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  • Quit CONSTANT EMAILING and TEXT MESSAGING

    Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work provides you the reason to quit constant emailing and text messaging.

    “A study done at the University of London found that constant emailing and text-messaging reduces mental capability by an average of ten points on an IQ test. It was five points for women, and fifteen points for men. This effect is similar to missing a night’s sleep. For men, it’s around three times more than the effect of smoking cannabis.”

    This book from David Rock is sure to change your life. By knowing the behavior of your brain you would be in a better position to respond in the best possible manner resulting in a healthy lifestyle. 

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  • This is how autonomy is given to employees at work

    Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work

    “In the workplace, you could increase autonomy by letting people work more flexibly, or work from home, or reducing the amount of reporting required.”

  • Whole idea behind FedEx Day at Atlassian is this

    Atlassian has a concept of FedEx day wherein employees are free to do a project of their choice with people of their choice and have to show a tangible outcome.The whole idea behind doing the same is as mentioned by David Rock in the following extract from Your Brain at Work..

    “In the workplace, in order to increase fairness some organizations allow employees to have “community days,” where they give their time to a charity of their choice.”

  • This is why even Microsoft studies working of human brain

    Adopted from the following insight shared by David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work

    “Microsoft has a division that studies the way people work, to develop efficiency-improving software. (According to Microsoft’s research up to 2007, if you’re looking for a technological solution to being more efficient, getting a bigger computer screen is one of the few clear winners.)”

  • This is one of the many quirks of the human brain

    Adopted from the following saying of David Rock from his book Your Brain at Work..

    “We all often think about what’s easy to think about, rather than what’s right to think about.”

  • Why Extrinsic rewards lead to ethical fading

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink , the author of Drive..

    “The problem with making an extrinsic reward the only destination that matters is that some people will choose the quickest route there, even if it means taking the low road. Indeed, most of the scandals and misbehavior that have seemed endemic to modern life involve shortcuts.”

  • Fixed vs Growth Mindsets

    Adopted from the following great insight from Daniel Pink’s quote..

    “People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see every encounter as a test of their worthiness. Growth mindsets see the same encounters as opportunities to improve.”

  • This is the thought process behind Motivation 3.0

    Motivation 3.0 is new age motivational techniques centered around intrinsic motivation.This is a term coined by Daniel Pink in his book Drive.

    The following quote from the book highlights why Motivation 3.0 is the way forward to drive better results in this the knowledge worker age.

    “Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.”

  • This is “Ethical fading” in action

    Ethical fading a term coined by Simon Sinek in his book Infinite Game refers to the situation wherein people compromise ethics for short term gains..

    Also supported by the following quote of Daniel Pink , shows how ethical fading can be accentuated by short term finite minded thinking..

    “A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They’ll become myopic. They’ll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves.”

  • This is why AUTONOMY brings out the best in us

    Adopted from the following great quote of Daniel Pink..

    “Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don’t do their best work under conditions of control.”