Episodes

  • DAY 27: Ethics and Etiquette
    Dec 11 2025

    In this lesson, Mr. Pushpendra establishes the need to inculcate ethics and etiquette. The lesson begins with describing ethics as moral principles which are determined by larger societal forces, and within the purview of which fall individual and personal value system. The lesson talks about the need to develop a sound value system that boasts of ethical behavior on both personal and professional fronts, and then goes on to delineate the need to have strong code of etiquette, while citing instances of poor etiquette that should be avoided.


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic. The answers to these questions will not be used for grading.


    1. State the difference between values and etiquette.


    2. List five student behaviour etiquette.


    3. Which of the following are ethically correct behaviours?


    • Lying on your resume in order to get a job


    • Talking an initiative without being told


    • Talking about a friend behind his/her back


    • Taking responsibility for a mistake one has committed, even if it means losing a job


    • Selling a house without disclosing the known defects
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    8 mins
  • DAY 26: Managing Health-2 Diet and Sleep
    Dec 10 2025

    After having established the importance of regular exercise towards maintaining good health in the previous lesson, in this lesson, Mr. Pushpendra reiterates the need to incorporate a stable and healthy diet in one's health regime The lesson insists that one should avoid all forms of unhealthy food and drinks, and substitute the same with the goodness of fruits and vegetables, along with having minimum two liters of uncontaminated water every day The lesson also stresses upon the need to get adequate sleep so as to replenish and rejuvenate one's body and mind The lesson outlines a holistic approach to health and fitness, combining physical exercise with a healthy diet and adequate sleep.


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic. The answers to these questions will not be used for grading.


    1. How would you prepare the surroundings to get a sound sleep?


    2. Note down the essential nutrients that are part of a balanced diet and inculcate it into your daily diet plan


    3. Consuming which of the following items before bedtime would help you relax and get a sound sleep?


    A glass of warm milk


    A glass of coffee


    Banana


    Spicy food

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    9 mins
  • DAY 25: Managing Health-1 Importance of Exercise
    Dec 9 2025

    In this Unit 2 of Week 6, Mr. Pushpendra establishes the importance of exercise in managing health and maintaining fitness. The lesson begins with providing a definition of health, which entails physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely an absence of disease. The lesson then goes on to provide some hands-on tips on how to incorporate exercise in one's routine The participating candidates are encouraged to make exercise motivating and attractive by joining an exercise group, setting achievable goals, and by constantly acknowledging one's progress by indulging in attractive sports gear, so as to avoid making exercise regime dull and boring


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic. The answers to these questions will not be used for grading.


    1. How would you define health?


    2 Suggest ways in which you could stay motivated to exercise consistently without breaking the pattern


    3. 3 Is it okay to overeat your favourite food after sufficient exercise?


    4. Inculcate at least one exercise into your daily routine and note down the positive impacts it has on your life in a fortnight

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    13 mins
  • DAY 24 : Health and Personality
    Dec 8 2025

    In this lesson, Mr. Pushpendra elucidates the importance of having and sustaining a good health, establishing a firm connection between good health and personality. The lesson affirms that people with sound health are regarded as being more disciplined, controlled, and balanced than those who are unhealthy. Even in a situation of a job interview, a healthy person is given preference over a seemingly unhealthy one, as an unhealthy person is considered to be an unguaranteed product that no one would like to rely upon. The lesson goes on to encourage the participating candidates to self-evaluate their health through a series of some insightful questions pertaining to health and fitness


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic The answers to these questions will not be used for grading.


