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The S word.

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If you'd like to apply the less, but better philosophy to your life, you can reach out.

If you like the weekly inspiration, consider becoming a patron to support the less, but better movement.

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If you'd like to apply the less, but better philosophy to your life, you can reach out.

If you like the weekly inspiration, consider becoming a patron to support the less, but better movement.

If you like this week's inspiration, let me know by replying to this email.

If you'd like to apply the less, but better philosophy to your life, you can reach out.

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Is having good health, a quiet mind, and “slow mornings” a luxury? 🙂

There are those including popular authors and social media influencers who will have you believe that having good health, a quiet mind, and slow mornings are a luxury. But, is that true?

Is having good health a luxury? Is having daily restful sleep a luxury or a necessity? Can a car run on an empty gas tank? Can our devices work without recharging them? Without taking care of our health first, can we do anything? Without taking care of ourselves, can we truly serve others?

Is having a quiet mind a luxury? If so, then we haven't even begun living. Why do some of us take a few minutes every day to clear our mind? Can we give anything our full attention when we have things on our mind? And yet, most of us are barely surviving by way of letting our mind use us passively almost all of the time. This is true irrespective of our socio-economic status; it doesn't matter if you are a prince or a pauper or anywhere in between.

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Have you ever said or done something you regretted later? Perhaps you made an impulsive purchase like buying a house because of the one time you saw a beautiful sunset around a corner that "blew your mind", or you left your partner on the spur of the moment for someone else, or you reacted to someone, because things didn't go as you'd hoped. Chances are you listened to your mind in those instances, but you are not your mind (at least not the part of it that we are concerned with).

The biggest lie we have been living is mistaking our mind for ourselves. Many of us mistakenly think mental health challenges are only for those who have been diagnosed with chronic stress, anxiety, or even depression, and who need some kind of professional help through psychiatry, psychotherapy or a similar way. But, the reality is none of us are immune to having mental health challenges, despite what we might believe. In other words, we are all enslaved to our minds.

By the way, the suicide rate among psychologists is far higher than average, and Psychology Today reports that 46% report depression and nearly 50% see themselves as failures.

Every now and then, I hear from others:

The less, but better philosophy sounds great, but I don't want to do less in my life, I want to do more.

Here's the thing. Less, but better philosophy is not about doing less, rather it's about doing a few things well in the short term, so we can do more in the long term.

There was a time when I'd walk into a shoe store and come out with a $1,000 loafers in the span of a few minutes. This was also when I was interested in luxury watches, and sartorial arts, among other things. While I'm still somewhat interested in mechanical timepieces and sartorial arts, but merely as an observer/enthusiast, I've never been more content in my life.

One of the key moments in this more-to-less journey might have been when I wanted to have one watch that I could use all my life. As a watch collector and as someone with a long wishlist of luxury watches I wanted to acquire during this time, I was clearly inspired to have one watch after seeing a few videos about some professional sports athletes, whose lifetime work was being honored by Rolex.

Some of these sports icons wore a single watch given to them by Rolex to celebrate their professional achievements. It's not like these athletes couldn't afford to have more watches, but they chose only to wear their one watch throughout their lives. They liked the idea of having one watch be a witness to their life organically through their everyday experience, because it meant something to them. They could see themselves passing it down to their children or grandchildren later in life as a souvenir to remember them by after they are long gone.

Narayana Murthy, founder, Infosys (and UK Prime Minister's father-in-law) wants you to work 70 hours a week. He was quoted in the media as saying:

India's work productivity is one of the lowest in the world. So my request is that our youngsters must say "This is my country. I want to work 70 hours a week. So that India too becomes a number one or number two nation in terms of its GDP."

While GDP can be one of the metrics to evaluate a nation's growth, it can't be the only one. Robert Kennedy said:

There are only two ways to live life — one is to be enslaved by our mind, and the second is to transcend it. The latter is an easier way to live if we can manage to free ourselves from the strong hold of our minds. Suffice it to say, all of our mental health challenges stem from being trapped in the mind. There is no freedom without it. To learn more, read the piece I published today. This is also a part of the Self from the trifecta of Self, Work, and Love.

Website update

I'm happy to share with you that the initial version of the website is finally complete with the redesigned home page, a brand-new community page, and an updated speaking page. 🙂