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With overwhelming amount of information and articles being available on increasing efficiency, productivity and creativity, the one thing which is being left out is the resources on the desk.The resources on the desk available to person are also extremely important and play a key role not only in deciding our frame of mind and also our output. So this article is focused on providing guideline about the resources which you should have on your work desk to increase productivity and creativity.

1. IDEA BOOK

The concept of idea book is not new even though its name may have been used interchangeably as a scribble book. Idea book basically is a book devoted to scribbling ideas and plans that you have for the near future. For instance for a person like me who is a freelancer it will be to write ideas about the blog post that I would like to publish. For a corporate worker it might be for writing his project plans and proceedings and also can take a form as a todo list. One more important thing about it is it does not have to organised, its your scribble book and mainly focuses on expressing your ideas and not displaying them. So this is definitely a must have at every work desk.

2. STICKY NOTES

There is no thing as beautiful as having a nice quote to motivate you every time you sit at your work desk. I have nearly 4 to 5 quotes on sticky notes which inspire me, which are related to success, life, happiness and work-life balance. Actually the quotes can be about anything which gets you started. The sticky notes can also be used as reminder. For instance every one must have faced this situation in which we leave our work desk due to some interruptions and after coming back again which have forgotten some important thing which we were about to do. At that time it is necessary to have written 'what to do next' on your desk, so that you do not leave out something important.

3. LAPTOP/PC

Now don't get me wrong, I know most of have a PC or laptop at his or her work desk, But I wanted to stress this point as perspective of student. As a student i had a lot instances in which i didn't understand a particular topic particularly and had a lot of doubts, at that time quickly googling a particular topic definitely helps and avoids further frustration. And definitely recommended for work desk no matter what job you do.

4. A BOTTLE OF WATER

There is nothing good as water for refreshing your brain after getting stuck. A lot of time I am stuck at a particular problem not knowing what is going wrong. At that time it definitely helps to turn your chair around and clear your mind. I usually drink water and take a small walk inside the office to get myself fresh again and never has this disappointed me. So a bottle of water on desk is a good habit.

5. EARPHONES

I am a big fan of 10 min break, and want to spend this time . Plugging your earphones in the phone and listening to your favourite songs takes me in a completely different world. For some it might be a DJ song for others it might be light instrumental. It always helps in distressing yourself. For me my current song is The nights by Avicii, you can check it out here.

6. CLOCK

Its true that work like that that time makes no sense or you don't realise how time passed, but it has its limitation. Its also extremely important to have time for your health and family. A lot of time during work I forget to eat and when work increases my exercise schedule takes toll. This might help you complete your work but will have problems in long run and advice everybody to give importance to their personal life and health. This makes it necessary to have clock on your work desk.

I would like to quote Mahatma Gandhi for this:

'It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver'

We would love to hear about the things you keep on your work desk, let us know in the comment section below!

This was a shock in my face when this actually happened, the screen which stated clearly 'Your Adsense account has been disapproved'

I will try to keep this article as brief as possible but will cover all the corners. This is how it goes!

My blog was just under a months old when I was provided with the option of monetisation through Google Adsense. Was delighted and went to access Adsense through Earning>>Adsense in the blogger submenu. Registration of account was required, so I went ahead added my name and email and went forward with the registration. Everything was cool, no biggies here, was able to place ads on the blog. So I was very happy, to have ads on my Blog!

Then the next day came the big shock! I went to the blog to see how its performing, and I saw no ads there. Was surprised at the first attempt, the went to the Adsense section and there it was!

"YOUR ADSENSE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DISAPPROVED"

After digging into this and finding a email in my mail box. I realised a simple mistake and went on to correct it which also didn't go well.

I previously had an Adsense account associated with a different email id, which employed the same payee name which I had provided in this account. The account was my youtube account which I had created when I was 16 to publish freeware and software tutorials ( you might wanna check it out here HB97 ). And Adsense didn't approve for individuals to have association with two accounts. Definitely didn't knew that! So the solution which I thought to this problem was simple delete the Adsense account of my current Id and use the old Adsense account to link with my blog.

