The Habit Coach with Ashdin Doctor

Did you know that the first office lending system started about 3000 years ago in ancient Rome and Greece? This was the system that is used today by pawn shops and pawn brokers. On this episode, Ashdin talks about lending money to our family and friends and some principles that one should establish when doing so. Tune in to find out more. Tune in to #TheHabitCoach with Ashdin Doctor. Check out the...

On this 2nd episode with Dr. Roma Kumar, Clinical Psychologist, Ashdin talks to her all about anxiety and depression - what exactly are these two mental disorders? How do they manifest themselves? Dr. Roma and Ashdin discuss how anxiety is a normal and healthy emotion, but disproportionate levels of anxiety is when people might need to seek medical help. They also talk about the symptoms of anxiet...

Did you know that there is such a thing as 'poor kings'? On this episode, Ashdin talks about measuring money and why it's a bad idea comparing ourselves to someone else with money as the basis, and how to adapt the rich mindset instead of a poor one. Tune in to find out more. Tune in to #TheHabitCoach with Ashdin Doctor for much more! Check out the Awesome180 Habit Coach app: https://play.google.c...

On this episode, Ashdin is joined by Dr. Roma Kumar, a Clinical Psychologist, with over 30 years of experience. She is the Vice Chairperson of the Department of Psychiatry at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi and at Max Super Specialty Hospital Gurgaon since April 2012. She has devoted much of her career to helping people find the necessary mental health resources for their needs. She is also the...

Did you know that the world record for the longest gaming marathon is 135 hours and 50 minutes? That is five and a half days! This record is held by Okan Kaya, an Australian gamer. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how meditation is not about supressing our thoughts, but about being engrossed - that is, so absorbed in an activity or a thought, that all else is forgotten. Tune in to find out more...

Did you know that the deaf actually do hear a particular sound? It's a sort of ringing or humming noise called 'tinnititus'. On this episode, Ashdin talks about silence having a sound, the clarity and wisdom that silence can bring, and how and why we should practice the habit of silence. Tune in to find out more. Tune in to #TheHabitCoach with Ashdin Doctor for much more! Check out the Awesome180...

On this episode, Ashdin is joined for a second time by Dr. Varalakshmi, Ayurvedic practitioner and health coach, and Director of Ayur Wellness and Pain Centre. On this episode, Ashdin and the doc talk about women's health, what typically comes to mind when talking about women's health, how it can be made better, menstrual irregularities and how they can affect general health, issues with fertility...

Did you know that there is a whole art to carving food into different shapes? This is the Japanese art of 'Mukimono'. On this episode, Ashdin talks about savouring our food and how it's a habit and art that can be learnt. An easy way to do this is by imagining each bite to be a meal in itself. Tune in to find out more. Tune in to #TheHabitCoach with Ashdin Doctor for much more! Check out the Aweso...

On this episode, Ashdin is joined by Dr. Vara Lakshmi, Ayurveda, to talk about how she got into ayurveda, being passionate about science and medicine since childhood, the growth in the popularity of all-natural medicines, and then get into the intricacies of a healthy gut. They discuss how important the gut is in maintaining overall health, how it even acts as the centrepiece of our health, why pe...

Did you know that on an average, we watch 4 hours of television per day? Having said that, we also spend about 3.5 hours on our phones. These were the statistics before the pandemic lockdowns. These numbers have surely gone up since the lockdowns. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how a lot of us like having two screens on at the same time - we have the TV on as an escape, and then have our phon...

Did you know that the most famous and possibly the most successful samurai warrior never had a bath? His name was Miyamoto Musashi. On this episode, Ashdin talks about the mindset of a warrior, how we've all become chronic 'worriers' instead, the three things that cause us to worry the most, and how we can make the transition to being warriors and not worriers. Tune in to find out more. Tune in to...

On this second episode with Nyana Sabharwal, Founder of Safe Space India, Ashdin talks to her about connectedness, how we should be create creating connections, how it's not just about communicating with others, accepting the other person for who they are, the importance of showing up for others, Nyana and her team building card games that help form connections, the various games that they have, u...

