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  • Making the most of CHAOS

    Making the most of CHAOS

    Daily writing prompt
    Is a little chaos actually good for us?
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    Can Chaos be useful?

    Making the most of CHAOS is a blog post wherein we explore how a chaotic environment brings the best out of creative people.

    The ability to use right brain skills is going to define us as individuals in the modern conceptual age. When we mix Discipline with Creativity we multiply the value of creativity.

    A person is CREATIVE by virtue of his ability to navigate through CHAOS. Creativity is a RIGHT BRAIN skill and can be learned over a period of time.

    I love this insight from Simon Sinek around creativity.

    Making the most of CHAOS

    For another interesting insight around the same topic, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/when-can-chaos-be-useful/

  • Role of experience in Blink Judgements

    Role of experience in Blink Judgements

    Very frequently gut decisions are also referred to as blink or snap judgements that come to us instinctively. The role of experience in these blink judgement is undeniable as I have experienced with age.

    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.

    I have experience the same in my personal and work life as well. Many of my gut decisions with age and experience are correct because of the patterns I am able to identify.

    The following insight from Malcom Gladwell in Blink is indeed very insightful.

    Role of experience in Blink Judgements

    For another insightful post from the same book, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/is-your-taste-getting-esoteric-by-the-day-the-reason/

  • Always put PURPOSE over PLEASURE

    Always put PURPOSE over PLEASURE

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?
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    Purpose versus Pleasure driven

    As a senior, Always put purpose over pleasure, is the advice I would like to give any youngster.

    At a young age we are driven by pleasure due to lack of maturity. As we grow up we understand the virtues of being driven by sense of purpose for a fulfilled life.

    As mentioned by Angela Duckworth in her book Grit, with age and with grit and determination we come to realize the value of finding a meaning in life as opposed to short term “dopamine” driven results.

    Hence once we realize this truth our mindset as well as our vision towards life would orient towards a long term focus.

    Always put PURPOSE over PLEASURE

    For another insight on the need of finding a meaning in our lives, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/make-your-life-meaningful/

  • Never chase Success

    Never chase Success

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s your top tip to be successful in life?
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    Why you should never Chase Success?

    Never chase success is the most important tip related to success as elaborated in this post.

    In his book Man’s Search for Meaning the author Viktor Frankl has mentioned a fascinating insight around success and being successful.

    He says we should never aim for it since the more we long for it the farther we go from it.

    Never chase Success

    For another insightful post from the same book that captures the essence of finding a meaning in life, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/make-your-life-meaningful/

    What’s your take on this topic? Do comment and let me know..

  • Man’s Search for Meaning a Must Read

    Man’s Search for Meaning a Must Read

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a book, movie, or TV show that you wish you could experience again for the first time?
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    Why is finding a Meaning so Important?

    Man’s Search for Meaning is a Must Read book for all. I have read this book more than a 100 times but whenever I read this book, each time it teaches me something new.

    This book educates us to find a meaning in our lives to bear any pain or difficult situation in life.

    In the words of the author if we know our WHY or the meaning of our life we can bear any HOW.

    Man's Search for Meaning a Must Read

    Thus I truly believe that we should live our lives on purpose rather than taking things as they come..

    For another insight from this wonderful book, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/viktor-frankls-take-on-success-2/

  • Avoiding Problems reduce HAPPINESS

    Avoiding Problems reduce HAPPINESS

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a common misconception people have about happiness?
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    Do you Avoid Solving Problems?

    This blog post enlightens you how avoiding problems can in fact reduce happiness and well being. This is contrary to common belief that we should avoid problems as much as possible.

    In his best selling book the author Mark Manson throws more light on this topic, captured in the below insight.

    Avoiding Problems reduce HAPPINESS

    Follow these tips for genuine happiness in your lives:

    1. NOT COMPARING with OTHERS and doing my BEST at WHAT I am passionate about.
    2. Having full FAITH in GOD, TRUST the value system indeed works and hence be PATIENT with whatever I have.
    3. TURNING a DEAF EAR to NEGATIVITY and NEGATIVE PEOPLE.
    4. Overcoming FEAR by looking at FEAR eye to eye.
    5. Being GOOD with MYSELF if I have done my BEST, EXPECTING nothing in RETURN.

    For another insightful tip on the importance of happiness in our lives, please read this post:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/the-importance-of-happiness/

  • Continual Growth of Mindfulness

    Continual Growth of Mindfulness

    Daily writing prompt
    What is one way you have grown this year?
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    Take your Mindfulness seriously

    If at all I aim for growth year on year it is in terms of Continual Growth of Mindfulness. This has numerous benefits in the long run.

    Being mindful does not come naturally to our brain and due to the numerous distractions around us, being mindful turns out to be a huge challenge.

    Research has proven that mindfulness is the director of our brain and focusing on the present moment can increase immunity as well along with well being.

    Being mindful is related to unleashing our creative powers and alleviation of stress and anxiety.

    Mindfulness is also recommended for Dopamine detox as mentioned in Nick Trenton’s book:

    Continual Growth of Mindfulness

    For another insightful post supporting the growth of mindfulness, please read the below post:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/mindfulness-as-a-gift/

  • Do THIS in your TWENTIES

    Do THIS in your TWENTIES

    Daily writing prompt
    What is something you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self?
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    Are you in your TWENTIES? This is for you

    If you do this in your twenties you are sure to lead a fulfilling life as your career progresses.

    Due to the lack of guidance and proper experience, at this age we run the risk of making mistakes which we realize in our forties.

    The following TODOs from Dan Pink sums up what you should do if you are twenty something:

    1. Build a body of work, not a resume: In the long run, people won’t hire you based on a piece of paper or a list of credentials. They will hire you for exactly what you have actually done and created.
    2. Avoid working with jerks: No matter how smart, talented, or well-connected a difficult person is, they will drain your energy, slow your progress, and poison your joy.
    3. Regret inaction more than action: People in their 20s often have equal regrets about things they did and things they didn’t do. In the long run, you are far more likely to regret the risks you didn’t take.
    4. Shortcuts are scams: Anything worth doing takes time. The “quick route” often sends you backward.
    5. Nobody is watching: You think people are judging your choices, but they aren’t. Everyone is too busy living their own lives and thinking about themselves

    For an insightful post around Inaction regret from Daniel Pink, please refer to the below link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/guarding-against-inaction-regrets/

    Do THIS in your TWENTIES
  • Respect Relationships like Seat belts

    Respect Relationships like Seat belts

    Daily writing prompt
    Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships.
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    Respect Good relationships

    Good relationships should make us feel safe. This necessitates hand picking relationships that make us feel psychologically safe. This post educates you to respect relationships like seat belts.

    I am a big fan of this saying from Simon Sinek wherein we compares good relationships with seat belts.

    Good Relationships make us feel Safe

    In good relationship we feel safe to express our vulnerability because we feel psychologically safe.

    To know what goes into forming of trusting high performance teams read this insight:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/trusting-teams-drive-high-performance/

    To know more about Simon Sinek and his work, please visit this link:

    https://simonsinek.com

  • Good Relationships make us feel Safe

    Good Relationships make us feel Safe

    Daily writing prompt
    Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships.
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    This is the litmus test for Good Relationships

    Good relationships should make us feel safe. This necessitates hand picking relationships that make us feel psychologically safe.

    I am a big fan of this saying from Simon Sinek wherein we compares good relationships with seat belts.

    Good Relationships make us feel Safe

    In good relationship we feel safe to express our vulnerability because we feel psychologically safe.

    To know what goes into forming of trusting high performance teams read this insight:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/trusting-teams-drive-high-performance/