Parth Sawhney

Being busy does not equal being productive. You may be the busiest person in the room but that doesn’t mean that you are the most productive as well. We all think busyness is a virtue and something noble, but it’s not. In fact, it may be hurting your

Building boundaries for ourselves and deliberately limiting ourselves is one of the most freeing things that we can do for ourselves, as paradoxical as it may sound. In his book Less Doing More Living, Ari Meisel mentions a fundamental principle of setting upper and lower limits. An upper limit is

During the Middle Ages, one time a passerby came across three craftsmen as they were working. He took a pause and asked them one by one what they were doing. The first man said he was laying bricks, the second one shared that he was building a wall. And the

There’s no law written in stone anywhere that if you’re pursuing a simple life, cultivating detachment and practicing philosophy that you need to give up all your materialistic desires and worldly possessions, and downgrade your dressing style and the way you show up in this world. There are

How do you feel when you skip the gym or yoga for a few days? What about when you take a break or vacation for too long? Chances are you feel irritable, bored, trapped and sad. It’s natural to feel this way, because we humans are built to work,

It’s common knowledge that we are all addicted to technology. A significant chunk of our days are spent staring, scrolling and swiping screens. Our dependence on our digital devices has increased exponentially, in fact so much that being on our devices has superseded our need for human connection. This

Once, there was an eccentric wealthy man who was hosting a grand party at his house. As he was enjoying his time with the guests, he took them to his backyard and showed them his swimming pool which was filled with alligators. In a merry mood, he announced to his

Journaling is a wonderful practice that I believe we all must experiment with. It’s a simple but powerful exercise, and an intimate way to express our thoughts and become cognizant of them. Journaling gives us both time and space to explore our thoughts, feelings and emotions and capture them

Sometimes, the Universe sends us reminders of kindness, gentleness and love. Nature and this wonderful planet that we live in help us get in touch with these feelings through their beautiful and mysterious ways. They help us become cognizant of this sacred place within us that we had discovered before