The Habit Coach with Ashdin Doctor

Episode #718 Fun fact : Did you know that Mark Twain's real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens? And before settling down on his pen name, he tried out various other names. Ashdin shares one of his favourite quotes by Mark Twain, that goes like - "A man who does not read has no advantage over a man who cannot read" and emphasizes on how it's important to read right. He shares 3 tips for speed reading...

Episode #717 In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin is joined by Dr. Madan Kataria for the second time - founder of Laughter Yoga. They continue their discussion about Laughter Yoga and take it ahead in this episode where Dr. Kataria demonstrates some Laughter Yoga exercises. You can do these exercises very easily, wherever you are. P.S.- You can catch this episode on YouTube as well where you...

Episode #716 In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Santosh asks Ashdin how to deal with overthinking? First things first, Ashdin replies saying that there isn't actually anything such as over-thinking. It's just - not thinking constructively. Ashdin suggests that we should make a list of all our goals and priorities, and then focus on only those things. Along with that, we also need to catch ourselve...

Episode #715 In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin is joined by Dr. Madan Kataria - founder of Laughter Yoga. They discuss what exactly is Laughter Yoga and how it came into being. Dr. Kataria lists down some benefits of Laughter Yoga. First, 10-15 minutes of Laughter exercises can change your mood within a few minutes by releasing endorphins. Second, it reduces physical and emotional stress a...

Episode #714 Fun fact : The first borewells were made in China, back in 200 B.C. Ashdin shares a story from his college days when he went on an Anthropological expedition and had a chance to pump some water up a water pump. He and his friends started taking turns one after the other but still couldn't be successful even after multiple tries, until a local child came and explained to them the right...

Episode #713 Fun fact : The longest suspension bridge in the world is in Portugal - the 516 Arouca Bridge. In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin shares a story about his experience with a suspension bridge, where one side of it was blocked by people taking selfies and he saw yaks coming in from the opposite side of it - and he was stuck in the middle. Comparing this situation, he explains that...

Episode #712 In this episode of The Habit Coach, Ashdin is joined by Aparna Piramal Raje, author of the book Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health. She talks about her experience with bipolarity and how she dealt with it. They emphasize on the 'Chemical' element of the 'Chemical Khichdi'. Aparna shares that one of the hacks that helped her was to avoid stress - whether it's psychological...

Episode #711 In this episode of The Habit Coach, Shubhadeep asks Ashdin how to deal with falsehoods. Why is it difficult to forgive people who lie to you and manage your anger in such situations? Ashdin says its important to first understand why people lie. It is usually because people feel unsafe to tell us the truth, and so we should create a safe space for people to come and talk to us about an...

Episode #710 In this episode of The Habit Coach, Ashdin is joined by Aparna Piramal Raje, author of the book Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health. She talks about her experience with bipolarity and how she dealt with it. Aparna shares the 7 mental health therapies that work the best according to her - 1. Medical therapies including medication and talk therapy  2. Love Therapy 3. Al...

Episode #709 Fun fact : The first inter-racial kiss on American television took place on Star Trek. Come to think about it, we don't realize the power of the word 'bold'. There comes a sense of overcoming fear and a sense of standing up for what's right with the word 'bold'. In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin discusses whether we can make 'being bold', into a habit so that it eventually bec...

Episode #708 Fun fact : Did you know that rock, paper and scissors originated in China? That too, in 206 B.C. We play the game rock, paper, scissors so often, but we tend to miss out on 3 important messages that the game gives out and habits that we should inculcate. The first is the realization that everything has its own strengths and weaknesses. Second, is that you have to be dynamic. And the l...

Episode #707 In this episode of #TheHabitCoach podcast, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Avantika Sinha, Partner, Trainer & Executive Coach at Stillwater Consulting. They continue their conversation from the previous episode and further discuss about the mindsets that a leader should have. In the previous episode, they talked about the first two mindsets - clarity and honesty. In this episode, they...

