Author: Ash

Why You’re Not Getting Rich Quickly

And what to do about It

I know you want things to change in your life overnight.

We all do.

Whether it’s related to money, fame, or health, we all want it instantly.

But why don’t we get it so easily?

Instant success is a myth

Big changes in life don’t happen in one night.

But that’s a dream we all chase. A false hope that has destroyed many ambitions.

From our childhood, we have been told through TV and ads that things happen fast, but that’s actually not true.

You won’t become rich instantly. You won’t leave a bad habit in a day or two. You cannot gain a new habit overnight.

People who have achieved success in any field have worked hard for a long time. They never took shortcuts. They never believed in the myth of instant success.

How real change happens

Practice makes you near perfect.

To see a real change in anything in life we need to practice new habits many times. After practicing it over a long time you will understand the importance of habits.

At first, you may feel it is difficult to do. But when you do it daily as a habit you will realise it was not as difficult as you first thought it was.

Doing things over and over makes them easier.

To build a habit, patience is needed.

We have always heard, that patience is a virtue. Consistent habits are created by being patient and trying our best. Patience helps us to grow in life.

Enjoy the journey and not the destination

Take small steps to get big results.

Don’t get overwhelmed by thinking about the result. Yes, you will achieve it but you need to focus on one step at a time.

All marathons are completed by taking one step at a time. It’s important to focus on one step and also enjoy the process.

Set goals that you can reach.

This will keep you happy and will motivate you to work hard.

You will become a millionaire if that’s your goal but first set a goal of making $1000. Once you achieve this, make another goal of $1500.

Smaller goals are easy to achieve and add up to the main bigger goal.

And after all, we are just humans. Everyone makes mistakes.

Even I do every now and then.

It’s okay to make mistakes. What’s more important is that you learn from your mistakes. Our mistakes help us to become wiser.

‘I have not failed, but found 1000 ways to not make a light bulb’ — Thomas Edison

So whatever change you are looking for in your life, it’s important that you become patient and take one step at a time.

Enjoy the journey before the destination.

November 2, 2024
Have You Heard About The Red Car Theory?

Becoming lucky intentionally

Have you seen any red cars today?

You probably did.

If I had told you that I would give you $100 for every red car you noticed today, how many red cars you would have noticed?

You will probably look for red cars intentionally, right?

That’s how luck and opportunities work.

When you are not looking, and you are not aware, opportunities are just passing by.

To become lucky you have to grab the opportunities by actively looking for them, intentionally.

Start your day with an intention to notice and grab opportunities that will make you lucky.

Keep looking for your red car.

November 2, 2024
Generate a Year’s Worth of Blog Titles in Minutes
With complete prompt and explanation

If you are stuck with writer’s block or struggling to figure out topic ideas to become an authority on a subject then this prompt can help you.

This prompt will give you 400 blog post titles which are organized into 20 sub-topics based on one given topic.

Below is the prompt I use. I have tried it with ChatGPT but I think any other AI LLM will give similar results.

For the best results use ChatGPT o1 preview.

The Prompt
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Your goal is to make an outline of topics for new websites. 
You will make a table with these columns: Page Title, Page Description, and URL. 
Ask for a niche (If the user gives you a niche, you can start right away). 
Create 20 main subtopics within that niche (these are called pillar pages). 
Add these to a table. Break down the niche into 20 subtopics or pillar pages. 
Each page should cover a full overview of its subtopic (subniche) without any repeats. 
Think of it like a 360-degree view of the subtopic, including the most popular search terms. 
This helps build strong topic coverage. 
Do not repeat or make pages that are too similar in content or wording. 
Get approval for the 20 main pages. Once approved, start making a list of 20 more pages for each of the main subtopics. 
Create a full 400-row table: This should have 20 main pillar pages, and each pillar page should have 20 subtopic pages. 
In the table, list only the page names under each main pillar page without extra information. 
This full list will have 400 items. You can complete it in steps.  
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Explanation

