Self-Care With Shaki

Negative thinking creates an unfair environment. It contributes to depression, anxiety, and other mental and physical health issues. Our thoughts are very subtle and unconscious most of the time yet it has an extreme power to control our whole life. Since our thoughts make and break us, it is important to understand and learn how to think in the right way to be happy and peaceful in life. Below are the 5 tips that you can inculcate to change your negative thought pattern: 1. Identifying your thinking pattern The first step to change your negative thinking is to identify your thinking pattern. For example, if you tend to view yourself as a total failure because of failing in one single interview then you are "overgeneralizing" yourself. Or, if you are someone who thinks that 'Success only lies in perfection. And the rest is considered as a failure' then you are thinking in terms of "black and white". In the same way, there are many t...

Our whole day can be chunked into tasks. And the depth of the day is dependent on the way we accomplish these tasks. If the tasks are not completed then your day might be dull, whereas when you get all the tasks done you might feel a sense of fulfillment. Therefore, accomplishing a task has great importance than you can imagine. Below are the five tips that can help you to accomplish any given task: 1. Prior planning Planning is required before you leap into the task and start working on it right away. Planning will give you an overview of the tasks and will also give an avenue to the flow of the task in hand. It will also indicate the resources needed for the task and the appropriate time that is required to complete the task. Prior planning is very essential before you take in any major task. 2. Set aside a particular time Everyone has their own "focus-time". That is, some people work efficiently at the early hours of the day whereas some are night ...

Journaling has taken me to the next step in my life. Basically, I was lazy and unorganized. I had so many plans but was never able to execute. And then one of my very good friends recommended me journaling. I took the recommendation seriously and started to incorporate journaling into my daily life. And you know what, my organizational skills and productivity jumped to its peak. Journaling can help you in myriad ways. Keeping a daily journal is basically a self-care routine. First of all, a journal is not a diary, it is not a place where you record your day to day activities. Journal is something where you talk to yourself through words. I usually used to write down my problems and different perspectives with which I can solve the problem and then make a decision. Some of the important decisions of my life have been taken this way and it proved to be effortlessly effective. You can also write down your plan to achieve a goal and put down an effective road map...