13 life hacks

[00:00:03] Hey everyone, this is Voice with Warikoo, with my Ankur Warikoo.

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[00:00:28] Here are 13 life hacks that can change your life.

[00:00:32] This is going to be completely in English.

[00:00:33] Number one, are you scared of saying no to people?

[00:00:36] Instead of saying no, or worse, saying yes, ask for permission to say no.

[00:00:41] So you could say, is it okay if I say no?

[00:00:45] Most people will actually say, yes, it's okay.

[00:00:48] And they will accept your no this way.

[00:00:51] Number two, do you not want to come across as self-obsessed?

[00:00:55] So whenever someone's sharing something about their life,

[00:00:58] resist the urge to share your own experience around it.

[00:01:01] Unless, of course, you're asked.

[00:01:03] So avoid things like, oh, me too.

[00:01:05] Yeah, yeah, I also did this.

[00:01:07] Oh, I was thinking exactly the same thing.

[00:01:09] Because that suggests you're constantly thinking about yourself.

[00:01:13] Number three, want to deal better with failure?

[00:01:16] Practice failing.

[00:01:17] So every day, pick up a task with a high chance of failure, but a low cost of failing.

[00:01:22] For example, you could ask strangers for money.

[00:01:25] You could send cold emails.

[00:01:26] You can ask someone out.

[00:01:27] Within 30 days, you will start dealing with failure a lot better.

[00:01:32] Number four, do you struggle to document your thoughts?

[00:01:35] Here's what you could do.

[00:01:36] Start a WhatsApp group with a friend and yourself.

[00:01:38] Then delete the friend.

[00:01:40] And now the group has only you.

[00:01:42] Pin that group to the top.

[00:01:43] And you can use this group for sharing thoughts, capturing images, voice notes to yourself,

[00:01:47] whatever is needed.

[00:01:48] The best thing is you can create different groups for different themes.

[00:01:51] So you could have multiple such groups pinned to the top.

[00:01:55] Number five, do you want people to like you?

[00:01:58] Repeat what they said back to them.

[00:02:01] For example, to make sure that I heard you right, you're saying XXX, whatever is it that

[00:02:05] they have said.

[00:02:06] So you repeat it.

[00:02:07] This will make them feel heard.

[00:02:08] They will respect you for your listening skills and the mirroring that you're doing actually

[00:02:12] helps.

[00:02:13] Here's a bonus.

[00:02:14] When you say it back, say it with their name because that always works.

[00:02:19] Number six, do you struggle to save?

[00:02:21] Whenever you spend on anything that is a desire or a wish, for example, clothes or phone or

[00:02:26] eating out, transfer an equivalent amount to a separate bank account and then invest that

[00:02:31] money at the end of every month.

[00:02:33] This way, you'll enjoy your present while planning for the future.

[00:02:37] Number seven, do you struggle with procrastination?

[00:02:40] Think of the task that you have to finish right before you go to sleep.

[00:02:43] Better still, think of the end of that task because what will happen is your brain will

[00:02:48] mentally start mapping the path to finish it.

[00:02:51] Once up, this will make it easier for you to finish the task.

[00:02:56] Number eight, do you want to revise something or understand something effectively?

[00:02:59] Teach it to someone else.

[00:03:01] It works.

[00:03:02] Even if you fake teaching, for example, you're recording yourself while you're

[00:03:05] teaching.

[00:03:06] That also surprisingly works.

[00:03:09] Number nine, you feel underconfident?

[00:03:11] Then trick your mind with powerful reinforcements.

[00:03:14] Instead of saying, I think or I'm not sure, say, I believe or say, I'm certain.

[00:03:21] That tricks your mind.

[00:03:24] Number 10, are you caught in office politics?

[00:03:26] Compliment people behind their back because the news will eventually travel to them and

[00:03:31] people find it hard to fight people who compliment them.

[00:03:35] Number 11, do you buy things and then regret?

[00:03:38] If unsure whether you should buy it or not, just wait for 30 days and then ask yourself

[00:03:42] if you still need that thing.

[00:03:44] Chances are you won't need it anymore.

[00:03:47] Number 12, you struggle to wake up early?

[00:03:50] Set your alarm 10 minutes earlier than your current wake time.

[00:03:53] Do it for three weeks.

[00:03:54] Your body will get adjusted.

[00:03:56] Then 10 minutes earlier, do it for three weeks again.

[00:03:59] Your body will get adjusted.

[00:04:01] And slowly, slowly work your way through to your desired wake up time.

[00:04:06] And finally, number 13, you struggle to focus while listening to music?

[00:04:10] Any song with lyrics will take your attention away.

[00:04:14] So instead, listen to instrumental music, ideally classical music.

[00:04:19] The fact is, our mind can easily be tricked.

[00:04:22] The question is, what do we trick it for?

[00:04:24] I have personally deployed all of these tricks to my advantage and I can vouch for how massively

[00:04:29] effective they are as compared to the effort needed.

[00:04:33] All the best.