Thrive Global India: Who/ what is your biggest inspiration and why?

Shaziya Khan: Works of art of all kinds because they reflect how someone saw something beautiful right there in the midst of everything or in everyone.

TGI: What’s the first thing you do when you get out of bed?

SK: Recall something funny

TGI: How do you unplug and recharge?

SK: By being curious  

TGI: What’s your favourite well-being tip?

SK: Don’t repeat, repetition obscures freshness.

TGI: Tell us about your relationship with your phone?

SK: Brevity and practicality.

TGI: How do you limit technology use to be in the moment?

SK: Keep it short, simple and prompt.

TGI: When was the last time you felt burned out?

SK: After a long weekend with guests with lots of new cooking following a week of lots of paperwork.

TGI: How do you incorporate well-being in your daily life? What benefit do these habits have on your ability to perform?

SK: Love what you do at its core and tune out the noise frees anyone’s ability to perform.

TGI: What is the one thing about our relationship with technology which really terrifies you about the future?

SK: Privacy and apt boundaries.

TGI: What are you doing to mitigate this?

SK: Keeping connections more human.

TGI: Share a quote that you love and that gives you strength or peace?

SK: “Pour your heart into it”, a sign at Starbucks of all places.

TGI: What is your advice to our readers on thriving in life? SK: Maintain altitude!

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  • Founded in 2016 by Arianna Huffington, Thrive Global is the world’s largest well-being media platform. Since its launch in October 2018, Thrive Global India has received over 40 million visitors. Our media platform Our focus is on well-being and productivity, emphasising real experiences and unique storytelling. Through articles, videos, and podcasts featuring business leaders, scientists, athletes, entertainers and new role models of success, we add a new dimension to the global conversation of wellness. Our stories discuss daily challenges, people’s personal journeys of how they thrive, and recommend solutions to bring purpose and wonder into our worlds. We realise that the struggles of our everyday life—stress, burnout, exhaustion, apathy, technological addiction—can be intimidatingly broad and numerous. And it’s only through lived and shared experiences of people, combined with expert data and science-based solutions, that we can achieve actual, dramatic results that help us live and work well. Our enterprise solutions There is a pervasive belief that burnout is the price we must pay for success, but research has shown it is a delusion. As a matter of fact, by prioritising our well-being, we pave way for a healthier, productive life with enhanced efficiency, decision making and creativity. Through our assessments, corporate workshops, digital engagement solutions and more, we bring to you science-backed well-being and performance-enhancing strategies, proven to help individuals and teams thrive.