On 360° Holistic Success, Hyper-Quick Workouts, and Unforgettable Quotes
16th value-packed edition of the Manximize-360° newsletter
Manximize-360° shares fortnightly insights on fitness, productivity, and all-round excellence. Plus, free access to my best articles, book picks, and more.
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At A Glance…
- Story Spotlight: Of The 500+ Books I’ve Read So Far, I’ve 5-Star-Rated Only These 27
- Proven Productivity: The Productive Power & Necessity of a “Zero” Day.
- Excellence Epiphanies: On 360° Success, Inverse Gratitude, and Balance
- Fitness Findings: The One-Set Method and Nutri-Prioritization Formula
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- Bonus #2: A Recent Spiritual-Fiction Read I Absolutely Love(d)
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- Bonus #4: 3 Incredible Quotes That Live Rent-Free in My Head
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- Bonus #6: 3 YouTube Gems I Think You’ll Find Valuable
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Story Spotlight
The best of my best reads (segregated) across genres and reading levels:
Proven Productivity — The “Zero Day”
No, it doesn’t mean a weekly “day off”.
Instead, it means one day a week where you don’t “have” to Work — but you can Work.
P.S. By Work, I’m referring to 360° holistic work — income work, work(outs), inner work, family errands, studying, & upskilling work. So, Zero Days are applicable for 9-to-5ers too.
This has a 2-fold beauty:
- The relief of being able to catch up, reflect, or de-compress if you’re lagging with (or don’t want to) Work.
- The exciting chance to push ahead with extra/new work even if you’re on track.
Sunday is my Zero Day — but I usually use it for 1-Day Vipassana courses and coaching client calls. Rarely, I ditch it all — to take my family out.
Whether or not you actually use the Zero Day, just setting it can provide psychological relief — and counterintuitively, boost your overall productivity!
Excellence Epiphanies
#1 — Straight-7 > A Solo 10
The phrase “Jack Of All Trades” has a bad rap — but it’s such Jacks that live a truly fulfilling life…
Being a 7/10 in Everything beats being a 10/10 in 1 aspect and 3–5/10 in the rest.
P.S. By everything, I mean life’s fundamentals — relationships, health, happiness, spirituality, and wealth. You’re free to define what “Everything” means to you.
Take Bill Gates vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger for example
1STMAN has an excellent video on this (male-tailored but insightful for everyone).
This doesn’t mean simultaneously leveling up everything.
- Instead, pick one.
- Focus solely on it and level it up to your desired degree…
- Then put it on “maintenance” — and pick another.
- Rinse and repeat.
#2 — Invert The Way You Think Of Gratitude
We wait for blessings or good fortune/things — to express gratitude.
But Reality works the other way round!
The more you express gratitude, the more you’ll attract blessings! Your gratitude has to be genuine though — ulterior greedy motives won’t work.
“The more you count your blessings, the more blessings you’ll have to count”
— Some Wise Soul
No need to get fancy with this — all you need are 5 daily minutes and WhatsApp.
#3 — The Counterintuitivity Of Balance
Unlike what we think, balance isn’t a calm state of Zen bliss…
Yes, balance is that — but staying balanced is more of a balancing act.
Imagine a tightrope-walker — the “balance” results from constantly countering the imbalance! It’s a constant, aware effort — a dance of balance and counterbalance.
It’s the same in life.
You must move against and through imbalance to ensu(r)e balance.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
— Albert Einstein
Fitness Findings
Finding #1 — The One-Set Method
This is perfect when you’re in a hurry — or being choked by a busy schedule.
- [Ideally] switch from UL/PPL/any_other_split to Full-Body 2–4x a week.
- Choose only one exercise per muscle group — and only one set per exercise.
- Build up to that one set with 2–3 ramping warmup sets.
- Go all out on your One Set — push beyond failure with drop-sets, isometric rep-holds, and rest-pause sets.
Psychologically, having only one set to do makes you really push to failure — and give it your all.
I’ve gotten excellent results with it. Try it out and let me know how it goes.
Finding #2 — The Nutri-Prioritization Formula
We binge on sugar, relish carbs, fear the fats, ignore protein, and ditch our veggies…
But the actual prioritization formula is the reverse!
Greens & Veggies > Protein > Healthy Fats > Carbs > Sugar
For any day and any meal, this prioritization holds true.
Forget dieting and calories — and just stick to this order. Watch your fitness and health levels soar to the skies.
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The beauty of quotes lies in our unique subjective perception of them.
So, I’ll respect (and let you have) your own interpretation of these gems. Here they are (word for word from direct memory):
“Every moment is either a test or a celebration.”
— David Deida, The Way Of The Superior Man“Everything in moderation, including moderation”
— Oscar Wilde“The simple things are also the most extraordinary, and only the wise can see them.”
— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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- How To Spot The Loveliest People In The World by the School Of Life
- Don’t De-Sexualize The Mind, De-Lustify It by Masculine Theory
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Again, if I can’t help you directly, I’ll direct you to people and resources that can.
P.S. Again, lengthy email back-and-forths are for the first 5 only. So tarry not!
Until then (and the next M360 edition), cya and take care!
Godspeed and Love!,
Neeramitra Reddy
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