TAO Forming a Habit(BM #18)

The Art Of Forming a Habit,

• Be determined when trying to make something a habit. Don't fool yourself.
• Reward yourself when you stick to the habit and punish yourself(not literally, be creative) when you break it. 
• Stick to a schedule, as in Go to the gym at the same time of the day, read before going to bed etc
• Involve like-minded, determined people. 
• Don't stress yourself over it. 

If you still fail, its important to isolate the problem area and find an alternative. Lazy? Bored? Taking it easy? Lack of Time?

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TAO Putting a relationship at stake (BM #16)

The Art Of putting a relationship at stake

• Take advantage
• Give unsolicited advice and suggestions
• State your opinion on everything
• Act superior
• Portray a wrong image among kith and kin
• Force into doing something together
• Demand to know details of every mundane chore
• Interfere with official matters
• Assume your choice is the best
• Pass comments about one's weakness

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TAO Getting distracted (BM #12)

The Art Of Getting distracted

• Keep adding books to to-read list maniacally when all you want to do is read a book.
• Drool over recipes of food on blogs  till you are too hungry to make that dish for which you wanted the recipe.
• Watch a program on tv, standing with books in hand, on the way to your room to study.
• When you talk to someone you know, watch their facial features keen enough to realise they seem unfamiliar
• Start going through slam books, old collections, certificates of merit you got in kindergarten when clearing up clutter.
• Have a small talk until its too late to pursue your morning/evening walk
• Think about EVERYTHING when you want to meditate

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TAO Staying motivated (BM #9)

The Art Of staying motivated,

• Dream about the result. Dreams and feasibility are mutually exclusive
• Stay away from negative energy - people who pull you down, that lazy afternoon nap, anything that you find draining your energy
• Be updated about what is happening in your area of interest. 
• This one is my personal favorite. Don't discuss unless you are ready. While questions, criticism, opinions and suggestions can open up introspection, a unprepared mind might turn it into apprehension.

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TAO - Finding a reason (BM #2)

The Art Of finding a reason to buy 'that one thing' which catches my fancy that sadly lasts only for a short while.

Gym cycle - Busy mornings, its too sunny by the time I can manage to go on a walk.

Those pots(for gardening), keyboard, DSLR, carrom board - one should always have a hobby, these days life is so stressful.

That yet-another toy chosen after heavy online research - my LO is really going to have fun playing with it for hours together (and you guess how she treats it) AND am going to get extra time for myself(sigh!)

That gadget - after all, we never overspend!!!

TAO - Doing NOTHING!

The Art Of doing nothing - Just this stuff, then i will log off the computer. Just this chapter, then I will close the book. Just the preparation for dinner, then I will do nothing. Oh! Doing nothing is not at all easy, with my ring-master mind that keeps adding items to my to-do list.

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TAO - The dangling conversation

The Art Of replying to a conversation(mail or message) only to realize later that you only framed the response in mind and not in writing! I do it all the time, Weird!

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TAOism

No, not the chinese TAO! This is my own TAO - 'The Art Of' doing something. Quite a few years back, when I was working for Infosys, I became interested in the internal writers forums. Its not meant for serious writers or anything, that I had been a part of it is a proof enough. My first post was titled 'The Art of doing Nothing' and talked about well, doing nothing. And it did create some ripples or so I wish to believe.

Now reading 'Eat, Pray, Love' by Elizabeth Gilbert and coming across Bel far niente(beauty of doing nothing), my memories went back to the above mentioned attempt at Infy. And why not bring out the TAO of other things as well! Rest in next... :-)