Did you know that there is something called 'Paranoid Personality Disorder' or PPD? This is when someone is mistrustful of everything and feels that everyone is plotting against them. But, what if you suspected people of plotting to make you happy instead? On this episode, Ashdin talks about paranoia, how living with paranoia creates a negative frame of mind and a negative life, and what we can do...

On this episode, Ashdin is joined by his dear friend Nyana Sabharwal, Founder of Safe Space India, a program dedicated to preventing suicides by advocating for and creating safe spaces within families, workspaces, schools and institutions. On this episode, Ashdin and Nyana talk about suicides, the importance of speaking up about issues when you have them, creating safe spaces, losing her mother to...

Did you know that the first law that we have a clear record for comes from 2200 BC, or over 4000 years ago? Some of these laws, however, would feel absolutely blasphemous today. On this episode, Ashdin talks about why we shouldn't classify things as right or wrong or good or bad, etc. This is because by doing so, we are judging them. How can we avoid this? Why is it better to acknowledge and learn...

Did you that the first daily planner was introduced in 1773? It was created by Philadelphia publisher Robert Atkin. It was a planner that was divided by sections by week, very similar to the daily planners we have today. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how to effectively use scheduling to our advantage in our daily lives, and how it can be highly beneficial as long as we don't over schedule ou...

On this 2nd episode with Raj Shamani, Business Content Creator and Founder at Shamani Industries, Ashdin and Raj talk about personal branding, why it's important in today's world more than ever, why everyone needs to be thinking about personal branding, how personal branding is basically based on trust, how emotion is trust, functional utility and emotional utility, how to get an edge over other p...

Did you know that there is something called the 'Gorlin sign'? This is the medical term for the ability to touch your nose with your tongue. What is interesting is that only about 10% of the world's population has this ability. On this episode, Ashdin talks about how discipline is nothing more than consistency, how we can learn to be more self-disciplined and how it's not something that we're eith...

This week, Ashdin is joined by Raj Shamani, Business Content Creator and Founder at Shamani Industries. Raj has been putting out content that encourages you to move in different directions and is inspiring through and through. Ashdin and Raj have a conversation around content, how content should look, how Raj never records according to a plan, but rather just spontaneously makes content out of con...

Did you know the word 'duty' comes from the word 'due', which means 'to owe'? It means something that you do that is owed to someone else. On this episode, Ashdin talks about the moral obligations in our lives, i.e., duties, how we feel we have a duty towards so many people, often even towards folks we haven't met, and how, because of this, the word 'duty' is a very dirty word when used for our lo...

Did you know that there is a magnetic bed that floats off the ground and costs $1.6M? How about a villa in the French Riviera that sold for $506M? Now would be surprised if you heard about a parking spot in Downtown Manhattan that costs $1M dollars?! How far would you go to achieve your worldly desires? Let us understand what we crave and believe will make our life extraordinary on #TheHabitCoach....

On #TheHabitCoach this week, we have guest Dr. Poonam Kage who is a Potential Growth coach for children. As a Parent Coach, she is set on a mission to provide tools and techniques that empower Parents & Educators to help children unleash their fullest potential. Ashdin and Poonam discuss the various shortcomings of parenting and talk about the foundational steps of being a smart parent who und...

Did you know that there is much debate about the origins of Valentine's Day? The most common story is that of Saint Valentine in 3rd Century B.C., who opposed Claudius, the 2nd Emperor of Rome. The Emperor had banned marriage because he believed that it distracted men from being good soldiers, so Saint Valentine secretly married them off! Let's understand the various other stories associated with...

On #TheHabitCoach this week, we have guest Dr. Poonam Kage who is a Potential Growth coach for children. As a Parent Coach, she is set on a mission to provide tools and techniques that empower Parents & Educators to help children unleash their fullest potential. Ashdin and Poonam discuss the various shortcomings of parenting and talk about the foundational steps of being a smart parent who und...

Did you know that there is an award called "The Golden Raspberry" also known as "the Razzies" or "Razzie awards" which is a 'parody' award show with awards for the worst movie and actors of the year. To date, Sylvester Stallone and Madonna have received the most number of awards in this show! But is an award really about winning or losing? The first step towards success could very well be art of a...