Nidhis.daily.blog

Category: self growth

  • Household Productivity

    Often considered an alternate economy, household productivity does support the mainstream economy and boosts domestic output albeit indirectly. Household productivity or the time spent in chores done to keep the home in order aren’t considered a part of nation’s economy as it alters the conventional parameters and can be misleading in policy making decisions.

    A proxy indicator can be utilization of automation and outsourcing. Automation indicators like sales of refrigerators, washing-drying machines, dishwashers, robotic vaccum cleaners, etc are already part of Gross Domestic Product. It’s time now that outsourcing chores also gets measurable indicators and thereby included in the formal economy. For example childcare, gardening, home maintenance and likes are already listed services available in developed nations. Adding cooking cleaning, laundry, pet care, etc to the catalogue would make it comprehensive and give more dignity to these workers.

    Here’s wishing for more power to the unorganised sector in the future decades! 💪

  • जहाँ ‘चहा’, वहाँ राह

    Whether your poison is tea or not, read on.

    Yes that’s not a typo but a spin on the Indian version of “where there’s a will, there’s a way” in the context of tea-lovers. Wonder if you faced the same social backlash as me when you were caught at a bar saying your poison is tea/coffee or any other non alcoholic beverage!

    For all the teetotallers out here, are we a shrinking minority? Would we soon be what dinosaurs and mammoth are today – extinct? Would bars, pubs and clubs soon start charging premium entry cover since we don’t guzzle our way to the bill? Or would society start ostracising us by banning us from social setups since we are too bore a sober to join the scene?

    Hopefully none of the above! They are all ramblings from an idle mind which is down one cup tea and a ‘grande’ latte by mid-noon already.

  • वनवास – into the jungle

    Unhinged, unbridled and without any strings attached. It is good to spend sometime like this. A ‘once a week’ refuge, for a few hours, should help the weary soul to rejuvenate.

    Call it detox, self care or priortising oneself – it is about shedding the load of the ‘roles’ we play in life and being with oneself, minus the luxuries and privileges of modern life. A वनवास (sanskrit for exile into the forest) from connections and devices – the modern day trap.

    Corporate mode : OFF. Parent mode : OFF. Vanvaas(Back to basic life) mode : ON

  • Curse of Memory

    Humand mind can travel faster than speed of light. It keeps taking memory trains; jetting out of one decade and zooming into nostalgia all at the drop of a hat. This flight can take one back to what one misses the most.

    But it’s an adulterous relationship. Where one exists here but lives there. And truly never allows oneself to give their one hundred percent to the here & now. That which is tangible deserves your best. That which is present is who you are. Choose loyalty to the present, choose loyalty to thy self.

  • Music :The cheapest airline

    Ever found yourself swinging to the tunes and swifting out of a bad day, all without intention and concious effort? That’s the power of music and rhythm.

    In a jiffy, one can travel back in time. Some music gets ingrained in the cerebral cortex and brings back the memories associated with the lyrics. & In the era of zillions of OTT, this doens’t happen with moving imagery on the screen.

    Sometimes one can go into the future too with music. Some lyrics uplift us, inspire us to dream and look forward to a brighter future. Giving one the hope to hope and stay on. ♥️

  • First Love Yourself

    Humans are social beings. But being social is often mistaken to being dependent.

    A self-reliant and self-assured person can make better connections with others. Connections that meaningfully resonate, last a lifetime and are fulfilling to both parties.

    In a nutshell be thy best friend and companion – no one’s coming to rescue you.

  • Lazy faire

    Lazy are the people who have enormous energy and ambition. It’s just that they channelize it just right. Precise utilization actually makes them more effective and efficient than most others. These spurts of productivity leave others with amazement.

    So now you know how that GenZ employee brought in the brilliant idea at the eleventh hour or how that pot-bellied, 9-5 routine following middle aged accountant cracked the formulae just in time for the CFO review. Laziness can lead to accidental greatness 😉

  • Empaths

    Empathy is quite a buzzword for leadership. Does it mean being sensitive and warm rather than uptight and cold? Would too much empathy be mistaken for meekness and indecisiveness?

    The gift of empathy tends to make one emotional but the lack of it is worse as it makes one mechanical. So make small talk, check on an ailing colleague, loop back on the favor you promised – let empathy complement your talents and skills. Afterall people matter 🙂

  • Money == Everything

    Don’t believe it? Let me prove how.

    Earning your own money gives you financial independence to have saving-spending-splurging habits on your own terms. Bringing in a paycheck helps build security for your future & a retirement nest for your sunset years.

    Apart from direct monetary benefits, being a breadwinner empowers you to have a say in major decisions of your family. It’s gives you strength and confidence to prioritise your time & resources the way you want. So dearies, keep earning not to build just your finances but also your confidence, self esteem and the courage to be your true self.

  • Now or Never

    Whatever your mode of work; stay wary of the propoganda that retirement is the period to fulfill one’s dreams. I am fully supportive of retirement but since life is here & now why wait. Rather live your dreams today onwards.

    A lot of our time (& resources) would be drained by the time we turn 60 – loss of muscoskeletal strength, cognitive alertness and even finances which would have been aptly spent in raising a family. One thing in plenty would be time at hand and the will to spend it your own way; but the folks to spend it with maybe handful, or sadly even none 💔

    Let’s start living our passions, dreams, hobbies and endeavours from today. Better start a 10% today than wait a 100% for later!