The Personal Development is Fun! Blog and Article Updates

Feb 2, How to Build a Website From Scratch? Online Website Building For Dummies!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:47:54 GMT

Really, how to build a website? Here's a bird's eye view of the entire

Dec 26, Christmas Quotes to Celebrate the Joy That Christmas Brings!

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:11:31 GMT

Christmas is about being surrounded by love and noticing the love in our life, isn't it? Take a peek at what these Christmas quotes have to say!

Dec 26, Merry Christmas!

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:07:37 GMT

You may be in the Americas, in Europe, in Asia, Africa or Australasia, but wherever you are, I and my wife Krupa would love to wish you a very beautiful, merry and memorable Christmas. :) Basically, here's sending you wishes of happiness and more happiness!

Dec 14, Leo Babauta: 3 Questions to a Really Inspiring Person

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:52:33 GMT

Leo Babauta is one of the best known personal development and productivity bloggers in the world. Here are three questions I asked him and his inspiring words.

Nov 9, I Am All Messed Up and In Deep Trouble!

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:53:07 GMT

Question I got a very ordinary job after my college in the hope that I would prepare for my MBA and then get a really good job after my MBA. Right now,

Oct 23, Relationship Advice

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:07:18 GMT

Question Six months ago I met a guy and we became friends. He has qualities I like and I developed feelings for him. The friendship started to move beyond

Oct 19, Do Affirmations Work?

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:48:15 GMT

Question I tried mirror affirmations some time ago. I tried them the right way but after about a week, I felt Worse than I felt before! So I stopped but

Sep 27, Something Special's Happening This Week

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:29:00 GMT

Well, here's the special thing:

I am getting married to the love of my life - Krupa, two days from now. :)

We met three years ago after reading the book - The Power of Now. And well, there was no looking back. :)

Now marriage might mean I may not post any update for a week or two - but after that I'll be right back with more experiments and life-learnings!

May the weeks ahead be amazing for you.

Off I go.

Sep 17, The New "Ask a Question" Feature

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:47:31 GMT

From now on you can ask any question in your heart related to thoughts, happiness, relationships, meditation, the law of attraction etc. that is troubling you or making you think - at personal-development-is-fun.com.

I don't "know it all", but I will try my best to genuinely tell you what I feel about your situation/problem/thought.

You can try out this new feature right here:
The question asking feature

Have a wonderful day. :)

Sep 13, Thinking 'How Do I Meditate?' Here's What the Meditation Experiment Taught Me

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:37:58 GMT

The meditation experiment is now over! So, I have tried to answer the question 'how do I meditate?' in detail in this post.

Aug 23, Understanding Meditation Through The Meditation Experiment: Update Number 1

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:07:30 GMT

I tried understanding meditation and experiencing the peace it brings, in the last two weeks. Here's the effect that meditation had on me!

Jul 30, Reader's Contribution on Complaining Less

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:01:37 GMT

Every now and then PDIF gets some contributions from readers.

Here's a short note sent by Ms Jennifer Baker from Ohio, USA on how happy she felt and how her life changed after she stopped complaining and criticizing.

Click here to read Ms Baker's contribution

Jul 16, The Free "45 Life Hacks" E-book

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:06:17 GMT

Hello. :)

From today onwards you can download 45 interesting posts from personal-development-is-fun.com in the form of a compact e-book for Free!

This e-book was earlier priced at $5.00, but is now free for all subscribers.

The e-book contains 45 articles on making life slightly better than it already is.

This is the link for the e-book

Hope you have a reasonably rocking day.

Jul 10, 8 Real Fears Faced! The Fear Experiment Goes On.

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:10:31 GMT

During day 21 to day 28 of the Facing Fears Experiment, I faced 8 real fears that had stumped me earlier. :)

Jul 2, Conquering Your Fears: The First Update of The Facing Fears Experiment!

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:12:38 GMT

Twenty days after starting the Facing Fears experiment, here's an update of what happened. Conquering your fears is exciting and challenging. :)

Feb 12, How I Used Some Law of Attraction Help in Getting an Internship!