    1. What do you mean by the saying "A sound mind resides in a sound body?"


    2. Why do employers prefer healthy individuals over unhealthy ones as employees?


    3. Suggest the ways in which one could overcome unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking.

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    8 mins
  • DAY 23: Managing Money
    Dec 7 2025

    In this lesson, Mr. Pushpendra introduces the concept of "managing money," together with the concept of "wealth." The lesson begins with emphasizing that wealth is something that one may be born into, but if that is not the case, then one can successfully attempt to acquire it through grit and hard work. The lesson then goes on to provide some hands-on tips on how to manage one's money it encourages the candidates to inculcate the habit of thrift and keeping accounts of money spent. Further, the lesson informs the candidates about the ways in which money/wealth can be acquired through fair and honest means, and insists that one should acquire wealth first before having any intention of spending it. Further, it stresses upon the metaphysical concept of wealth, encouraging the candidates to have a "detached attachment" towards wealth such that one focuses less on material wealth, and more on human values.


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic. The answers to these questions will not be used for grading.


    1 Suggest ways in which you could avoid impulsive purchases


    2. Recall an instance where your positive qualities give you an advantage over money.


    3. "Perfection is no trifle" What are your thoughts on this quote?

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    10 mins
  • DAY 22: Money and Personality
    Dec 6 2025

    The current lesson focuses on the role of money in determining one's personality in this, Mr. Pushpendra brings together the seemingly incongruent concepts of money (a material concept) and personality (the human concept). According to Mr. Pushpendra, the way one handles money and lets money dictate his/her relationships can effectively determine one's personality, and more specifically, one's emotional stability, and credibility. In this lesson, Mr. Pushpendra makes the candidate ponder on some pressing questions regarding the degree of influence of money on one's personality. These questions range from how many relationships one has with low-income people, and whether one's body language changes in front of rich people, to can someone survive without money in a strange place and can someone be trusted with money, especially large amounts of money. The lesson urges the candidates to give honest answers to these probing questions, such that one can objectively assess one's money-personality.


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic. The answers to these questions will not be used for grading.


    1. Analyse your money-personality and suggest ways in which you could refine it for betterment


    2. Identify the following money personalities


    a) A person who lavishly spends money.


    b) A person who changes one's body language according to the material wealth of the person they meet


    c) A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible.

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    7 mins
  • DAY-21 : Function of Humour in the Workplace
    Dec 5 2025

    In this lesson, Mr. Pushpendra not only reiterates the importance of humour at workplace, but also goes on to provide some hands-on tips regarding how to successfully introduce and inculcate humour at one's workplace The lesson begins with providing an outline of the "function" of humour at a workplace. The lesson points out that a healthy dose of humour reduces stress, keeps the nerves cool, enhances out-of-the-box thinking, and helps maintain cordial relationships with colleagues, peers, and subordinates. The lesson goes on to provide some time-tested techniques that can be employed towards generation of humour at the workplace. These techniques range from identifying the right kind of humour appropriate for a workplace to assigning a special room for "humour based activities. The lesson is especially relevant in the contemporary times in which our workplace occupies a significant place in most adult lives.


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic. The answers to these questions will not be used for grading.


    1. "Humour creates warmth and destroys coldness" Substantiate with an example from your experience.


    2. Is empathy required while employing humour as a communication strategy? Elaborate


    3. Identify two ways in which you could use humour to express yourself in a creative manner.

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    7 mins
  • DAY- 20 : Humour in the Workplace
    Dec 4 2025

    The current lesson focuses specifically on "humour in the work place" Here, Mr. Pushpendra, begins with reiterating the importance of humour in everyday life, emphasizing upon the fact that children under the age of four laugh as many as 300 times in a day while in adults, the daily dose of laughter is restricted to a mere four times! The lecture goes on to focus on the need to introduce and inculcate humour at one's workplace, all the while stressing upon its importance The lesson brings to light the conclusions drawn by a recent study according to which humour at workplace not only reduces stress, but also enhances productivity and creativity


    The following questions are meant to develop more understanding of the topic. The answers to these questions will not be used for grading


    1. Analyse the graph of laughter quota in your life and identify the ways in which you could improve it


    2. Note down some of the ways in which humour could be improved at a workplace


    3. Recall an instance in which humour improved your productivity

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    7 mins