Wednesday, 27 May 2015

The power of a question

I read today a great Quora question.

How can one make the most of one's youth?
A response by Rizwan Aseem caught my eye.




In short, Rizwan says you should get in the habit of taking care of:
  • Your body
  • Your mind
  • Your relationships
  • Your finances
  • Your communication
He gave some very practical examples. Simple right?

What struck me was his acknowledgement of habits. Habits are these things that take a long time to cultivate, but you reap the benefits of habits many years late. Habits have made a world of difference in his life.

I turn 31 this year. 
In the last 12 months, I've just begun to realise the power of habits.

Taking out the rubbish. 
Making the bed. 
Learning something new on the way to work.

With habits these do not seem like chores. But on their own, at the start, they are so hard to get going.

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For other electrical and computer systems engineers, it would be like discovering the embedded system in your brain. Once you have configured it right, debugged it, it keeps running and running in the background.

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Still, there is an assumed "good life" behind the above question.
What is the good life you refer to Rizwan? 

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