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  • Do THIS in your TWENTIES

    Do THIS in your TWENTIES

    Daily writing prompt
    What is something you wish you could tell your 20-year-old self?
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    Are you in your TWENTIES? This is for you

    If you do this in your twenties you are sure to lead a fulfilling life as your career progresses.

    Due to the lack of guidance and proper experience, at this age we run the risk of making mistakes which we realize in our forties.

    The following TODOs from Dan Pink sums up what you should do if you are twenty something:

    1. Build a body of work, not a resume: In the long run, people won’t hire you based on a piece of paper or a list of credentials. They will hire you for exactly what you have actually done and created.
    2. Avoid working with jerks: No matter how smart, talented, or well-connected a difficult person is, they will drain your energy, slow your progress, and poison your joy.
    3. Regret inaction more than action: People in their 20s often have equal regrets about things they did and things they didn’t do. In the long run, you are far more likely to regret the risks you didn’t take.
    4. Shortcuts are scams: Anything worth doing takes time. The “quick route” often sends you backward.
    5. Nobody is watching: You think people are judging your choices, but they aren’t. Everyone is too busy living their own lives and thinking about themselves

    For an insightful post around Inaction regret from Daniel Pink, please refer to the below link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/guarding-against-inaction-regrets/

    Do THIS in your TWENTIES
  • Day out with my Idols

    Day out with my Idols

    Daily writing prompt
    If you had an unlimited budget for 24 hours, what would you do?
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    A Day Filled with Inspiration

    If I had unlimited budget for 24 hours I would have travelled to different parts of the world as part of a day out with my idols.

    These are some of the great people whom I idolize and would love to have discussions around remarkable work done by each of them in respective areas:

    1. Simon Sinek -> For work done around helping me FIND a WHY in my life and for helping me realize that life is indeed an INFINITE GAME. His work around OPTIMISM and FULFILLMENT is inspiring to the core.
    2. Cal Newport -> For making me realize the virtues of DEEP WORK and the need of a CRAFTSMAN MINDSET over a PASSION MINDSET to get your rightful place.
    3. Carmine Gallo -> For enlightening me on PRESENTATION SECRETS of STEVE JOBS, coaching people around the world to TALK like TED and finally making me realize the importance of PRACTICE for any PRESENTATION
    4. Daniel Pink -> For make me realize the POWER of REGRET as an EMOTION to course correct in our lives and via WHEN enlightening me on the importance of timing and guarding the golden hour in our daily lives.
    5. Finally Angela Duckworth and Susan Cain for enlightening me on the merits of exhibiting GRIT in our lives and that the POWER of INTROVERTS is undeniable.

    I would like to take a moment to share an insightful post around introverts from Susan Cain’s book The Power of Introverts that has changed the world’s perspective around introverts.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/north-star-of-introversion/

    Day out with my Idols

    Do you idolize anyone? Do let me know in comments..

  • Guarding against Inaction Regrets

    Guarding against Inaction Regrets

    Daily writing prompt
    Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?
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    The science associated with Inaction Regrets

    Guarding against Inaction Regrets helps you overcome regrets that you experience with increasing age. Not acting on the power of mindfulness at an early age is one regret that I have at the current time.

    In his book The Power of Regret the author Daniel Pink has highlighted how we start feeling guilty for not acting at the right time.

    This guilt has been scientifically proven to increase over a period of time.

    Hence armed with this insight let us take an oath to act now to ensure a regret free future.

    Please read this insight around the same topic, to know the details:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/act-on-inaction-regrets/

    Guarding against Inaction Regrets
  • FIVE things for a HAPPY LIFE

    FIVE things for a HAPPY LIFE

    Daily writing prompt
    What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?
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    Which are those five things that lead to happiness?

    Five things for a happy life have been enlisted below based on my own experience. These when practiced regularly can lead to a fulfilling life.

    These five things, listed below, is what I have learnt from books and validated from my personal experience.

    1. Run your own race -> NOT COMPARING with OTHERS and doing your BEST at WHAT you are passionate about.
    2. Being Optimistic -> Having full FAITH in GOD, TRUST the value system indeed works and hence be PATIENT with whatever we have.
    3. Stay away from Negative people -> TURNING a DEAF EAR to NEGATIVITY and NEGATIVE PEOPLE and maintain self belief.
    4. Remove the worry habit -> Overcoming FEAR by looking at FEAR eye to eye.
    5. Power of self compassion -> Being GOOD with Oneself if you have done my BEST, EXPECTING nothing in RETURN.

    In addition to this if you want to remain in flow by doing the work that you love, adhere to these five principles.

    Five things for a happy life

  • Being Unfulfillment proof

    Being Unfulfillment proof

    Daily writing prompt
    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
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    Why should you be unfulfillment proof?

    Being unfulfillment proof is your right and this blog post would inspire you to remove this word from your personal dictionary.

