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What actually brings happiness is the contrast between what you have now and whatever you were just doing. When you realize how powerful expectations are, you put as much effort into keeping them low as you do into improving your circumstances. Happiness, contentment, joy … all of those things come from experiencing a gap between… Read more
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This week I exercised Mon, Wed and Fri. And I walked for an hour on Thursday. I bought and returned the Bose Smart Soundbar 900. It is not an impulse purchase— I have been contemplating it for a few months. But when we got it home this weekend and set it up, the sound output… Read more
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This week all habits were kept. The highlight of this week is that our car returned home after getting involved in an accident and then spending next six months in the workshop while the parts were imported from Japan. I am surprised that it took only six months to be repaired in the post-Covid world… Read more
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We are three months into 2023. Time flies! This is the last week of Daylight Savings which has ended today (Sunday). The days are already getting shorter and cooler. I love the seasonal change. So I am looking forward to cool weather and wet days over the next six months. This week has been great.… Read more
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This week felt accomplished overall. I hit all, well actually, two main weekly goals: I saved some money and exercised three times on Mon, Tues, and Fridays with more physical movement by way of cricket and basketball with my son in the nearby park. I also kept my meditation and Elevate streaks. I had a… Read more
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This week is good. I was on track with my weekly goals, and kept my habit streaks. Will share specifics on my weekly habits and goals in a future post. Moved to 1Password. Good riddance to LastPass which served me well for the last 7-ish years but I am concerned with the frequency of breaches… Read more
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I briefly re-connected with my old blogging friend Thejesh on his blog this week. We both used to work for the same tech company in mid-2000s. Thejesh is one of the blogger who positively influenced me in the early days of my career. While I haven’t met him in about 20 years, I enjoy reading… Read more
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I recently came across a couple of thoughts on social media that resonated with me. Loosely why I don’t engage as much with social media and prefer blogging instead. Social media is designed to make you wish you were someone else, somewhere else, and with someone else. Curate your consumption and eliminate what brings negative… Read more
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Oh, someone has to really take time out of their busy day to review and unsubscribe me from the email list whereas signup is a breeze! Read more
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I am loving these new apps that I recently got for my 14″ Mac Book Pro. Make sure to check them out if you are a Mac user too. Top Notch to hide the top notch. PixelSnap to measure things on the screen. The above two apps are from the makers of the screenshot making… Read more