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Why is Pronoia a prerequisite for Joy of Giving?

The world needs more of givers as opposed to takers as mentioned by Adam Grant in his book Give and Take. In this blog post I will mention the need of pronoia as a prerequisite for joy of giving.

Pronoia is an extreme and an opposite of paranoia.

Givers experience this delusion in their mind thinking that others would be plotting for their well being.

This in turn inspires them to give and experience the joy.

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

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/do-not-be-a-selfless-giver/

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

https://adamgrant.net/

What does the comparison between selfless versus Otherish givers teach us?

Selfless versus Otherish givers is a fascinating comparison that shows why otherish givers are so successful in life whereas the other category of givers languish at the bottom.

Selfless givers are those who give without considering their self interest at any point of time. This not only burns them out but once they fail they get into a state of depression.

Otherish givers give while at the same time are mindful of their self interest. This is the prime reason for their success in life.

To read another interesting insight from the same book please visit the link below:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/best-tip-to-groom-leaders/

To know more about the author read this link below:

https://adamgrant.net/

THIS is the BEST TIP to GROOM FUTURE LEADERS

If you are a leader and looking for a great way to motivate and get the best out of your team look no further. This insight will let you know about the best tip to groom leaders.

In his book Give and Take the author mentions about this wonderful quote that highlights how a leader needs to get the best out of his team.

Read the insight below and start inspiring your team to get the best out of them.

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

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/do-not-be-a-selfless-giver/

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

https://adamgrant.net/

What are the most harmful characteristics of all TAKERS?

There are three kinds of people in this world : Takers, Matchers and Givers as per Adam Grant’s book Give and Take. Out of these three takers are the most selfish and harmful. Read this blog post to know the most harmful characteristics of takers.

Takers are the ones who believe in Zero Sum games and never do anything out of generosity. This is a prime reason why takers are the most stressed out and anxious.

Read this post to know about the harmful characteristics of these people.

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

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/do-not-be-a-selfless-giver/

To know more about the author Adam Grant and his work, please visit the below link:

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

Why should you not be a Selfless Giver?

Read this post inspired from Adam Grant’s book Give and Take to understand why you should not be a selfless giver.

In his book Adam Grant mentions that giving makes us feel good. But there is a catch.

An ambitious giver thinks about others self interest as well his own self interest.

But when a giver does not care of self interest and only thinks about the interest of others, it can result in immense harm as mentioned in this insight.

To read another insightful post inspired from the same book, please visit the following link:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/mantra-of-successful-givers/

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

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

How to great leaders enable Psychological Safety?

Great leaders are known to enable Psychological safety of their team members. What this does is that it gives the team the freedom to experiment without thinking about failure.

All great leaders give the license to their team to fail multiple times and then succeed. Unless and until such an environment is nurtured no one will feel driven and motivated to challenge their limits.

Adam Grant’s best selling book Give and Take mentions this aspect and also shows why psychological safety plays such a huge role.

For a similar motivational insight from the fascinating book of Adam Grant, please visit this link:

https://viewpointsunplugged.com/mantra-of-successful-givers/

To know more about the social scientist Adam Grant please read this link:

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