By means of this first post would like to mention that this blog site is for preachers and seekers of motivation.In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives each one of us look forward for that shot of motivation and inspiration to re-energize ourselves in order to carry on our daily chores. With lessons learnt from numerous self help and motivational best sellers let us prepare ourselves to embark on the journey towards fulfillment.
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Dream of Purpose Fulfilment
Putting purpose over pleasure
My biggest dream is of purpose fulfilment. I am driven by a sense of purpose and would sincerely wish that my purpose driven life leads to fulfilment.
I dream to focus on the present moment to drive away all anxiety and fear from my life. This would help me unleash my best version everyday.
By doing the following I would remain happy in my life. This is inspired from the lessons shared by Daniel Pink.
- Running my own race
- Not bothered by what others think of me
- Focus on things I can control
- Act
- Be consistent
- Be a good human being
I encourage all of you to have a sense of WHY in your lives and dream towards fulfilling that purpose.
Read this blog post to know how gritty people put purpose over pleasure in their lives.
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/putting-purpose-over-pleasure/
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Why does Overthinking come naturally to us?
4 Reasons Overthinking is inherent to us
Why does Overthinking come naturally to us? To know this answer read this blog post inspired from Adam Grant’s book Originals.
In his book the author enlightens us how thinking beyond a limit comes naturally to all of us.
This is why getting rid of this habit needs focus and attention of the present moment.
The Four reasons why this is so difficult has been mentioned in the following insight:
Let this pot inspire you to focus on the present moment to get rid of the anxiety and fear associated with overthinking.
For another post inspired from the same book, please visit this link:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/best-tips-to-unleash-originality/
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Best Tips to Unleash Originality
How to be insanely Original?
To know the best tips to unleash originality, please read this blog post.
In his book Originals, the author Adam Grant throws more light into the making of originals.
These tips when practiced regularly will go a long way into helping you achieve great outcomes that can help leave behind a legacy of your own.
All of these tips are an outcome of deep research done by the author.
The lives of world beaters have been studied to the minutest detail by Adam Grant in arriving at these best practices.
I have personally found all the points very logical.
Hope you all like the same.
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Respect Promises made to Self
Daily writing promptWhat’s a promise you made to yourself that you’ve actually kept?Why should you commit to pacts?
If you Respect Promises made to Self you will be able to lead a healthy and fulfilled life. This is what I have learnt over a period of time.
One such promise I made to myself is being financially well disciplined to meet any future unknowns.
Nir Eyal terms these promises as Ulysses pacts in his book Indistractable. He educates us to commit to these Ulysses pacts that we make to self.
The insight below elaborates on the same..
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Purchase your Pass of Infinite Mindedness
Have you learnt you lesson on Infinite Mindedness yet?
Purchase your Pass of Infinite Mindedness is a blog post to inspire you to adopt an infinite mindset. The recent purchase of Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Mindset has hugely helped me in getting enlightened.
In this book the author has encouraged us to adopt an abundance mentality and better ourselves by the day rather than comparing and competing with others around us.
The author argues that winning does not matter in life or business. Our goal should be to keep playing the game of life with an abundance mentality without being carried away by the need to win at all times.
I love this insight from the same book:
For another insightful post inspired from the same book, please visit this link:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/adopt-the-infinite-mindset-for-life/
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Let your Apps not Dominate you
Are your Apps dominating you?
In this age of social media, day in and day out we are overwhelmed by the proliferation of apps around us. Let your apps not dominate you to enjoy a quality life.
There are multiple ways to avoid being distracted by apps like FB, Instagram, Whatsapp etc. I particularly like the ten minute rule coined by Nir Eyal to avoid getting distracted by such apps.
While the impact and importance of these apps is immense, a balanced life can only result when the limit the usage of such apps to avoid distractions and the harmful effects of being “always on”.
Read this insight to make your realize when to take a break while working with apps on mobile or computer.
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/the-20-20-20-rule-of-managing-screen-time/
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Beware of your FRENEMIES
Why should you be careful about Frenemies?
This blog post enlightens you to beware of your frenemies. These are people who are ambivalent and can be very tricky to deal with.
In his book Originals, Adam Grant tells us that these people take a heavy toll of our emotional energy and hence we need to be very careful with these people.
We are often misled into hating and avoiding only our enemies but these people are equally harmful if not more.
Look at this grid and be enlightened by this insight to stay away from frenemies.
Choose your friends wisely..
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Role of Procrastination in iconic MONALISA Painting
How did Procrastination positively influence Monalisa painting?
The role of procrastination in the iconic Monalisa painting will become more evident as you read through this blog.
More often that not we associate procrastination in a negative sense. In his book Originals Adam Grant shows how this can be positively used by creators like Leonardo Da vinci.
As you can see in the below insight inspired from the same book, it took him more than 15 years to complete this painting.
At each stage in life during this period procrastination was being used to instill more creativity in this painting.
So next time you look down upon procrastination, think again!!
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Practice leads to Greatness
Evidence that Practice and Greatness are related
Practice leads to greatness. Nothing can be more evident than the examples that Adam Grant has provided in his book Originals.
In his book the author argues that greatness can only be achieved when we do a high volume of work. Only a small fraction of the work would eventually be considered great.
As you can see all these great personalities produced a huge volume of work out of which only a small fraction is remembered by many.
The big lesson we derive from this is continuous practice will refine our art.
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The Journey from Creativity to Art
Difference between Creativity and Art
True artists who are successful in life and have taken the journey from creativity to art know the difference between the two.
Creativity alone without rigorous practice is impossible to produce art that can stand the test of time.
In his book Originals the author Adam Grant enlightens us on the difference between creativity and true art.
As you can see making mistakes and failing is the foundation to creating ageless art.
For another insightful post from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take, please visit this link:
