Monday, 7 October 2019

10 strong passwords for social media accounts:

Often we are addicted to things because they are convenient. You use internet a lot because it's cheap and available everywhere. But we can resist this addiction by adding some layers of inconvenience like tough login passwords. Some passwords like

  1. "Isitreallyimportant?"
  2. "Isitreallyimportant?Isitreallyimportant?"
  3. "IshouldDevoteOneHourEverydaytoExercise"
  4. "WatchingCommentsOfOthersIsAStupidThing"
  5. "ThereIsNoUseOfGossiping"
  6. "JunkMediaAndJunkFoodAreBadForMe"
  7. "IsItImportantForMeToKnowWhereMyFriendsAreTravelling"
  8. "ComparisonIsAThiefOfJoy"
  9. "BooksAreAlwaysBetterThanReadingNews"
  10. "IWillUseThisOnlyOnceInADay"
  11. "OneThingIAmGratefulForToday"

Sunday, 6 October 2019

10 things about not using screens for entertainment:

    1. Watching comedy shows/ memes/ passive learning.
    2. Interacting with someone for a definite purpose, not for fun.
    3. You can joke with someone on call but don't chat to crack some jokes.
    4. Always reply late to messages so that your mind does not act compulsively.
    5. Video games may improve cognitive skills but there are a hundred other activities that I can do to achieve similar benefits and they will also provide me physical fitness.
    6. Watching videos on the phone affect our eyesight badly.
    7. WhatsApp groups are never useful they are rather promoters of one propaganda.
    8. If we are bored anytime, it's better to face our thoughts rather than inputting some more information to the brain.
    9. Screens are a threat to Deep work philosophy.
    10. Watching sports matches is a time-consuming affair. Sports should inspire us to play more not to get entertainment more.
  • Friday, 4 October 2019

    10 ways to increase or start your reading habit.


    1.  Read the biographies of the people you admire or start with comics or magazines.
    2. Start reading with physical books and later switch to kindle. Reading habit will be easy to form on physical books.
    3. Start with 10 mins of daily reading and increase the time every month. It's easy to go from 50 to 60 minutes than starting with the aim of an hour.
    4. Start with the book which is less than 100 pages long.
    5. Have some books which you can re-read in the future. Call this section "rereading " and return to it whenever you feel low.
    6. Replace smartphones with the book. You should have a book with you every time.
    7. If possible, write your own chapter reviews or book reviews to consolidate your learning.
    8. Drop books if you don't find them interesting.
    9. Find a problem and then read a book about it. You will be highly motivated to read it. E.g. I am having a problem with sleep so I am reading "Why we sleep" by Mathew Walker. 
    10. I read books that have a Goodreads rating of more than 4. This is a fairly good rule. It works 90% of the time.

    10 things we should be grateful for.


    1. Education- the ability to read.
    2. A perfectly working brain.
    3. Fit legs.
    4. To access information about anything on the internet.
    5. To practice any religious beliefs.
    6. Ability to eat any kind of food.
    7. Having your own website.
    8. Email
    9. Ability to empathize with others(mirror neurons)
    10. Ability to see the world.

    Thursday, 3 October 2019

    10 examples of flashbulb memories:

    Flashbulb memories are those memories that a person remembers when a famous incident happens. Most people remember what were they doing during 9/11 or with whom they were when India won the cricket world cup.

    1. Watching superhit movies with your friends. When you hear about that movie in the future, you will remember your friends.
    2. Going to concerts with favorite people.
    3. Going to your first celebration of any festival with special people.
    4. Going to a famous tourist destination with your friends.
    5. Visiting 7 wonders with a special friend.
    6. Starting an important habit like yoga with a friend.
    7. Inviting close people to your sibling's wedding.
    8. First road trip with friends.
    9. Eating special kinds of foods/ drinks with that friend.
    10. Cycling with close friends.


    Wednesday, 2 October 2019

    10 things I learnt from Mahatami GANDHI:



    1. Concept of Brahamcharya: Gandhi’s definition of Brahmcharya is the best I found.
    2. “Beauty is of character not of face’.
    3. Everyone should have their own experiments in their life.
    4. Read works of every religion and experiment with the beliefs of that religion.
    5. “Man should look upon every woman as his mother, sister or daughter.”
    6. When Gandhi was young, the thoughts he had about sex were like a teenager.
    7. Also, experiment with the kind of foods you eat. Don’t become like an animal when you eat.
    8. Gandhi had more interest in his spiritual philosophy than practical philosophy.
    9. It is better to not leave your children entirely to school education. Gandhi homeschooled his kids.
    10. “ Truth is the ultimate God.”

    Tuesday, 1 October 2019

    10 ideas for this blog:

    1. 10 mistakes humans should not make while invading mars.
    2. 10 habits of daily life where compound interest is happening.
    3. 10 innovations in camscanner app.
    4. 10 ways charging of devices will happen in this century.
    5. 10 changes in religion laws that should happen.
    6. 10 ethical dilemmas of daily life.
    7. 10 negative qualities of Punjabi culture.
    8. 10 thoughts about freedom of speech.
    9. 10 jokes about wrestling.
    10. 10 types of cool flags that nations can have.

    Monday, 30 September 2019

    10 questions to any neuroscientist:


    1. How cues and rewards can be explained in neurological terms? ( parts of habit)
    2. Can we go into numb state? ( If we are awake like there are no thoughts running?)
    3. Can we function without tea or coffee?
    4. Is the human memory limitless and will we need memory in the future?
    5. Can you tell me some examples of the plasticity of the brain?
    6. Can there be any difference If I learn something from my laptop or phone?
    7. Can we effective multitaskers in the future?
    8. How the brain perceives different types of art?
    9. Should video games be banned?
    10. Can you predict some big changes in the brain that will happen in the next century?

    Sunday, 29 September 2019

    10 rules for digital detox.:


    1. Streaming online with someone. You won’t watch movies or comedy shows alone. Laugh with your partner.
    2. Scheduling time to check email daily. Not to check it often. 
    3. Not relying on chrome to remember the passwords of social media accounts.
    4. Designing home screen with apps which you need often ( not the apps you use often). e.g. Instagram is an app which you use often but you dont need it. You can even change the control center and notification center. 
    5. Removing the Touch ID access. Use alphanumeric passcode every time to unlock.
    6. Making a rule like using social media only while standing or while outside the house.
    7. No screens in bed.
    8. Watch youtube videos by downloading. 
    9. Do not watch live matches on a mobile phone. 
    10. Realizing that a phone is a tool, not an end product.

    Saturday, 28 September 2019

    10 examples of any benefit approach:

    We always use some technology in the hope that it will give us some benefit or some good thing. But this might not be a good approach in the world of information.

    1. Bollywood: Bollywood only produces 1 valuable movie per 100. So, watching trailers so that you find one good movie is not a good practice. 
    2. Social Media: Browsing feed to find something valueable.
    3. Whatsapp: Whatsapp and Text messaging are similar. So using whatsapp has only slight advantage over texting. Its up to you to decide if whatsapp is worth.
    4. Drugs: There might be some immediate benefits but does it justify the cost and health factor?
    5. Badmouthing someone: 
    6. Cricket 
    7. Any job in your career.
    8. Moving to any city or country.
    9. Choosing a life partner.
    10. Voting for any candidate. 

    Friday, 27 September 2019

    10 new type of crimes that will exist in this century:


    1. Privacy theft: Acquiring some private info of someone will be a crime.
    2. Manipulative theft: Data is used to manipulate others.
    3. Genetic engineering”: Parents will want their kids to have certain genes/characterisitics which will be unethical.
    4. Stupidity crime: When someone crosses a threshold of stupidity, he should be fined or jailed.
    5. Carbon footprint: Everyone can have a certain limit to their carbon footprint. They can’t avoid that.
    6. Fresh air in the black market: Fresh air will become scarce and a black market will definitely come up. 
    7. Watching Reality shows: People who make this type of thing and who watch these things should end up in jail.
    8. Taxing people who use most of the earth resources.
    9. Plastic use: Plastic will be like a weed. Anyone who uses them should go to jail.
    10. Sugar theft: Any food serving more than limited sugar will end up in jail.

    Thursday, 26 September 2019

    10 genre of books that one can read to live better life


    1. Psychology
    2. Nutrition and Health
    3. Selling and marketing.
    4. Plants and Animals
    5. Philosophy
    6. Programming
    7. Brain
    8. Human-tech interaction
    9. Parenting
    10. Learning how to learn.

    Wednesday, 25 September 2019

    10 visual cues in your environment that trigger negative behaviour:


    1. Visual Ads.
    2. Chocolate on the cash counter of the supermarket.
    3. Mobile phone along side your laptop.
    4. Coke/Soda on the visual side of the refrigerator.
    5. Cafeteria/TV room along the way of your office.
    6. News
    7. WhatsApp status.
    8. Randomness/ Clutter in your bedroom.
    9. Partied house. 
    10. Bookmarks on your browser.

    Tuesday, 24 September 2019

    10 topics for the blog:


    1. 10 personalized ways to visit websites.
    2. 10 features of future iPhones
    3. 10 examples of materialism in my life.
    4. 10 ethical practices that amazon should follow.
    5. 10 new things that can be introduced in parks.
    6. 10 innovative ways to tackle pollution.
    7. 10 famous book advice that I think is wrong.
    8. 10 changes that should happen in the IT industry.
    9. 10 changes in the road that should be made for electric cars.
    10. 10 famous quotes that are plain stupid

    Monday, 23 September 2019

    10 problems with punjabi songs:


    1. A 15-year old kid watching these songs will learn that the primary thing that impresses girls is cars or pride.
    2. Music is a great emotion healer. So, the anti of that will be true also. It can invoke emotions of violence. 
    3. Listening to violent songs and drinking alcohol is probably not a good combination.
    4. Effect of Stereotyping: People around the country think that Punjabis drink, eat and show off.
    5. Songs are cues: Any habit has 4 parts -cue, craving, response, and reward. Cue launches the behavior. In this case, any song on drinking is a strong cue to drink.
    6. Free promotion of materialism: Using brands names again and again will motivate people to own these brands as a goal.
    7. Ego Enhancer: Use of pride in songs enhances the ego of people and as our ancient folklores like Mahabharat, Ramayana has told us that ego will kill you one day.
    8. IQ destroyer: Constant exposure to Punjabi videos and songs will definitely lower down your IQ.
    9. They are a close second in objectifying women to Bollywood.
    10. The violent songs should be treated like porn. You can watch it in your rooms but just don't play it in the public.
    11. Tiktok

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