There are 3 targets I want to reach in my work life based on employer needs satisfaction, time spent on work and my earning. Having a target is very important, otherwise one doesn't have a direction and also wouldn't know when to stop the struggle and go on cruise mode.
Actually, I'm not that good at executive functioning skills - depression had severely damaged my skills. First it was the depression and then later, focusing on spirituality didn't really help developing those skills directly - Shri Krishna didn't teach Arjuna how to shoot an arrow straight; He only taught how to keep the mind steady to keep the hands steady. Shri Krishna didn't teach it because it wasn't necessary to teach Arjuna something he already was a master of. While only a few people can claim to be the master in his or her area (Sachin Tendulkar for instance), the rest of us can still hope to glean some techniques from His advice even though it is not the correct way. The correct way is to approach the Gurus in the different areas and not come to Shri Krishna every-time like a kid coming to the mother when harassed by some bullies.
I have taken some IQ tests and also some tests that are dependent on IQ, which all indicates that I'm smarter than 60 - 75 % of the people. It's not bad but neither is it something to be exhilarated about - someone with a 80% IQ can consistently beat me don in Chess. But it doesn't matter since for all losers, there is always some compensation - if you don't have a high IQ you can have high EQ or a BQ (Beauty Quotient...don't waste time searching for it) etc.
What Shri Krishna gives is a wrapper which encapsulates the skill-sets that one has. I had once been a bright student and could make a good career for myself by getting good marks in school. Shri Krishna doesn't have to teach me that. But the depression had retarded and blunted my brain. Add to it a wrong interpretation that I sometimes gave to the scriptures that emptied all desires of wealth. And add to it the plain laziness which I masked as spiritual disinterest.
My initial target was to reach a 40 hour / week work period. By this, I mean that I'm going to sit at my comp for the said period whether I work or not. . .under the condition that I will not be sleeping, browsing, chatting etc. The website Mood Gym or Mind Gym gave a good advice for procrastinators. . .if you can't do something useful, do nothing. The point is. . .don't believe that you are working when you are actually spending time in entertainment. The good thing is that the body gets adjusted to this austere measure. This is Tapas, the 1st requirement in success in Kriya Yoga (the other two are Svadhyaya (Self-study) and Ishwara Pranidhana (giving the results to God))
I can presently do a session each of Pathanjali Yoga, learning and voluntary service. By Pathanjali Yoga, I hope to tame my mind. It also must be carefully done - otherwise, it can kill me. I'm subscribing to some lifehacks and this is my learning. Just like how I read a chapter of Bhagavad Gta, I'm going to read those productivity posts. First I thought that I should read on my domain, then later thought that I can learn domain knowledge from experience -- but this -- lifehacks, will sharpen my stunted brain. The voluntary service is mutually beneficial and so I cannot really call it a service - I get practice out of it. So there I have 3 slots filled for the day which trains me on my Attitude, Knowledge and Skill. While these things don't make money for me directly, it will improve my work quality and so I can charge more. The other 4 hour slots, the ones where I earn money, is still unclear. It's not like I cannot do a project - I can get things done on a project, for once, in a haphazard manner -- but it will not be sustainable. I have got to get into a routine that is self-sustaining. I hope to take 1 day per week off. That makes it 42 hours - more than what is necessary.
I'm getting there.
Actually, I'm not that good at executive functioning skills - depression had severely damaged my skills. First it was the depression and then later, focusing on spirituality didn't really help developing those skills directly - Shri Krishna didn't teach Arjuna how to shoot an arrow straight; He only taught how to keep the mind steady to keep the hands steady. Shri Krishna didn't teach it because it wasn't necessary to teach Arjuna something he already was a master of. While only a few people can claim to be the master in his or her area (Sachin Tendulkar for instance), the rest of us can still hope to glean some techniques from His advice even though it is not the correct way. The correct way is to approach the Gurus in the different areas and not come to Shri Krishna every-time like a kid coming to the mother when harassed by some bullies.
I have taken some IQ tests and also some tests that are dependent on IQ, which all indicates that I'm smarter than 60 - 75 % of the people. It's not bad but neither is it something to be exhilarated about - someone with a 80% IQ can consistently beat me don in Chess. But it doesn't matter since for all losers, there is always some compensation - if you don't have a high IQ you can have high EQ or a BQ (Beauty Quotient...don't waste time searching for it) etc.
What Shri Krishna gives is a wrapper which encapsulates the skill-sets that one has. I had once been a bright student and could make a good career for myself by getting good marks in school. Shri Krishna doesn't have to teach me that. But the depression had retarded and blunted my brain. Add to it a wrong interpretation that I sometimes gave to the scriptures that emptied all desires of wealth. And add to it the plain laziness which I masked as spiritual disinterest.
My initial target was to reach a 40 hour / week work period. By this, I mean that I'm going to sit at my comp for the said period whether I work or not. . .under the condition that I will not be sleeping, browsing, chatting etc. The website Mood Gym or Mind Gym gave a good advice for procrastinators. . .if you can't do something useful, do nothing. The point is. . .don't believe that you are working when you are actually spending time in entertainment. The good thing is that the body gets adjusted to this austere measure. This is Tapas, the 1st requirement in success in Kriya Yoga (the other two are Svadhyaya (Self-study) and Ishwara Pranidhana (giving the results to God))
I can presently do a session each of Pathanjali Yoga, learning and voluntary service. By Pathanjali Yoga, I hope to tame my mind. It also must be carefully done - otherwise, it can kill me. I'm subscribing to some lifehacks and this is my learning. Just like how I read a chapter of Bhagavad Gta, I'm going to read those productivity posts. First I thought that I should read on my domain, then later thought that I can learn domain knowledge from experience -- but this -- lifehacks, will sharpen my stunted brain. The voluntary service is mutually beneficial and so I cannot really call it a service - I get practice out of it. So there I have 3 slots filled for the day which trains me on my Attitude, Knowledge and Skill. While these things don't make money for me directly, it will improve my work quality and so I can charge more. The other 4 hour slots, the ones where I earn money, is still unclear. It's not like I cannot do a project - I can get things done on a project, for once, in a haphazard manner -- but it will not be sustainable. I have got to get into a routine that is self-sustaining. I hope to take 1 day per week off. That makes it 42 hours - more than what is necessary.
I'm getting there.
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