Well I deleted the old Adsense account and google was not allowing me to associate my old Adsense account to this Blog. So now I was in a fix, I had deleted my current Adsense account even after reactivating it google wouldn't let me inside and couldn't associate my older account to this blog.

So I thought I am trapped in a system crack and not even a single webpage outlined a solution to this problem. Had it happened it would have been a serious setback.

After lot of finding on the net I found solution given by google which was even a fluke in my case. But I so desperate that I was ready to try it too. So I tried it and it worked! It still shows disapproved for my current account but now I can display ads on the behalf of earlier account.

This is what I did-

I accessed my older account and made my current account as administrator, which I accepted the invite through email as I was not able to access my account. This made it possible to have my previous and this account to have same address and I can get payment through one of the account! A detailed explanation of this process is given here.

So never ever create two accounts having the same payee name! This leads to violation of Adsense policy and the results are disastrous.

Hope this article was able to shade some light and please let me know your experience in the comment section so it can help other bloggers.

Hey Guys, recently I have been nominated for Liebster Award, not once but twice! It is such an honour and no doubt I can't contain my excitement about it. I want to sincerely thank the bloggers who nominated me, Dunja from Being Halcyon and Kayla from Lace,Superheroes,& Life. Do check their blogs out, they have some great content over there!

What is Liebster Award?

For those who don't know Liebster Award is, Its a award given to relatively new bloggers by fellow bloggers who appreciate their work and encourage them. For the nominee, he or she has to answer 11 questions provided by the nominator and nominate further 11 more candidates or less as it seems fit to him or her.

So I have got 22 questions to answer. I am going to answer this questions in as short and simple way possible, Lets start then!

First from Dunja from Being Halcyon

1. What was the last book you read?

=> 'Zero to One' by Peter Thiel. Its a great book for anyone whose into startups and entrepreneurship and even if startups is not your thing this books will provide great insights for helping your business. If interested check this book out here and I planning to learn java pretty soon.

2. What is something that you've always wanted to try but have been too scared to?

=> Paragliding. I definitely want to try these, and even had a chance when I went to the beach, but anyway I was to scared to do it. So I ended up gliding on the sand rather in the air.

3. What are your favourite song(s)?

=> Avicii- The nights, Demons by Imagine Dragons, and need to stop here or there would be no space to write remaining questions.

4. What is your best childhood memory?

=> There are lot of beautiful childhood memory hard to choose which one is the best, but it might be the first time I learned how to ride a cycle without side wheels, it was great experience to perfectly balance myself for the first time!

5. What are you most afraid of?

=> Not being able to pick myself up after falling, depends on how deep is the fall though :P

6. Top 3 places you want to travel to?

=> Niagara falls, a quiet beach, and maybe a paradise if its there somewhere.

7. What is a skill you'd like to learn and why?

=> Currently I only know C and C++ and would love to learn Java as most of the app development is based on Java.

8. How many language do you speak?

=> Five including two native Indian languages (Marathi, Hindi) and little bit french and of course English.

9. If you could keep only one clothing item you own, what would that be?

=> A big Cloth that I have, so with the help of scissor and glue I can make myself some cave man clothes.

10. What is your favourite thing about blogging?

=> It is the ability to express myself and present my views to a larger audience.

11. Whats your least favourite thing about blogging?

=> Overall nothing but sometimes you feel so overwhelmed with writing,editing,promoting that I need to shut down my mac and take a nice walk near the woods and having a nice peaceful sleep definitely helps.

Definitely need a tea break, before starting next round!

Now by Kayla from Lace,Superheroes,& Life

12. What the most exciting thing you have ever done?

=> That would be climbing mount fuji, oh wait but did I actually do that?

