Surya's Blog

I maintained a productivity scorecard tracking my morning routine over the past 15 days, helped me stay on track. Will continue to do this. :)

I wanted to figure out the best activities/entertainment one can take up during study/work breaks. I posted the same on Facebook and got some interesting answers. Here’s a list of all things (mine + suggestions from others) which might help...

In this article, I argue that having internal conversations about doing or not doing some work makes you unproductive and less motivated; and that you should be starting to do the work before this internal discussion kicks in inside your...

This is an article with valuable learning strategies which I can help you score well on any exams. Some of the strategies are much broader than exams. These are the strategies I used to go from 313 to 330 on...

This is an experimental vlog that I did when I went out for a run at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

Here is my present routine that is working very well. Willing to stick with the same template for longer to lead a happy and productive time. Wake up between 4.30 and 5.00am Do 2.5 hours of deep work and morning...

This blog mentions various principles for reading textbooks effectively. Engage with what you read emotionally. Judge ideas presented in the book early, make judgements like: (i) this is a very simple idea that anyone could have come up with, (ii)...

This is an introspection of how my last week went. Wasn’t as introspective as I’d want it to be. Here’s the agenda: General introspection: 3 good things about last week 3 things that need improvement from last week The Big...

In this blog, I talk about a few aspects of learning that I feel aren’t stressed as mcuh as they should be. I find the lack of stress on the importance of recall while learning quite intriguing. I feel that...

I was unhappy with the way internet has been taking control of my life. (ex. I have been starting my day with YouTube far too often, which leads to skipping tasks on my morning routine). To fix this, I decided...