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  • Four Psychological Assets of Grit

    Four Psychological Assets of Grit

    Which are the four psychological assets of Grit?

    In her book Angela Duckworth has highlighted four psychological assets that are key to grit. The journey to greatness is incomplete without these components.

    1. Interest -> A certain amount of interest is needed to pick up a skill. This typically develops at an early age
    2. Practice -> Once interest develops, deliberate practice needs to kick in to perfect the skill and take it to the next level. Putting in the hours by moving out of comfort zone is what counts.
    3. Purpose -> No great deed can be achieved without an overarching purpose or a calling. The skill that has been developed through interest and practice makes us realize this calling.
    4. Hope -> Faith in god or optimism that the future is bright keeps us going even when the chips are down.

    These components make up a truly gritty champion who eventually makes it big in life as elaborated in the below insight.

    four psychological assets of grit

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

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/three-step-goal-setting-masterclass/

    To know more about the author and her work please visit this link:

    https://angeladuckworth.com

  • 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

  • Four Components of Deliberate Practice

    What are the four components of deliberate practice?

    To know more about the four components of deliberate practice in order to approach is scientifically, please read this blog post.

    In her book Grit, the author Angela Duckworth has enlightened us on a scientific way of approaching this difficult problem.

    Once applied successfully this would make difficult tasks look easy via scientifically formed habits.

    Please read the insight inspired from the same book to apply the same principle in your every day lives. It talks about the 4 components starting with the goal to get started.

    Four components of deliberate practice

    For another such insight inspired from the same book, please visit the following link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/deliberate-practice-versus-flow-state/

    To know more about the author and her work, please visit this link:

    https://angeladuckworth.com

  • Deliberate Practice versus Flow State

    Deliberate Practice versus Flow State

    Comparing Deliberate Practice versus Flow State

    In her book Grit, the author Angela Duckworth mentions about discussing deliberate practice as well as Flow with the icons Anders Ericsson and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi respectively. This blog post will highlight deliberate practice versus flow state.

    Research has proven that all champions exhibit grit and believe in immense amount of practice.

    Thus perseverance along with passion is necessary for success.

    The below insight highlights that whereas Deliberate Practice is a behavior, being in flow is an experience.

    Deliberate Practice versus Flow State

    For another insightful post from the book Grit, please visit the following link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-does-grit-effort-count-twice/

    To know more about the author Angela Duckworth please visit the following link:

    https://angeladuckworth.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

  • The Grit and Age Relationship

    The Grit and Age Relationship

    How does Grit vary with Age?

    To understand the Grit and Age relationship, please read this blog post inspired from Angela Duckworth’s book Grit.

    Research shows that as we age our ability to persevere increases. This is because with age we become more patient and receptive to feedback.

    The spiritual aspect also kicks in wherein we start having more and more faith in god and become optimistic about the future.

    The following insight elaborates on the above points by showing how Grit scores improve with Age.

    The grit and age relationship

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

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/consistency-and-success/

    To know more about the author please visit the below link:

    https://angeladuckworth.com

  • Consistency and Success

    Consistency and Success

    Research has proven that success demands consistent effort. This blog post will elaborate on the relationship between consistency and success.

    The famous sociologist Dan Chambliss has observed that great people accumulate small acts over a period of time and incorporate that as a habit.

    These small parts in turn lead to a synthesized whole which leads to excellence.

    The same has been elaborated in this insight inspired from Angela Duckworth’s book Grit.

    Consistency and Success

    For another interesting insight inspired from the same book Grit, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-does-grit-effort-count-twice/#google_vignette

    To know more about the author and her work, please visit the link:

    https://angeladuckworth.com

  • 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

  • Do you have Grit?

    Do you have Grit?

    Are you Gritty? Find out how

    Do you have grit? If you are willing to find an answer to this question then the 4 key aspects mentioned in this post would help.

    Research has proven that high achievers exhibit a combination of passion along with perseverance in the right balance to be successful.

    Hence the study of perseverance has gained a lot of traction.

    Shown below is the snapshot which is inspired from Angela Duckworth’s book that shows the four key aspects.

    As is very evident from this insight, perseverance is the quintessential.

    Do you have Grit?

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

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/best-definition-of-grit/

    To assess your degree of perseverance, the grit scale would be a great starting point:

    https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale/