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  • Aim for CONFIDENT HUMILITY

    Aim for CONFIDENT HUMILITY

    Daily writing prompt
    How do you handle fear and self-doubt?
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    Are you Confidently Humble?

    Aim for confident humility to stay away from fear and self doubt and remain positive at all possible circumstances.

    As mentioned by Adam Grant in his book Think Again, this happens when we operate at optimal levels of confidence and comptence.

    This is the zone in which fear or self doubt is not able to overpower us. The calmness of operating in this zone helps us tide through these trying situations.

    Aim for CONFIDENT HUMILITY

    Read this post to find out how rethinking is key to development of confident humility.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/rethinking-is-key-to-confident-humility/

    Would love to hear your comments on what you think is the right approach to fight fear and self doubt.

    Looking forward to your comments and insights..

  • Gratitude Visits bring real Joy

    Gratitude Visits bring real Joy

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a simple pleasure in life that brings you joy?
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    Why should you regularly make Gratitude Visits?

    Practicing gratitude visits can relieve all stress and bring real joy in our lives. This blog post would elaborate on this topic.

    Research shows that the effect of being grateful can be immense. Not only does it satisfy the person being praised, it also benefits the person who is being grateful.

    This leads to the triggering of positive emotions and drives away negative thoughts and emotions.

    Another important benefit is that we can focus on the present moment without worrying about the past and future

    When we pray to god to bail us out of difficult situations, we forget to thank god when we get out of these painful situations. Gratitude makes us learn the good habit of thanking god during good times as well.

    Gratitude Visits bring real Joy

    To know the construct of a gratitude visit, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-does-the-construct-of-gratitude-visit-look-like/

  • The Mystery of Mindfulness

    The Mystery of Mindfulness

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a mystery from your own life that you’ve never solved?
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    Explore the mystery of mindfulness

    Of all things, the mystery of mindfulness is something that has already fascinated me. This is one mystery I have always found difficult to solve. Lets explore why it is so difficult to be mindful.

    Our brain’s natural state is entropy i.e. either worry about the future or regret about the past and hence focusing on the present moment goes against our natural instincts.

    This is what makes mindfulness such a difficult skill to acquire.

    Focusing on the present moment is known to improve our immune system and leads to fulfilling lives.

    Read this insight that explores the quirk around mindfulness. Inspired from the best selling book Flow.

    The mystery of mindfulness
  • Motivation to destress

    Motivation to destress

    Daily writing prompt
    What topics do you like to discuss?
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    Driving away Stress

    In the modern fast paced world anxiety, depression and stress are common byproducts. This is a blog post where I would like to discuss this topic to serve as a motivation to destress.

    Whenever we feel stressed up, a very good tip is to take a walk to engage the motor cortex of our brain to reduce the amount of electrical activity in the prefrontal cortex as mentioned below.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/walking-as-a-stress-reliever/

    The best medicine to cure the hyperactivity that happens in our brain during such a moment is to face the reality and act. This removes unwarranted fears as mentioned by Susan Cain in her book Quiet.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/stress-triggers-unwarranted-fears/

    Finally take note of this piece of motivational advice from Seth Godin in his book Dip. When acted upon properly this would eliminate regret in the long term by managing stressful situations at the present moment.

    Motivation to destress
  • Fearlessly invest in Optimism

    Fearlessly invest in Optimism

    Daily writing prompt
    When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?
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    Why invest in Optimism?

    In the hustle and bustle of modern life the recipe for leading a fulfilling life is to fearlessly invest in optimism. This is the risk that I have already taken and I encourage you all to do the same as well.

    Optimism and faith in god are quintessential to remind us that the future is bright to enable progression.

    Research has proven that a positive and optimistic attitude is known to improve the immunity system and help us fight menace such as stress and anxiety.

    Hence as Simon Sinek says, I would also encourage you all to take the risk of Optimism & lead a fulfilling life.

    Fearlessly invest in Optimism

    Simon Sinek

  • 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
  • Power of Slow Productivity

    Power of Slow Productivity

    Daily writing prompt
    Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.
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    Do you practice Slow Productivity

    Right now what comes to my mind is the power of slow productivity. In this fast paced world this is a concept everyone should be aware of.

    Cal Newport has highlighted the three principles of Slow Productivity in his best selling book.

    1. Do fewer things
    2. Work at a natural pace
    3. Obsess over quality

    I find the concept very pragmatic and health friendly. When practiced with rigor it can increase our longevity and makes us happy.

    Hence I would urge all of you to practice this in your daily lives to make them as good as a slow cooked meal.

    Power of Slow Productivity

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

    https://calnewport.com

  • The Art of Judging Strangers

    The Art of Judging Strangers

    Daily writing prompt
    Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.
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    The art of judging strangers is a very rare skill thus making this a very difficult task. Over the past few weeks I have tried learning about this skill from Malcolm Gladwell’s best selling book.

    In his book Talking to Strangers, the author Malcolm Gladwell encourages us to use the same standards of judging strangers with ourselves as well, as mentioned below”

    “We think we can easily see into the hearts of others based on the flimsiest of clues. We jump at the chance to judge strangers. We would never do that to ourselves, of course. We are nuanced and complex and enigmatic. But the stranger is easy. If I can convince you of one thing in this book, let it be this: Strangers are not easy.”

    Talking to Strangers – Malcolm Gladwell

    Thus next time around when you talk to strangers be mindful of judging them with the right measurement criteria in order to accept or discard them as friends in your life..

    To know more about Malcolm Gladwell and his work, please visit this link:

    https://www.gladwellbooks.com

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

    the art of judging strangers

  • 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