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Life Is Beyond Churning Through a To-Do List; Here Is How You Can Unplug & Give a Restart to Life

Renuka Gavrani
6 min readMay 25, 2023

When I was in school, everyone said that everything will sort out once you get good grades in high school. Then when I was in college, everyone said once you get a good job, life will be perfect for you. And when I was doing a job almost 1.5 years back, I realized nothing is perfect nor is it going to be if I keep walking down this road.

Even after leaving my day job and starting freelancing when I was my own boss, I was not satisfied with life. I was feeling as if the days are passing by, I am growing older but my daily routine and life have stopped at a similar place.

And that’s when I realized WHY?

Why even after ticking off all the tasks from my to-do list and making a good amount of money, I am not satisfied? Why am I feeling overwhelmed, overstressed, and overworked all the time?

Here is what my problems looked like:

1. I am a book blogger and my goal was to read a maximum number of books as soon as possible. Result? I forgot why I started reading in the first place and above all how to find joy in reading.

2. I am a writer and my goal was to get as many clients as possible so that I can make more money. Result? The love of…

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Renuka Gavrani
Renuka Gavrani

Written by Renuka Gavrani

I talk about slow & Intentional living - taking you closer to a happy life. I am a published author of the book 'The Art of Being Alone': https://a.co/d/531JIFq

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