Rudya Aditya

Tag: mental-health

  • Raw Journal Entry: Testing My Philosophy in Real Life

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    I had the longest phase of bad days since I started this whole thing (being positive and working consistently on my philosophy plan) a couple of months ago. It began by waking up a little bit late and missing workout for a couple of days. The next two days I woke up on time but…

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  • Flexibility is in the Mind

    In a previous post, I talked about how I’m addicted to making timetables and how I’ve always struggled to find the right balance between rigidity and flexibility in my routine. My solution to the problem was to step away from timetables and go with a loose routine where I plan every morning what I want…

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  • Week 2 Update: I was Constipated

    The project I had chosen for week 1 of my 42nd year was a creative non-fiction essay on smoking. It went well and I finished it on time. The article might not be as good as I was hoping but I did finish it. I don’t know if I’ll just publish it on my blog…

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  • Some Thoughts on Endless Video Content

    It’s been 4 days without YouTube now. I can’t believe I’ve managed to do it because in the last 7-8 years, I don’t think there’s ever been even a single day when I haven’t checked YouTube. Even when I was sick in April last year, I think I surfed YouTube whenever I felt a little…

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  • Resisting the Trap of Doing Too Much Too Soon

    I know it’s only been 4 or 5 days since I started applying this philosophically derived planning and management system, but I’m already feeling good about it. It’s the right balance of having a plan while still being flexible enough to deal with life. Like today was the Champions Trophy final between India and New…

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  • Changes

    Things are changing again. I’m going through a bit of a negative phase and it’s frustrating because I thought I had gotten over that phase. But change is the only constant and there’s just no way to continue on a path that you don’t believe in anymore. I wish I could just choose a path…

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  • Moving with Purpose

    Dear Reader, I’m back in Himachal and experiencing real cold again. My trip to Ahmedabad ended with a short but fun holiday in Udaipur. After more than a month of dawdling about in Ahmedabad, it felt exciting to move with purpose, from the time we left for Udaipur to the time we got back and…

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  • A New Year of Philosophy

    Dear Reader, The year is almost over. In a couple of days, we’ll be celebrating the beginning of a new year. I’ve never been one to celebrate New Year’s Eve because to me it feels too arbitrary. I think one’s birthday is a more accurate and personalized new year for a person because they’ve gone…

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  • Banning Words is Counterproductive

    If I could permanently ban a word from general usage, it would be the word “ban”, because then no one else will be able to ban any other word. Ban will be banned so you couldn’t ban any other word. “I want to ban so and so word,” you’d say. “You’re under arrest for using…

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