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#1 habit you need to build this New Year 2025

Over the last few months I have been really thinking about how my attention span is all messed up.

Thanks to all the reels and Youtube shorts I have been consuming.

I had started to feel that I couldn't carry on normal conversations with people, I needed the other person to give me all the information in 15 seconds, if not, I started to feel agitated ... as if my brain wanted all the dopamine right away. (or my mind went blank at times as if i was not there)

Over some time I figured out that I couldn't even read articles, Earlier I was really fond of reading physics articles and news about astronomy, but couldn't read anything as i felt bored and my monkey brain said "let's watch some reels instead".

I figured out this is turning me into a completely brain-rot stupid person.

I couldn't see myself become like this.

What helped me?

At first I started with movies, I certainly feel they are much better than any short form content as they build characters and you flow with the story, you are made to think about the storyline.

Then i moved to books, Over the past 3-4 months, I have been reading a lot of things. Whenever you read, it is upto you at what speed you want to read, You decide the pace at which your brain is capable of processing the information.

At first I had to force myself to read, as my brain constantly wanted cheap and short dopamine, but over a month of reading and forcing myself, things improved.

and in this 2025, I urge each one of you to resort to more books, Not just self help books, but read fiction.

Read the best of the works ever know to the literature world, Build your brain.

Read the best philosophers, Read fiction, Read whatever you want to read (Although i would advice to stay AWAY from self help books, as it is just basic advice strechted upon).

Start with short books, Under 150 pages. Build a habit from there.

Finishing a book is the biggest dopamine hit in itself + the story stays with you.


Stop being fed into the Propaganda of  these social media companies  that is being shoved down your throat. Take your life by the throat and win.

Work on your career, Spend time with your family, Build relationships, and Start to read.

Pro-Tip - If you live in any of the major cities, Get a Library membership. In Delhi, there is "Delhi Public Library" managed by the goverment. It costs 100 Rs / year to get a library pass and you can issue almost all books from there. There are multiple branches all over Delhi (https://delhipubliclibrary.in). I am pretty sure other states would have it too, you just need to enquire a little. (This will help you save a lot of money on books).

Here are some of the Books i have read in the last 4 months:

Wish you a very happy new year, filled with wisdom and knowledge.

Make yourself proud. You only live once.

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