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Leo Tolstoy, in his manifesto, advices himself to live the same even if he becomes ten times richer. I asked a few people what they would do if they became ten times richer and these were the responses I got: a. shift to a 100 percent organic life. b. retire c. take care of my nephews and nieces d. pay back the loan on my house e. travel the world f. start my own business The first response in this list is mine. So, what would you do if you got ten times richer? Same slow and peaceful life!  

I have developed this new habit. I wake up every morning and look at my phone first. This is a strict no-no at home. I don't look at my phone first thing, unless I have a call or I have woken up late. But these past two months in Malaysia- almost every single day it has been 'good morning phone!' The reason for it is actually reasonable! My sisters would message me before they would go to sleep which is two hours after I have slept hence I would wake up first thing to hear from them. Sometimes, VM would leave me some messages too. But most of the times, I would wake up to check messages from work- is there something I need to know before I start my day in order to prepare for my day and so forth. To be honest, there would never be anything I would have missed had I not checked my phone, first thing.  These last five days, I did something entirely different too. Watched videos on Youtube for two hours at a stretch- now that I never do. I mean NEVER. I might watch a movie for...