Life Advice: How can I make my life simpler?

What are some good habits to follow?

1. Drink at least one green smoothie
2. Skip the caffeine -
3. Exercise in the morning
4. Practice gratitude
5. Challenge yourself to learn
6. Set 3 big goals
7. Smile

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What tiny daily habit could be life changing?

Reframing is the single daily habit that could change your life. It teaches you resilience. It teaches you optimism. It teaches you perseverance.

best answers on quora: I have so many years of experience and I don't earn that much, why?

As long as you do what others are doing, someone is going to slap the "Market Rate" tag on you. 1 year of experience - Rs. 10,000 ⬤ 2 years of experience - Rs. 25,000 ⬤ 10 years of experience - Rs. 1,50,000, looks familiar? Companies pay the bare minimum to keep you on their payroll (and no doubt, you are always going to be happy with it until you retire). This is the universal truth. And don't blame them and start playing the victim game, you would do the same if you were running a company. According to market dynamics, the pricing is based on supply and demand. If you are among the majority of the supply, the "Market Rate" applies to you as well. The idea is to stand-out and create a market for yourself, so when multiple clients come after you, you decide what your "Rate" is.

Best questions on quora: I know X, Y, Z, A, B, C and I don't earn much why?

You can't be equally good at everything. That's almost impossible unless you are the likes of Elon Musk and Tony Stark. Generalists are good for startups and service-based companies where they need one person who can deploy servers, do the landing page, write cross-platform apps, do database backups etc., These companies are either on budget or unwilling to spend more money on specialization because their business strategy is different. Other companies would simply hire front-end developers, back-end developers, iOS developers, Android developers, devops, db admins etc., Why? Because they need ANSWERS, ANSWERS that are TIME-SENSITIVE and MISSION CRITICAL. And generalists are bad at offering that. That's why claiming that you know too many languages / frameworks is good to land you on your first job but not for a future that you dream about.

What are the most important things I can teach my child?

Raise your kid such that he doesn't become this example.

1. Take the FEAR OF FAILURE away from him.

The fear, that you are instilling in him unknowingly. By saying this:

• Whatever you do, just do your best. Be it studies or games.
• It is important to win the Olympiad. It is the stepping stone for your career.
• Study with the aim of securing first rank. So we can be proud parents.

Saying this instills the fear of failure. Kid aims for perfection, resulting in a stressed outlook.

This is Fear of Failure.

Teach your children so fear of failure never creeps in their mind. By telling them this:

• Do not focus on excelling at everything. It keeps you in a constant state of stress. Do somethings for pure enjoyment. And in fact, do everything for the fun of it.
• What do you think of the Olympiad? I think it is important, but not the most important thing.
• What are you studying? Let's explore how can we apply it practically.

2. Teach him to THINK IN A HEALTHY WAY.

Not anxiously, as you might be doing now.

• Mister, the exams are approaching. You better start worrying!
• Sharmaji's son is a top-ranker. He got a great on-campus placement. What will happen of you? Where will you go with these marks?
• Amend your behavior. You are a grown-up now.

Saying this leads to anxious thinking. Kid is overwhelmed, loaded with inferiority complex and self-consciousness.

This is Anxious thinking.

And there is no other way to teach them this, except to teach yourself this.

• Do not encourage him to think anxiously. He'll learn it in no time, and soon will have anxiety attacks, inhibiting performance.
• Do not compare him to others thinking it'll motivate him. Motivate him by positive means, comparative thinking will take a lifetime toll on him.
• Do not expect him to behave like a grown-up. A 3-yr old will behave like one, and a teenager like one. Accept them as per their age.

3. Teach him to have a POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE.

Again, do not teach him this.

• You are considered doing well only when you get good grades.
• Why can't you be more like your sister? She's such a good kid and gets a first in everything.
• Read faster
• Write faster.
• Run faster.
• Do it faster.

This teaching promotes negative self-image. Synonymous with low self- worth and self-esteem.

This is Negative self-image.

So, teach yourself this.

• Do not pressurize children with too much focus on grades or rewards.
• Remember that he can't be like his sister. Each person is different. Are you doing this so you have to deal with only one personality?
• Do not pressurize the kid to be faster in everything he does. Each kid learns at his own pace.

Teaching yourself these things will raise a kid who is free from this negative thought:

What will happen if… I fail…

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Source: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-most-important-things-I-can-teach-my-child

Cockroach theory

“At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady.
She started screaming out of fear.
With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.
Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.
The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on another lady in the group.
Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.
The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.
The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behaviour of the cockroach on his shirt.
When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach
responsible for their histrionic behaviour?
If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?
He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.
It is not the cockroach, but the inability of the ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed the ladies.
I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.
It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.
Reactions are always instinctive, whereas responses are always well thought of, just and right to save a situation from going out of hands, to avoid cracks in relationship, to avoid taking decisions in anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.
So what i learn from this story the waiter have maturity to respond 
The waiter teach me that Maturity is about how you respond to the situation
Edit1 : There is no real proof that sundar pichai actually said this story,Probably it is only from May 2014 that people started attributing it to Mr. Pichai. Somebody pasted this on LinkedIn on Aug 2014: Page on linkedin.com.this story on internet A cockroach story 2010 itself  Actually it doesn't matter whoever said this story,