Episode #706 In this episode of The Habit Coach, Ashdin is asked by Ravish - how to forgive yourself? How to not feel regret that and just move on? What Ravish is talking about here is GUILT. In situations where we've been wrong, guilt is the emotion that always drags you down. Ashdin shares that the only way to get rid of guilt is with acceptance. In simple words, just accepting that this particu...

Episode #705  In this episode of The Habit Coach, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Avantika Sinha, Managing Partner, Leadership Trainer and Coach at Stillwater Consulting. They talk about one of the most important skills - leadership. It's something we all should learn as we progress, and not just at workplace, but also in general life. Having an experience of over 18 years, Avantika shares 5 key m...

Episode #704 Fun fact : Did you know, that using the letter 'X' in Maths and Algebra could be traced back to Baghdad in 820 A.D. As we know, thoughts are also habits. We often think our life has a linear growth pattern, where we improve little by little as time goes forward. But what if you could grow much faster? What if you could change your linear growth to exponential growth, where the growth...

Episode #703 Fun fact : Did you know that our nose has erectile tissue? The same kind of tissue that exists in our genitals. In our genitals, this tissue makes complete sense. But why do we have it in our noses? Studies say there is a direct connection between both. There are some case studies which saw nosebleed after using viagra. Did you also know, that breathing through our mouths is not healt...

Episode #702 In this episode of The Habit Coach podcast, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Tonia Lyon, who is a Public Speaker and Professional Development Guide. They talk about how we can start taking action, instead of just talking. Tonia shares her opinion on this saying that all we need for this to happen is internal motivation. It's important to answer the 'why' behind it. They further discuss more...

Episode #701 In this episode of The Habit Coach, Ashdin is asked by Alka - why do we keep choosing the wrong people every time and if love difficult? Ashdin points out two reasons for this - one is because we haven't evolved in the course of our last relationship and our new relationship, second is that often we don't learn from our past, and thus history keeps repeating itself. Ashdin's solution...

Episode #700 In the 700th episode of The Habit Coach podcast, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Tonia Lyon, who is a Public Speaker and Professional Development Guide. They talk about how you can design your own life. They discuss how every single day we have a brand new opportunity to begin again, and how that is the beauty of being human. They recommend a new habit that we all should start - spending 1...

Episode #699 Fun fact : Did you know that Christopher Columbus was not the first European to sail to North America. A Norse explorer called Leif Ericson apparently sailed and discovered a sea route to America back in 1000 A.D. While watching some Vikings shows, Ashdin realized that this sense of adventure and of the unknown which comes with exploring is missing in our lives today. People need proo...

#698 Fun-fact : The history of time management can be traced back to the industrial revolution. Even though time management came from years back, in today's day and age - perhaps what's more important is putting the right amount of energy in your tasks. And with this, comes another hurdle : confusion. Does this happen to you that you go to a restaurant and you don't look at the menu before orderin...

Episode #697 In this episode of Habit Coach, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Devangana Mishra, CEO and Founder, Brain Bristle. In the view of Autism Awareness month, they talk about autism in brief. Devangana shares her experiences and stories with working with autistic students. They further discuss that since some autistic people are very compulsive and habitual, are there any ways that we can tweak...

#696 In this listener special episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Host Ashdin Doctor is asked by Ravish - 'How to learn more efficiently?'. Is there any way to learn new things in an effective manner? Ashdin suggested to take a break from learning - learning anything new at all. Instead, try putting into action things you already know. The other suggestion is that whenever you learn a new thing, tr...

#Episode 695 In this episode of Habit Coach, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Devangana Mishra, CEO and Founder, Brain Bristle. In the view of Autism Awareness month, they talk about autism and decode how we should understand autism and different ways to to look at it. They further discuss about celebrities who had autism and where they lied on the autistic range. They also talk about some techniques an...

Ep #694 Fun fact : There's an arms race going on between the bats and the moths. The bat relies on echo-location to find its prey. But the moth, can hear the sound emitted by the bats, and thus can defend itself! In this episode of #TheHabitCoach podcast, Ashdin discusses the difference between hearing and listening. Hearing means the power to perceive sound and listening means giving attention to...