Documenting my health and wealth journey
Rishabh Dev’s self improvement and productivity principles, tools and hacks to help you perform at your highest levels of productivity. Up your game with hyper-productivity rules.
I work with clients across the globe while traveling the world. I make the most of time and get the best value from it by being selective about who I work for. Only a specific set of companies can hire me. Over the past years, I’ve created 5 key rules for myself which help me … Read more
You don’t need your Facebook news feed. Step 1: Delete the Facebook app from your phone. Step 2: Check Facebook only on the web version during your distracted times of shallow work. Step 3: Even on the web, keep your shortcuts to a maximum of 3 most important links on Facebook. Step 4: Eradicate your newsfeed from the web … Read more
And the ruin of the human brain in the age of distractions This book is a combination of a personal story and reflections of a world in which the art of reading for deep contemplation and flow has lost to the newer, more addictive and unsavoury sources of information and dopamine hits — the internet. I read … Read more
A better life, every day. 1. Daily habits are the secret to long term success. 2. It’s all about the mindset. 3. Never miss a chance to see the sunrise or sunset. 4. Short-term goals over long-term goals. 5. Death is Real. And it will happen to all of us. 6. Life is all about the present moment. 7. … Read more
Use Habits as Compound Interest for your Life. 1. Meditate for 10 minutes every day You can find easy guided meditations on YouTube or Meditation Apps. Just take 10 minutes from your day to schedule this and you’ll be recharged and energised to do the other things on this list. 2. Walk 10,000 steps every day The idea … Read more
Leverage habits to get things done without using your will power reserves. 1. Habits are compound interest of self improvement 1.1. Small incremental changes can result in massive results. 1.2. If you improve just 1% each day, you’ll become 37.5% better by the end (also true for becoming worse). 1.3. This 1% choice seems insignificant … Read more
1. View from Above How to: Zoom out of your life to your room, your city, your country, your planet, your solar system, your universe (which is only the observable universe) and then try to think about your problem. What this does: This puts your problem in perspective and you realize how everything is as … Read more
This book, by Chris Guillebeau, is for everyone who has ever wondered “There is more to life than this” or anyone who wants to squeeze the best from this short life. On that note, I’ve mentioned my short summary of the key takeaways from this book. There’s a lot more to learn from this book … Read more
This is an extended version of my recent interview published in Small Business Trends by Rob Starr. I am an entrepreneur, growth hacking consultant and new-age marketing trainer. Most of my work is about creative business growth through online channels. Been an entrepreneur since 2009, I now train other entrepreneurs and marketers at Mapplinks Academy to help them leverage unconventional, … Read more
Yes. It’s over. But let’s see where it all began. As always, It started with a book… The first time I read Deep Work by Cal Newport, I ran some new productivity experiments starting September 2017. I started scheduling my shallow work and distractions like email and social media and taking dedicated deep work sessions every week. … Read more
And how to get rid of “entrepreneurial biases”. Time to open your eyes and look in the mirror.. Welcome to ‘The Art of Thinking Clearly — Startup Edition’. I’ve put together this list of the most common, life-sucking biases entrepreneurs live with. These biases are like mirrors. Look closely and identify how you kill clarity of thought. … Read more
Key learnings from 2017 On EXISTENCE: Existence is empty and life is meaningless. On EXPERIENCES: Life is the sum total of ‘Experiences’. Not all experiences are created equal. On KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge is as important as imagination, if not more. On GOALS: Long-term goals are meaningless. Don’t think too far ahead. On HABITS: Habits are more … Read more
FOCUS is the most important word. Zen. Practice learned minimalism. 80/20 rule. 80% output comes from 20% efforts. Focus only the 20% clients, projects, things, clothes, friends, apps. Deep Work. Understand the difference between deep work and shallow work. Outsource or Assign the shallow work and focus on the deep work. Have daily deep work … Read more
I recently read DEEP WORK by Cal Newport. The book brings out the rules for focused success in the distracted world we live in. Deep work refers to distraction-free concentrated activities that push your cognitive capabilities to the limit. These efforts create NEW VALUE, improve your SKILL, and are HARD TO REPLICATE as opposed to … Read more
Guess what? you can learn leadership lessons from watching movies. Here’s my takeaway from the movie ‘War for The Planet of The Apes’ Disclaimer: This lesson in leadership motivation comes from the perfect antagonist, Colonel McCullough. While Caesar preaches the amazing heart-touching slogan “APE. TOGETHER. STRONGER”, you see him rambling from his path, seeding another Koba … Read more