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. Thus Eat Healthy Live Healthy.
Steve Jobs very famously said during his farewell speech in his death bed that: IF WE DO NOT TREAT DIET as OUR MEDICINE, VERY SOON we MAY HAVE to TAKE MEDICINE as our DIET.
I love walking and make it a point to walk regularly. Research has proven the numerous benefits of walking especially in the morning. Hence if you walk more you live more.
David Rock’s fascinating book Your Brain Work enlightens us how walking can even reduce stress.
Whenever you get too stressed up or anxious make it a habit to walk for some time. This would activate the motor cortex of your brain and hence relax your rational brain.
An ideal week is one wherein the week is spent in full flow. Flow experience would not only energize us but make us fulfilled as well.
To unleash a FLOW experience in your life, this blog post would be of great help:
Returning from work fulfilled is a human right which very few of us are entitled to in the modern era.
All my favorite athletes have a commonality: They represent the triumph of growth mindset over fixed mindset.
Growth mindset advocates that we can win over our limitation by deliberate practice. Look at the example of Michael Jordan:
Michael Jordan considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Despite being cut from his high school basketball team, he worked hard and developed a growth mindset, which helped him become a six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP.
The good news is that even if you are stuck with a fixed mindset, it is never too late to switch over to a growth mindset.
So what are you waiting for?
There is nothing like a BORN GENIUS. History bears ample proof that any genius was a product of deliberate practice. This quote from Carol Dweck’s Mindset endorses the fact that effort trumps ability.
“No matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.”
Thus if at first you fail, try try and try again. Success will follow.
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Why practice seasonality at work? If you are workaholic who hates to take breaks and prefers being ALWAYS ON, read this post inspired from Slow Productivity.
“To work without change or rest all year would have seemed unusual to most of our ancestors. Seasonality was deeply integrated into the human experience.”
Thus practicing this at work not results in a healthy life but also ensures unique and great outcomes.
For one such insight from the same book read:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/three-key-tenets-of-slow-productivity/
To know more about the author Cal Newport please visit this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Newport
Cal Newport is one of my most favorite authors. Along with Slow Productivity the other books worth reading are : A World without Email, Deep Work.
Come let us pile on motivation.
As a kid we all would have grown up watching TV shows a HERO would eventually win over a FORMIDABLE RIVAL. Our brain is wired for stories and hence the need of a hero and villain in a compelling story.
Read this wonderful insight from Carmine Gallo’s book that explores this quirk of the brain.
This is what research has to say about BEST LISTENERS. If you want to be one this insight from Charles Duhigg’s Supercommunicators, will be very helpful. This insight will enlighten on what defines best listeners.
The best listeners are ones who do not pretend and listen with intent. They are the ones with whom we feel free to open up and share our ideas.
“The best listeners aren’t just listening,” said Margaret Clark, the Yale psychologist. “They’re triggering emotions by asking questions, expressing their own emotions, doing things that prompt the other person to say something real.”
Read another such insightful post from the same book:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/want-to-be-a-supercommunicator/
To know more about Charles Duhigg and his work please visit this link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Duhigg
Read some other very interesting books from Charles Duhigg namely The Power of Habit.
Come let us pile on motivation.
The reason I blog is to SPREAD OPTIMISM. I would feel great as a blogger when you as a reader would make optimism the reason of your existence.
Optimism is the single most positive human emotion.
The Best Job in the World would be one which meets the following criteria. This has been inspired from Cal Newport’s book Slow Productivity.
“Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?”
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