Amateur University

  AI is smart, but not always right. I remember myself 3 or 4 years back, searching for things on Google to get all the information I needed to know for my school. We have wondered about the Artificial Intelligence thing entering the world. Now, as it’s not a sci-fi thing anymore, the world has changed. Since the release of these Artificial intelligences, the world has shifted to a different way of learning, working, creating, promoting, and so on. The same guy who relied on books and other sources from Google now relies on an AI for his work, academics, and even as a company to talk with. I have been using this for over 2 years now. I am now heavily reliant on this ChatGPT AI tool for almost everything I do. It makes me a good timetable. It also gives me a good timetable to follow. It also tells me how to learn effectively, and I can keep telling about it. But recently, I have just discovered something odd about my usage of this AI tool. I just discovered 4 things that can change ...

Ever told yourself, “This Year, I’m going to change everything”? You start strong. New gym membership. New Notion template. Maybe even a productivity app. But within days, life hits, motivation drops, and you’re back where you started. We’ve all been there. The truth is,  big changes don’t require big actions.  They require  small, consistent improvements , as James Clear explains in his bestselling book  Atomic Habits. The core idea of this whole book is to make people understand the little, small and consistent improvements in life that leads to the greater good. He also goes through this rule called —  The One Percent Rule: If you improve by just 1% each day, you’ll be roughly 37 times better by the end of the year (1.01 ^ 365 = 37.78).This is better than zero progression. Let’s break down the 4 simple but powerful rules he shares — rules that helped me transform the way I build habits in my own life. 1. Make it Obvious: We often rely on our memory and motiva...

  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...