What is Self Help
On this page, you can browse videos, articles and workshops on how to improve, how to be better, how to be more productive in work and in one’s life. Most articles are in English, most videos are in Urdu.
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Why I Can’t Have What You Have
“Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.” Let’s travel through time. This is the 60s and computers are still these big, room-sized machines. A young teenager finds them fascinating. He and his friend try to borrow time on mainframes. He is from a...
Sitting Still
For a lot of people, meditation is when you do nothing. I think they miss the point. Meditation is stillness. It is allowing the torrid rain of thought to fall unhindered. To test and to find purpose. Ideas are generated, nurtured and destroyed. All authority is...
On the Improvement of Self
Want to be a better person? The first thing we do is try to change ourselves. Change our habits. We start with the man in the mirror. Make promises. Resolutions. Commitments. Things start moving. A few days into it perhaps, you feel good about it. Then a small hiccup...
Your Desires Vs Your Duties. And the Winner is…
We sit at our usual table. I sit with my questions, he sits with a coke and a smile. I ask him about his plan of extended travel to the other side of the ocean. “I am almost ready. The tickets are on their way ,” he says. He has been saving money for...
On Money, Communities and This Thing Called Life
Money If you can’t answer, “where exactly will I spend this money”, then that money is not worth working for. Try to trade the value you create for money (being self employed), instead of trading your time for money (doing a job). Money is the root...
5 Short & Sweet Lessons from Einstein
Einstein really was an einstein at brevity. Conveying so much in so little. I saw these quotes by Einstein and wondered how they’d apply to me, and in turn, how they’d apply to you. Curiosity got me this far. 1. “Strive not to be a...
7 Reasons to Quit Your Job (and 1 Reason Not To)
Do not share this post on your company’s network, your boss may find out. If you are a boss, then you should be comfortable that the following reasons do not apply to your employees, and to test that assumption, you can share it. You have been warned. Doing a...
This is The Most Powerful Story You’ll Ever Hear
From ancient traditions to worldwide religions, from cultural values to family traditions, stories are the primary mode of communication, of transference. You are what you are because of the stories that you end up believing. You got a pair of Nikes? Possibly because...
3 Steps to Finding the Right Teacher for Any Project
You will know the fastest way to learn any new project, because these 3 steps will help you find the right mentors for your projects.