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Self Doubt

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What could you do less of?

When you are good at something but don’t feel confident enough to do it, you block your own progress. You become a ghost to yourself, forever haunted by your own doubts.

As an adult, when you face self-doubt and struggle to break free from it, it’s often because of the many failures you’ve experienced throughout your life. It becomes difficult to erase that negative code from your system.

But carrying on is the only solution. The more you push yourself, the more you reduce self-doubt. The first step is always the hardest, and people’s judgment is only a stepping stone. Life is all about this—losing, learning, and trying again. And if you lose again, you simply repeat the cycle until your last breath.

That’s how life should be.

Dreams without sleep?

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If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?

Goa Sunrise

It’s difficult to venture in the daylight,

To the places where your soul craves to be.

A world without the darkness of hate,

The world where there is no divide.

Let me sleep when the world seek darkness,

For the light is where my sleep resides.

My heart beats for that shimmering abode,

Far away from this suffocating world….

©2025 Piyush Singh

Poetry aside, I am pretty sure for most of us a good night’s sleep is the best part of our routine . But if humans are capable enough of going on without sleep then they should probably focus on their family, relations and in making this world a better place to live in.

Trusting my instincts

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Do you trust your instincts?

Himachal forest

I trust my instincts, occasionally. Few years ago I used to trust my instincts all the time, sometimes beyond logic and science. It helped me one time, and I thought I am quite good at it. And so I decided to trust it all the time, but it game me failures and losses.

Therefore, through experience or through years I came to realise trusting your instincts can be helpful occasionally but not all the time. Give emphasis to science or logic too. Though sometimes instincts involve logic too.

What do you think about your instincts? Does it helps you all the times or sometimes?

Currently Reading Mindset (Book)

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What book are you reading right now?

I am currently reading Mindset by Dr Carol S Dweck.

It basically talks about two kinds of Mindset in people all around us.

  • Fixed Mindset
  • Growth Mindset

People with fixed Mindset only follow perfection and anything less than that is useless or meaningless to them. They believe that humans are born with  certain abilities, skills or talent and their entire life is defined by those abilities.

From their childhood they are afraid of failures and they always want to have an ultimate level of success. When they don’t get that, they pretend to have that ,so that the others don’t criticize them. Hence, they are very much afraid of criticism, making them unlearners.

While on the other hand, people with growth mindset don’t believe in perfection. They take failures as opportunities to learn more and they give more emphasis to knowledge, experience and growth . They don’t believe that one failure or two can define your entire lifetime and that’s why they are always striving for more.

Even if they get success they don’t stop and continue to learn more to add more skills in their arsenal. They are always hungry for knowledge, making them lifelong learners . This is the kind of mindset we should always have, no matter what our age is.

This is what I am getting from the book, still a long way to finish the book. I hope this post will inspire readers to read the book. Those who have already read it , I would like to know their thoughts on the book in the comments section

At the foot of a mountain

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If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Pabbar Valley Himachal Pradesh

The cold winds would feel uncomfortable,

But not like the choking smoke of the cities.

The fresh air would make you shiver,

But not like the hate that would bruise your heart.

A place far away in the wilderness,

Where the nature feels so pure,

Where everything rides on their soul,

Where the cool breeze sings the song of love.

A place at the foot of a mountain,

Or inside a dense green forest.

Any place far away from chaos,

A true home where you find your purpose.

© Piyush Singh 2025

Time of our lives

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Do you need time?

Goa Sunrise

We associate everything in our lives with time. Our brains are wired to differentiate the events in our lives because of time, or is it really?

Something which has already happened belongs to the past, something which is happening now belongs to the present, and our dreams or desires may reside in the future. Past, present and future are the landmarks or milestones of time or we can say time may not exist without them.

We are quite fortunate to have an understanding of time. But it has also dominated us , created doubts in our mind for the future, brought tears because of our past, and hardly made us live in the present when the past and future dominated us.

Imagine, there is no past and future and so there is no time. Everything and every event exists in the ‘Now’ or present, there would be no worries, no regrets, no grief and no restlessness. But at the same time there will be no memories, no desires, no tears , no life and even death. What would be the meaning of our existence? Just a vague presence in the cosmos.

And so past and future,life and death, the circle of time brings meaning in our lives . Without it nothing makes sense or rather there will be no reason to live or exist.

Dreams of Now

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What will your life be like in three years?

Somewhere in Manali

It is not quite possible for me to foresee,

The dreams or the reality that may come,

The desires I pursue never flow above,

To the surface of reality that finally comes.

So my heart never craves the light of future,

As the light only shines on the purity of ‘Now’.

Let the heart be free and the mind be clearer,

Breaking the shackles of time by rising now.

© Piyush Singh 2025

Writing is meditation

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What do you enjoy most about writing?

Writing is something which gives you strength if you are feeling weak. It makes you feel better as if the words on the paper want to share your tears. It is nothing but it is everything.

Writing is something which pours emotions of the heart or the light of the mind on the paper.

It becomes your perfect teacher when you just want to focus and try to give your best on the paper. In this way you forget about all the worries of life, a perfect meditation.

Writing becomes even more powerful when it finds its reader. The impact that writers can have on their readers can truly change the world we live in. And so writers should always choose his words wisely.

For me, writing is meditation just like reading. It makes me forget about a bad day in the office , also it makes me truly present in the ‘Now’. And yes to become a good writer you should read more.

Your Reactions give you peace.

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What brings you peace?

When people listen to you, respect you for what you have done to them , gives you a lot of contentment and peace.

When you help people, respond to them kindly in spite of them shouting at you angrily, gives you peace.

Yes, it is difficult to be kind and compassionate ,especially to those who only want to disturb you. But staying calm in such situations only makes you stronger and the other person weak.

Regret only comes from negative reactions, positive reactions only give you peace when you think about it after sometime. So never ever underestimate the power of goodwill, kindness and compassion.

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Things or Experience

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List 30 things that make you happy.

Near Joshimath

Well if you seek happiness in 30 material things, then you can never be happy at all. I truly believe that true happiness comes from experience rather than things.

Traveling, trekking, walking or even playing a sport can give you true joy. Material things can only give you temporary happiness which fades away pretty quickly .

I truly feel alive when I am traveling or trekking. That feeling when your heart is pumping while the cold wind coming from the mountains kisses your face in the presence of a roaring river nearby .

And your eyes passes the message of the greenery around directly to your soul. You are nothing but a speck of the beautiful creation. Your heart , mind and soul truly get aligned to feel that moment of happiness.

No material things can give you that divine happiness.