TB-26: Wisdom On Reality, Wealth, Tools, setting goals, Parkinson's law and More.
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⛏️Tools Worth Sharing
Fantastical 2 (macOS)
Fantastic 2 is a beautifully designed calendar application that is only available for macOS.
It has owned the mac app of the year and the apple design award.
Fantastical features include widgets, files and photo attachments, event and task templates, and many more.
It is flexible with all your apple devices like the apple watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Fantastical 2 Pricing: Free; Premium costs $3.33 per month and for families up to 5 costs $5.42 per month
Features of Fantastical 2:
The app has many different features, but these are interesting;
Templates for tasks and events
Different calendars for TV, sports, holidays, etc.
Home screen widgets
📕 Book of The Week
The richest man in Babylon
Babylon was the richest city in the ancient civilization, this book is a collection of parables or short stories distributed by US banks. The book told how a poor scribe became the richest man in Babylon. This book introduces steps to becoming a wealthy person, paying your debts, making money, saving money, and many principles. I also wrote an article titled: A 90-year-old book is still relevant now on financial management.
You can see more such books to read.
🗨️Quote worth sharing
"Set your target and keep trying until you reach it."—Napoleon Hill.
Napoleon tries to tell you to have to set goals and targets and never give up until you reach the point of success.
"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."—Tony Robbins
Same with tony robbins that if you want to achieve something, then the first is to set goals for what you want to do.
"Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is achieved."—Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekanandan also tries to convey the same message of setting goes and working for goals until you achieve that.
From the above three quotes from different people, it is clear that if someone wants to achieve something in their life, then the first step is to set goals; settings make an imaginary dream tangible Tony Robbins says, “turning invisible into visible. “ Then the next is enjoying, stressful, demotivating, is to work for the goal until you achieve. This is where most people fail.
📽️Video Worth Watching
How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir By Ted-Ed
Getting better help is a lifelong paying asset, and you should take care of your health. Most smokers don't release that because this affects them very slowly and becomes more addictive. Gums can be a replacement and other things. You should watch this video to make yourself aware of people.
Please take medical advice if you are a smoker.
Why Tarantino Will Only Make 10 Movies By Nerdwriter
It's hard to believe one true legend only does ten movies. Why? This video from a nerd writer tries to explain how creative people make the mistake of stretching out their talents and creativity, but Tarantino knows this very well, and he doesn't want to lose that legacy and their creative work.
🗒️Article Worth Reading
10 hidden-gem websites for your health + wellness
You will find the different websites that will make you wow! like free guided meditation playlists, plenty of workout guides, making your own recipe and water drinking reminder, and more.
12 Power Visuals about psychology and Life
People always forget and ignore to see another side of the coin. It’s not what you think.
🎙️Worth Listening
Parkinson's Law: Work Expands to Fill The Time Needed To Finish By Jacko Underground
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