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  • Freedom from Anxiety and Stress through Flow

    Freedom from Anxiety and Stress through Flow

    Daily writing prompt
    What does freedom mean to you?
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    In the modern age of hustle and bustle we all get stressed up. Hence real freedom would mean freedom from the stress and anxiety of our daily lives by doing things that help unleash passion and enable us to remain in flow.

    Research has proven that too much of stress and anxiety is very harmful for us and reduces our immunity. Thus the only solution to all of this lies in doing things we really care about and love.

    Leverage some of these proven techniques to reduce stress and anxiety in your lives.

    How Being in Flow can reduce Stress?
    How can POSITIVE REAPPRAISAL REDUCE STRESS?
  • Let us Envisage a Stress Free World.

    Let us Envisage a Stress Free World.

    Daily writing prompt
    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
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    If there is a word I would like to ban from general usage, it would be STRESS. Let us envisage a stress free world wherein each one of us feel fulfilled at work and enjoy our family lives.

    Research has time and again proven the harmful effects of STRESS. Most of us are in professions wherein our work lives stress us out and make us feel anxious.

    When in search of a solution I go no farther than this wonderful insight of Simon Sinek.

    These are some very insightful blogs around the same topic.

    Harmful effects of Stress and Anxiety
    How can POSITIVE REAPPRAISAL REDUCE STRESS?
  • Harmful effects of Stress and Anxiety

    Harmful effects of Stress and Anxiety

    Well the most expensive thing i have ever bought with me is STRESS. Stress is indeed expensive and harmful at the same time. Explained below are the harmful effects of stress and anxiety.

    Research shows that being exposed to too much of stress and anxiety can cause us a lot of harm.

    Hence the burning need is to remain in flow, give wings to our passion and reduce the flow of cortisol.

    This David Rock insight from Your Brain at Work, explains more.

    Why is TOO MUCH STRESS and ANXIETY HARMFUL?

  • Are you feeling STRESSED out at WORK for this same reason?

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek..

    “Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.”

  • Why “loving” what we do is good for health?

    “Working hard for something we do not care is called stress

    Working hard for something we love is passion”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • Why our brain wants us to “chase our passion”?

    Our human brain is naturally oriented to feel happy and charged up when we feel a sense of purpose in what we do.

    When we do something we are passionate about , we love the job that we do.On the other hand when we are forced to do something just for the sake of a living we feel stressed out.

    The following quote from Simon Sinek , adopted from the book titled “Find Your Why” aptly captures the difference between “Stress” and “Passion”:

    “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress.Working hard for something we love is called passion.” – Simon Sinek

  • Difference between “stress” and “passion”

    Simon Sinek “Together is Better” highlights the difference in the simplest possible manner.

    Working hard for something we don’t care is called stress.Working hard for something we love is called passion.

    A true masterclass.

  • “Stress” v/s “Passion” – The Simon Sinek Way

    In our work lives we all search for fulfillment but rarely find so.

    There are occasions though wherein at the end of the day we feel fulfilled but we find it very difficult to articulate the exact reason as to why we feel good at times and not at other times.

    After having slogged for long hours at work we sometimes feel fulfilled yet sometimes very stressed out.

    The following quote from Simon Sinek is so clear and crisp that I was able to very well relate to the same , hope this spreads motivation around as well.

    “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called Stress. Working hard for something we love is called Passion.” — Simon Sinek