The Habit Coach with Ashdin Doctor

Episode 618 Did you know? The foundation of the 'Taj Mahal' is built out of wood! Imagine this huge, beautiful structure having a foundation of a material that rots and decays. One of the main reasons why archeologist does not know how ancient people live? because their homes were made of wood and hence decomposed but there's the  clever engineering that keeps it as it is. In this episode of...

Episode 617 This week on #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor continues the conversation with Dr. Reiyal Goveas - Prosthodontist and Smile Designer at Therapeuo Dental Clinic where they discuss the aesthetics of our mouth and much more! Ashdin and Dr. Reiyal talk about the concept of smile designing, the connection between our personalities and our smile, and ways to alter our smiles. Further, they even...

Episode 616 In this listener special episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Host Ashdin answers an interesting question from a listener Vinay who asks, "Hi, I'm listening to your podcast daily, even the Kannada one. I'm a smoker & daily drinker for 8 years. I want to get rid of both things and wanted to lead a healthy life with my family. These both bad habits lead me to have BP at the age of 33....

Episode 615 In this week of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Dr. Reiyal Goveas - Prosthodontist and Smile Designer at Therapeuo Dental Clinic where they discuss various habits around oral hygiene and health. Ashdin and Dr. Reiyal talk about his brief background in Dentistry, Various aspects of a dental checkup and share a few simple habits for adults as well as kids for healthy teeth. Fu...

Episode 614 Did you know? The original version of the show 'Big Boss' was aired in 1999 and it was called 'Big Brother' after adapting the concept from the book by George Orwell called '1984'. In this episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Ashdin Doctor talks about what we call bitchy behaviour. When we are with friends and family, we often fall into a habit of talking negatively about other people. A...

The body is like a mechanical machine. It usually does simple, repeated tasks. But the mind is like software, complex and dynamic. Habits are tricky but strong coordination of the two. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit and guess what, we have been consistently doing it for 1095 days! Our Habit Coach is so proud and only more charged up to help us with many more actionable habits to lead be...

This week on #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Ashdin Doctor continues the conversation with Ashna Modi, Clinical Psychologist at ASA Wellness where they discuss the concept of 'Spiritual Diet' and mindset around it. They talk about the ideology of the Spiritual Diet, how our food can be connected with spiritual energy and shares the step-by-step procedure for implementing this concept into our daily lives....

In this listener special episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Host Ashdin answers an interesting question from a listener who would like to be Anonymous - They asks, "Hey Ashdin, I would like to keep my name Anonymous for this question due to the huge amount of shame that comes with it. I am a 26-year-old guy who lives in Mumbai and has easy access to fast internet thanks to technology these days bu...

This week on #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor is in conversation with Ashna Modi, Clinical Psychologist at ASA Wellness where they discuss the habit of 'deservability' and much more. Ashdin and Ashna start the conversation with her journey as a psychologist and chalk out the difference between entitlement and deservability, the importance of gratitude and habits to practice in daily lives. Further, t...

Did you know? The entire month of December didn't really exist for the Romans. Back when the Roman calendar was formed, the winter months were just deleted and nameless. It is because Roman life came to a standstill during the cold winters. What do you think of the month of December? Is it just about resolution or much more? Ashdin addresses common problems of perceiving the month and how people m...

Did you know? The oldest recorded human stampede took place in 66 AD in Jerusalem! In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor talks about 'the herd mentality'. He explains how we, as a human, have the tendency to follow something without even giving it our thought. Further, he shares a super simple habit to avoid the herd mentality and offers a fresh perspective to be either first or last in...

This week on #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor continues the conversation with Lakshmi Dasaka, Co-founder at SLAY Coffee where they discuss how to understand our caffeine threshold and how to make coffee more palatable to us. Ashdin and Lakshmi talk about various benefits and awareness around coffee habits, how to do the habit stack, and current trends in the beverage industry. All this and much more...

