Rana Barua

My tweets are not advice, but insights gained along the way. Absorb with caution as they might transform you from Average to Savage!

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Lose the battle. Win the war.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

As I get older, I’ve realized that I’ve become more introverted.

It’s not that I don’t like people much anymore. It’s just that my threshold for surface level conversations or interactions has reached its limits and anything beyond that, you’ve lost me.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

There comes a point where you believe in the value you can create, so much so that you get to choose the people you want to work with and the projects you want to be involved in.

You get specific about where you want to invest your time, energy, and effort.

That’s a privilege.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Mastery of anything requires:

• a shit ton of tries
• an unfathomable amount of failure
• an intense desire for greatness
• a delusional sense of self-belief
• an unquestionable level of self-awareness
• God-like patience
• and, childlike attitude

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Trust is extremely fickle.

It takes a long time to earn it, but it's lost in a second. It's a feat that must be earned every day.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

We’re all an angel and an asshole in someone’s life.

It’s your choice who you want to surround yourself with.

I’d say — have a balanced mix of them.

Those who think you’re an angel give you a reason to stay kind. Those who don’t, they give you perspective.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Idk where the fuck I’m headed, but I’m really enjoying the work I’m doing.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

You don’t need to ask a lot of questions to make a conversation interesting.

You just need to ask thoughtful questions that make the other person feel interested.

And you do that by being interested in them, and that makes you more interesting.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Here’s what I’ve learned from 10+ years of pattern recognition & problem-solving:

A problem is nothing but just a problem. It’s our perception of the problem that gives it a positive or negative meaning. And it’s how we communicate that escalates or de-escalates it’s importance.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Here’s what nobody tells you about fitness in your late 30’s:

You’re in a constant state of soreness!!!

If you take a break for 3 days, workout on the 4th, you’ll wake up the next day feeling sore, needing recovery days that last longer than your break!

FUCK YOU OLD AGE!

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

My conversation with my married friend about finding the “one” went like this:

Friend: How do you know you’ve found the one?

Me: The day when I can tolerate their morning breath and the smell of their sweat, I know I’ve found the one 🤣

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Acceptance and letting go aren't one-time events. You've got to consciously choose to do so with each moment, especially when the emotions are from past events.

Yes, you may still feel pain, but the more deliberate you are with this, the less power that pain will have over you.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Yo, let me be straight with you.

It’s A-okay if you don’t feel grateful right now. Feeling frustrated? That’s alright.

You can’t feel grateful AND frustrated at the same time. Forcing it is just going to make you feel worse.

You’re only human. Go feel whatever you’re feeling.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

They say your 30’s is the new 20’s.

B*tch I don’t feel like my 20’s and my body certainly feels like it’s in its 90’s.

After every workout, it’s either my left or right hip that hurts. I guess my back is now immune to all the pain, so the body needs another part to torture.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

This Too Shall Pass.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Every delay has been protection.
Every rejection has been redirection.
Every challenge has been preparation.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

The more you learn, the more you find out how much more shit is there to learn.

FML! You can never stop being a student of life!

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Train like an athlete.
Eat like a lion.
Sleep like a baby.
Learn like a student.
Fail like an amateur.
Meditate like a monk.
Dress like a king.
Smell like an oud.
Speak like a casanova.

My simple rules to being 1% better every day.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Idc what you think of me but one traumatic relationship doesn’t make you an “expert” in relationships. It just makes you someone who’s had an experience with A RELATIONSHIP! Singular!!!!

Your perspective is one dimensional. Linear.

[Rana Barua @RanaTwoCents]

Struggling, when in pursuit of something you love, is a lot of fuckin FUN!

No. It doesn’t eliminate pain.
YOUR perspective on pain changes.

You don’t run away from it.
You lean toward it.
You embrace it.

Learning, then, becomes enjoyable.
Growth, then, becomes inevitable.