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It has been a year that I have taken to cycling. At this point, I would like to share how I got into it. Many would obviously guess that I started cycling for weight loss and considering the way I look now, it is but natural to guess so. But honestly, I started cycling because my mother wanted my life to be better! Mothers do have unconditional love and the power of that love is unparalleled. It all started somewhere in June of 2020. My mother consulted an astrologer regarding my future. The astrologer suggested that I should visit a nearby Hanuman Temple for one and a half months. The people who know me know that I am not a fan of God and visiting temples is not my thing. Yet there are some things that a person does for his family. Initially hesitant, I agreed to the above suggestion. This is because it gives them peace of mind about their son’s future. Initially, I went to the temple on my scooter. Given the pandemic, temples were closed. I just had to go, pray from outside and...

Are you expecting some monotonous, repetitive article on comfort zone? Hang on! This is different. Actually, I will share an experience which will tell about how even the small things help us to exit our comfort zone. I have been a staunch advocate of not writing in my books. I don’t mean academic books, those are fine; I am talking about the books we read to gain knowledge of the world like novels and motivational stuff and travelogues and the like. The only mark of ink on my books can be seen on the first page: I sign my book and write the date I bought it on. Other than that, it is clean, I mean, used to be. Ever since I started using the Kindle, I started highlighting lines I liked (Kindle has an option of highlighting lines or words). I realised that I could find them quicker and I could also remember them better after using the feature. The thought started to hover in my brain. I thought that I should use a highlighter while I am reading any book (physical copy) and mark thin...

It has been almost a year to cycling and now I can, with authority, share the habit-building hack with you. No! It is no sorcery but a purely simple method. We generally think that building a habit requires mountain-loads of efforts. This is precisely where we are mistaken. Remember: Motivation is what gets you started and habit is what helps you continue. The moment you get motivated to do something, introspect on how the activity is helping you. Do you feel like doing it repeatedly? Are you motivated every morning? Are you willing to skip? If the answer to the first two questions is “yes” and the last one is “no,” then my friends, you are already a bit ahead from the start line. You have got the needed motivation to start. What next? Continue till it becomes a habit. But, take care of a few things: Habit building requires patience and consistency. Once you start getting the results, continuing the habit will happen naturally. As Mark Manson writes: Habits are an investing mindset...