Madamemeri

 I have been better. I have no-one but myself to blame for my lack of sleep. My phone needs to go and I must not break my habits. I know all of this. Atomic Habits and what not. One good step at a time. Productivity is how I perform. It depends on how much I value the task. How important is i for me to get shit done. Do I value by book/Instagram/Pinterest more than achieving my goal? Be id Dhobhighat or Zuleika. What do I want more?DG/Z re long term/farsighted wins/results which will make me significantly more happy than the short term thrill I get from my procrastinations. I know this. But it is so much easier to get that short term happiness. So quick and easy to get it. Yes, short-lived as well and not very fulfilling to be honest, but scratches the itch and it is so damn easy. Information or knowledge is only useful/good IF I use them to my benefit. I wonder how today is going to span. Short term vs. long term, Tomorrows entry will tell (provided I am able to stick to this rout...

  I finally finished reading Amy Odell's  biography on Anna Wintour and saying that I am impressed is an understatement. I am in complete and absolute awe of this woman.  Much of how Anna turned out is a result of her family and upbringing. As daughter of Charles Wintour, who was a legend in his field, Anna had the epitome of hard work and serious work ethics in her face at a very young age. Her father who was in office by 8 am every morning was responsible for putting out five different editions of the paper a day. "There wasn't any sense that he was an absent father, on the other side, he taught all of us what a work ethic is, and how important it is to love what you do in life." I think this set the tone for her life as she herself would also try to be in office by 8 am and often stay until 8 pm. Growing up, she was very much a part of her parents' lives. The glamorous parties and intellectual milieu was normalized growing up, and contributed to who she is toda...