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Stop Overthinking

Break free of your self-imposed mental prison. Stop agonizing over the past and trying to predict the future.

Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness and staying in a never-ending thought loop is the biggest cause of unhappiness.

Stop Overthinking is a book that understands the exhausting situation you’ve put yourself in, and how you lose your mind with anxiety and stress. It will walk you through detailed and proven techniques to help rewire your brain, control your thoughts, and change your mental habits.

The book will provide you with scientific approaches to:
-How to be aware of your negative spiral triggers
-Identify and recognize your inner anxieties
– How to keep the focus on relaxation and action
– Proven methods to overcome stress attacks
-Learn to declutter your mind and find focus
– Unleash your unlimited potential and start living

No more self-deprecating talk. No more sleepless nights with racing thoughts.
Free your mind from overthinking and achieve more, feel better.

Focus on What Matters

Why is it so hard to live well amidst the chaos and noise?
While you might think this is a problem of the modern world, it’s a timeless issue.
2000 years ago, the ancient Stoics talked about the exact same challenges we’re facing today, like:

  • How can we find inner peace?
  • What does it take to be happy?
  • Can we become more resilient?

The answers can be found in the philosophy of Stoicism. I’ve used the philosophy since 2014 to change my life and career.

Focus on What Matters is a collection of 70 letters/essays I wrote about different aspects of life, from happiness, wealth, health to relationships and much more.
These letters, inspired by the original works of the Stoic philosopher Seneca, serve as reminders to focus on the right things in our chaotic lives.

The goal of the original “Letters from A Stoic” by Seneca was to share Stoic ideas with his friend, Lucilius, who had hedonistic tendencies and lived a busy life.
Focus on What Matters is inspired by those letters. It will show you:

  • Simple thought exercises to become resilient and focused
  • How to live in the present moment every day
  • Authentic Stoic values for a life of happiness
  • A way to build more discipline

In short, this book helps you to live well despite the challenges of daily life.

Behold the Leviathan

In defiance of the stereotypes trotted out by yesterday’s pundits, modern India’s rise is both unusual and unexpected. It is unusual because some of the sharpest economic improvements are being observed in those sections of Indian society which were thought to be the most disadvantaged: women, oppressed castes and rural India. It is unexpected because of the widespread view. Until a couple of years ago, India’s democratic construct was inferior to China’s single-party state.

In Behold the Leviathan: The Unusual Rise of Modern India, Saurabh Mukherjea and Nandita Rajhansa provide a gripping picture of how 1.5 billion Indians are combining to spectacular effect to create a range of social and economic outcomes which have no precedent in any emerging economy. For example, India now has as many chess grandmasters as the United States, and the expertise of its scientists has guided India’s space modules to the dark side of the moon, a feat no other country has achieved.

In this zeitgeist-defining book, the authors have also explored, through pathbreaking research, why the vast majority of India’s companies are struggling to grow their profits even as a small minority of these companies have gone on to build globe-girdling franchises worth tens of billions of dollars.

Written over two years, during which the authors crisscrossed India hundreds of times and interviewed over fifty of the country’s leading thinkers in business, policymaking, media, and academia, Behold the Leviathan has been hailed by the cognoscenti as ‘a firecracker of a read,’ challenging decision-makers, policymakers, and opinion leaders to reevaluate their long-standing perceptions of India’s development.

Beauty Queens of Bishan

In Bishan, the busiest suburb of Singapore, thirteen small beauty parlours coexist quietly, offering haircuts, bikini waxes and facials at no-nonsense prices. All that changes when a swanky new salon opens. D’Asthetique (Beauty Is Skin Deep) is run by April Chua, the stylist to the stars.

April’s plan for Bishan includes controlling her competitors through a new society, NAILSO (Neighbourhood Alliance of Independent Lifestyle Service Operators). The only person who dares to protest is chubby Gurpreet Kaur, owner of Monty Beauty Spa (Beauty from Within, Fourth Wax Free).

Both have clients in the upcoming Grand Glam Singapore beauty contest. Will April’s shoo-in Candy Kang prove yet again why she is Singapore’s sweetheart? Or will Gurpreet’s client, Tara Chopra, prove a star on stage as well as in court?

The winner will determine who will lead NAILSO; the loser will never be able to show her facials again. Can there only be one beauty queen of Bishan?

The Cloud Chariot

It’s 100 years since Kalinga was devastated by Ashoka, and the kingdom is now re-emerging from the dust. Now, under the Mahameghavahanas, a new and able dynasty, the country has not only freed itself from foreign reign but is also experiencing a cultural and patriotic resurgence. But palace politics, internecine rivalries, the external threat of invaders as well as internal threat of traitors keep King Mahameghavahana Kharavela busy and unsettled. Unable to focus on rebuilding the kingdom to its zenith and his dream of returning to Kalinga the looted Jina idol from Magadha.

And then a stranger enters the kingdom and becomes an integral part of the court. Rudravarman is a polymath, military strategist and a brilliant warrior. But his antecedents are mysterious, and his objectives unclear. Why does he so jealously guard his past? And does he truly want to not only serve the king, but fulfil his dream of a resurgent Kalinga?

A brilliantly researched historical thriller set in the first century BCE.

The Ten Trillion Dream Dented

It is the aspiration of every Indian to live a good life. The measure of which is better health, education, housing and income. Only a developed economy can fulfil this aspiration of its people. India is a growing economy and dreams of becoming a $10 trillion economy. In The $10 Trillion Dream, the author provided the road map to fulfilling that dream. However, the performance of the Indian economy in the past few years seems to have shattered the $10 trillion dream.

This book presents a comprehensive and critical analysis of the performance of the Indian economy under the Modi government from 2019 to 2024. It critically examines the policy measures taken by the government and identifies the reasons why India can’t become a $10 trillion economy by 2035. Foregrounded in rigorous research, The $10 Trillion Dream Dented is an unputdownable work that should encourage policymakers to rethink their approach to managing the Indian economy.

Read It Yourself with Ladybird Level 1 Book 2: Early Reader Omnibus: 3-in-1 Story Collection (Cindrella, Little Red Hen and Goldilocks and the Three Bears) Ages 5-7 Years Old

*EARLY READERS*

Will Cindrella go to the ball?
Do Little Red Hen’s freinds help her with her baking?
Whose porridge is Goldilocks eating?

Read It Yourself with Ladybird Omnibus Level 1 Book 2 is a collection of 3 stories in one book for ages 5-7 years old.
It is perfect for children who can use their existing phonics knowledge to practise reading simple words and short sentences with help.

Level 1 Read It Yourself with Ladybird Omnibus is suitable for very early readers who have had some initial reading instruction and are ready to take their first steps in reading real stories. Each story is told very simply, using a small number of frequently repeated words which gradually enables a child to become a proficient reader. With stories from classics accompanied by colourful illustrations, this boxset gently supports child through the first steps to words reading.

Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

This Omnibus Collection includes below titles:

Cindrella
Cinderella wants to go to the prince’s ball, but she has no dress or shoes. Can a fairy godmother make all her dreams come true?

Little Red Hen
Little Red Hen needs help around the farm and asks her fellow farm friends to lend a hand. Will her friends learn the importance of helping someone in need?

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks is walking through the woods when she discovers a house belonging to three bears. With curiosity getting the better of her, what will happen when the bears return home?

Read It Yourself with Ladybird Level 1 Book 1: Early Reader Omnibus: 3-in-1 Story Collection (The Three Fish, The Fox and the Crow and The Lion and the Rabbit) Ages 5-7 Years Old

*EARLY READERS *

Can a clever rabbit think of a plan to stop the lion eating the animals?
Is Fox able to trick Crow into giving up her delicious snack?
Will all three fish escape from the fishers?

Read It Yourself with Ladybird Omnibus Level 1 Book 1 is a collection of 3 stories in one book for ages 5-7 years old.
It is perfect for children who can use their existing phonics knowledge to practise reading simple words and short sentences with help.

Level 1 Read It Yourself with Ladybird Omnibus is suitable for very early readers who have had some initial reading instruction and are ready to take their first steps in reading real stories. Each story is told very simply, using a small number of frequently repeated words which gradually enables a child to become a proficient reader. With stories from classics accompanied by colourful illustrations, this boxset gently supports child through the first steps to words reading.

Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools.

This Omnibus Collection includes below titles:

The Three Fish
Based on a popular Panchatantra story from India. Fishers have come along to the pond where three big fish live. When faced with danger, the fish make a plan to escape. Will all three of the fish get away in time?

The Fox and the Crow
Based on the well-loved Aesop tale. A hungry fox is on the hunt for some food. When he spots Crow in her tree, he hatches a plan to get her cheese! What will Fox have to do to get Crow’s delicious snack?

The Lion and the Rabbit
Based on a popular Panchatantra story from India. The big lion in the forest is very hungry! He wants to eat the other animals for his lunch. The clever little rabbit doesn’t want to be eaten. Can the rabbit find a way to stop the lion for good?

Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World, from the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens (Unstoppable Us, 1)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, illustrated book for middle school readers that looks at the early history of humankind.

A New York Times Best Book of the Year

* This is history like you’ve never experienced it before! *

We humans aren’t strong like lions, we don’t swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don’t have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world?

The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. And it’s a true story . . .

Even though we’ll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive—and we’re the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become “unstoppable”?

Well, we have the most amazing superpower: the ability to tell stories. Fairy tales have led us from imagining ghosts and spirits to being able to create money (yes, really!). And this has made us very powerful . . . but very deadly. Nothing stands in our way, and we always want more.

From learning to make fire and using the stars as guides to cooking meals in microwaves and landing on the moon, prepare to uncover the secrets and superpowers of how we evolved from our first appearances on Earth millions of years ago. So get ready for the most amazing story there ever was – the incredible true tale of the Unstoppables.

Acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari has expertly crafted an extraordinary story of how humans learned to not only survive but also thrive on Earth, complete with maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations that bring his dynamic, unputdownable writing to life.

How to Live: The Mindfulness Essentials Series 10 Books Boxset (How to Focus, How to Love, How to Fight, How to Relax, How to Connect, How to Sit, and more)

A back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces readers to the essentials of mindfulness practice.

How to Focus
Let go of misperceptions and cultivate the clarity of mind that is the basis for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world.

How to Love
Distil one of our strongest emotions down to four essentials and the key ways of showing our love.

How to Fight
Shows us how to handle strong emotions and our distorted perceptions can make us feel angry or filled with despair.

How to Relax
This book guides us in achieving deep relaxation, controlling stress, and renewing mental clarity.

How to Connect
Guide to unlocking the connection to our inner self, forging deeper and more meaningful bonds with those around us.

How to Sit
Provides explicit, simple directions on the mechanics of posture and breathing, along with instructions for how best to achieve an awakened, relaxed state of clarity.

How to Walk
Focussing on mindful walking, Nhat Hanh explains how this technique can diminish depression, recapture wonder and help us to express sincere gratitude.

How to Eat
How to Eat explains what it means to eat as a meditative practice and that the results of mindful eating are both global and personal.

How to See
How to See is about our misperceptions, how we can gain insight and how mindfulness practices can help us see our real selves.

How to Smile
How to Smile acts as a guide to show us how to transform hurt into healing, while also allowing us to explore the strong emotions of anger, sadness, regret and fear.

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