Be the CEO of your inner m;onkey ๐Ÿ’

How to stop fighting your mind and start leading it โ€“ with bananas ๐ŸŒ, not burnout.

This is a book for overthinkers, procrastinators, โ€œI-know-what-to-do-but-didnโ€™t-do-itโ€ people โ€“ and the secretly tired high-performers who look sorted from outside but feel messy inside.

Instead of treating your brain like a broken machine, this book treats it like what it actually is: a very emotional, very dramatic, secretly protective m;onkey who just wants to feel safe, seen, and occasionally bribed with a banana.

Whatโ€™s inside the book

After reading (and actually using) this book, youโ€™ll start to:

  • See your โ€œlazinessโ€ as a scared monkey, not a broken you.
  • Build routines your mind doesnโ€™t try to escape from by Day 3.
  • Give yourself permission to rest, play, and still get things done.
  • Talk to yourself with leadership, not self-hate.
  • Turn guilt and shame into calm, small, doable moves.

No toxic hustle. No 5 a.m. cult. Just Monkey Logic, CEO-style.

Monkey vs CEO

Simple language to name the two voices inside you โ€“ the one that wants to chill and the one that wants to โ€œfix your life by Monday.โ€

Tiny experiments

Oneโ€“page prompts that ask you to change one small thing in a day, not your entire personality.

Real-life clutter

Examples from work overload, parenting, creative burnout, and endless scrolling โ€“ not imaginary perfect people.

Who this book is for

This book is for people who are tired of choosing between being โ€œproductiveโ€ and being โ€œthemselvesโ€. If you are juggling work, family, dreams, and old fears at the same time, youโ€™re in the right place.

Overthinker?

Overthinking professionals who manage projects, teams, or clients but struggle to manage their own energy.

Caregiver?

Parents & caregivers who carry invisible work and feel guilty for wanting one hour of m; time.

Creative?

Creatives & misfits who hate rigid systems but secretly want some structure so their ideas donโ€™t die in drafts.

Get a free taste

Try it before your monkey commits: sample PDF + CEO Copybook

Your monkey doesnโ€™t trust big promises.
So let it test-drive the idea.

  • โœ… Download a free sample PDF with the first chapters.
  • โœ… Get a printable CEO Copybook page to try the night meeting ritual tonight.

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โ€œm; note

You donโ€™t need to silence the monkey.

You need to understand its language.โ€

Ullas Das

Ullas Das

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