Nahyan Inc

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Overview: 3 Investments are: Time, Patience, and Life into Life

Invest with Time

It’s paradoxical; you’ll need to put in time (loss) so you can increase the value of time in your future (gain).

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2 Examples:

Walking - progress is linear (it’s in small bits and doesn’t get bigger or anything)

Catapult – Like flying there in 3 days vs walking for 3 months)

The hard part with a catapult is the set up.

For walking, it is easier and within the comfort zone…that’s why it’s the easier choice as well.

BUT here’s the thing, struggles and hardships will ALWAYS exist…when aren’t they there? You can either work hard once and reap the rewards than work hard throughout and reap (lesser and more delayed) rewards

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Here’s what I did recently; it was during assignment times and I still took 2 hrs out to attend an interview. My justification was that it’ll give me a boost and increase motivation to finish the assignments so then I can move on to other stuff…and alhamdulillah it was the smarter decision

Part of my personal game-plan is to continuously feed my mind to keep it ripe n fresh – that’s something any student, professional, home-maker can adapt.

This could mean a bunch of things for you :

• If you’re tired all the time then maybe you’re not tired, you’re just BORED
• Sometimes when the progress in life is next to nothing, read a new book, research something you’re interested in, enroll in a class, spend quality time with important people, help somebody else etc.
• Start hitting the gym or pick up an old sport you used to love to keep physical shape

One way or another, create that zest for life and a love for living - not like an attachment to dunya love, rather excellence towards the akhira.

Invest with Patience

Y’know that interview I mentioned, it was of Lisa Gabriele (Canadian author and executive producer of the show “Dragon’s Den”) held at University of Toronto. One of the points about writing stood out to me, “most aren’t willing to just sit and wait…and then start.”

Sometimes all it takes is a bit of patience and you’ll get yourself through the project, exam, bumps in a relationship, writing an article on time management

Be patient with yourself, and be confident in the fruits of that patience Read more…

T4T = Tools for Time Management

• What’s Superbowl gotta do with YOU?
• Learn about “Highs” and “Lows”
• Watch me go Spiderman in my room
• The Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVhT7P0lDfI

T4T: Talk vs Text

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T4T: Talk vs Text

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Comment - Did you know about ENERGY High & Low?

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T4T

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Watch Original Video: T4T Talk vs. Text

ProductiveMuslim: Website and FaceBook

UntangleYourTime.com – Free Mini-Series

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Lessons:

- Use the good stuff in your Read more…

Check it out:

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Abdullah KidShow – new “killer” kid show; check it out + share + enjoy some more   — Made by Leechon Films and EgyptianGumbo

Kalimaat - Board Game by Baba Ali

Edu-tainment Article – 3 Ways for Time Well “Wasted”

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• Enjoy the little puppet and  cat song
• “Edu-tainment”, things that Read more…

Microwave Tips = Quick Tips on Time Management; learn fast and implement immediately.

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What’s on your computer desktop?

Desktop CleanUp

Few folders and icons or a mess.

I for one usually had a messy computer desktop,that people see and go “woo…”

So here are 3 things that can be done about it:

1 – How do things get there?

• Do you put everything there because you “may” need it someday?
• Is that where all downloaded files go?
• You think it makes you look important

2 – Temporary solution

• Create a folder that just says “Desktop Stuff” so whatever your reasoning is, you can still use it in the folder
• Create a folder saying “NOW” in case your current projects and tasks clog it up

3 – Resolve for good

• Send things to their place from the beginning; when installing, downloading, saving
• Have a separate place for downloaded files, so they skip your desktop
• Delete – Delete – Delete; sometimes I dig deep into my computer and some junk makes me think “what was I thinking?” – so get rid of the junk and think twice before putting more in there.
  

Bonus: On Windows and there’s a way to put icons into the bottom toolbar thingy, so keep the commonly used icons there.

Done

How’d your week go?

Do you even know what you got done?

• Most of the time I don’t know what happened by the end of the week except with this little resource I started using recently
• You’ll see what hit my head (literally)
• Bit on future plans

Check it out:

In case you know an alternative word, lemme know:

(+ anything else you got out of this)

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It’s been way too long – nothing has been posted on this site.

Problem = lack of system = slow or no progress

What happened?

• 2 weeks ago I completed a T4T vid (with the editing help of Mahfooz) but didn’t post it because I wanted to finish the other stuff
• 1 week ago I made a video…but it was on my sister’s computer and then she took her laptop home
• This week I made a video, but o look my laptop is pretty garbage so it can’t “handle” video editing
• Software didn’t install at uni, couldn’t borrow my sister’s for few hours and now I finally figured “Why not use my dad’s work laptop that’s lying in the very next room!”

Now I’m sitting here with two 95% and one 60% completed tasks but nothing to show for. However, now I’m working on bringing them all to 100%…

@Workstation

Solution and my Future Plan

Create systems – a process to follow from start to finish with Read more…

T4T = Tools for Time (Management)

Watch the 1st video of the upgraded Tools for Time Management series: SERIOUS Alarm

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1) Watch it

2) Comment - What’s the best tool to wake YOU up?

3) Subscribe on YouTube

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W2W = Ways to “Waste” Time [series explained here: part I and II]

Check this video from the TED conference; Secrets of Success in 8 Words, 3 minutes…

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Microwave Tips = Quick Tips on Time Management; learn fast and implement immediately.

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Email Cleanup

If you’re like most people, then your email inbox is becoming more and more important to you. It’s great for communication, but  it can eat into your time.

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The Tip:

Spend just 3-5 minutes, look how your inbox is set up and simplify it.

Step 1:

• How many emails do you get per day?
• Do you have filters and folders in place?
• Are there junk emails or useless subscriptions?

Step 2:

• Unsubscribe from useless subscriptions (even Islamic stuff, just keep what you read and not what you “plan” to read)

Step 3:

• Create Filters and folders so you can easily categorize emails, instead of clogging up your inbox

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You don’t have to create ALL your filters in one shot. Maybe do this twice a week for 2 weeks and you’re good.

Personal recommendation: Use Gmail (Google is Fantastic!)

Lemme know your thoughts + your ideas on this in the comments section below…

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