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यहां के तो ख़ुदा भी कातिल हैं।

Talk...

Talking to the right people will
- clarify doubts
- give solutions
- open up possibilities, new and old
- ease life

The Triple Filter

In ancient India, One day a person met Chanakya, and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"

"Hold on," Chanakya said. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Chanakya continued."Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test.

The first filter is Truth.
Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."
"All right," said Chankya."So you don't know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness.
Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Chankaya continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true.

You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left, the filter of Usefulness.
Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Chankya, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor useful, why tell it to me at all?"
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Disclosure - I received the message on Whatsapp, am saving it on blog as I clear my phone . The Triple filter has rightly or wrongly been attributed to Chankya. That does not retract is validity. Please Use this triple filter each time you hear gossip...

Lifestyle corrections

Walk ~10k steps is a fair aim
Early to bed 10 PM 🕙
Early to rise 5 AM 🕔
Take a nap 2 PM 🕑
Avoid Channel surfing 🏄 - limit TV 📺 to ~5 hours per week.
Train /workout -
Walk
Mobility exercises
Squat, Lift, Press, Swing-
Crawl, Roll
Foam Roll 🍥
Eat healthy ~2600 calories
Proteins > 200g
Fats ~ 100g
Carbs < 225g
Drink Water 💦 - 2 litre (urine should be near clear not yellow)
No Cannabis (remember the week after Holi)
No tobacco
Avoid promiscuity
Stay calm, Count to 10 of angry, especially when interacting with kids & folks
Be alert (mindful) -
aware of surroundings
Aware of area
Aware of animals
Aware of vehicles
Aware of blind spots /ambush points
Aware of potential predators
Do it now - avoid procrastination
Pause - Mull before retorting

Life simple!

Wake up
Drink water 💦
Freshen up
Walk
Bath
Eat
Move
Work
Eat, wait
Lift / Play
Stretch /Roll 🍥
Eat
Contemplate
Sleep

How heavy is 32kg? (and I am a sissy... )

Few years ago I wrote How heavy is 20 kg, last few months I have been trying to tackle a 32kg kettlebell and I can tell you this one is damn lot heavier.
There are many benefits of a heavy bell -
1. It teaches humility, hubris disappears faster than... Ice
❄ on equator
2. Auto corrects tendency to use shoulders while swinging.
3. Teaches Mindfulness, Makes you cautious
4. Goblet squats are far more challenging.
That apart, though I can clean & Jerk them, I still have to muster courage for Snatches & Get ups.

Currently I am following a Strongfirst routine called Lazy Endurance. 

It basically is -
5 Swings on top of the minute for times varying from 10 minutes to 50 minutes. 5 swings take about 10 seconds, balance 50 seconds are supposed to be active rest - I basically walk and shake the muscle groups which are tired.
Yesterday was 50 minutes /250 swings workout.
Did that comfortably - primarily because my technique & grip have improved a bit. Did use lifting chalk too.

Realised- am a sissy (am a show-off too but that is something I always knew)
Tore calluses of my palm and am handling things gingerly, also contemplating giving today's training a skip...