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  • Dream of Purpose Fulfilment

    Dream of Purpose Fulfilment

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s your biggest dream?
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    Putting purpose over pleasure

    My biggest dream is of purpose fulfilment. I am driven by a sense of purpose and would sincerely wish that my purpose driven life leads to fulfilment.

    I dream to focus on the present moment to drive away all anxiety and fear from my life. This would help me unleash my best version everyday.

    By doing the following I would remain happy in my life. This is inspired from the lessons shared by Daniel Pink.

    1. Running my own race
    2. Not bothered by what others think of me
    3. Focus on things I can control
    4. Act
    5. Be consistent
    6. Be a good human being

    I encourage all of you to have a sense of WHY in your lives and dream towards fulfilling that purpose.

    Dream of Purpose Fulfilment

    Read this blog post to know how gritty people put purpose over pleasure in their lives.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/putting-purpose-over-pleasure/

  • Respect Promises made to Self

    Respect Promises made to Self

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a promise you made to yourself that you’ve actually kept?
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    Why should you commit to pacts?

    If you Respect Promises made to Self you will be able to lead a healthy and fulfilled life. This is what I have learnt over a period of time.

    One such promise I made to myself is being financially well disciplined to meet any future unknowns.

    Nir Eyal terms these promises as Ulysses pacts in his book Indistractable. He educates us to commit to these Ulysses pacts that we make to self.

    The insight below elaborates on the same..

    Respect Promises made to Self
  • Purchase your Pass of Infinite Mindedness

    Purchase your Pass of Infinite Mindedness

    Daily writing prompt
    What is the best purchase you have ever made?
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    Have you learnt you lesson on Infinite Mindedness yet?

    Purchase your Pass of Infinite Mindedness is a blog post to inspire you to adopt an infinite mindset. The recent purchase of Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Mindset has hugely helped me in getting enlightened.

    In this book the author has encouraged us to adopt an abundance mentality and better ourselves by the day rather than comparing and competing with others around us.

    The author argues that winning does not matter in life or business. Our goal should be to keep playing the game of life with an abundance mentality without being carried away by the need to win at all times.

    I love this insight from the same book:

    Purchase your Pass of Infinite Mindedness

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

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/adopt-the-infinite-mindset-for-life/

  • Let your Apps not Dominate you

    Let your Apps not Dominate you

    Are your Apps dominating you?

    In this age of social media, day in and day out we are overwhelmed by the proliferation of apps around us. Let your apps not dominate you to enjoy a quality life.

    There are multiple ways to avoid being distracted by apps like FB, Instagram, Whatsapp etc. I particularly like the ten minute rule coined by Nir Eyal to avoid getting distracted by such apps.

    Let your Apps not Dominate you

    While the impact and importance of these apps is immense, a balanced life can only result when the limit the usage of such apps to avoid distractions and the harmful effects of being “always on”.

    Read this insight to make your realize when to take a break while working with apps on mobile or computer.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/the-20-20-20-rule-of-managing-screen-time/

  • Habit of Mindfulness

    Habit of Mindfulness

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s one habit that has improved your life the most?
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    Why is Mindfulness so Important?

    The Habit of Mindfulness is one habit which when practiced regularly over a period of time is sure to improve the quality of your life. I have experienced noticeable improvements since the time I started being mindful.

    The most powerful strategy to maintain good health and well being is to realize the power of now. Focus on the NOW for a fulfilling life.

    More often than not due to lack of focus our mind vacillates and hence we are either regretful of the past or obsessed with the future. This leads to anxiety, fear and restlessness.

    Practicing mindfulness a a habit is necessary to reverse the natural instinct of the brain to deny the present moment. This is wonderfully illustrated by Eckhart Tolle in his book The Power of Now.

    Habit of Mindfulness

    Hence this habit will improve your life in the long term and will make you realize long lasting benefits.

  • Making the most of CHAOS

    Making the most of CHAOS

    Daily writing prompt
    Is a little chaos actually good for us?
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    Can Chaos be useful?

    Making the most of CHAOS is a blog post wherein we explore how a chaotic environment brings the best out of creative people.

    The ability to use right brain skills is going to define us as individuals in the modern conceptual age. When we mix Discipline with Creativity we multiply the value of creativity.

    A person is CREATIVE by virtue of his ability to navigate through CHAOS. Creativity is a RIGHT BRAIN skill and can be learned over a period of time.

    I love this insight from Simon Sinek around creativity.

    Making the most of CHAOS

    For another interesting insight around the same topic, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/when-can-chaos-be-useful/

  • Role of experience in Blink Judgements

    Role of experience in Blink Judgements

    Very frequently gut decisions are also referred to as blink or snap judgements that come to us instinctively. The role of experience in these blink judgement is undeniable as I have experienced with age.

    Malcom Gladwell mentions the same concept in his best selling book titled Blink.

    He argues that the power of snap judgements improve with age and experience since we are able to see more patterns.

    I have experience the same in my personal and work life as well. Many of my gut decisions with age and experience are correct because of the patterns I am able to identify.

    The following insight from Malcom Gladwell in Blink is indeed very insightful.

    Role of experience in Blink Judgements

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

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/is-your-taste-getting-esoteric-by-the-day-the-reason/

  • Always put PURPOSE over PLEASURE

    Always put PURPOSE over PLEASURE

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?
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    Purpose versus Pleasure driven

    As a senior, Always put purpose over pleasure, is the advice I would like to give any youngster.

    At a young age we are driven by pleasure due to lack of maturity. As we grow up we understand the virtues of being driven by sense of purpose for a fulfilled life.

    As mentioned by Angela Duckworth in her book Grit, with age and with grit and determination we come to realize the value of finding a meaning in life as opposed to short term “dopamine” driven results.

    Hence once we realize this truth our mindset as well as our vision towards life would orient towards a long term focus.

    Always put PURPOSE over PLEASURE

    For another insight on the need of finding a meaning in our lives, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/make-your-life-meaningful/

  • Never chase Success

    Never chase Success

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s your top tip to be successful in life?
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    Why you should never Chase Success?

    Never chase success is the most important tip related to success as elaborated in this post.

    In his book Man’s Search for Meaning the author Viktor Frankl has mentioned a fascinating insight around success and being successful.

    He says we should never aim for it since the more we long for it the farther we go from it.

    Never chase Success

    For another insightful post from the same book that captures the essence of finding a meaning in life, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/make-your-life-meaningful/

    What’s your take on this topic? Do comment and let me know..

  • Man’s Search for Meaning a Must Read

    Man’s Search for Meaning a Must Read

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a book, movie, or TV show that you wish you could experience again for the first time?
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    Why is finding a Meaning so Important?

    Man’s Search for Meaning is a Must Read book for all. I have read this book more than a 100 times but whenever I read this book, each time it teaches me something new.

    This book educates us to find a meaning in our lives to bear any pain or difficult situation in life.

    In the words of the author if we know our WHY or the meaning of our life we can bear any HOW.

    Man's Search for Meaning a Must Read

    Thus I truly believe that we should live our lives on purpose rather than taking things as they come..

    For another insight from this wonderful book, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/viktor-frankls-take-on-success-2/