Saketh Unfiltered

EMPATHY SYMPATHY ALTRIUSM COMPASSION Empathy is something that is critical to the everyday life of every person on this planet. Personally, I feel people have begun to lack this trait at the present time. Myself included, we've stumbled and lost our way. We've become cold hearted to the suffering of our fellow brothers and sisters What's empathy? The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner. "Lacking empathy makes relationships with your loved ones harder. It makes social interactions a lot more robotic and unauthentic. Empathy allows for deeper connections to form between people. What I see a lot, especially in men, is that being empathetic is a sign of weakness. This cannot be further from the truth. You're empathetic because you...

We all like to be comfortable. We enjoy staying underneath our covers when we get up, rather than starting our day. We enjoy sitting on the couch than going for a workout. It's a common trend: as humans, we innately favor comfort over discomfort. This is dangerous. Without discomfort, we become stagnant. It's so necessary for us to seek discomfort. Discomfort forces us to stretch our belief of what we're capable of. It forces us to not stay the same person. Most important, it forces us to grow. If you never feel discomfort, you aren't growing. The only way to improve is if we feel overwhelmed with discomfort. Mentally, physically, emotionally, you should aim to be stretched as far beyond what you think is possible. You transform when this happens. Stop hiding from discomfort. Stare it down. Sprint towards it. Embrace it, and learn to love it. When you learn to love discomfort, you become an invincible force. Nothing scares you, which opens up the world. You'll h...

We all need to minimize regret in our lives. The feeling of regret is the worst. You know you missed out on something, because you didn't take action. You are your own enemy, your own inhibitor. That needs to stop. If not, at the end of your life, you'll think "what if"? What if I had the courage to do the thing and not have all these other factors overtake my mind? Don't let this happen. We only get one chance at life so being afraid, scared, embarrassed, anxious, should fall out of reality in the face of that fact. Nothing should stop you from doing what you want to do. Stare these feelings in the face and don't let them overtake you. Live your life to the fullest. There's no reason why you can't do everything you want to do. Regret doesn't need to happen. You can deflect imposter syndrome. You can eliminate what-ifs. It's all in your own hands. That's the beauty of this. Nobody else can prevent you from taking action. Take matters ...

  A different version of you exists in the minds of everyone who knows you. The thing is that the person you think of as "yourself" exists only for you, and even you don't really know who that is.  Every person you meet. have a relationship with or make eye contact on the street with, creates a version of "you" in their heads.  You're not the same person to your mom, your dad, your siblings, than you are to your coworkers, your neighbours or your friends.  There are a thousand different versions of yourself out there, in people's minds. A "you" exists in each version, and yet your "you". "yourself", isn't really a "someone" at all.

Procrastination is the thief of time. It's the enemy of progress. It's the silent dream killer. You continue to delay things until there is no time left. You end up at the end of your life realizing you wasted your one chance at life. So many what-ifs, so many regrets. It's honestly sickening. If you procrastinate, you never actually lived. Wake up. We all are too lenient with our time. We push things back because we believe there is always more time. No. Just a reminder: there's an end to this. I know it hits your gut when you read that. This isn't forever, you only have a finite time on Earth. If you continue to procrastinate, before you blink, your time to do everything you ever wanted is gone. You need to get serious about your time. You need to understand that time is the most precious commodity we have. When our time runs out, it's all over. That day will come, so get serious about doing everything you want to do. Stop always thinking later, because you...

  Why is it so hard to choose kindness? One of the worst human tendencies is to harshly and unfairly judge people of the past and present. We have an enormous intolerance for humans being human. We live in a culture that often confuses doing what's right with being superior or self-righteous. The honest initiative to better the world gets crushed by intolerance for minor mistakes and flaws. It's human nature to act unwisely and unlovingly occasionally. Especially during moments when you are mentally or emotionally weak or worn out. After analyzing my own imperfect life,  I can say this with utmost clarity  “The kinder and the more thoughtful a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people” It may sound corny, but it's as true as any statement. Kind people get more kindness out of the world. It enriches their lives and the lives of others.