Supritha S

My argument is this:If you design for default in your life, rather than accepting whatever is handed to you, then it will be easier to live a better life.

Every piece of work has two phases. First there’s the uphill phase of figuring out what our approach is and what we’re going to do. Then, once we can see all the work involved, there’s the downhill phase of execution.

The mind is an extremely powerful connect-the-dots machine, constantly and rapidly making associations between what it notices, triggering any one of a zillion memories or projections about the future. All of these scenarios include you of course, and often there’s something at stake, some fixation on having things go a certain way.

In other words, bad habits address certain needs in your life. And for that reason, it's better to replace your bad habits with a healthier behavior that addresses that same need. If you expect yourself to simply cut out bad habits without replacing them, then you'll have certain needs that will be unmet and it's going to be hard to stick to a... See more

In case you don’t have your pocket dictionary handy, a polymath is a person with a wide range of knowledge or learning.

If you buy more things than your bank account can sustain, that's not lifestyle creep. That's called debt.

Speculation is a great hobby if you can afford it, but it shouldn’t be confused with investment.

our level of happiness is directly tied to our endless, tissue-box-like supply of cravings and desires, but has little to do with whether or not those wants are fulfilled.