I recently finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. For me, it served as a good collection of many “productivity” tactics I’ve read over many years. Sadly, the mere act of reading this book won’t magically solve your problems. The book is only a recipe. And reading is only step 0 on your journey toContinue reading “Short book review: Atomic Habits”
Category Archives: Thoughts
Skills vs meta-skills
For the longest time, I’ve wondered why education systems don’t focus on teaching essential skills like good interpersonal communication, logic, the art of presenting, persuasion, developing continuous self-awareness, knowing how to receive any type of feedback and knowing how to give good feedback, effective reading, … The answer—I just realized—is very simple. What I hadContinue reading “Skills vs meta-skills”
Austin Kleon on daily blogging
I had forgotten how wonderful blogging is as a mode of thinking. Blogging is, for me, more about discovering what I have to say, and tweeting more about having a thought, then saying it the right way. Once I started daily blogging, not only did I have more to link to, it’s actually better stuffContinue reading “Austin Kleon on daily blogging”
Look Here
One Day You’ll Be Dreaming Of Something You Have Now: Work toward your goals and your dreams, but remember that one day you’ll be dreaming of something you have now. It may be your youth, or your health, or a lost loved one, etc. We will lose things along the way. A good reminder toContinue reading “Look Here”
Thoughts on peace of mind vs. desire for progress
I’m a big proponent of always trying to know myself better. For example, studying the things that upset me and knowing why they affect me in such a way, finding out about my weaknesses, and so on. If you’ve ever tried to learn about how your mind works, how to be mindful and in controlContinue reading “Thoughts on peace of mind vs. desire for progress”
Repeating Priorities, Not Excuses
I find that most people, me included, are skilled at tricking our minds into thinking we don’t have control over the things standing between us and the things we desire. The trick behind it: excuses. We’re not even very creative with our excuses. Take exercise, for example. Most people who claim they wish to more fit/healthy citeContinue reading “Repeating Priorities, Not Excuses”
The Marvel of Creation (Set 1)
The Marvel of Creation is a series of posts, each containing an image or set of images that make me stand in awe at the sublime creations of Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. This is the first set. Looking at those jellyfish, I could help but stop and think how such a simple looking organism could be a livingContinue reading “The Marvel of Creation (Set 1)”
Why You’re Not as Objective as You Think You Are
We all like to think that we’re rational adults, that we evaluate things based on facts before concluding with a judgement. But that false belief couldn’t be farther from the truth. Yes, while some can be more disciplined others in their mental evaluations of things, situations, and people, we cannot fully escape the effect ourContinue reading “Why You’re Not as Objective as You Think You Are”
Why is ‘follower’ a bad word?
In the Big Think video below, Simon Sinek, talks about vision and how we now live in a world where everyone is pressured to have a novel, exciting vision if they want to be considered a valued player in our world’s economy. He argues that not everyone needs to come up with an original visionContinue reading “Why is ‘follower’ a bad word?”
Traits to Shoot For
Another great video from The Schools of Life YouTube channel. However, while the video comments the 10 commandments, I believe that Islam’s teachings are not bound by time, and should never be replaced. I just felt the need to point that out to not be mistaken for believing that old religious teachings (Islam, specifically) should be replaced. IContinue reading “Traits to Shoot For”
Amr Khalifeh 