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  • Detach from Computer for Deep Work

    Detach from Computer for Deep Work

    Life away from Computer is where Deep Work starts

    As mentioned by Cal Newport in his book, deep work is becoming increasingly valuable in the new economy. For me life without computer helps me detach from computer for deep work.

    In his hypothesis, Cal Newport says that all of those who inculcate the ability to work for extended period of time with intense focus will become valuable by the day in this new economy.

    This needs a life without social media and use of any form of electronic gadget that takes away our focus from things that matter. The below interesting insight inspired from the same book of Cal Newport elaborates on the same.

    Detach from computer for deep work

    For another interesting insight from the same book, please visit:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/avoid-social-media-overuse-why/

    To know more about Cal Newport and his work please visit:

    https://calnewport.com

  • The Skill of Mindfulness

    The Skill of Mindfulness

    Why learn the skill of mindfulness?

    If at all there is a skill I would wish to learn, it would be the skill of mindfulness.

    Being mindful has numerous benefits as proven by research.

    By focusing on the present moment reduces anxiety, controls the flow of cortisol and improves the immune system.

    It has been proven that those who practice this skill on a regular basis remain healthier and happier.

    Read this insight that highlights the MAAS scale to measure the degree of mindfulness.

    The skill of mindfulness

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

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/why-mindfulness-is-difficult/

    Read about the author of Your Brain at work who has extensively researched on this topic.

    https://davidrock.net/

  • Best Advice to Millennials

    Best Advice to Millennials

    The best piece of advice to Millennials and Gen Z

    The best piece of advice I have ever heard and would like to pass on to Millennials is mentioned below.

    My teenage was much different from that of modern day millennials. There are these two things which are driving modern day millennials crazy:

    1. Instant gratification – Through channels such as Amazon wherein you instantly get what you want. The absence of instant gratification leads to feeling of anxiety and stress. PATIENCE is the KEY.
    2. Addiction to social media – The fear of missing out forces these millennials to seek a dopamine shot through Likes and Shares on social media platforms. JUDICIOUS use of SOCIAL MEDIA is the KEY.

    Unfulfilled needs due to 1 and 2 lead to feeling of anxiety, depression and even suicidal cases in modern day millennials.

    Nothing highlights this better than the following Simon Sinek quote:

    Best Advice to Millennials

    For a similar insightful post please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/social-media-addiction-versus-alcoholism/

    To know more about Simon Sinek and his work, please visit the link below:

    https://simonsinek.com

  • Life without Music is a Mistake

    Life without Music is a Mistake

    Why is Life without Music unthinkable?

    For a music lover like me, I feel life without music is a mistake and is simply unthinkable. Read this blog post to know about the benefits of listening to music.

    Research has proven that listening to songs stimulates right brain thinking, reduces psychic entropy and anxiety. This has also been proven to induce flow experience for leading fulfilling lives.

    Music activates right brain regions of the brain such as auditory cortex, thalamus and superior parietal cortex.

    Read this insightful post from the book Flow that highlights how we can conquer anxiety via this therapy.

    Life without Music is a Mistake

    For another insightful post around the same topic please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/why-is-music-the-best-therapy/

    For more evidence on why you should start listening to music, please visit this link:

    https://www.southwesternmusictherapy.com/post/scientists-find-15-amazing-benefits-of-listening-to-music

  • Walking as a Stress Reliever

    Walking as a Stress Reliever

    Why is Walking a Stress Reliever?

    Walking or Running keep us physically fit and energized in the hustle and bustle of modern life. This blog post explains how walking acts as a stress reliever.

    When we are under stress or anxiety there are regions of brain e.g. prefrontal cortex associated with high arousal and hence electrical activity.

    In such a case walking helps activate the motor cortex of our brain which relieves stress.

    The same has been highlighted in the below insight inspired from the book Your Brain at Work.

    Walking as a Stress Reliever

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

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/use-symbolic-labeling-for-negative-emotions-why/

    To know more about the author David Rock, please visit this link:

    https://davidrock.net/

  • Inspirational Leadership Tenets

    Inspirational Leadership Tenets

    Key tenets of Inspirational Leadership?

    Many of us feel that to be leaders we need to have a rank or position. This blog post will enlighten you on some Inspirational Leadership tenets.

    I have been highly inspired by Simon Sinek’s work on leadership which is not only applicable at work but our personal lives as well.

    According to him when we are able to inspire others to dream and achieve the unthinkable we become leaders, irrespective of our rank or position.

    When we look after others around us, we become responsible workers, parents as well as children.

    The following two inspirational quotes from Simon Sinek have very deep meaning and can be extended to all our lives.

    Inspirational Leadership Tenets

    For some other similar insightful post, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/the-cost-of-leadership/

    To know more about Simon Sinek and his work, please visit this link:

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

  • Why is MUSIC the best THERAPY?

    Why is MUSIC the best THERAPY?

    Did you know that MUSIC is the BEST THERAPY?

    The best way to relax is listening to soothing music. Read this blog post to know what research has to say on why music is the best therapy.

    Research has proven that listening to music can stimulate certain regions of the brain like auditory cortex, thalamus and superior parietal cortex that can help in pattern recognition and taking decisions around what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

    All music lovers will appreciate the fact that music is a therapy. Music has been proven by research to stimulate right brain thinking and induces flow experience.

    This helps us unwind whilst in the middle of stressful work.

    For another insightful post on the importance of music for relaxation please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/the-therapy-of-music-to-unwind/

    To know more about Charles Duhigg Rock and his book The Power of Habit wherein benefits of music has been mentioned, please do read this book:

    https://www.amazon.in/Power-Habit-Why-What-Change/dp/1847946240

  • Your Anxiety Removal Mantra

    Your Anxiety Removal Mantra

    Make this your Anxiety Removal Mantra

    The one word I would like to give up is Anxiety. In the hustle and bustle of modern day lives, many of us are gripped with anxiety and stress. Let this post lead you to the path of your anxiety removal mantra.

    With too much of stress the level of cortisol rises in our blood. Research has shown that exposure to high amount of stress and anxiety can kill neuron and inhibit growth of new neurons in our hippocampus which is responsible for memories.

    Hence the need of the hour is to remain in flow by focusing on the present moment. Practicing gratitude and thanking god for gifting our present moment would help us forget about past regrets and future fears.

    Realizing the power of the now is indeed the mantra that can drive away anxiety and stress from our lives.

    This has been wonderfully explained by Eckhart Tolle in his best selling book The Power of Now.

    Your Anxiety Removal Mantra

    For another illuminating post focusing around the same topic please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/anxiety-versus-flow/

    To know more about Eckhart Tolle and his work please visit:

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

  • FAMILIES in FLOW do THIS

    FAMILIES in FLOW do THIS

    Characteristics of Families in Flow

    My definition of an ideal home is a happy family. Families in Flow do this to remain fulfilled in their lives.

    From the perspective of a family, differentiation is is with respect to the fact that each family member gets to follow his or her passion.

    Integration happens when all of the members unite for a common purpose larger than themselves.

    Flow experience is very energizing and a family is in full flow when we are able to combine differentiation with integration to unleash a flow experience, as mentioned in this wonderful insight.

    FAMILIES in FLOW do THIS

    For another such interesting insight from the book Flow, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/flow-experiences-enliven-us/

    To know more about the flow experience please visit this link:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

  • Why should you BLOG?

    Why should you BLOG?

    The importance of blogging regularly

    Have you ever wondered, why should you blog? In this post I will take a cue from Seth Godin’s take on the same topic and highlight why you should do it regularly.

    Seth Godin encourages readers to ship out content regularly. According to him blogging and hence shipping our content regularly helps us overcome the resistance of the limbic brain.

    This would silence self doubt and encourage us to become gritty via deliberate practice.

    Once we break the shackles and ship regularly, we would continually improve and eventually reach a state of flow.

    Our purpose of enlightening the world via the content of blogs will eventually become real.

    As mentioned by Seth Godin:

    Why should you BLOG?

    For another insightful blog on the same lines from Seth Godin’s book The Practice please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/your-north-star-to-transition-from-an-amateur-to-a-professional/

    To know more about Seth Godin and his work please visit this link:

    https://www.sethgodin.com