Amateur University

  Consistency Over Hype. If you’re tired of trying planners, Pomodoro apps, motivational videos, and still ending your days feeling unproductive… this blog is for you. Yeah, I’ve been there as well, a couple of times — waking up motivated to do my tasks and ending up doing nothing at the end of the day, wasting my whole day. If you can follow this blog, you won’t be this guy. The whole term  “PRODUCTIVITY”  has ruined people’s actual routinethat they used to follow. Before this word, people at least did something on their task checklist. But now, the story has changed, with many people, including me. What I used to do was, I would plan like 5 or 6 tasks in my checklist. I would have failed at one, or I wouldn’t have completed the checklist for that day. After doing something like that, I would eventually lose interest in my so-called productive routine and be done with the checklist. The checklist would remain the same for months without any interference. This has happene...

  Short naps. Long impact. We often hear phrases like “Sleep is for the weak” or “Hustle harder,” but science says otherwise. One of the most powerful tools for high performers — whether you’re a student, an athlete, or a creator — is not grinding nonstop, but mastering the art of the power nap. Have you ever taken quick naps in between lectures or between mentally or physically tiring tasks? Getting some rest is typical when it comes to physically tiring tasks, but during lectures, it doesn’t usually go that way. Taking a quick nap in your library or during classroom recess time feels almost impossible because you’re worried about what people might think of you in such places. But believe me, science has evidence to back it up. I’m not going to cite studies or surveys in this blog. Instead, I want to show you how power naps have personally changed and boosted my performance. Power naps usually last 10–30 minutes. They can boost alertness, improve your overall mood, enhance memory,...

  Stop sleepwalking through life — start asking what truly matters. The things I’m about to tell you completely changed the way I look at productivity and my personal life. This blog might disturb you, as the things you’ve believed all these years may seem so wrong after this. But it’s never too late to realize things and work that out. We all have a lifetime. We go through different phases at different stages of life. There are three stages: First is the  YOUTH  stage, which lasts until the age of 25. This is where we do our schooling, being  AMATEURS  in our lives all along. We learn things from scratch. We have all our ambitions and dreams within us. We all put in some work toward it. Then comes the  ADULT  stage, where we sort of grind all day to balance work, family, and friends. This stage holds up until around 60. Then people start retiring, hoping they can finally live. This is the  OLD  stage. But the truth is — most people  DIE...

  A student’s take on internships, work culture, and what actually matters. Recently, I landed an internship at a company where I worked the typical 9 to 5. It was my second internship, but like the first, it was short — both lasted less than a month. So, there wasn’t any pay or stipend involved. Still, I made the most of it and tried to absorb the experience like a full-time intern.  So yeah, let’s dive into it. I had two very different experiences. One was at a  production company , and the other was with a  start-up  that had engineers from both hardware and software domains. Let me start with the production company — my first internship. They had a tightly regulated system. Work started at 9 AM and wrapped up by 6 PM. It was a small setup with around 20 to 30 people. Holidays were strict — just about 8 a year, apart from Sundays. Breaks were rare. Even when machines weren’t operating, employees were busy with tasks like packing, clearing storage, etc. The on...