Standard versus Behavioral Economics
Human irrationality is the myth that is exploded by behavioral economics which makes it different.
Please see below the insight calling out this difference.
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The unethical aspects of WARDROBING
Explore the unethical aspects of Wardrobing
Inspired from Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational, The author explains in detail the unethical aspects associated with the phenomenon of Wardrobing. Read this insight from the book to know more about Wardrobing.
How rational are you?
Like Wardrobing there are multiple other practices followed by human beings out of irrationality.
Check out this insight from the same book to get enlightened:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/our-brains-love-for-relativity/
And finally in case you have not yet read this fascinating book, please grab a copy and learn about interesting quirks of our brain. I truly loved this book and sincerely hope you too like the same.
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Life is an Infinite Game
Lead Life with an Infinite Mindset
The best piece of advice I have ever received is from Simon Sinek through his best seller named The Infinite Game. The advice is that THERE is NOTHING LIKE WINNING in LIFE. This is because LIFE IS an INFINITE GAME wherein we are mere players. Our objective should be to be a better version of ourselves every single day by adopting an infinite mindset.
When we embrace the fact that Life is indeed an Infinite Game and there NO CERTIFICATE given to a WINNER in LIFE, life becomes much easier and competition becomes irrelevant.
For more such insights from The Infinite Game, please visit:
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The Best ways to Recharge your Energy Battery.
Energy recharge
Energy is indeed an expendable resource and hence like others I depend on quite a few things to recharge my energy batteries. There are some of the best ways I believe in that helps to recharge energy batteries.
- Believe in the fact that Life is an Infinite game and hence do not compare with others. Strive to be a better version of myself by the day.
- Take the risk of optimism and have faith in god that the system of trust indeed works. When we are optimistic, life has a strange way of taking care of us.
- Being in the company of motivational books, authors and friends who drive away negativity.
Being mindful and loving the work what we do is quintessential to ensure that we are energized in our daily lives.
Right amount of energy helps us focus our psychic energy and stay in flow.
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The burning need of Motivation
Why is motivation so important?
In the modern day of hustle and bustle all of us need to be motivated. Thus like others I also like to be more informed on topics related to motivation. The burning need of motivation is aptly summed up by this beautiful quote from Zig Ziglar.
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Harmful Effects of being lured by the Gravitational Pull of Free
Gravitational Pull of free – harmful effects
The harmful effects of being lured by the gravitational pull of free have been highlighted below from Predictably Irrational.
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Quick Test to check the Gravitational Pull of Free
Have you experienced this Gravitational Pull of Free?
Shown below is a quick test to check the effect of the gravitational pull of free.
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The benefits of being a music lover
Why should you listen to music?
Music is a central aspect of my life and hence my life would have been incomplete without music. There are quite a number of benefits of being a music lover.
Research has proven that listening to music can results in these TWO very important benefits:
- Reduce stress and anxiety by controlling psychic entropy when you are under a lot of duress. It enables us to be in flow.
- Stimulate right brain thinking and increase you creative abilities.
Read the following insights from the best sellers Flow and The Power of Habit to know more about the benefits of being a music lover.
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-does-music-reduce-anxiety/
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Our BRAIN LOVES RELATIVITY.
Why does Brain Love Relativity?
Our brain loves relativity and the reason for this has been beautifully illustrated by Dan Ariely in his book Predictably Irrational.
Highlighted below is the insight inspired from this book that shows why we always tend to choose in relative terms.
This would have frequently happened to you as well and is indeed a quirk of the brain wherein we think irrationally.
Know more about Irrationality
To know more about anther insight on irrationality read this link below:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/harmful-effects-of-being-lured-by-the-gravitational-pull-of-free/
For all insights from this book please visit –
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/?s=predictably+irrational
This book is a must read for all of you who love psychology. Grab a copy today:
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Anchor Effect and its relation to Decision making.
How does Anchor Effect influence our Decision making?
When an anchor price is set in our mind it becomes a basis for future decision making. This quirk of our brain is made us by marketeers to position their products.
The anchor effect and its relation to decision making has been illustrated by Dan Ariely in his book Predictably Irrational. This is one of the many irrational quirks of our brain.
