Category: Personal Development
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What is meant by HEDONIC TREADMILL?
Mark Manson enlightens us on the term HEDONIC TREADMILL in his book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. Inspired from this book is the following insight which highlights how “hedonic treadmill” ends up being part of each of our lives. The only way to guard against this is to change our mindset and…
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Being in Flow leads to Happiness. How?
I am most happy when I am in flow. Flow is a state of mind wherein your performance is optimum due to the right amount of arousal. Research has proven that the state of flow leads of true happiness. Optimal experience due to flow is experienced when I am 1) ignorant of external conditions and…
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Have you heard of the BACKWARDS LAW yet?
The Backwards Law when applied successfully to our lives can lead to immense amount of fulfillment. Alan Watts coined this law and this finds a mention in Mark Manson’s book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. To know more how this can help you, read the below insight.
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Play adds more Meaning to our Lives. How?
Ever since I read Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind, I have tried approaching my work in such a way that I enjoy every bit of it. Play in work or life adds more meaning to our lives and removes distress and anxiety. Play is an essential aspect to turn any boring or mundane…
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How does Avoiding Problems Reduce Happiness?
In this blogpost I will let you know how avoiding life’s major problems reduces your happiness. In his book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck”, the author Mark Manson illuminates us as to how avoiding life’s problems can in turn reduce happiness.
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Treat your DIET as a TOP DOCTOR
My choice of top five grocery items revolves around the realization that diet is one of my top doctors. Hence all of those five grocery items would focus on health keeping a balanced diet in mind. My top 5 grocery items would be: Be reminded that the great Steve Jobs had mentioned DIET as one…
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How has Simon Sinek inspired me?
If I were to name a person who has most positively impacted my life it would be Simon Sinek. I will explain how Simon Sinek has inspired me. The single reason I am drawn to Simon’s work is the purity of intention and the practicality of the same. Provide below are some important links: https://simonsinek.com/product/golden-circle-for-individuals/…
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Have you peeled your SELF AWARENESS ONION?
You would be fascinated to know that our self awareness is like an onion. The more you peel the more you unravel hidden secrets. In his book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”, Mark Manson compares self awareness to an onion. The major three layers of our self awareness onion has been illustrated…
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Adopt the Infinite Mindset for Life
Over the past one year or so I have longed to play the infinite game of life with an infinite mindset. I would motivate you all to adopt the infinite mindset for life. Simon Sinek in his book The Infinite Game, has explained the merits of adopting an infinite mindset to play the infinite game…
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Why should you master these Six Right Brain Senses?
Daniel Pink very rightly mentions in A Whole New Mind that our economy is moving to a stage wherein we need to master the six most important right brain senses. Hence learning these skills is something I have taken a stab at recently. As our economy moves along, left brain skills are being overshadowed by…