  • Don’t judge someone by their behaviour but by their intention.
  • Make some “me-time” or meditate.
  • Read books on marriage if you are planning one.
  • Hearts that grow together, stay together.
  • Learn to have fun during work with your co-workers.
  • Manage your money. It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep that counts.
  • Differentiate your wants vs needs.
  • Plan your yearly expenses.
  • Expenses=Income — Savings.
  • Choose between buy vs rent.
  • Create content rather than just consume content.
  • Have a GOOD (Get Out Of Debt) rule in life.
  • Invest in a good laptop, phone, or camera if that’s your profession or hobby.
  • Move away from your comfort zone.
  • Be a Victor instead of a Victim.
  • Choose time v/s money for leveraging or compounding your money.
  • Ensure you switch from a job to your own business at some part of your time.
  • Learn about the Gig economy (Skill up for permanent freelancing)
  • Don’t get comfortable with a good life. Successful people always strive towards their BEST life.
  • Look for mentors in every aspect of life. They can do miracles.
  • Be with a community of like-minded people.
  • Always have a Plan B.
  • If you are good at something, be the best to expertise & monetize it.
  • Have more than one source of income.
  • Grow beyond a job.

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