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:33:04 GMT

Well, it sounds strange, but yes I did manifest my internship using law of attraction help! As a 4th year student of a 5 year program in Polymer Science,

Nov 15, An Unforgettable Birthday and a Change in the Experiment

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:17:54 GMT

November 13, 2010 was a day I will never ever forget in my life. It was my birthday and my girlfriend and friends planned such a loving and unimaginably moving surprise...that I have no words to describe what happened. It was a day full of love and affection. I told one of my friends, "All I had till now were illusions of love, but today I have touched and actually felt love for the first time ever..."

Now, after the festivities are over, I am resuming the law of attraction experiment. :) However, this time there is a small change: instead of manifesting 20 desires in 40 days, I will now try to manifest 20 desires in 50 days.

This has 2 advantages - it'll help me cover up the lost days :) and it will also give the universe 2-3 days to manifest each desire instead of the 1 or 2 days it got uptill now. So this means that from now on, I will set an intention and actually wait for 3 days for it to manifest if nothing happens for the first two days.

Uptill now of course, I have set 8 intentions as part of this law of attraction experiment and 7 out of the 8 desires have manifested in some way or the other.

Let's see what more is in store!

Have a wonderful day. :)

Oct 22, Sorry, I sent the previous post twice.

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:35:30 GMT

PDIF is a relatively young site with me still having a lot to learn. I am sorry if you received the previous post about the "law of attraction experiment" twice. Of course, very soon, I am going to tell you what happened in case of the "first manifestation"! Bye. :)

Sep 4, The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) Completely Turned My Mood Around..

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:54:11 GMT

As I sat in a cafe musing about my life, The Alchemist and Paulo Coelho brought me new life. Here are the Alchemist quotes that helped.

Aug 17, Summary of The Little Prince and Some Sweet Quotes.

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:30:56 GMT

This isn't just a summary of The Little Prince. It's about the magic the sweet quotes of the book cast on me.

Jul 6, A New Homepage at PDIF :)

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:07:24 GMT

It's more genuine and it tells you so much more about what this site is about. I love it. :)

It's the new home page of http://personal-development-is-fun.com. Go visit!

Jun 6, My Life Will Get Better as I Stop Criticizing :)

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:14:47 GMT

Hi, I really feel that I need to stop criticizing and complaining. Recently, I was talking to one of my best friends and she told me Hey you complain too

Jun 5, An Interesting New Feature at PDIF!

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:43:26 GMT

Till now, I have been babbling about things like - 'I conducted this experiment in my life and this made me happy'.

From now on you can tell me what you're thinking too - and it will all be visible as a page on the site! And not just that, whatever you've written will even be sent to all the people who've subscribed to the site. :)

For example, after reading this article on complaining and my affair with it, you can actually tell us all YOUR story about complaining here. Many articles now have this interesting option at the bottom, after the end of the article.

Do you have an 'I actually listened to someone story', or a ridiculously funny quote or a presentation goof up story you want to share with us all? We're all ears...

Watch out: someone's story will flood your inbox soon.

May 15, Day 13 After Day 14 ?

Sat, 15 May 2010 05:57:09 GMT

Yeah, yeah I know you've received Day 14 first and Day 13 later.

Why? Well technical errors etc etc Please bear with me.

Just writing to inform that all is still well and the $500 challenge is still on. :)

And the final manifestation by the end of Day 14 is $430.30!

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This mini-post is also an experiment to check how html code displays in email inboxes. So if you can't read the text well, forget about it. :)
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May 15, Manifesting Abundance: Day 13 Involved Writing a Letter to Mr. Money.

Sat, 15 May 2010 05:47:06 GMT

My efforts for manifesting abundance are on. And I wrote a letter today...which made me cry.

May 5, Not Receiving Updates?

