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  • Voluntary Giving and Fulfillment

    Voluntary Giving and Fulfillment

    Daily writing prompt
    What is the last thing you learned?
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    The last thing I learnt is that GIVING results in fulfillment when it is done judiciously. Read this insight to know the relationship between Voluntary Giving and Fulfillment.

    The rule of voluntary giving stipulates 100 hours in a year as the magic number. Though this comes to around 2 hours per week this never crosses our mind.

    Read this insight below inspired from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take to know more about the magic number of voluntary giving. This also mentions that voluntary giving and fulfillment are related.

    Voluntary giving and fulfillment

    Read another such insightful post around Giving inspired from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take that will inspire you to give more.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/givers-make-great-mentors/

    To know more about Adam Grant, please visit this link:

    https://adamgrant.net/

  • Best Part of Successful Givers

    Best Part of Successful Givers

    What is the best part of Successful Givers?

    In his book Give and Take, Adam Grant mentions that the world needs more of Givers. Read this blog post to know the best part of successful givers.

    These are people who always believe in WIN-WIN transactions rather than considering ZERO SUM games.

    Hence when these givers win the world becomes a better place and all such transactions seem fair.

    Read this insight to know more on how they use their creativity to expand the pie and thus generate WIN-WIN.

    Best Part of successful givers

    For another such wonderful insight from the same book Give and Take, please visit the link below:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/hybrid-concern-for-others-and-self-matters/

    To know more about Adam Grant and his work please visit this link:

    https://adamgrant.net/

  • Act of Giving leads to Fulfillment

    Act of Giving leads to Fulfillment

    Why does the act of giving lead to fulfillment?

    Have you ever wondered why an act of GIVING leads to FULFILLMENT? Read this blog post to know the scientific reason behind the same.

    In his book Give and Take the author Adam Grant mentions that an act of giving stimulates the pleasure and purpose related regions of the brain.

    Hence any such act results in a fulfilling experience in our lives.

    Read this insight inspired from the same book to know more:

    Act of Giving leads to Fulfillment

    For another such insightful post from the same book, please read the link below:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/make-advice-seeking-your-superpower/

    To know more about the author Adam Grant please read the below link:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Grant

  • Make Advice Seeking your Superpower

    Make Advice Seeking your Superpower

    Why should you make advice seeking your superpower?

    In his book Give and Take Adam Grant encourages us to make advice seeking our superpower. This is what Otherish Givers specialize in.

    Otherish Givers realize the power of advice seeking and truly leverage this to ensure fulfillment and success in their lives.

    Perspective taking is a key benefit of this superpower and results in effective persuasion by applying this in our lives.

    Make Advice Seeking your Superpower

    For another such wonderful insight from the same book please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/genius-versus-genius-makers/

    To know more about Adam Grant and his work please visit this link:

    https://adamgrant.net/

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  • Genius versus Genius Makers

    Genius versus Genius Makers

    Genius versus Genius Makers – Know the difference

    Do you know the major difference between Genius versus Genius Makers? This blog post will enlighten you on the same.

    We have all heard about the magnanimity of geniuses. But Adam Grant mentions that most of these personalities are selfish and primarily TAKERS.

    Whereas coaches or mentors who create such personalities are mostly GIVERS and are broadminded.

    Read this insight inspired from the book Give and Take to know more about the glaring differences between these personalities.

    Genius versus Genius Makers

    For another such insightful post from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/great-leaders-nurture-psychological-safety/

    To know more about Adam Grant’s book Give and Take, I sincerely encourage you to grab a copy today:

    https://www.amazon.in/GIVE-TAKE-REVOLUTIONARY-APPROACH-SUCCESS/dp/1780224729

  • Great Leaders nurture Psychological Safety

    Great Leaders nurture Psychological Safety

    Why do Great Leaders nurture Psychological Safety?

    This insight inspired from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take, will show why great leaders nurture psychological safety.

    In an environment that is filled with trust members of a team feel safe to share ideas with one another.

    This kind of an environment helps unleash creativity and forms the DNA of high performance teams.

    Read this insight to get enlightened on this fact.

    Great leaders nurture psychological safety

    For another such insightful post from the same book please visit the link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/relational-account-drives-persuasion/

    To know more about Adam Grant and his work, please visit:

    https://adamgrant.net/

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  • Relational Account drives Persuasion

    Relational Account drives Persuasion

    How can Relational Account help to drive Persuasion?

    Relational account helps drive persuasion when we feel motivated in doing some act on behalf of others. In this blog post let us explore more on this topic.

    Persuasion does not come naturally to all givers. Hence Adam Grant mentions about this fascinating concept wherein once we realize that we are doing something on behalf of a dear one of ours, we find a true calling.

    To understand relational account and how can help in persuasion, please read this insight inspired from Give and Take.

    Relational account drives persuasion

    To read another insightful post from the same book please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/technique-of-generous-tit-for-tat/

    To know more about Adam Grant and his work, please visit this link:

    https://adamgrant.net/

  • Technique of GENEROUS TIT for TAT

    Technique of GENEROUS TIT for TAT

    When to apply the technique of generous Tit for Tat?

    Otherish givers as opposed to selfless givers have high concern for self. This is a stand out criteria that enables them to be successful givers. In this blog post I will let you know about the technique of generous tit for tat, successfully applied by these givers when dealing with takers.

    Takers as we know are personalities who believe in ZERO SUM games. When dealing with such kind of personalities Otherish Givers exercise caution and try to protect their self interest and thus prevent self burn out.

    This technique is highly effective and enables Otherish givers don the hat of Matchers based on the need.

    Technique of Generous Tit for Tat

    For another such interesting insight from the book Give and Take, please read the link below:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/characteristics-of-best-negotiators/

    To know more about Adam Grant and his work please read the link:

    https://adamgrant.net/books/

  • Best TIP to prevent SELF BURNOUT

    Best TIP to prevent SELF BURNOUT

    Do you know the best Tip to prevent Self Burnout?

    Advice seeking is indeed a very power technique. In this blog post I would mention the best tip used by otherish givers to prevent self burnout.

    In his book Give and Take, Adam Grant mentions that Otherish Givers have high concern for self and advice seeking is a powerful tip used by them to prevent being burned out.

    Please check the below snapshot inspired from the book Give and Take to know the power of advice seeking.

    Best tip to prevent Self Burnout

    For another such insightful post from Give and Take, please read this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/three-quirks-that-trigger-givers/

    To know more about Adam Grant and his different books, please read below:

    https://adamgrant.net/

  • Three Quirks that Trigger Givers

    Three Quirks that Trigger Givers

    Which are the top three quirks that trigger givers?

    To understand the three quirks that trigger givers and hence giving instincts please read the following insight. This insight has been inspired from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take.

    As mentioned in this insight these are indeed quirky mannerisms that trigger our giving buds without a second thought.

    Three Quirks that trigger Givers

    Has this ever happened to you as well? Please do let me know in such a case.

    For another such insightful post from the book Give and Take, please read this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/selfless-giving-and-three-pitfalls/

    To know more about Adam Grant and his work please read this link:

    https://adamgrant.net/