I read. I think. I write. I speak. I teach. I learn. I seek. On a journey to become my best self. Documenting the lessons and resources along the way.
The bane of my life - Procrastination
Hey guys,
This has been a very productive week for me with plenty of focus and deep work but there is also a darker side to it. Something I deal with every day and have done so pretty much all my life; Procrastination.
I had the wrong ideas about procrastination and have been trying to solve it with the wrong methods; apps, gadgets, time management etc. My research and understanding of the topic have led to some stark realisations.
I have collected all my research in this article here. Check it out.
I hope this will help you deal with the issue.
Stay awesome and have a great week ahead 🙂
Naimat
♥️ My Favourite Things This Week
🎸 Music -Coke Studio Season 14. I am really excited about this season, produced by Xulfi. So far it is very promising and I am hoping they continue to deliver. For those who don’t know; Coke Studio is the Pakistani version of the international music franchise which features studio-recorded music performances by established and emerging artists. It is the longest-running annual television music show in Pakistan, running annually since 2008.
🎙️ Podcast -The Tim Ferriss Show; Rich Roll — #561 Reinventing Your Life at 30, 40, and Beyond. What a great episode with lots of lessons and a great story. The very idea of awareness, recovery, discipline and persistence.
At age 40, Rich Roll (@richroll) made the decision to overhaul the sedentary throes of overweight middle age. Walking away from a career in law, he reinvented himself as a globally recognized ultra-distance endurance athlete, bestselling author, and host of the wildly popular Rich Roll Podcast, one of the world’s most listened to podcasts, with more than 200 million downloads.
✍️ Quote I am pondering
Free Will by Sam Harris
Naimat Ahmed
I read. I think. I write. I speak. I teach. I learn. I seek. On a journey to become my best self. Documenting the lessons and resources along the way.
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