Tag: Mindfulness
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Life Lessons from Axon Pathfinding
It was winter 2024. I was a few months into my PhD at the National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon, still finding my footing in the academic world. Between long hours in the course-work classes, lab rotations and evenings spent poring over research papers, I found moments of unexpected clarity in the most ordinary places—like that…
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Close to the Finish Line? Don’t Let Distractions Derail You
Has this ever happened to you? You’ve worked tirelessly toward a goal, but just as you near the finish line, you find yourself feeling stuck or strangely uninterested. Perhaps you’ve fallen ill, gotten lost in elaborate planning, or started dreaming about life after success instead of focusing on the task at hand. Recently, a friend…