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  • Be Internal Locus of Control driven

    Be Internal Locus of Control driven

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a personal mantra or philosophy you live by?
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    Why focus on Internal Locus of Control?

    Be Internal Locus of Control driven is a blog post to enlighten you of positive impacts that would happen in your life once you take accountability for your own actions.

    Research has proven that such people suffer from less stress, anxiety and are able to lead fulfilling lives.

    When you do not blame external circumstances, life becomes more simple since you compete with yourself.

    Hence practicing the art of being internal locus of control driven, should be your life’s mantra.

    Be Internal Locus of Control driven

    To know how level 5 leaders exhibit this quality, please read this blog post:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/this-is-how-great-leaders-exhibit-internal-locus-of-control/

  • Relive the Present to Destress

    Relive the Present to Destress

    What’s a moment in your life that made you feel truly alive?

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    Use the Gift of Present to Destress

    This blog post inspires you to Relive the Present to Destress and lead a fulfilling and stress free life.

    With too much of stress the level of cortisol rises in our blood. Research has shown that exposure to high amount of stress and anxiety can kill neuron and inhibit growth of new neurons in our hippocampus which is responsible for memories.

    Hence the need of the hour is to remain in flow by focusing on the present moment. Practicing gratitude and thanking god for gifting our present moment would help us forget about past regrets and future fears.

    Realizing the power of the now is indeed the mantra that can drive away anxiety and stress from our lives.

    When I live in the present moment and focus on the now, I feel alive.

    Nothing sums this up better than this wonderful insight from Eckhart Tolle’s book, The Power of Now.

    Relive the Present to Destress

    To know the difference between anxiety and flow please read this blog post.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/anxiety-versus-flow/

  • Mindfulness as a Wish

    Mindfulness as a Wish

    Daily writing prompt
    The genie grants you a wish. What is it?
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    The Importance of Mindfulness

    If the genie grants me a wish I would hope for Mindfulness as a Wish..

    Practicing mindfulness to focus on the present moment is an art which very few have been able to master. This is because it our natural tendency of the brain to either dwell on the past on focus on the future.

    Techniques such as meditation are much sought after because they teach us the virtues of focusing on the present moment to unleash our true potential.

    Rather than worrying about the future or regretting about the past focusing on the present moment strengthens our immune system and helps us in leading a fulfilling life.

    For another insightful post on Mindfulness, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/habit-of-mindfulness/

    Mindfulness as a Wish
  • Treat Diet as a Doctor

    Treat Diet as a Doctor

    Daily writing prompt
    What are your best healthy eating habits?
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    Why should your Diet be Healthy?

    In this blog post I would inspire you to treat your diet as your doctor. Gut health plays a very important role in our overall well being and hence the need to eat healthy in order to stay healthy.

    Steve Jobs very rightly mentioned the following 6 as our best doctors. He also mentioned that if we do not treat diet as medicine very soon we may have to take medicine for diet.

    1. Sunshine
    2. Rest
    3. Self Confidence
    4. Friends
    5. Exercise &
    6. DIET

    Whatever food I have, rest assured will be something that is healthy to the core. I consider Diet as one of my Doctors and hence Doctor Diet is one of my priorities.

    Treat Diet as a Doctor

    Read this insightful post with some invaluable moments from Steve Jobs’ last memorable speech.

    https://medium.com/in-fitness-and-in-health/steve-jobs-last-words-were-excellent-health-advice-cf1a2e925168

  • Life Hacks to Relax your Brain

    Life Hacks to Relax your Brain

    What are some life hacks that you practice?

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    How often do you Relax your Brain?

    Life Hacks to Relax your Brain mentioned in this post when practiced regularly would go a long way in helping you reduce stress in your lives..

    When a habit forms in our brain it operates in auto pilot mode. Hence it is very important to develop good habits especially for mundane and regular tasks for optimal utilization.

    The life hack I would recommend is developing an auto pilot schedule for mundane tasks would ensure that we can focus on more creative and processing heavy tasks.

    Inspired from Cal Newport’s book Slow Productivity

    For another interesting insight on how development of good habits can help, please read the below post:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/did-you-know-good-habits-help-relax-our-brain/

  • Blink Judgements Improve with Experience

    Blink Judgements Improve with Experience

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?
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    Blink Judgements Improve with Experience and age as mentioned by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Blink.

    I have had first hand experience of this fact from my life experience. Having noticed patterns I am able to take a lot of decisions in the blink of an eye and yet succeed. One such example is of choosing the locality where I live in.

    Malcom Gladwell mentions the same concept in his best selling book titled Blink.

    He argues that the power of snap judgements improve with age and experience since we are able to see more patterns.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/role-of-experience-in-blink-judgements/

    Nothing explains the philosophy behind such judgements than this insight mentioned below:

    Blink Judgements Improve with Experience
  • Practice Karma Yoga

    Practice Karma Yoga

    Daily writing prompt
    Do you believe in karma?
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    The Art of Karma Yoga

    I am a firm believer of Karma and more so Karma Yoga. If you strive hard and do good work with the best of intentions, benefits of doing so, in some form and shape, will be visible sooner or later.

    In the book The Power of Now, we are enlightened on this concept from Bhagavad Gita. Practicing Karma Yoga means doing work the best you can without being obsessed about results.

    This not only helps you focus on the current moment, but also drives away and anxiety and fear from your lives, as mentioned below.

    Practice Karma Yoga
  • Emotional Circuit Breaker for Anxiety

    Emotional Circuit Breaker for Anxiety

    The concept of the Emotional Circuit Breaker as the antidote for Anxiety as mentioned is something I found very interesting.

    The author mentions about a simplistic 3 step approach to focus on the present moment to drive away anxiety.

    This is an insight inspired from Daniel Chidiac’s book Stop Letting Everything Affect You, mentioned below.

    Emotional Circuit Breaker for Anxiety

    For another interesting insight from the same book, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/stay-away-from-such-people-2/

  • State of Flow is Self Care

    State of Flow is Self Care

    Daily writing prompt
    How do you make time for self-care?
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    Be in Full Flow for Self Care

    The more you remain in the state of flow, the more you realize that it is self care. This is something I have realized ever since I got enlightened on the concept of Flow.

    As mentioned in the iconic book Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, I have understood that the best tip to remain happy is to spend more time with self doing things that lead to fufillment.

    These are moments when you remain focused on the present moment without worrying about the future or regretting the past.

    As mentioned in this insight inspired from the book, these are the characteristics that enable flow in our lives thus ensuring self care.

    State of Flow is Self Care

    For another interesting insight from the same book, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/flow-experiences-enliven-us/

  • The Power of Right Brain

    The Power of Right Brain

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s one thing you wish you had started doing earlier in life?
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    Do you practice Right Brain thinking?

    The importance of the right brain is something I learnt at a late age. I wish I knew about this secret at an early age. This is because though most of us are left brain oriented with proper training and habit we can change our orientation.

    The importance of Right Brain thinking was wonderfully illustrated by Dan Pink in his book A Whole New Mind.

    He mentions at length about the following skills that would rule in the new age namely:

    1. Design
    2. Story
    3. Play
    4. Empathy
    5. Symphony
    6. Meaning

    As you can see none of these skills can be replicated by an AI model and hence assume huge amount of significance in the modern era.

    So if you are still young, this blog post should inspire you to start training your brain on these skills.

    This insight shows how our brain has evolved over ages.

    The Power of Right Brain

    For another interesting insight from the same book of Daniel Pink, please read this post:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/right-brain-skills-are-the-dearest-skills/