If you’ve been through a particularly busy period where you were super productive and then suddenly took a long restful break, you’d normally find it difficult to get back into the productivity mode afterwards. I faced this issue recently as I was starting work after a much needed Eid break and it took me a
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[Ramadan Series] Creating a Habit of Fasting After Ramadan
The blessed month of Ramadan gives us tremendous opportunities to seek forgiveness and ask for Allah’s mercy. Special prayers and excess charity become a norm in many households. However, once Ramadan comes to an end, some people go back to their old ways of skipping a few prayers, or delaying them and committing sins without
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[Ramadan Series] Manage and Sustain Your New Productive Ramadan Habits!
In the month of Ramadan, we have a crucial choice to make: you can have a year like any other, or you can achieve ultimate happiness and success. How? Decide to live in the true spirit of Ramadan – all year round. What is preventing us from living everyday with the same level of spirituality,
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[Ramadan Series] Changing Habits in Ramadan
The manager of Productive Muslim – who also happens to be in my Habits for Allah GoogleGroup – asked me recently to write an article regarding changing habits in Ramadan. Since Ramadan is an excellent time to form habits, I agreed to share some key principles.I shall discuss the key ahadith about habit forming, the method
Read articleThe All-NEW Siratt Lifebooks: ProductiveMuslim Certified Diaries!
**Reposted from December 2011** It’s been our dream at ProductiveMuslim.com (and the demand of many of you!) to produce diaries that capture some of the concepts we advocate here at ProductiveMuslim.com for your daily use. Al-hamdulillah, this dream has come to reality this year with a partnership between ProductiveMuslim.com and a pioneering Islamic Gift company,
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How to Get Organised With a Lifebook!
I recently bought the ProductiveMuslim.com certified Lifebook from simplyislam.com and thought I would share with you my initial thoughts on it.It’s published by Siratt and is unique, as they have added an Islamic twist to the normal diary that is so readily available. Firstly, it is gorgeous to hold. I’ve bought a white deskbook, which is the
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