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WHICH BOOK HAS THIS QUOTE?

1. “Every human life is worth thesame, and worth saving.”

2. “It is better to be hated for whatyou are than to be loved for whatyou are not.”

3. “None of us really changes overtime. We only become more fullywhat we are.”

4. “Twenty years from now you willbe more disappointed by the thingsthat you didn’t do than by the onesyou did do.”

5. “There is some good in this world,and it’s worth fighting for.”

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ANSWERS1. J K Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows’; 2. André Gide’s‘Autumn Leaves’; 3. Anne Rice’s ‘TheVampire Lestat’; 4. H Jackson BrownJr’s ‘PS I Love You’; 5. J R R Tolkien’s‘The Two Towers’

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Successful people practise a fewkey habits on a daily basis, that arenot difficult to follow. To forge awinning path, let’s follow theirthinking process THEY WORK SMARTER,NOT HARDER

The most successfulexecutives don’t log 90-hourweeks. Instead, they look forways to be more efficient withtheir time

HOW TO BUILD IT: Start to notice whenyou’re most productive. Do you gettwice as much done in the mornings?Do you get your second gush of en-ergy after dinner? Identify the timeswhen you do your best work, and

carve out anhour or twoevery day to geta lot done inthat timeframe. Breaksare equally im-portant. See ifyou can ‘block’your scheduleand accomplishbrief chunks offocused work.

Then, take breaks to recharge. ThePomodoro Technique (25 minutes ofwork followed by five minute breaks)is one method. But choose the lengthsof time that work best for you. Forinspiration, read the entire ‘ThePomodoro Technique’. Youwill surprise yourself.

THEY VALUE WHO THEY ARE

The most successful peopleknow their genius well — theyvalue it in themselves, andthey seek to use it every dayHOW TO BUILD IT: If you’re not surewhat your genius is, Laura Gar-nett’s ‘The Genius Habit’ can help

you identify it. Read the lan-guage that defines your genius,then say to yourself, “I value whoI am and the value what I bring tothe world.” Do this at least twiceper day for two months. You willquickly see how amazing it feels.

THEY CONTINUALLY EDUCATE THEMSELVES

Even the most successfulpeople are never contentwith the status quo.They are constantlylearning and lookingfor ways to growHOW TO BUILD IT: Withthe abundance ofinformation at our fin-gertips, this is simple.Think through theskills you would like tohone or the subjects

you would like to learn moreabout. Find books, videos orclasses that will take yourexpertise to the next level. Thehard part is sticking to these

assignments — buttry to make it funby tackling one permonth and reward-ing yourself forcompleting it.Before you com-mence your jour-ney, read TaraWestover’s‘Educated’ forinspiration.

THEY WORK ON BUILDING THEIR CONFIDENCE

There are a lot ofmisconceptions aboutconfidence. Manypeople think peopleare either bornwith it or not.That’s simply nottrue. Confidence isa skill, and peoplewho have a greatdeal of it, havetypically worked diligentlyover a long period of time toachieve it

HOW TO BUILD IT: Pay attention tonegative messages you’re tellingyourself. Do you compare yourselfto your colleagues, or beat yourselfup after tough conversations? See ifyou can just notice that thought

process for a week or so.Once you’re in the habitof noticing, tell yourselfa different, more posi-tive message, like: “I amjust as talented as my co-workers”, or, “Everyonemakes mistakes. I havethe skills I need to learnfrom this and move for-ward”. Need help?Take cues fromthe brilliantand prac-

tical ‘You AreAwesome’ byMatthewSyed.

THEY AREN’TDETERRED BY FAILURESInstead of being deterred by

failures, they learnfrom them

HOW TO BUILD IT: This canbe scary, but start tracking your failures asthey happen — without judgment or blame.

When something doesn’tgo the way you want it to,pause and write down what

happened. Thenthink through whatyou might be able tolearn from the situa-tion. If it’s hard tofind opportunitiesfor growth, thinkabout the advice youmight give a friendin a similar situa-tion. Do this for two

months, and you will start to use your mis-steps as a tool to do better. Read ‘How to Failat Almost Everything and Still Win Big’. In thebook, author Scott Adams shares the strate-gies that helped him transform from a serialfailure to the creator of ‘Dilbert’.

THEY MAKETHEIR OWN RULES

This is all about being whoyou are — no matter howdifferent that may be fromothers – your friends,or society HOW TO BUILD IT: Every timeyou need to make a big deci-sion, write down all of thepros and cons. Go throughthem again to reveal the ori-gin of these ideas. Are theytrue to what you actuallybelieve, or are they messages

from your parents, workplace, orsociety? If it’s the latter, scratchthose items out. Do this for everybig decision, and you will start totrust yourself and make the deci-sions that are right for you. Youwill soon find that you are living a

life for your-self, and notfor others.Read RolfDobelli’s ‘TheArt of ThinkingClearly’, whichdescribes themost commonthinking errors.

THEY MAKE HEALTHA PRIORITYFinally, remember thatsuccess isn’t just aboutyour work; it’s about youas a wholeperson. Youwill struggleto thrive ifyour healthand wellnesstakes a backseat

HOW TO BUILD IT:1. Get good sleep: Subscribeto Michael Breus’s newslettervia www.thesleepdoctor.com,who shares tips to help yousleep better.

2. Exercise severaltimes per week.3. Build a medita-tion practice: Do thisfor at least 30 days.That said, our per-sonal body clocks dif-fer from each other.To know what time isbest for you to dowhich activity, readBreus’ ‘The Power ofWhen’. BI

Arare complete copy of William Shake-speare’s ‘Comedies, Histories andTragedies’, often referred to as his‘First Folio’, is headed to auction.

The book is one of the only six completecopies known to be in private hands. It will gounder the hammer at Christie’s, New York, onApril 24, 2020.

WHAT IS THE FIRST FOLIO? The ‘First Folio’, bringing together for the firsttime, the collected plays of Shakespeare (1564-1616), ranks as the greatest work of the English

language and, indeed, of world literature. Al-ready celebrated on its first publication, it hasremained a highly sought-after masterpiece overfour centuries.

WHAT’S IT WORTH?It is estimated to sell between (Rs 28 crore-42crore), the auction house said. The book was pub-lished in 1623 by Shakespeare’s friends and fel-low actors, John Heminge and Henry Condell.They collaborated after the writer’s death to com-pile this authoritative edition of his work. TNN

New York Public Librarybooks have been circulat-ing among New York Cityhomes for 125 years. Now

the library system, the largest of itskind in the United States, hascrunched the numbers to come upwith the 10 most checked-out booksin its history.

Perhaps not surprisingly, morethan half are books for children oryoung readers. No. 1 is ‘The SnowyDay’, Ezra Jack Keats’ picture bookthat is one of the first to depict anAfrican American boy. It has beenchecked out 485,583 times. Next is DrSeuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’ (469,650).

Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where theWild Things Are’ (436,016); ‘Char-lotte’s Web,’ by E B White (337,948), JK Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter and the Sor-cerer’s Stone’ (231,022) and ‘The VeryHungry Caterpillar,’ by Eric Carle(189,550) also made the top 10.

Librarians and analysts spentover six months parsing through hun-dreds of titles to compile the list. Theyconsidered all book formats, includ-

ing e-books and foreign-lan-guage editions. “There was

a little bit

of art to the science ofdoing this,” said An-drew Medlar, whoruns the library’sbook-buying opera-tion, and led the teamthat worked on the list.

Because the li-brary’s central circu-lation system onlygoes back severaldecades, the teamused recent circula-tion data, best-sellerlists, archives fromthe National BookAwards and NewberyMedals, and the li-brary’s best-of lists to figure out whatbooks were most beloved by patrons.

“The idea was to see what hasbeen generally popular out in theworld,” Medlar said. “We wanted tostart from the love of books and the

love of reading ratherthan the numbers.”

Books that hadbeen in circulationlonger had a clear ad-vantage, as they hadmore time to rack upcheckouts. “To meit’s amazing that‘Harry Potter’ madeit onto this top 10list,” Medlar said,considering the bookwas published a lit-tle more than 20years ago. The oldestbook on the list, ‘Howto Win Friends and

Influence People, was only one slotabove ‘Harry Potter’ despite beingaround since 1936. The list also in-cludes an honourable mention:‘Goodnight Moon’ by MargaretWise Brown. NYT

NEW YORK PUBLICLIBRARY’S TOP 10

CHECKED-OUT BOOKS1. ‘The Snowy Day’ by Ezra Jack Keats

2. ‘The Cat in the Hat’ by Dr Seuss

3. ‘ 1984’ by George Orwell

4. ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ byMaurice Sendak

5. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by HarperLee

6. ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E B White

7. ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury

8. ‘How to Win Friends andInfluence People’ by Dale Carnegie

9. ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’sStone’ by J K Rowling

10. ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ byEric Carle

Shakespeare’sfirst folio tobe auctioned

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FACT: The epitaph engraved onRobert Frost’s tomb is the last linefrom his poem“The Lessonfor Today(1942).” Itreads: “I hada lover’squarrel withthe world.”He lived hislife as achampion ofnaturalism and the arts.

FACT: While Spain limits the num-ber of dogs you can walk, in someareas of Oklahoma, US, a dog’s

mental health is the priority. If theycatch you making faces at dogs,you might find yourself in jail. InNorth Brook, Illinois, it’s illegal for adog to bark for more than 15 mins.

1856: Britain's highest military deco-ration, the Victoria Cross, was foundedby Queen Victoria.

1916: In World War I, Paris wasbombed by German zeppelins for thefirst time.

1963: Robert Frost, American poet,passed away.

2019: Iranian city Tehran banned dogwalking in public and driving with dogs.

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