In this episode of Unlayered, Pan sits down with Mohit, an inspiring human who transformed his life by building an unshakable reading habit.

From working as a cleaner during the pandemic to reading over 126 books and interviewing hundreds of successful people, Mohit has decoded the psychology behind why we quit.

Topics explored:

• The "Motivation Trap": Why motivation is like spontaneous combustion, but discipline is "setting yourself on fire".

• How reading Man's Search for Meaning revealed the danger of tying self-worth to degrees and job titles.

• Why willpower fails and how to design a space that makes focus inevitable (and why you must hide your phone).

• The "Post-It" Hack: A simple technique to offload "brain clutter" and stop getting distracted while reading.

• Fiction vs. Non-Fiction: Mohit admits why he used to think fiction was "for losers" and why he was wrong.

• Dreams over Degrees: The powerful lesson on why credentials don't guarantee a future, but dreams do.

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Mohit Rau

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