After reading about zen, I understood my life is too cluttered. Clutter makes it hard to find things that matter- leads to delays -I procrastinate- then end up feeling unproductive. Here are 5 small daily steps I did, with big impact. 1) Weed out your inbox. Let inbox be the place, just your work stuff comes in. […]

I read below statement in an article. Nearly 30% of  time managers get sunk into email. Another third gets spent in meetings — and studies show that half of those hours are completely wasted. Staggering. I felt the weight, the burden many times. Recently, I had the courage to do something, because it became unbearable. […]

I use zen4mind to write about 1) Leadership 2) Life Hacks 3) Serendipity 4) Social Entrepreneur and 5) technology trends. They are the 5 categories of my blog. The question “why write all these categories in one space?” is a good one. Answer is – If I had to split my life in to 5 […]

                  “The grass is always greener on the other side because from faraway you can’t see the weeds.” ~ John Maeda It’s human to compare. It’s human to assess progress. It’s good to know where we stand. But humans go beyond that. We judge us, we judge […]

I was driving slowly, trying to seek directions to the resort. I was desperately looking for a human to walk on that deserted gravel road. I saw a gentleman, in his fifties, walking with a note pad tucked with printed sheets. He was the electricity meter reader. He presented me the most humble, descriptive instructions […]

I did not want to recommend movies in zen4mind , but ‘Million dollar arm’ begs to bend a rule. “Sometimes to win, you have to change the game” is the movie’s tag line. It’s pure true story telling with right pinches of inspiration and goodness in life tossed in delightful manner. It reminded me of […]

I work with email open. Not that I wanted to be distracted, but because when creating something, I need to go to emails to get data I need. When I log in, I see new emails  in inbox. Unconsciously I start reading them, which means I forget why I logged in, in the first place. […]

After I wake up, I can, Watch news Scroll social media Read news paper Talk politics Drive in traffic Or , I can create something small and simple, first thing in the morning. All in the above list are things that I consume (not create), plus it is a waste of energy to digest sticky […]

This question, hovers around my mind, time to time. Many friends told me, they get the question too, sometimes once every day. When that happens, distractions are what we resort to, with out knowing that we are doing things right, but that inner tyrant is robbing our peace. Well, this article is precious. It was again […]

what fascinated me most about indira’s talk last evening is this statement.  When I was an activist – I marched, threw stones at police, and felt good. But when I became a social entreprenuer, I had to be patient, I had to wait for more than 2 years to results of conversations…. So many forums […]

I was at a coffee shop. Three teenagers, around 20,  sat across my table, all talking, but looking at their mobiles. One was angry, he was scolding his friend ” You do not have the decency to like my instagram. It has 127 likes and you are also in the pic. What’s wrong with you ?” […]

Too much TV, movies and games create projections in to our lives that is not truly our reality. They need to be consumed with care. After ‘Jaws’ went on screen in 1975, Americans stayed out of beaches. Beaches had gone empty as the movie showed sharks as creatures out there waiting to kill humans. Human […]

Mondays can be irritating, moody and sometimes toxic. It’s just another day. But with generations labeling it as the cursed day of the week, we are bound to feel its’ weight. It’s just another day. I did a silly thing few weeks back. I tricked my mind to feel ” tomorrow is friday” before going in […]

is clearly a way to lead a life of misery. You need feedback on mistakes, which is fine. But seeking constant approval for who you are from others is tragic, because simply it is not possible. Think of someone who tells only good things about you? Or only bad things about you ? If you […]