In this listener special episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Host Ashdin answers an interesting question from Payal Merchant - She asks, "I have been a failure of being consistent on the certain task of life. To be more clear working out, consistent on diets, so basically being consistent." Ashdin answers by explaining the common problem of maintaining consistency in most of our routines and shares...

This week on #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor is in conversation with Lakshmi Dasaka, Co-founder at SLAY Coffee where they discuss the habit to inculcate coffee into our lives. Ashdin and Lakshmi start off the conversation with an interesting theory about Coffee, the brand origin of SLAY Coffee and various trends around it. Further, they even chalk out the difference between instant coffee versus gro...

Did you know? The highest recorded fall without a parachute was 10150 meters above sea level! Vesna Vulović, A Serbian flight attendant in one of her flights a briefcase bomb exploded ripping a hole in the side of the aircraft and shooting her out of the aircraft. She was the only survivor from the flight. In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor talks about 'habit that helps us create a s...

Did you know? There are 10 million weddings taking place in India every year! About 50 million dollars worth of money is spent in India on weddings In this episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Ashdin Doctor talks about 'Weight loss or weight gain'. He explains the general stigma in most weddings about weight and how people talk about it so much that it becomes an issue. Further, Ashdin shares a simp...

This week on #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor continues the conversation with Garima Pande, Co-founder at WanderingJane where they discuss 5 ways to keep your solo travel within budget. Ashdin and Garima talk about how to find interesting experiences and offbeat destinations for solo travel. Further, they discuss how to plan and prioritize your solo travel journey and how to find the local contact to...

In this listener special episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Host Ashdin answers an interesting question from Arathi Krishnan - She asks, "I have fear of taking the first step to change. How do I do that?" Ashdin answers by explaining the structure of any change and how fear affects our decisions. Further, he even talks about a practical thought process to achieve our desire to change and shares a...

This week on #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Garima Pande, Co-founder - WanderingJane where they discuss 5 good habits to start your solo travel journey. Ashdin and Garima start the discussion with how she got into solo traveling, the difference between commercial tourism vs local travel, why people should develop travel as a hobby and shares her ideology about female solo travel in Ind...

Did you know? Andrew Carnegie over the course of his life donated over 1.6 billion dollars in today's value of books to libraries! In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor talks about 'Learn from a right person'. He explains why the wealthiest people in the world always have a focus on learning and addresses the problem of people losing creativity. Further, He shares a super simple of lear...

Did you know? The first use of dice was to tell the future, not for gaming! Back in the day, the dice of choice was made from the bones of hoofed animals. Each side had a unique marking on it and the Greeks used to call it 'Astragali'. In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor answers the question about 'What is it that we truly own?'. He first talks about the prime example of gambling ever...

This week on #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Ashdin Doctor continues the conversation with Namita Piparaiya, Yoga and Ayurveda Lifestyle Specialist, Founder - Yoganama where they discuss various lifestyle changes with Ayurveda. Ashdin and Namita talk about how Yoga and Ayurveda are related to each other and what are some ayurvedic practices that can go with yoga. Further, they even chat about how meditati...

In this listener special episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast, Host Ashdin answers an interesting question from Manisha Jena - She asks, 'Many times, I get this huge wave of self-doubt that I start questioning myself about what is my worth? I feel like I am just an average human being, there is no such unique quality within me that would make me special or different from others. I feel that whatever...

This week on #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor is joined by Namita Piparaiya, Yoga and Ayurveda Lifestyle Specialist, Founder - Yoganama where they discuss how to begin our yoga journey. Ashdin and Namita talk about her yoga journey, what are some of the different kinds of yoga and how to choose yoga according to our personalities. Further, they even discuss why do we need to start the yoga habit in o...

Did you know? The Mallakhamba originated back around 200 BC and it's a form of gymnastics that was learned by Wrestlers of that time for strength and flexibility. In this episode of #TheHabitCoach, Ashdin Doctor talks about 'being comfortable'. He shares his personal mallakhamba experience in the gymnasium and correlates it with our new habit formation. Further, Ashdin explains the importance of p...