    In the modern day of hustle and bustle, the most common word that we hear from everyone is STRESS or ANXIETY. This is unfortunate but true since most of us come home from work feeling UNFULFILLED.

    As per me it is better to lead a short and fulfilling life rather than a long and unfulfilled life. Hence leading a fulfilling life is much better than leading a unfilled yet long life.

    As mentioned by Daniel Pink in his book When:

    Being Unfulfillment proof

    Unleash flow in your lives with the right mix of challenge and skill in your work.

    Next time you feel stressed or anxious, get yourself involved with work that leads to a flow experience and makes you feel energized.

    Read this blog post to know more:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-being-in-flow-can-reduce-stress/

    To know more about Simon Sinek’s work on fulfillment at work, please visit this link:

    https://simonsinek.com/stories/how-mastering-these-insignificant-moments-at-work-can-change-everything/

  • Lemon Water to Start your Day

    Lemon Water to Start your Day

    Daily writing prompt
    What is your favorite drink?
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    Why Lemon Water to kick start your day?

    My favorite drink is lemon water to start your day. The biggest benefits of doing the same has been mentioned in this blog post.

    This is the perfect recipe to rehydrate your body after you wake up. Aside from a wide variety of health benefits like improvement of immune system, it plays a big role in stimulating focus and motivation.

    Lemon water is your best recipe to boost your energy and improve your mood to fight challenges of a gruelling day.

    Physical revitalization to lift your mood is the perfect recipe you need to start your day.

    As you know our daily mood follows a pattern as mentioned in the following insight from Daniel Pink’s book When.

    Lemon Water to Start your Day

    To know more about our Daily mood pattern and how can uplift it by this regular habit mentioned in the post, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/what-is-your-daily-mood-pattern/

    To know more about Daniel Pink and his work, please visit this link:

    https://www.danpink.com/

  • Perfect complement for TODO list

    Perfect complement for TODO list

    Daily writing prompt
    Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.
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    To know your perfect complement for a todo list please read this blog post.

    In his book When the author Daniel Pink mentions the important of having a BREAK LIST to make our TODO list more effective.

    Very frequently in the heat of having a lot of todo items, we forget to take breaks to relax ourselves to get the items in the todo list done.

    Hence break list is something I am trying to work on to get all my pending actions addressed.

    Most scientific way of taking breaks has been mentioned in the book When as follows:

    Perfect complement for TODO list

    Hence once your learn the art of taking breaks rest assured your todo list will get addressed.

    To know about Daniel Pink and his work, please visit this link:

    https://www.danpink.com/

  • Build your Daily Mood Tracker

    Build your Daily Mood Tracker

    Do you know your daily mood pattern?

    To know how simple it is to build your own daily mood tracker read this insight. This insight has been inspired from Daniel Pink’s book When.

    After knowing about this you would be able to related to and understand the best time of the day that works for you.

    If you are an early riser or a late riser, chances are that you will have the following mood patterns.

    The crests and troughs will vary by your sleep patterns. The crests being the points which are the best times of the day.

    Thus depending on your sleep patterns i.e. early riser or late riser you can build your own mood tracker.

    Build your daily mood tracker

    For a similar insight again inspired from the same book of Daniel Pink, please visit:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/does-your-performance-dip-in-the-afternoon/

    If you have not already read this wonderful book, grab a copy of this today.

    https://www.amazon.in/When-Scientific-Secrets-Perfect-Timing/dp/0735210624

  • Sleep Pattern influences your Mood

    Sleep Pattern influences your Mood

    Do you know that your Sleep Pattern influences your Mood?

    To know how your Sleep Pattern influences your Mood, read this insightful blog post inspired from Daniel Pink’s book When.

    In this book Daniel Pink mentions how waking up early (Lark) or late (Owl) can influence our mood patterns throughout the day.

    Read this post to understand about this mood pattern curve and how is varies between early risers (Larks) and later risers (Owls).

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/what-is-your-daily-mood-pattern/

    The mood curve has been illustrated below as well:

    Sleep Pattern influences your Mood

    To know more about Daniel Pink and his wonderful books, please visit this link:

    https://www.danpink.com/

  • Benefits of Properly Managing Regret

    Benefits of Properly Managing Regret

    What are the Three Benefits of Properly Managing Regret?

    To know about the three benefits of properly managing regret please read this insight inspired from the book The Power of Now.

    Daniel Pink’s book is indeed illuminating and enlightens us on making good use of an otherwise negative emotion like regret.

    As mentioned by the author the following three are major benefits that result when we are able to handle regret properly.

    Benefits of properly managing regret

    For another similar insight from the book The Power of Regret please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-is-regret-born-in-humans/

    To know more about the best selling author Daniel Pink and his wonderful books please visit this link:

    https://www.danpink.com