Poornima Jha grew up in Chennai, though her roots are from Darbhanga, Bihar. She lives in Nuremberg, Germany with her husband who is her biggest fan and supporter. She has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and an Executive MBA from IIM Kozhikode. Alongside managing a team of embedded software programmers in her day job, she is a lifestyle blogger and a marathoner. She has travelled to several countries on adventures.
She wrote "Need Over want", her debut book, which took shape after years of blogging on her website lawsofpositivelifestyle.com. The blog was where she had been pouring the lessons from her lifestyle experiments so far. At work and outside, she yearns to be a serial skill-collector. She balances her free time by juggling between – running full marathons, cycling long-distances, dancing, swimming, playing badminton, stitching, painting and carpentry.
At home Being a minimalist in Germany differs greatly from being one in India. The biggest revelation I had was that it is much easier to be a minimalist out there in Germany. In India, for example,
Montecarlo’s luxurious port The buzzing Marche We started our journey in the French Riviera with Monte Carlo last summer. There is a guard change at 11.55 at La Rocher, oldtown Monaco Ville
Our boat was sinking in the middle of the bay. We were almost entirely underwater. Sitting on top of the benches in the boat was not going to save us. And yet, we were extending our time towards
We found out we were pregnant in November 2023 when travelling to India from our new home in Germany. Our families couldn’t be happier. Here is a diary entry from the second month of motherhood.
Grip while cycling Have you ever noticed what happens to your body when you cycle downhill? There is a natural tension throughout. The muscles of your legs tighten. Your back stiffens. Your neck is
Society teaches us many ways to find a job or make money. But not much is taught about spending it. Most of the time we follow the standard template of getting a job, getting married, buying a house,
Write the number of tasks done on a paper end of each day. Try beating it as often as you can. – Idea from Dale Carnegie Dale Carnegie suggested in one of his books to beat your daily tasks
In July 2023, I visited Amsterdam on a solo trip. Yes, I still go solo sometimes though I am married. That is the advantage of having an open-minded husband. Indian but liberal. Not so uncommon these
Saeid: Hey, so finally on whatsapp. Nisha: Yep. glad to be free from Tinder and talk to you here. Saeid: May I ask where you work Nisha: Come on, this is not matrimony Saeid: Haha, of course not.
A woman came to a village with dreams of raising awareness on the right to education. As a teacher, she noticed that the children at the school do not attend it often. She spoke to the Head of the
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