Take a pause with Varun Duggirala

Have you struggled with remembering things and often look for ways to improve your memory? Then four time US memory champ Nelson Dellis might have some tips for you. More on this weekstarter episode of the varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

This week on “The Varun Duggi Show” I speak to Ma Anand Sheela & try to understand her mindset, her beliefs, the lessons she has drawn from them and understand her better through the rules that have defined her life as chronicled in her book “By my own rules”. https://beacons.page/varunduggi/the%20varun%20duggi%20showYou can catch the full video episode on my YouTube channel and The full audio episode is available across podcast networks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Have you ever walked into a room and felt like everyone is judging your every move? And has this led to you feeling a sense of anxiety and a severe lowering of your confidence levels? This feeling is what many call “The Spotlight Effect” and I dig into this and four steps to beating it on today’s week starter episode of the Varun duggi show  Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi  Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com  And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com   About the Varun Duggi Show: "The Varun Duggi show" is focused on Work, life and everything in between. It's basically a deep dive into Varun's obsession with being a lifelong learner for all of you to listen to. The Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff Varun’s learning around Work, life and everything in between... Sometimes Varun also speaks to some truly interesting people about what motivates and inspires them. Yeah, this show is many things.. but it's also a great spot to learn from. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Is hard work the surest route to success? Or is there a way to strategically mix in slacking off with deep focus on the stuff you love to do. That’s where strategic laziness comes in and I dig into that I. Today’s episode of the varun duggi show . Link to the Tim Ferris blog mentioned in the episode https://bit.ly/2XAFWeZ Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’m learning around Work, life and everything in between...( with monthly conversations with interesting people on their process, life , motivations and inspirations) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

We often struggle to keep the evolving nature of our careers, life and the world around us in constant sync with our goals. And while systems serve us well we can’t not set goals for ourselves. Today on the Varun Duggi Show I run you by my simple system to set constantly updated goals for myself Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show:The Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Many of us dream of achieving peak human performance and Stephen Kotler ( who I referenced in an earlier episode on achieving a state of flow) has a 4 stage process through which we can actually achieve it and I get into that in today’s episode of the Varun Duggi show. Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Most of us walk into meetings expecting to win, lose or compromise. But the answer to the best outcome from any meeting might just lie in interdependence. I dig into this in today’s week starter episode of the Varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show:The Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Most of us believe that facts are the best way to persuade people to believe what we want them to believe. But Aristotle might beg to differ. More on this episode of the Varun Duggi Show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show:The Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

I recently came across a way in which we can segregate creators into two types - Idea based or relationship/personality based. And within these two lie many aspects of not just what they create but also how they grow and monetise. (Props to Colin & Samir for distilling this segregation, you must check out their YouTube channel if you haven’t already) I dig into this very split on this episode of the Varun duggi Show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show:The Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

The secret to retaining willpower through your day might depend on how you factor in the concept of Ego depletion in your mind. More on this episode of the Varun Duggi Show And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message