Here is the basic explanation of the prompt
- Goal: You need to plan blog post topics for a new website.
- Table Setup: Make a table with a Page Title, Page Description, and URL.
- Start with a Niche Topic: Ask the user to give a topic (“niche”).
- Main Topics (Pillar Pages): Make a list of 20 big topics within that niche. These are called “pillar pages.”
- Organize Ideas: each pillar page topic includes all popular terms people search for.
- Avoid Repeating: Make sure each topic is unique and they don’t repeat in any other pillar topics.
- Approval: Show the 20 main pillar pages for approval by the user. After they’re approved, create 20 more subpages for each pillar page.
- Complete the Full List: In total, you’ll have 400 topics — 20 pillar pages with 20 subpages each.
This will help you to create authority on any topic with your website content.

Let me know in the comments if this prompt helped you.
November 1, 2024
Why I Quit My Job

And I Don’t Regret My Decision

I felt like I was just part of a robotic life. Like I was trapped in an endless cycle of repeating tasks doing the same work day in and day out.

My life Felt like I was just existing. A meaningless existence. Yes, making money was needed but it was not enjoyable.

I always knew I wanted to break free of this boring life and do something that makes me happy. Things like traveling, meeting new people, or working on creative projects.

On the spur of the moment one day I decided to try my luck in freelancing.

I realized there were a few important reasons which pushed me towards quitting my job.

Same routine work

Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash

Routine becomes boring.

I am not a routine person.

Unlike many, I hate routine work. I need a mix of emotions or challenges as I enjoy it.

But when things become a routine it hurts my brain and I feel dead inside. I feel like a robot with consciousness. I feel stuck.

Routine life is not flexible.

It affects my daily flexibility and I cannot plan or expect sudden tasks or ad-hoc tasks.

I cannot plan an outing or a random lunch with friends or go for a night out as I have to be in the office the next morning.

I also realized routine tasks lack emotions.

Most of the things I do in my life have a purpose and emotional connection. These emotional connections drive me to go the extra mile to achieve it even when I feel like quitting.

But routine tasks make me feel emotionless and I don’t feel like bothering to do anything extra. I just concentrate on finishing it and getting done with it.

People with zero knowledge

Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash

It’s very challenging to work with people who don’t have the right knowledge or skills.

I worked as a web developer in my last job.

It’s a nightmare to have bosses who are not technical in a technical project.

My actual reason for not doing something was taken as an excuse. But it was not possible technically in the project.

If only the manager had a technical background, they would have understood the situation.

Sometimes they also surprise you with unreasonable requirements & timelines. Clients and Bosses think everyone in their team is a genie.

They ask us to do things that are not practical or waste a lot of everyone’s time.

Unwanted changes and revisions just to figure out one small detail. And that too in a short time.

This leads to more pressure and tension. And it’s well-known people don’t perform well under such conditions.

And then you must have faced irrelevant and illogical competition from co-workers.

There were many instances where they made excuses when you reached out to them for help.

One time I happened to connect with an ex-colleague who always made excuses whenever I asked for any help.

When I met him after so many years I asked him “Why did you always make excuses when I needed help from you?”. “It’s because you might have got a better promotion than me” he replied.

I facepalmed but that’s the reality.

Terrible traffic

Photo by RayBay on Unsplash

Nobody likes being stuck in traffic.

It’s such a huge waste of time and being stuck in traffic was a huge waste of my daily routine.

I could have used that time on something productive or something that I would have enjoyed. I would have made a better breakfast or spent more time in meditation.

But here I am dreading my life being stuck in traffic for hours some days. Not an ideal positive way to start or end a day for sure.

Another reason traffic annoys me because of constant honking. Over usage of horns should be regulated and this will reduce noise pollution. Sometimes I strongly feel people should be charged money every time they use the horn.

Then only they will become responsible. Why keep honking when everyone is stuck?

And being stuck between so many vehicles in one place leads to Pollution. It’s bad for health to inhale all the fumes and you cannot do anything about it.

These reasons were strong enough for me to plan and quit my job.

Now after freelancing for 4 years, I can say quitting my job was the best decision of my life so far.

