The Habit Coach Ashdin Doctor On Habits, Toxic Positivity & Spirituality

Take a Pause with Varun Duggirala

In this week’s episode of Take aPause, Ashdin Doctor and Varun Duggirala dive deep into the concept of ‘Habitology’, the key to an “awesome life”, spirituality, the importance of failing, how toxic positivity does more harm than good and a lot more. From actionable tips on gamifying your habits to inculcate them better to the story behind his glorious beard, Ashdin Doctor tells us all!

Ashdin is a 'habit coach'. He believes that "Awesome lives start with your awesome habits". He is the author of ‘Change Your Habits, Change Your Life’ and also a TedX speaker.

Timestamps

(00:00 - 01:18) Intro

(01:20 - 02:40) Ashdin Doctor & Varun Duggirala Discuss The Weirdest Eating Habits

(02:43 - 06:20) How Ashdin Got Into Habitology

(06:24 - 07:20) The Truth Behind Habits

(07:26 - 08:48) Ashdin Reveals How To Identify Thought Based Habits

(08:50 - 10:50) Ashdin Explains The Wheel Of Emotions Chart

(10:51 - 13:00) What Ashdin Learnt While Teaching Others About Habits

(13:05 - 14:57) Ashdin & Varun Discuss Mental Blocks

(14:59 - 15:35) Ashdin Explain What Is An Awesome Life

(15:37 - 17:50) Ashdin On Enhancing Relationship With Your Mind

(17:55 - 19:25) Ashdin & Varun Discuss Spirituality

(19:26 - 1955) Ashdin On Being Born Curious

(19:56 - 20:27) Ashdin And Varun On Failure

(20:30 - 26:00) Ashdin And Varun On relationships & Having An Accountability Partner

(26:02 - 27:20) Ashdin On How Nostalgia Affects Habits

(27:22 - 29:50) Ashdin Explains The Other Benefits Of Habits

(29:54 - 30:45) Ashdin Reveals How You Can Gamify Your Habits

(30:50 - 33:10) Habits Vs Challenges

(33:12 - 33:10) Ashdin's Biggest Learning About Habits

(35:00 - 38:55) Asdhin & Varun On Being Present

(38:57 - 43:40) Ashdin On Dealing With FOMO

(43:42 - 46:00) How To Take Cold Showers

(46:05 - 47:00) Varun And Ashdin On Curiosity

(47:06 - 50:10) Ashdin On Toxic Positivity

(50:15 - 53:20) The Key To Inculcating Habits

(53:23 - 58:25) The 6 Fundamentals To Build The Life You Want

(58:26 - 1:04:00) Ashdin Reveals The Reason Behind His Beard

(1:04:39 - 1:07:45) A Line That Has Stayed With Ashdin

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About the show

“Take apause with Varun Duggirala” ( previously “The Varun Duggi show”) is a twice a week podcast that’s meant to enable its listeners to take a pause amidst the chaos of their daily lives to learn tools, embrace ideas and soak in concepts that will help them find motivation, build the right mindset and perform at their best. Varun also occasionally taps into the minds of truly interesting people to give listeners a learn from and use in their work, life and everything in-between.

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