KNOWLEDGE is POWER

The Catcher in the Rye has been a recent read, making it to my top favourites. The Catcher in the Rye was first published on the 16th of July 1951, making it indispensable in 20th-century literature. The story involves the ideas of teenage rebellion and the pains of growing up, however, this book can connect with the readers regardless of the differences in the timeline.  The main protagonist Holden Caulfield who is also the narrator describes variegated events happening in his life taking place over two day period. Caulfield is sixteen years old and gets expelled from Pencey prep school in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. Implicit details for the character show that there is an abyss of sadness and constant changes in moods, at the end his feelings cause him to be in tears. There are numerous times in the book where Holden states that he is depressed proving the inner feelings that affect him. The character shows a lack of academic sincerity leading him to fail in classes and get expelled...

 “If You Want to Gather Honey, Don’t Kick Over the Beehive”. Life is an explicatory peregrination, that is filled with fragments of emotions like joy, love, sadness that is combined with the deeds that we do. But we as humans are travelling in the dimension of time that is ephemeral. But one day when you look back, it needs to be filled with memories that you adore and the same deeds that have caused an impact. Let’s look at the insight of Chapter One of Part One. Looking at humans were created with an inbuilt tendency to blame others but not “thyself”. Not taking the blame or accepting one’s fault, is the same characteristic present in all hardcore criminals like Al Capone, Crowley and Albert Fall are examples given in the book. To understand criticism more profoundly, think about them as horning pigeons that return to you no matter what. We all expect things from certain people that can be better work output, friendship or love. Before you want to see any change from someone else...

“IT ENDS WITH US” is a daring, ardent and heart-rending novel by Colleen Hoover. Colleen Hoover, perceived for her passionate and brave writing has incorporated the most influential topics in her novels and always created an inspiring persona to the whole audience. If you’re all interested in Romantic Atmosphere , Colleen Hoover should be your first choice and you have entered the right forte to read about her heartbreaking novel – “IT ENDS WITH US”. DEEP INTO THE PLOT The story revolves around a strong and beautiful protagonist, Lily who finds her way to Boston after leaving her abusive family ( abusive dad) and a homeless boy who she fell in love with in the past. The arrival of Ryle Kincaid, a brilliant, haughty and powerful character who portrays a well-determined neurosurgeon. Lily meets Ryle and with a slow pace, both of them fall in love and begin a relationship after all the trouble Lily had to face in her past. (Lily feels secured, happy and satisfied about her life) The rea...

Traction is getting pulled to something. This is what we want when we are scheduling time for ourselves it draws you towards what you want in life. There is a very common question stating that why do we have to schedule? Firstly, life consists of numerous things that demand your time, you are in control of your time. A person can choose to go with their flow and do whatever comes to their mind, when they are doing that there are high chances that they might get distracted. Because the human brain does not look from the long term perspectives that are comparatively more important than short term goals. What does this mean? Short term goals are mainly instant gratification such as the feeling you get when you receive the text message that you have been waiting for. These might seem fulfilling for few seconds as a consequence of giving in to temptation, all of us fall into the trap of distraction. Which you would have understood by now because it is the opposite of traction, something tha...

START WITH WHY?? What do you mean by starting with why? These were the rhetorical questions recurring in my mind before I read this amazing and inspiring book. Sometimes, I was apathetic and mundane about my life goals and I doubted my own process of working. As quoted by Suze Kassem, “ Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will”  and doubt is a symptom of ingenuity.  In this book, the author describes numerous personalities who have reached their highest potential by adhering to their processes and creating a revolution in the world. Simon Sinek; a well-established author and an inspirational speaker describes in his own charismatic words how great leaders inspire action and repeat their success again and again!! THE IMPACT OF GOLDEN CIRCLE The golden circle is a practical guide which improves leadership, builds a loyal group and incorporates a vision for people. The author emphasises that our goals must start with “ WHY” and not begin with “ WHAT” . WHY - What is your ...

  Hello everyone there! Distraction is something that we face on a day to day basis by various platforms. For instance, that one morning you had planned out what to do for the day, perfect to-do schedule is lying in front of you, now you are filled with a miraculous spark of motivation. You are twenty-five minutes in and a notification pops on your phone, well then you try to resist it. After a while, multiple notifications start to rush in, it might be an emergency. So you pick it up and lose the level of focus. Voila! Your productivity is gone now. But you are not alone it happens for everyone but distraction is not inevitable. Here are some compiled insights from the fantastic book written by Nir Eyal called Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. What is motivation and why it is depleting? Motivation is the willingness to do something with a desired effect of action, this arises from the effect of pain. Without pain there is no need for change, if ...