By: Sudarshan Atmavilas

Last Week’s RAW

• Nothing is inherently stressful
  • It’s only our relationship with it that determines whether it stresses us
• Your reflection changes everyday — what are you so attached to?
  • Why do I dress up/look in the mirror so much? For others?

This Week

• 3 Possible Stress Triggers: People, Resources, Time
• If Demand = Supply → No Change in Stress
• If Demand > Supply → More Stress
• If Demand < Supply → Less Stress

• Efficiency – Increasing Supply (of People, Resources, Time)
• Effectiveness – Reducing Demand (on People, Resources, Time)

• Time:
  • Supply is fixed (hours in a day)
  • Demand is variable (number of responsibilities)

• Improve Efficiency – Quicken your routines to decrease demand on time
  • Sleeping – Average healthy human being needs 6 hours of sleep
    • You can train yourself to fall asleep quicker & rise quicker
    • Bed is intended for sleeping, not thoughts
    • When alarm rings, the bed no longer exists – get out of it!
    • How much time do we waste going to & getting out of bed?
  • Grooming – People aren’t looking at you, they’re thinking about how they look
    • Less comfort (colder showers) → More efficiency
  • Eating – Food is functional — it’s medicine for the disease that is the body
    • We spend so much time eating
    • When eating, we’re thinking of the next food item already – be present
    • Spend less time in functional, & move on

• Improve Effectiveness
  • Learn to say no to the transactional
    • If it’s meaningful/will enrich your life, say yess
    • If it’s transactional (social gathering, event, hangout), say no
    • Your time is worth more than that
• When we find value in something, when something enriches our lives, we should share it
  • Giving back is immensely powerful & life-changing
  • How can I give back to this community? What is my guru dakshina?

• RAW: Make a list of your possessions, and spend 30 seconds thinking about them before splitting them into wants and needs