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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Read this wonderful insight from Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity to understand how practicing Seasonality can lead to Creative work. This is what worked for our ancestors.
The key is not to remain ON ALL the time.
“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.”
Practice Seasonality and realize benefits.
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To know your favorite time of the day ask yourself: Am I an OWL or a LARK? To know why read this.
By OWL we mean those who sleep late at night and wake up late. Larks on the other hand are early risers.
It is truly fascinating to realize that an OWL or a LARK would have entirely different mood swings throughout the day.
The last thing I got excited about recently is SLOW PRODUCTIVITY.
Sow Productivity is a concept coined by Cal Newport in his recent book.
The following three are the key tenets of Slow Productivity
All of this not only prevents burn out but helps to maintain a healthy work life balance. The exciting aspect of this concept is that it helps us create something unique that leads to a fulfilling life.
Read this post to know more:
Wherever you live always aim for simple living and high thinking. As this great quote illustrates, money and fame can do us no good as long as we are not happy with ourselves.
It’s not how big the house is, It’s how happy the home is.
After all life it not a race it is an infinite game which we need to play bravely with an infinite mindset.
Studying the AGTA community of Northern Philippines throws light on the creativity aspects needed for both hunting and agriculture. This finding can be extrapolated in our modern day as well. Hunting versus agriculture which is more creative? Read to know more.
Unlike Hunting both the agriculture and industrial age led to the death of creativity. This was due to the fact that life was meant to be more predictable unlike the slow productivity needs of hunters.
For similar insights from Slow Productivity read:
Small seasonality refers to breaking the pattern of boring daily work routine. It recommends sprinkling fun in our work routine to enliven us. The Four rules for small seasonality are as follows:
For such insightful posts from Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity read:
