https://www.pagesofwithin.com Articles on attention, reading, and the inner life. en Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/favorite-chapters-of-life https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/favorite-chapters-of-life Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta There’s something poetic about how life unfolds—like a book we're reading, one page at a time. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/personal-growth-self-improvement/five-years-of-blogging https://www.pagesofwithin.com/personal-growth-self-improvement/five-years-of-blogging Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta This blog was started five years ago, on 26th April 2020. There was no plan. No niche. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/writing-after-a-break https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/writing-after-a-break Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta “I didn’t write for six months. Not because I ran out of words. Not because I didn’t want to. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/spirituality-mindfulness-inner-awareness/from-suffering-to-blessing https://www.pagesofwithin.com/spirituality-mindfulness-inner-awareness/from-suffering-to-blessing Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta "Why do I have to suffer this much? " This is the most frequent question that we ask ourselves, whenever we are in pain or whenever we are suffering. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/are-you-even-listening https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/are-you-even-listening Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta It's rare to find someone who listens to you. I mean, someone who really listens to you in a deep, heartfelt way. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/www-talkingconcept-com-traveling_in_twenties https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/www-talkingconcept-com-traveling_in_twenties Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vivek We all at some point in time wished to visit a place of our dreams. Your 20s might be the best time to pick up the bag, book that ticket and get going under the sun. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/personal-growth-self-improvement/8-signs-that-show-you-arent-living-consciously https://www.pagesofwithin.com/personal-growth-self-improvement/8-signs-that-show-you-arent-living-consciously Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta Are you feeling dissatisfied with life? The majority of answers will be YES! As life gets faster and closer to technological advancements, we struggle to live consciously. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/the-power-of-beliefs-why-you-must-believe-in-yourself https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/the-power-of-beliefs-why-you-must-believe-in-yourself Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta Suppose you are flying through a plane. You don’t know the pilot; you have never seen him but then also you decide to travel through the plane. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/spirituality-mindfulness-inner-awareness/11-signs-that-show-you-are-an-empath https://www.pagesofwithin.com/spirituality-mindfulness-inner-awareness/11-signs-that-show-you-are-an-empath Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta We can sense emotions in others. That's a basic survival skill for humans that we are all born with. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/mountain-life https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/mountain-life Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vivek As I see my friends from the plains droll over the sights of mountains and splendid beauty; just like I did when I first came here; made me realize life here is not about the topological difference. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/relationships-society-human-connection/right-to-information-act-all-you-need-to-know https://www.pagesofwithin.com/relationships-society-human-connection/right-to-information-act-all-you-need-to-know Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Vivek In 2005, Indian citizens were empowered with the passing of the Right to information. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/spirituality-mindfulness-inner-awareness/25-spiritual-goals-for-the-coming-new-year https://www.pagesofwithin.com/spirituality-mindfulness-inner-awareness/25-spiritual-goals-for-the-coming-new-year Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta Each one of us has different types of goals set for the coming new year. Some of us want to start a new business while some may be planning to join a gym. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/how-to-become-emotionally-resilient https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/how-to-become-emotionally-resilient Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta It's a time of crisis amidst the COVID pandemic. And you can't deny the fact that Crisis situations are daunting. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/productivity-focus-learning-skills/guide-to-effective-note-taking https://www.pagesofwithin.com/productivity-focus-learning-skills/guide-to-effective-note-taking Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Arvind Marandi Note-Taking is of utmost importance in academics. It's a vital skill for our learning. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/books-ideas-summaries/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari-summary https://www.pagesofwithin.com/books-ideas-summaries/the-monk-who-sold-his-ferrari-summary Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta "The Monk who sold his Ferrari" is a spiritual fiction by Robin Sharma- a former lawyer, an author, and a top-class leadership expert in the world. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/productivity-focus-learning-skills/the-kaizen-philosophy https://www.pagesofwithin.com/productivity-focus-learning-skills/the-kaizen-philosophy Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta What's your perspective of "change"? Should the change happen all at a time or step by step? https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/6-reasons-why-i-am-a-minimalist https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/6-reasons-why-i-am-a-minimalist Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta We live in a society that prides itself on the accumulation of stuff; we eat up consumerism, material possession, clutter, debt, distractions, and noise. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/how-to-deal-with-rejection https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/how-to-deal-with-rejection Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta Do you remember the last time you felt rejected? Applied for a job? Rejected. Applied again? https://www.pagesofwithin.com/books-ideas-summaries/the-four-tendencies-book-summaries https://www.pagesofwithin.com/books-ideas-summaries/the-four-tendencies-book-summaries Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta The way by which people respond to things differently can be understood through their different personality profiles discussed in "The Four Tendencies" book by Gretchen Rubin. https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/6-things-that-are-in-my-not-to-do-list https://www.pagesofwithin.com/lifestyle-travel-personal-reflections/6-things-that-are-in-my-not-to-do-list Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Sweta Most of us have a To-do-list. But here, I will discuss what's there in my Not-To-Do List, and why you must have it too.