Hello Adventurers ! 

It’s been a long time since we last connected. I'm writing this newsletter during my Eid holidays, and I hope you all had a great time as well. One of my writing mentors once told me that writing isn't always about work; sometimes you feel like you're dead, as Charles Bukowski said. So you want to be a writer? I resonate deeply with this poem, and now I've made a significant decision: no more toxic productivity. I'm going to enjoy writing, and you'll receive this newsletter multiple times a week instead of the weekly schedule. I'm going to approach it more naturally, not just for the sake of productivity. Life is about more than just self-help books.

Poem:

if it doesn't come bursting out of you
in spite of everything,
don't do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your
heart and your mind and your mouth
and your gut,
don't do it.
if you have to sit for hours
staring at your computer screen
or hunched over your
typewriter
searching for words,
don't do it.
if you're doing it for money or
fame,
don't do it.
if you're doing it because you want
women in your bed,
don't do it.
if you have to sit there and
rewrite it again and again,
don't do it.
if it's hard work just thinking about doing it,
don't do it.
if you're trying to write like somebody
else,
forget about it.

--Charles Bukowski

Books Recommendation:

1. The Man’s Guide To Women by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz

2. How to Listen by Oscar Trimboli

3. Humble Pi by Matt Parker

Love,

Ammar

💌 Things I Love the Most

AI Tools:

Taskade AI: An AI-powered team organizer to simplify the way your team works. Taskade helps you distribute work among team members to get work done faster and smarter.

Ayraa AI: Your personal search engine and knowledge assistant at work. Connects with Slack and your web browser to instantly capture and organizes everything you do at work.

Akool: All in one AI platform for creators and innovators. Customize your content and materialize your idea in seconds

BigRead AI: Read and learn anything with a personalized AI tutor and enhance your learning skills.

Learniverse: Curate tutorials specifically aligned with your unique learning goals. Adjust and adapt your curriculum by finding the best learning path, educational resources, specifically to your needs.

Pixlr: The ultimate suite for all your creative photo and design editing needs directly in your web browser, on your smartphone, or on your desktop.

Shortsgenerator: Turn your ideas into engaging short videos in minutes with AI.

Favorite Quote:

Journaling Prompts makes you better:

These prompts give you clarity on your life. Try them out and let me know; I would love to read your answers.

1. What would you attempt to do if you knew that you couldn’t fail ?

2. What would you do if you knew that you would fail, but you would do it anyway ?

3. If broadly, the way of your life was how you were going to live every week of your life, would you consider that a life well lived ?

Videos makes you better :

Dhruv Rathee, a famous Indian YouTuber who works in the educational niche, recently shared how he went from 0 to a million followers on YouTube. He shared lots of tips and tricks. If you are thinking of starting a YouTube channel or are already on YouTube, this video will help you a lot.

Perfect Days is a movie that gives you a sense of contentment about life. It reminds us why we need to reflect and live peacefully without feeling unworthy. We often think our lives are so hard, but in reality, everyone is living their own version of difficulty. This movie makes you humble. Watch it.  

A Podcast Worth Listening/Watching: 🦻 

We see only her bold and dancing side, but what we are unaware of is her intellectual side. She is a gem in sharing some wisdomous thoughts that may challenge you. She is a real beauty with brains. 

Juicy Reads to Check Out: 📰 

If you find yourself in a situation where you're unsure of what you want, try the Dan Koe method.

It’s not that you don’t know what you want. It’s that you know what you don’t want – meaning you know what you want – and are hiding from it it takes to get away from it.

Global Fellowships:

Women PeaceMakers Fellowship at Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice: For collaboration between peacebuilders from conflict-affected regions and international partner organizations. Fellows engage in co-creating research endeavors aimed at shaping the peacebuilding landscape and best practices in peacebuilding design.
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​Equitable Futures Fellowship for Indo-Pacific residents: Empowers leaders to tackle pressing global challenges, including income disparities, healthcare access, climate change impacts, and societal diversity issues. This program offers participants the opportunity to explore innovative solutions and amplify underrepresented voices. Through a combination of in-person sessions in Hawai‘i and Aotearoa, plus regular virtual meetings, fellows will hear from top experts and engage in activities designed to enhance their knowledge, leadership capacities, and networks.
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​Global Platform for Action Climate and Sustainability Academy Fellowship: Are you passionate about tackling climate change and sustainability issues, especially within the context of forced displacement? This is a global opportunity for individuals with lived experiences of forced displacement.

Education

​Future of work training for African talent by McKinsey: Free, ten-week online learning program offered by McKinsey to equip individuals at different stages of their work life with practical skills to succeed in the future of work. What learners receive: interactive learning journey, Workplace skills you can use immediately.

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