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Picking up girls is an art!
- If you are not well versed with it, read a book. THE GAME - PENETRATING THE SECRET SOCIETY OF PICKUP ARTISTS by Neil Strauss
- Word of Caution - Don’t tell your girlfriend about this one!
- For girls, read this to understand the psychology of womanizers.
Go on lots of dates
- A great way of making friends
- If you get into a good relationship, good for you.
- But the Broader objective is to explore and meet new people.
- These peers would enhance your network.
Travel the world
- Couch surf. Live with the locals, truly embrace the people.
- There are apps for this
- Plus it’s a lot cheaper.
- Buy nonrefundable tickets in advance so that you have no option but to go.
- Plan at least 1 trip yearly
While Driving
- Listen to podcasts, TED talks, etc.
- Make your car a university on wheels
- A lot better than wasting time on the lights.
Learn personal finance
- Invest, Save, Live like a minimalist
- I have to quote this from the movie Fight Club
- We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't know.
- Increase passive income sources
Find a Mentor
- Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It’s cheaper.
- Reach out. Successful people revert back because, once they were where you are now, trying to make it.
Read books
- Readers are leaders.
- Remember Everybody wants a good life but not everybody is willing to read for it.
- Reading 2 books on a topic makes you superior than 99% of the world. Talk about effort!!
- Books can solve all the problems in the world. But we don't have all the problems in the world.
- According to your needs/problems, select 150 books that will be your guide for life. Read them. Re-read them. Then read them again. Remember these are your best friends, your mentors.
Learn how the mind works.
- A wise man once said,” The most powerful tool you possess is between your ears”.
- Read THINKING FAST AND SLOW, THE ART OF THINKING CLEARLY
Learn marketable skills
- Jack of all trades and master of a few
- Be JACK.
- Examples
- Comfort with ambiguity.
- Zest for lifelong learning
- Empathy
- Communication Skills
- Networking
- Critical and Strategic thinking
- Creativity
- Do focus on these also
Learn to communicate with people.
- No matter where you go, you will always have to deal with people.
- Better to know how to get what you want
- Read How to win friends and influence people
Avoid tabloids, most mainstream news
- Most tabloids today don't offer an analysis of news.
- Read analysis to better understand politics, governance, Among others
- The editorial section of quality newspapers is recommended
Contemplate, reflect on your actions
- Before sleeping, reflect on your actions of the day.
- Figure out the areas of improvement.
- This works wonders for self-improvement.
Invest in health
- Get health insurance.
- In 🇮🇳 , 60–70% of health expenditure is out of pocket, & pushes millions below the poverty line annually.
Minimize sugar
- Understand that you cannot outrun a bad diet.
- Want to lose weight? Measure your calorie intake & make sure you are in a deficit.
- Avoid junk
- Eat leafy vegetables
- Take fresh juice instead of tetra packs
Hit the gym/exercise
- Physical activity stimulates cognitive abilities also.
- And it makes you fit & improves your looks.
- Cycle or walk to work. Instead of your car, make yourself a university on foot.
- You would be doing yourself and the environment a favor.
- Don’t Feel like it?
Invest in looks
- Ever wondered why most TV commercials have good looking adults or cute children?
- We tend to associate with them more.
- Looking good is important
- People are friendlier, More cooperative
- You get you to want Relatively easily
- And you look good.
Family
- Money, Boyfriends/Girlfriends, pickups, are necessary.
- But none more than family.
- No one loves you the way your parents do(most of the time), and probably no one will!
- Remember that the next time you call them.
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