Reading with daughter helps Effectual Services boss stay calm, de-stresses his mind
Reading has made Amit Aggarwal patient, and helped him perceive a different perspective.
By Maleeva Rebello, ET Bureau |
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Amit Aggarwal, Co-Founder of Effectual Services, an advisory firm that offers IP support solutions to Fortune 500 companies, loves reading.
He told ET Panache, "In this lockdown I have been helping my daughter with her English literature where we both are reading some extracts from
The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In my own time, I have been reading Obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday, Founders Dilemma by Noam Wasserman and State of Fear by Michael Crichton."
When Aggarwal reads a book, he makes sure to write some concepts that he has grasped while reading.
The key learning was perception about things perceived and what actions make successful people bend the obstacles to their advantage, building a company means scheduling time to work on the business, without working in the business and most important making time for you friends and family.
Aggarwal makes sure that he reads for an hour or two at night it helps him liberate his thoughts.
Aggarwal's choice of music is rather diverse. At times, when he is thinking or concentrating on something or simply meditating, he likes to listen to purely instrumental songs having soft music.
"Music has some magic, it just lets me radiate all the negativity around and relaxes me. There is no fixed time for me, but especially after a hard day at work, I like to listen to Sufi music till I fall asleep," he ended.
He told ET Panache, "In this lockdown I have been helping my daughter with her English literature where we both are reading some extracts from
The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In my own time, I have been reading Obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday, Founders Dilemma by Noam Wasserman and State of Fear by Michael Crichton."
When Aggarwal reads a book, he makes sure to write some concepts that he has grasped while reading.
The key learning was perception about things perceived and what actions make successful people bend the obstacles to their advantage, building a company means scheduling time to work on the business, without working in the business and most important making time for you friends and family.
Aggarwal makes sure that he reads for an hour or two at night it helps him liberate his thoughts.
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He said, "Stress is a direct result of the problems or issues we are facing. Reading makes me calm and de-stresses my mind. Reading has made me patient and helped me perceive different perspective. Understanding that every person is fighting their problems, stretches the necessary courage, and confidence to face and solve a problem."Aggarwal's choice of music is rather diverse. At times, when he is thinking or concentrating on something or simply meditating, he likes to listen to purely instrumental songs having soft music.
"Music has some magic, it just lets me radiate all the negativity around and relaxes me. There is no fixed time for me, but especially after a hard day at work, I like to listen to Sufi music till I fall asleep," he ended.
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