Wed, 05 May 2010 00:56:32 GMT

I just checked my own email and realized that I hadn't received the Day 4 and Day 5 updates for the "$500 Law of Attraction Experiment." And if I haven't received the updates on email, maybe you haven't either. But I sent them... So I have resent them. Do bear with me if you receive repeat updates today. The "RSS thing" which distributes these updates, seems to have a glitch. Bye, for now. Have a really nice day. :)

Apr 12, The Most Read Stuff at PDIF

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:31:38 GMT

This Monday. I've thought of something different. Instead of posting something new, I'll tell you about the 5 most popular (most visited) articles at www.personal-development-is-fun.com . One of them may be relevant for you... So here we go! This article on Negative Thoughts is the most visited article of all time. What's so special about it? Nothing, really. There was a time when I was feeling really negative - and I've written down the exact thoughts I had in those moments and how I countered them. If you feel negative most of the day, why not try reading it? The second most popular article is interestingly is...ahem..this one on positive thinking! You see, all the time we hear stuff like - 'think positive', and 'be more positive'. But really, what the heck is positive thinking? Is it always being in a state of 'Gung ho!'? I've written about my own story - how positive thinking actually effected my life - and the one moment when I suddenly realized what thinking positive was. You might like it. Power of Presence is the third most popular post. I've written about 2 simple ways that helped me be a bit more "aware" in daily life. And if you're wondering what "awareness" is in the first place, read on anyway - I'll tell you whatever I know in the article! I am not a professional public speaker or anything, but in college I loved anchoring and organizing quizzes. Of course I blundered quite a few times, but I did learn a lot about delivering presentations too. :) In Out of the Box Presentation Ideas, I've written some fascinating strategies that actually helped me present better. Are you going to deliver a presentation soon? Then, why not 'hazard' a read? ;) The fifth article of the lot surprised me too! I didn't expect it to be amongst the top five. :) It's actually not an article - it's a quiz. And yes, a weird quiz. A Career Choice Quiz that's off the radar.... Choosing a career is something that most of us ARE confused about. This would be especially relevant if you are a college student. When I chose a career to write on my site, I asked myself a lot of questions, and thought loads of thoughts. I've written down the exact same questions in this quiz. If you ask yourself these questions, I am sure, you will feel at least a bit more clearer about your career. Are you still reading...? :) You had to take your pick and click on one of those articles above! Have a day full of energy and meaning. Until next time, Au revoir.

Jan 10, Me, Trying to Hack Happiness

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:45:33 GMT

I liked writing this article very much, and I wrote it long, long back. But I guess, it is relevant for all of us today, including me. Read it here: How to be Happier? Happy reading!

Jan 2, Off to visiting cousins, not posting for a short while, and Happy New Year!

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:14:55 GMT

From the afternoon of 2nd January to the night of 7th January, I am off to visit my cousins (in another city) I haven't seen in the last 2 years. They have recently suffered a huge loss, and I want to go and be with them. For me, this is a trip of cleansing, and purifying myself - as I reconnect with people I forgot for so long. So I'll not post articles till at least the 8th of January. However, having said everything, nothing can stop me from wishing you the best year you have ever had in your life so far. An year that is purposeful, courageous and full of awesome moments. I wish such an year for myself too. Bye :)

Dec 27, There's news!

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:30:28 GMT

Hi Mr or Miss Subscriber! Today, I've added a newsletter intro page to the site. Basically, from next month, I'm starting a newsletter that is a bit..er...weird. It'll be a small little email that will suggest ONE INTERESTING THING YOU CAN DO TODAY. Weird or interesting, I genuinely think it will be beneficial for both you and me and will coax us to stretch ourselves just a bit more. To know more about it, click here. Did I really forget to wish you happy new year? :) Well, have a very happy new year. I'll wish you again, of course.

Nov 22, Long time, no see :)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:09:39 GMT

I've been away for so long and not even told you about it. I'd actually gone to attend my graduation convocation and meet up friends. But now I'm back with hopefully loads on new articles. :) I've also realized that you people hardly know about me - I mean, how vague can an about-me page get? So I'm updating it very soon telling you bare and square about my life. :) Hope you're awesome today.