Being Happy Singh

This book - “How to live on 24 hours a day” is about how to use your time more effectively during a working week. It’s a philosophical, deeply humorous call to action: to take responsibility for how you spend your days, stop lamenting the lack of time available to you.Written in 1908, it’s a searingly perceptive and no-nonsense account of how we commonly use time as an excuse for failing to live life to the full – and it’s just as accurate today as it was at the turn of 20th Century. This book doesn’t offer tips and techniques for time management, productivity or successful multitasking. The author, Arnold Bennett, doesn’t try to make you better at managing the precious 24 hours you’ve been given. What he does instead is highlight the fundamental ideas behind time management – the internal battles, questions, and liberating concepts that help us all to reclaim our status as agents of our own destinies. It’s a short read at 32 pages, but it packs a punch, eliciting ...

Let me start with a story this time. Vinod is 34 years old working as Senior Manager in a MNC. He is married and has 2 beautiful kids. But things have not been going very well in his personal and professional front in the recent past. Since becoming the Senior manager, 8 months back, he's been working 12-14 hours, everyday . He looks almost always exhausted. He finds it difficult to engage with his family and often feels guilty and frustrated. He does not get more than 5-6 hours of sleep, doesn’t exercise, doesn’t eat properly; he just grabs something here and there, or while working at his desk. Most of the corporate people can relate to Vinod’s condition. This is how we tend to respond: we put in more hours to address the rising demands of the workplace. But this takes a huge toll on one’s body, physically, mentally and emotionally. And, in turn, leads to declining levels of engagement, increasing levels of distraction, high turnover rates, and soaring medical costs amo...

Are You Headed for an Energy Crisis? Please check for yourself the statements below that are true for you. Body - Physical Energy I don’t regularly get at least seven to eight hours of sleep, and I often wake up feeling tired. I frequently skip breakfast, or I settle for something that isn’t nutritious. I don’t work out enough (meaning cardiovascular training at least three times a week and strength training at least once a week). I don’t take regular breaks during the day to truly renew and recharge, or I often eat lunch at my desk, if I eat it at all. Emotions - Quality of Energy I frequently find myself feeling irritable, impatient, or anxious at work, especially when work is demanding. I don’t have enough time with my family and loved ones, and when I’m with them, I’m not always really with them. I have too little time for the activities that I most deeply enjoy. I don’t stop frequently enough to express my appreciation to others or to sa...