Category: Self Help
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Understanding the science behind reward cues in casinos
Casinos surround themselves with reward cues for e.g. inexpensive food , free liquor , surprise gifts , potential jackpot prizes etc. to act as reward cues in order to stimulate the Nucleus Accumbens in the human brain. The Dopamine or Addictive chemical that flows as a result stimulates risk seeking behavior in human beings to…
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The truth fMRI reveals about rewards
fMRI or Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging reveals activation of Nucleus Accumbens and the flow of the “Addictive” chemical named “Dopamine” when extrinsic rewards are provided. The results are similar to addictive behavior produced as a result of consuming cocaine , alcohol or gambling. The downside of “rewards” due to addiction reveals an alarming truth that…
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Flaws in Newtonian physics vis-a-vis flaws in behavioral physics
Let us look at Newton’s first law: “An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted by an outside force.” Newtonian physics runs into problem when mass no longer remains constant i.e. at the subatomic level.Down there things get freaky. Similar let us look at…
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Why new business models demand a new motivational technique?
Motivation 2.0 or Carrot and Stick Motivational technique suffers from the following drawbacks as a result of which due to emergence of modern day business models , the need is to have a new Motivational technique i.e. Motivation 3.0 As human beings we are intrinsically motivated by a SENSE of PURPOSE not extrinsically motivated by…
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Moving from IF-THEN to NOW-THAT rewards
Motivation 2.0 a term coined by Daniel Pink in his book Drive explains the rationale behind the huge success of Carrot and Stick based motivation for doing routine bound mundane work in the age of Industrial Revolution. Carrot and Stick motivation is another name for IF-THEN rewards where rewards are provided as a bait to…
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The three incompatibility problems with Motivation 2.0
Motivation 2.0 a term coined by Daniel Pink in his book Drive , relates to the Carrot and Stick method of motivating human beings. Though it has been very successful in the age of Industrial Revolution where work was mainly mundane and routine bound , it fails in the modern age of the knowledge worker…
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These are the five essential traits of Great Leaders
Simon Sinek in his leadership lecture mentions about 5 essential traits of Great Leaders. They are namely: Courage to challenges status quo without coming in the path of anyone Taking accountability for their own actions Help people to their left and right by being trustworthy Practice being the last to speak by having great listening…
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Extending parenting to leadership
Leadership is very similar to parenting. Like a parent feels proud to see their children do better than what they did in life , a great leader similarly feels great to see others around him prosper and do better in life. Along similar lines just like a parent never disowns a child , a great…
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This leadership comparison is the reason Great Leaders never relax
Simon Sinek in his leadership lessons has mentioned that Leadership , the skill , is like a MUSCLE. Hence it needs to be practiced everyday in order to make it perfect. If we do not stretch our muscles , they become weak , similarly if we do not practice leadership skills eventually we cease being…
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How Our capability of rational thought inherently supports ethical fading?
As human beings we are blessed and CURSED with our ability for RATIONAL THOUGHT. It is with our capacity for rational and analytical thought that we can think through hard problems and advance technology. This can also be MISUSED to explain or JUSTIFY our behavior when we know it VIOLATES some deep seated code of…