It has been scientifically proven that negative emotions perceived by our limbic brain increases stress levels.
A very effective technique in reducing of the stress when faced with such situatiins , is labeling such emotions.This relaxes our nerves and makes us feel much better.
Eric Barker in his book Barking Up The Wrong Tree , makes a mention of two countries Moldova and Iceland.
Whereas Moldova has the least trustworthiness score , Iceland is on the opposite extreme.
Being friendly comes naturally to people of Iceland.Time spend in making friends with people can even be cited as an excuse for being late to work.
Goes without saying that people in Iceland trust each other the most.
Eric Barker makes a mention of the same in his book “Barking Up The Wrong Tree”.
When the workforce is passive and need to be emotionally charged up and motivated , bring in an energetic and extroverted leader who can influence the masses and rejuvenate them.
When the workforce is already motivated , need space and pointers to create something revolutionary , bring in an introverted leader with great listening skills who can remove impediments and create a conducive environment to help the workers excel.
Anders Ericsson came up with this rule which Malcolm Gladwell popularized in his path breaking book named “Outliers”
It says that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice is needed for mastery in any field.
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Simon Sinek makes a mention of this very interesting fact in one of his youtube videos on “Infinite Games”.
He makes a mention that when he was invited to Microsoft and attended tge events , he could notice Microsoft being obsessed with means and ways to beat its biggest competitor i.e. Apple.In other words Microsoft believed in “short term” finite games.
Whereas when Sinek visited Apple ,he could everyone obsessed with trying to help teachers teach and make students learn.In other words Apple was obsessed with playing “infinite games” by making the competition irrelevant.
This example very aptly explains the merit of playing “infinite games” as the way forward in life..
Please find below the link that provides a detailed mention of this..
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002210311500027X
To cut the long story short , this phenomenon makes a mention of the fact that when a person is made to realize about hos mortality he behaves in a more generous focusing on the bigger picture rather than thinking of the short term.
Steve Jobs makes a mention to the same effect during his Stanford commencement speech in 2005. When he was made to realize his death was near he was better able to realize the goal in his life..
The Basic Underwater Demolition for Seals(BUD/S) is a rigorous training program for the iconic NAVY SEALS.
This is a test of grit , character and determination.Lots of participants eventually drop out and in the end it is the most determined and gritty who emerge triumphant.
To win the program you are not expected to be macho , well built but collaborative and gutsy to be able to help the one on your left abd your right.The ones who are selfish are ultimately ostracized and drop out.
Since this is a program to filter out the very best , hence the program is designed to very rigorous.
This is again like a game wherein completion of each stage eventually brings a participant closer to the bigger picture.
Thus what matters at the end of it is grit and endurance.
Eric Barker’s book named “Barking Up the Wrong Tree” makes a mention of this easy to understand framework to help realize one’s goals.
Any person who is immune to boredom is equivalent to a machine so in order to lead a healthy life every one of us should have a dream of his own.
The 4 step framework consists of:
1) Wish – Nothing but the dream of what we want to achieve
2) Outcome – The end state we want to reach for example a role model whom we emulate , following footsteps
3) Obstacles – How to remove impediments that come in the way of achievement of desired outcomes
4) Plan – Make a plan to achieve the desired state by removing obstacles.
An optimist sees an opportunity at small instances whereas a pessimist sees obstacles at all instances.