13. What is your favourite restaurant?

=> That will be Kobe, which serves great sizzlers!

14. If you could redo your high schools years over again, would you?

=> Yeah sure definitely!

15. Who inspired you to start your blog?

=> I cannot attribute this answer to anybody specific, but its all the bloggers and also you, the one who is reading this inspired me to do my best to help you and other people in whatever way possible.

16. What is your all time favourite TV show?

=> 'FRIENDS' of course!

17. What is your most rewarding accomplishment?

=> Maybe it might be working hard to score marks which in return helped me to get admitted into a good engineering college that I desired.

18. If you could have a conversation with any person, living or dead, who would that be?
=> Anyone thats around me at that time would be fine.

19. What is your lifetime goal?
=> On a personal level to be a great human and help people, on a career level my life time goal would be have started a few startups and write at least one book.

20. If had one million dollars, but could only buy one type of thing with it...what would you buy?
=> Make a website to support NGO's and bring them together and make sure the poor don't sleep empty stomach.

21. Who is your favourite author or poet?
=> Its hard to point out a particular favourite but I can list a few who I follow Napoleon Hill, Stephen Hawkings and Robin Sharma and for novels J.K. Rowling & Rick Riordan.

22. What is your biggest fear?
=> Answered earlier in question 5.

So now I am going to select 11 nominees and would soon display them on this page after selection process is done.
And in order to participate leave your blog's name and url in the comments below or on this Facebook link here
And as motivation it definitely can be you!

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self -Aldous Huxley

Even though blogging is fun and self engaging, a lot of people have fear and self limiting beliefs which holds them back. So below I have stated 3 fears and self limiting beliefs along with solution for overcoming it.

Shyness: "I am scared to share my thoughts with the world"

This is a most common problem every blogger has at least once been dazzled by. The question starts as what would others think about my post? is it good enough? how will people react to it? will they like it ? and they go on and on and on. Soon rather than being positively excited about how people will react this turns into stress and anxiety. This turn becomes more magnified when the person is sharing his emotions or delicate information which he or she values. This is a kind of feeling of vulnerability which holds you down.

The solution for this fear is being excited about what will people comment and taking it in a positive way for improving your blog. This definitely needs confidence. So the advice is to start off small. Start by posting a tweet or share in Facebook about your recent posts to your friends and close ones, or maybe you are scared to share it with your friends then share it to a completely anonymous person.

Anyway starting off small will definitely help and build your confidence.

Fear of Failure

Lot of people don't even try or don't take the needed leap, because they are scared they might not achieve what they desired.

Its not important whether you achieve success of not, whats important is that you tried because at the end of the day when you are tired and lying in the bed it would really make a difference to know that you tried your best. This article will properly explain this topic in deep. In the end with practice you will be able to take more risks and be able to benefit from them.

Imposter syndrome: I am not good enough

Many people think that they have to be an expert in order to write a great article on a particular topic or they feel they are lying to others about what they know. They think that they need years of experience to feel qualified to write about it and maybe a degree about it may suffice. This is definitely not true and is a setback for people who think this way.

The beauty about blogging is that its your own experience thats speaking. You don't have to be an expert in a particular field to write about it, you can be a writer who knows about playing a piano because who have played it and feel connected to it rather than having learnt how to play all songs on it. This article will properly explain this topic in deep.Moreover 'expert' is a relative term, and differ from person to person. So the article you write might be really helpful for a person out there!

Last but not the least, don't get discouraged! You started blogging because you felt this was your thing and is still your thing, accept constructive criticism and have patience!

Let me know what are your thoughts about this topics in the comment section below!

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6 Must-Haves for your Efficient Work Desk!

How my adsense account was disapproved- And how I won it back!

Liebster Award- A pat on the back for Blogger!

3 Self Limiting Beliefs every Blogger should overcome!

A List of Great Movies that will keep you thinking!

Inception (2010)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. (142 mins.)

Director: Frank Darabont

Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler

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