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  • The Power of subtle Nudges

    The Power of subtle Nudges

    Why are Nudges important?

    The power of subtle nudges and their significance to choice architects in influencing desired behavior has been wonderfully illustrated by the author Richard Thaler in his book Nudge.

    The following insight inspired from the book sums up the definition of a well defined nudge and its impact in implementing a desired change.

    The power of subtle nudges

    As mentioned by the author it is the responsibility of a good choice architect to implement them in a manner that it subtle yet produces desired behavior in the most productive manner.

    To know the power of default options in decision making please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/the-power-of-default-option/

    To know more about the author and his work please visit:

    https://sites.prh.com/nudgethefinaledition

  • Be an Honest Trier

    Be an Honest Trier

    Daily writing prompt
    What is one word that describes you?
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    Are you an Honest Trier?

    I am a big believer of focusing on the process rather than the end product. This is why I encourage you all to be an honest trier like me.

    It is when we focus on things e can control and indulge in deliberate practice is when ordinary people can make extraordinary things happen.

    As James Clear mentions 1% improvement everyday has a compounding effect. Read this insight on power of tiny gains..

    https://jamesclear.com/continuous-improvement

    An honest trier puts in the hours to attain expertise rather than being obsessed with results.

    Deliberate practice leads to mastery when we attain at least 10000 hours. Read this insightful post on deliberate practice.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/daily-deliberate-practice-limit/

    So what are you waiting for? Be obsessed with the present moment, sincerely try putting your best effort and believe in deliberate practice.

    Be an Honest Trier

    Above all put process over product.

  • The Compliment of Self Compassion

    The Compliment of Self Compassion

    Daily writing prompt
    What was the best compliment you’ve received?
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    Give yourself the compliment of self compassion

    The compliment of self compassion will be the best compliment you will ever receive. This blog post throws more light on the need of loving your own self.

    Very frequently in the hustle and bustle of modern life we forget about self compassion. We do not realize the journey that we have already traversed in life.

    Self care by being kind to yourself goes a long way in ensuring a healthy and fruitful life.

    This makes our lives less stressful and more fulfilling. Hence this is the first step towards healthy relationships and hence a healthy work life.

    Nothing elaborates this better than the insight from Nir Eyal’s book:

    The Compliment of Self Compassion

    Visit this blog post to know more:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/virtues-of-self-compassion/

    To know more about Nir Eyal and his work on this topic, please visit this link:

    https://www.nirandfar.com/self-compassion-to-succeed

    Hence what are you waiting for? Start loving yourself.

  • Define your Flow state

    Define your Flow state

    Daily writing prompt
    What activities do you lose yourself in?
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    Remain in a state of Flow

    If you know how to define your flow state, you will know those moments when you remain engrossed in activities you like the most.

    The state of flow is a moment when the arousal is just about right to enable you reach peak performance.

    This is when you focus on the present moment without fearing about the future or regretting of the past.

    Every person is ware of those activities which we enjoy doing even when no one is watching. It may be blogging, cooking, music and the like.

    As shown in the below snapshot, when skills meet the right challenges and we operate at A4, we are believed to be in a state of flow.

    Define your Flow state

    For another interesting insight around the same topic, please read below:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/being-in-flow-leads-to-happiness-how/

    To know more about this state, visit this link:

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

  • The mirage of SUCCESS

    The mirage of SUCCESS

    Daily writing prompt
    What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.
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    How do you define SUCCESS?

    The one question I keep getting and hate answering is about the true definition of SUCCESS. The mirage of success educates us not to chase it and rather chase excellence.

    Viktor Frankl beautifully illustrates this in his book, Man’s Search for Meaning as follows:

    The mirage of SUCCESS

    The more we aim for it the more we go away from it.

    Very frequently we complain that in spite of all the hard work, we are not able to achieve success. For all such people, this blog post inspired from James Clear’s book is the most appropriate answer:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/success-is-a-long-and-winding-journey-why/

    Thus do not obsess over it, work hard and make yourself so competent that success is forced to chase you.

  • Be a Good Choice Architect

    Be a Good Choice Architect

    Who is a Choice Architect?

    Be a good choice architect and see how you can bring about changes in human behavior by using the right nudges.

    A good choice architect uses precision, context and intelligence to nudge people towards the right decisions.

    Such a person can be a teacher, doctor, nurse or even a person who designs the school cafeteria menu placing healthy food at locations catching eyeballs preventing overconsumption of candies and brownies.

    In his book the author defines such a person as follows:

    Be a Good Choice Architect

    For another insight around proper decision making, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/need-help-for-a-decision-making-conversation-three-steps/

    To know more about the author Richard Thaler and his work, please visit this link:

    https://www.ubs.com/microsites/nobel-perspectives/en/laureates/richard-thaler.html

  • Be Obsessed with the NOW

    Be Obsessed with the NOW

    Are you obsessed with Now?

    I would like to be remembered as a person who was obsessed with the now or the present moment.

    In the hustle and bustle of modern day life, we spent a lot of time worrying about the future and regretting about the past.

    Very often we do not realize that the only truth is the present moment wherein we can unleash all our energy to leave a legacy behind.

    Various techniques like practicing mindfulness, doing meditation teach us the virtues of focusing on the present moment.

    The following insight mentioned by Eckhart Tolle in his book The Power of Now is very illuminating.

    Be Obsessed with the NOW

    For another insight to inspire you to stop worrying and start focusing on the now has been mentioned below:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/your-anxiety-removal-mantra/

    To know about Eckhart Tolle and his work, visit this link:

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

  • The Power of Default Option

    The Power of Default Option

    Understanding the power of default option

    The Power of the default option has been wonderfully illustrated by Richard Thaler in his book Nudge.

    As mentioned by the author, people have a strong tendency to go along with the status quo or the default option.

    The primary reason is risk or loss aversion and hence this gets chosen by common people.

    Further to this the following insight further supports the insight shared by the author.

    The Power of Default Option

    To know more about the author Richard Thaler, please visit this link:

    https://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/richard-thaler

  • Say Bye to Social Media

    Say Bye to Social Media

    Daily writing prompt
    Do you need a break? From what?
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    If I were to take a break, I would say bye to social media.

    In the hypermediated world dominated by social media and digital gadgets I strongly feel that we are surrendering our autonomy.

    Being addicted to digital gadgets waiting for that one like or comment has slowly taken control of our lives without our notice.

    As mentioned by Cal Newport in Digital Minimalism its high time we realized this and use digital gadgets and social media judiciously.

    Say Bye to Social Media

    Read this post to know more:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/surrendering-freedom-to-social-media/

    To know more about Cal Newport, please visit this link:

    https://calnewport.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/