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Hi There! This is Harsh Patel, the host of the podcast, Within 5 Minutes with a new episode titled, "The laughing Monks"

This is a story of the Chinese folklore that teaches us about how life should not be taken seriously.

You can find me on Instagram @Withinfiveminutes/@hacchuu for any suggestions.

Hi! This is Harsh, the host of this podcast, Within 5 Minutes, with the new episode - You are doing better than you think you are.

Compiled for this episode, I have 10 reasons I believe you are doing better than you think you are.

If you have any suggestions/ideas, you can find me on my Instagram ID @hacchuu/@withinfiveminutes.

Thanks for listening! 

Hi! It's Harsh Patel, the host of the podcast, Within 5 Minutes, with a new episode on "How to not take things personally"

Compiled for this episode are some of the very interesting strategies I’ve found on the internet.

Taking things personally takes a toll on your happiness and peace of mind. Sometimes, it’s better to turn a blind eye and shrug it off. And even if you’re slightly intimidated, ask yourself, 

How personal can this actually be?

I hope you have a good weekend.

Hi! It's Harsh Patel, the host of the podcast, Within 5 Minutes, with a new episode on "The 7 Types of Rest".

Sleep and rest are not the same things. According to Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith, sleep isn’t the only kind of rest we need. In her Ted Talk, she talks about the six other types of rest that cannot and will not be fulfilled just by sleeping. Humans need physical, mental, social, creative, emotional, spiritual, and sensory rest. 

This episode covers the 7 different types of rest based on her educative Ted Talk.

You can message me on Instagram - @hacchuu for suggestions and recommendations.

Regardless of our generation, we have all experienced the painful sting of FOMO. The fear of missing out.

FOMO is the reason why some of us do things way out of our comfort zones just to satisfy our anxiety. FOMO makes you go to parties even when you have a cold. It makes you drive all the way to the other corner of the city and it is probably why you’re burning the money in your pockets.

Hello everyone, this Harsh Patel, the host of the podcast, Within 5 Minutes. 

There are ways of easily finding out if your FOMO is taking over your actions or not.

Most people check their social feeds to see if they are missing out on anything. But being in such a hypervigilant state is the complete opposite of being at peace.

We live in a society where we’re told that, If we do what we love, money and success are sure to follow. We’ve been told that, if you’re not changing the world in dramatic ways, it’s because you’re too afraid to find your passion and follow it. The super-achievers on the internet have pounded us with the fact that they are doing what they love. 

It sounds like a solid piece of advice, doesn’t it? And who in their right mind wouldn’t want to exchange the 9-5 for endless days living your thrilling passion?

DWYL glorifies certain types of work. Only some jobs look lovable with enough popularity and enough money. While the others are ignored as unglamorous and unpassionate.

We are crushed with ideas that, having a job for a living is bad, with questions like “Aren’t you tired of 9-5?” or “You’re still a corporate slave?”.

When you are making career choices, don’t start with, “What do I love the most?” Instead ask yourself, “What kind of life do I want to live?”.

“Is it really necessary to monetize our passion for it to be legitimate?” If you want to pursue your passion, that’s great. If not, that’s great as well. You don’t have to quit your job to “follow your passion”. You can do so on your own terms.

Some of us even prefer to pursue our passion later on with no financial stress. Imagine being able to paint or sing or act or write lyric poetry about your cat and not worry about how to pay the rent.

Don’t misunderstand. Nobody is belittling passion. Passion in life is a good thing. But passion is not the most important factor – or even a requirement for – a rewarding career. Don’t let someone else place value judgments on your life, and whether or not it is living up to their definition of “meaningful.” The only person who should be defining your life is you.

The backbone of today’s episode is actually from a book called Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty. This book is a really good read and I’d really recommend it to anyone who’s interested.

Welcome to my podcast, Within 5 Minutes. This is Harsh Patel bringing the 11th episode of this series The 7C's of Negativity.

Negativity is everywhere. No one wakes up thinking that they are going to spoil another person's day. It comes from within, sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously. Have you ever thought to yourself, why is it that bad news draws more attention than good news? Or why criticism has a greater impact than compliments?

The 7C’s of negativity are different clusters of negative people we find around us. Complainers, Cancellers, Casualties, Critics, Commanders, Competitors, and Controllers.

A fun exercise could be for you to identify and place your friends into these categories and determine what kind of negative impact do they have in your life.

Instead of judging these negative behaviors, we should be trying to neutralize them or turn them into positives. Neutralizing people from each of these categories involves a little indifferent attitude as most people who radiate negativity, do not do so purposely.

As we come to the end of this year I'm grateful to everyone that has dedicated five minutes to listen to the thoughts I've collected as content. I'm releasing a bonus episode with an experimental format to see if it's worth pursuing in the future seasons. 

For those who are new, welcome to my Podcast, Within 5 Minutes. This is your host Harsh Patel, bringing you the final episode in the series, Phonecall through time. 

This episode talks about how we need to get comfortable with the changes in our lives. Change is inevitable and we need to take charge of these changes.

My name is Harsh Patel, the host of this podcast, Within 5 Minutes.

“If you do not create change yourself, change will create you”. The longer you try to resist it, the tougher your life will become.

How would you feel if you were the same throughout your next 5 years, just doing the same things that you’re doing right now? It’s like holding a keypad phone in the age of smartphones and gadgets. You become outdated and less appreciated. And trust me, our world is at a stage where the faster you adapt to the change, the more successful you’ll become. Technology is changing fast, people’s desires are changing fast, the jobs we have around us are changing real fast. You don’t want to be left out trying to play catch with a generation that is moving exponentially in all aspects. So it’s high time you start getting used to changes, both inside and outside you.

We need to get rid of the negative impact that the word change has on us. I think change is most commonly misinterpreted as ‘replacement’.

Keep in mind what creates the core of you. In other words, what makes you who you are. Change makes us feel untethered and like we're flailing in the wind. But we can find our anchor and stay grounded to our core.

Would you rather be unhappy over being uncertain? Change is learning. Learning is growing. And Growing is living. So live and let live.

Your journey is just starting. One more year up ahead with so many more challenges and adventures. Own it up.