My suggestion to those who are in the same boat as I was earlier is to find something that makes you happy.

Life shouldn’t be about just existing. You should spend your limited time on earth doing something meaningful. Do something enjoyable.

Make the best use of whatever you have and live a happy life.

November 1, 2024
Hack Your Thoughts & Take Control

Reject negative thoughts today

Learn this one thing ASAP.

Reject your negative thoughts.

Many things in life don’t go as we want them to.

And we keep thinking about it and make up fictional scenarios in our minds.

We love to think about what wrong things can happen and we plan what we will do when they happen.

We think 400 new things when 4 things go wrong. We put all of our energy in the wrong place.

Our minds are a manufacturing factory of thoughts mostly on autopilot.

We have to take control of our thoughts.

Reject negative thoughts as only fictional things.

Whenever a problem comes up, you will see that your mind is sending you a ton of negative thoughts.

Reject all negative thoughts intentionally. You will notice thoughts will reduce and eventually stop.

And finally, you will notice the problem was not as big as your thoughts made you feel.

November 1, 2024
Here’s How I Improved My Mental Health

Have you ever felt like your mind has a hundred tabs open? And a few of them are playing music and you don’t know which ones.

That’s how I used to feel when I ignored my mental health for a long time.

In our daily routine lives, we usually get busy and forget to take a break. Or we don’t give importance to daily habits which have a big impact on our mental health.

But why is mental health so important?

Here’s Why Mental Health is important

Everything is connected to mental health.

Bad mental health affects your sleep and relaxation. This affects your mood and immunity. You become more prone to sickness.

Lack of sleep also affects your ability to focus. Without focus, you perform badly in your day-to-day tasks including your work or business.

Do you see where I am going? it’s all interconnected.

And when you lack focus or become sick all the time it affects your relationships as well. it includes both your family, loved ones, and business or work relationships.

But what are you doing wrong every day which is affecting your mental health?

What people do wrong

We easily overlook small things that have a big impact.

We have forgotten how to relax and take breaks. All of us are in a rush to make more money.

Whether it’s business or office work, we have become so focused on work that we have forgotten we need a break.

Prolonged time of just working leads to mental fatigue.

When you have used your brain too much, it keeps itself active.

Remember those nights when you can’t sleep and all you can think of is your meetings or next presentation or a sales call?

Yes, that’s the sign you have overworked your brain. This leads to less sleep and eventually degrades your mental health more.

Another important thing that most people don’t pay attention to or ignore is healthy food.

The food you intake is very important as healthy food keeps your brain healthy.

Your brain gets all the nutrients it needs to function properly under normal conditions or stress.

But due to work or laziness we often just order fast food which is full of fat and oil and preservatives. These foods lack the essential nutrients and vitamins.

Ok, so what exactly should I do to fix my mental health? Here’s what I do every day

What I do

These are a few daily habits that always help me.

A little bit of daily exercise helps a lot. I do long walks or take stairs instead of elevators whenever I can. I also do yoga whenever I can. You can also go to the nearest gym for daily exercise.

I don’t work without a break. I break my work into smaller tasks. And I make sure to take short breaks between each task. This helps me to focus more and the work doesn’t feel like a burden.

I eat healthy food. I stick to freshly made home-cooked food. Don’t eat refrigerated food that was prepared a few days back. Most people do that and microwave it every time. Please don’t.

Try to cook a little every day and eat fresh. And if I have to eat outside then I try to eat more green vegetables and salads or lots of fruits whenever I can. Also, I don’t eat after sunset.

The last but very important activity is sleep. I go to sleep early and I don’t tend to stay awake late at night.

And there is always at least a 4 to 5-hour gap between my dinner and sleep time. I don’t go to bed immediately after eating.

Also, I don’t use my mobile or any screen one hour before sleep. I usually read a book before sleeping. If the book is boring then you will fall asleep much faster.

I hope these tips help you. Try these daily habits and you will see the results in a few days or weeks.

If you think I missed anything or if you have any suggestions then please let me know in the comments.

October 28, 2024