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Are you working with intent or just for the deadline? When you work with intent, you know why you have picked it up, you aspire to achieve something at the end of it. you might not know the exact outcome but you know you intend to get to that. It’s important to take a step back and reflect on the purpose behind your work, especially when you’re caught up in a cycle of deadlines. By reminding yourself of why you started on this path in the first place, you can regain a sense of motivation and focus on what truly matters. Don’t let the goal get blurry for you might completely misplace it and get lost in a vicious cycle of incomplete expectations. Purpose doesn’t always have to be a glorious one.It can simply mean what you want to achieve in your everyday life. The small wins. Productivity should be purposeful rather than just being for the sake of it. But this doesn’t close the window for spontaneity. What we rather remember is that to be spontaneous is to fulfill your purpose but with t...

It is often said that the sole objective of any ‘kind’ act should be to help those in need. That it should only be done with the intent of bringing about a difference and working relentlessly towards it. But on a personal level, it becomes really hard to make a substantial difference that significantly improves the problem. And thus, we might be tempted to become hopeless about such a situation. While it is true that helping animals in need is a generous act, feeling happy, calm, and peaceful within yourself from the interaction is also a great takeaway. Not only does it improve your mood and mental health, but it also helps us stay motivated and committed to the cause. And while it is true that sometimes recording such interactions is used as a tool for online fame and attention, there are also cases where the person simply wants to preserve these memories. Over the past few months, I too have been guilty of clicking pictures of cats and dogs around my hostel. But there is one cat in ...