In the first part of this series, you will read about the background and the benefits of creative thinking as well as some tips about how you can start tapping into your creativity. Your Creative Potential Many people link creativity to art. It’s true that artistic expression is one form of creativity, but there’s so much more
Read articleHow to Enjoy a Productive Weekend (Part 1)
For most working people, and even students, the weekend is a time of opportunity. After a week of slogging away at work or in class, you finally enjoy a window of freedom, some breathing space where you can manage your own time. After five days of a packed schedule where at times you can barely squeeze in
Read article[Ramadan Series] Does Fasting Kill Your Productivity? (Part 2)
Part one of ‘Does Fasting Kill Your Productivity?’ highlighted the difference between the mere abstinence from eating and an authentic Islamicfast. We also argued that the latter, far from causing us to underachieve, was instead the best approach to defeat ‘Productivity Drainers’. This article will go on to illustrate how fasting can reveal itself as
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‘How many of those who fast get nothing from it but hunger and thirst?!’ This saying should be taken as a warning. Many Muslims are fasting without any benefit to themselves, neither experiencing any spiritual elevation nor being able to leave sin and draw closer to Allah, The Exalted. SubhanAllah! Fasting becomes a matter of
Read article[Ramadan Series] Six Lessons of Productivity from the Battle of Badr
A number of inspiring lessons can be learnt from the battle of Badr. These can be truly motivating when we face major challenges in our day to day activities. Below are just 6 of these lessons: 1. Have true conviction (Yakin) in the Help of Allah Before arrival to the battle, Allah sent down
Read articleThe Different Masks of Laziness (Part 2)
How to Cure Laziness In the first part of this series, we learnt about the definition of laziness and the different faces of laziness in our lives. Today, we’ll attempt to list a prescriptive cure to laziness that would help us attack this diease once and for all. 1. Turning to Allah (swt) often and
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