How to live your best life

  You know, we live in a world that really seems to celebrate logic, planning, and that relentless hustle. But what if there’s something else inside you your instinct that could help you cut through all that noise? In Chapter 3 of  How to Live Your Best Life, Maria Hatzistefanis  shares some powerful insights. She points out that when we ignore our gut feelings, we not only waste time and energy but also lose the ability to move through life with flow, purpose, and authenticity. So, let’s dive into some of those lessons from the chapter and see how you can weave them into your life today. 1. Don’t Fight Your Instinct in Moments of Weakness When stress, doubt, or exhaustion kicks in, it’s super tempting to start second-guessing everything, right? But honestly, that only leads to overthinking and wasted effort. Instead, try this: By leaning into what your instinct is telling you, rather than battling against it, you can save yourself a lot of energy and avoid that...

 So let's first ask yourself what you think a comfort zone is. Well, until now I believed it was staying in bed, scrolling social media, watching a Netflix movie, etc. All that gets aligned with entertainment and comfort; that's what social media taught us, isn't it? But there is another side of the comfort zone, too; I'll call it the 'growth comfort zone'. So what is the growth comfort zone? The comfort zone where you are open to new ideas, new opportunities and new discoveries of you. Didn't get what I was saying? Let's make it easy for you. Maria, in her book, mentioned that: "Getting out of your comfort zone also means being open to new ideas and another unexpected change to your regular routine." So what does this mean? Being open to new ideas and another unexpected change; Well, let's be simple: if you are stuck in the same routine and you are feeling tired of the same shit, this one is for you. Change a piece of your routine, like if...

We as humans need to rest, we are not machines. We made ourselves chase what our mind wants, what we think can give us peace and success. But we are totally wrong about it. I, being a civil engineer, my dream was to study civil engineering and start some kind of startup in the same field. I wanted to study in the top most universities of Pakistan, because I’ve always been an average student, I was never a topper but I had failed in many subjects. I might be the one who scored the lowest in her exams in the whole family. I thought studying in a top university would change things, my family would accept me with the average personality I have, I’d find friends, maybe good enough to find a loyal partner. But things got completely opposite. I indeed got friends, but at each moment where they should be with me, they betrayed. And yeah, I got one friend, a good one tho, thankful to him for being with me in the bads. But that person is still the opposite gender, I thought things will get easy ...

We have been living our lives in the best possible way. From hardships to peace, we all want to get out of the chaos of life and achieve enough success to survive in this society. But in this race of achieving success at every point, and satisfying the world by meeting its expectations, we never ask about ourselves. We are so caught up in this race that we almost forget we are human. We need to relax, we need peace. We don’t notice while chasing those endless roads what we have become. We don’t notice the person we left behind, the person that was not supposed to be left. To keep the outside world happy, we killed that person, not killed, but murdered. What do you think? Have you achieved a lot? Yes, indeed, you did. You are a millionaire, you are well enough to buy your dream car, your dream home. You achieved that PhD degree in your field of interest. You even got a professor at your dream university. Yes, these are achievements.  You have become successful. CONGRATULATIONS. But...