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I create a lot of content on a consistent basis. And I’ve often been asked how I manage to do it!! I share my ( not so) secret method on today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”  You can Order my book “ Everything is out of syllabus: An instruction manual for life & work “ at https://amzn.to/335QKow   Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusi...

Finding your authentic style of humour could start you off on a journey to building the muscle that is your sense of humour and making it a valuable tool in your life and career . The quiz to figure your humour style is at https://quiz.humorseriously.com/?utm_campaign=humor_quiz_ss&utm_medium=ss&utm_source=humorseriously Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my ex...

Talking to yourself or self-talk can help and empower you in so many ways. I dig into these on today’s episode of “The Varun Duggi Show” Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show The Varun Duggi show is a twice a week audio blog focussed on stuff I’...

I’ve had a sporadic relationship with journalling and in recent months it’s become a lot more regular. In today’s episode I dig into my learnings from my journaling practise. Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show The Varun Duggi show is a twice...

This is the 50th episode of the Varun Duggi Show. So, I thought it was a good time to reflect on all the mistakes I’ve made and what I’ve learnt from them. More on today’s episode of the varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show The...

"Authenticity" and "relatability" are two words that are pretty overused these days. But they remain the fundamental pillars of being a content creator who audiences gravitate towards. In this week's episode of the Varun Duggi Show, I sat down with one such Content Creator Vishnu Kaushal for a heart-to-heart on everything and anything in between. Also, Wait for the half-way point when the conversa...

There is an old saying that “we need to think before we act” and while that may always hold true, who we think as might actually hold the key and I dig into that on today’s episode of the varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show Th...

I’m re-reading “The psychology of money” and a line popped out at me which made me rethink about how we need to look at our goals and the expectations we set for ourselves. I tap into the insight I got from this on today’s episode of the varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://var...

What if there was a way to tap into your inner genius? Wouldn’t you ( like me) want to dig into your “Zone of genius” and truly let it bloom? Gay Hendricks in his book “ The Big Leap” talks about a way to do exactly that and i give you the lowdown on today’s episode of The Varun Duggi Show. Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base s...

How many times have you embarked on a fitness journey only to lose motivation after a while? Have you every wondered why? Most of us get into fitness due to external drivers. But these are just temporary and fleeting. It's when you find your internal driver, your purpose that you will truly be able to stay true to your path. On today’s episode I discuss how I found mine, and how you could find you...

Have you struggled with remembering things and often look for ways to improve your memory? Then four time US memory champ Nelson Dellis might have some tips for you. More on this weekstarter episode of the varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the V...

This week on “The Varun Duggi Show” I speak to Ma Anand Sheela & try to understand her mindset, her beliefs, the lessons she has drawn from them and understand her better through the rules that have defined her life as chronicled in her book “By my own rules”. https://beacons.page/varunduggi/the%20varun%20duggi%20show You can catch the full video episode on my YouTube channel and The full audio ep...

Have you ever walked into a room and felt like everyone is judging your every move? And has this led to you feeling a sense of anxiety and a severe lowering of your confidence levels? This feeling is what many call “The Spotlight Effect” and I dig into this and four steps to beating it on today’s week starter episode of the Varun duggi show  Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi...

Is hard work the surest route to success? Or is there a way to strategically mix in slacking off with deep focus on the stuff you love to do. That’s where strategic laziness comes in and I dig into that I. Today’s episode of the varun duggi show . Link to the Tim Ferris blog mentioned in the episode https://bit.ly/2XAFWeZ Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my e...

We often struggle to keep the evolving nature of our careers, life and the world around us in constant sync with our goals. And while systems serve us well we can’t not set goals for ourselves. Today on the Varun Duggi Show I run you by my simple system to set constantly updated goals for myself Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi  Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com  And to be a par...

Many of us dream of achieving peak human performance and Stephen Kotler ( who I referenced in an earlier episode on achieving a state of flow) has a 4 stage process through which we can actually achieve it and I get into that in today’s episode of the Varun Duggi show. Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newslet...

Most of us walk into meetings expecting to win, lose or compromise. But the answer to the best outcome from any meeting might just lie in interdependence. I dig into this in today’s week starter episode of the Varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi  Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com  And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter htt...

Most of us believe that facts are the best way to persuade people to believe what we want them to believe. But Aristotle might beg to differ. More on this episode of the Varun Duggi Show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi  Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com  And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com  About the...

I recently came across a way in which we can segregate creators into two types - Idea based or relationship/personality based. And within these two lie many aspects of not just what they create but also how they grow and monetise. (Props to Colin & Samir for distilling this segregation, you must check out their YouTube channel if you haven’t already) I dig into this very split on this episode of t...

The secret to retaining willpower through your day might depend on how you factor in the concept of Ego depletion in your mind. More on this episode of the Varun Duggi Show And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show The Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s w...

The founding story of Beats by Dre is a great example of how true opportunities often lie in the gaps within the space we already occupy rather than in far off spaces we could aspire to move towards. I dig into this in today’s week starter episode of the Varun duggi show Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi  Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com  And to be a part of my exclusive first d...

Our minds consume a ton of information through the day. And every once in a while this constant inflow of content needs a detox. To help it optimise it for a refreshed and rejuvenated reboot. More on this in today’s week-ender episode of the varun duggi show. Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https:...

We’re often told to make our passion into our career and through that find purpose in life. That might be a streamlining that might do more harm than good. The answer might be to look at life in a multi-hyphenate form. And that’s what I dig into in todays week starter episode of The Varun Duggi Show. Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi  Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com  And to be...

One of the key ways to learn for me in recent times has been reading books. But the journey of productively reading doesn’t end with just reading. It’s the process of building a structure around how you read and how you distill what you learn to drive the most amount of value for your mind. I run through my structure for productively reading in this episode. To watch the video version of this epis...

The need to network is an ever present focus on anyones professional life. But, rather than focussing on how large your network is.. it might better to focus on its structure. And also it may depend on what suits your personality and your goals. More on this in todays episode.  Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi  Write in at hellos@varunduggi.com  And to be a part of my exclusive...