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  • Easiest Stress Buster

    Easiest Stress Buster

    Daily writing prompt
    Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye.
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    Can walking relieve Stress?

    Whenever we get stressed up the easiest stress buster to drive away negative emotions and stay focused is to go for a walk. When I go for a walk, the photo that I can take back home is how walking would have relieved from stress and hence cortisol levels.

    Neuroscience proves that walking can activate the motor cortex in our brain and help fight stress. Research states that 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.

    For another brilliant insight on the same from the book Your Brain at Work, please read the following insight.

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-can-walking-reduce-stress/

    Easiest Stress Buster

    Source -> timesofindia -> https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/always-stressed-high-cortisol-is-quietly-killing-brain-cells-and-can-even-impair-memory-says-research/articleshow/123652966.cms

  • Fearlessly take the Risk of Optimism

    Fearlessly take the Risk of Optimism

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?
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    Fearlessly take the Risk of Optimism and see the benefits it brings in your life. This blog post elaborates on the same.

    I have been highly influenced by the work of Simon Sinek around the topic of optimism.

    According to him the primary ingredient of progress is the unwavering belief that the future is bright.

    This and having faith in God that something good will happen is necessary for a fulfilling life free of anxiety and stress.

    Research proves that when we are positive about life, the brain functions in a positive manner at the expectation of a reward. This is similar to a dosage of morphine.

    Fearlessly take the Risk of Optimism

    Hence adopting feeling is scary at the start but something we should never shed moving forward in life.

    For another insightful post around the same topic, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/go-shop-for-optimism/

    To know about Simon Sinek’s work on this topic, visit the following link:

    https://simonsinek.com/

  • Merits of Mindful Hobbies

    Merits of Mindful Hobbies

    Why should you invest in hobbies that encourage mindfulness?

    There are several merits of inculcating mindful hobbies in our lives. From experience and evidence from research these are hobbies which can make our lives fulfilling in the long run.

    Research has proven that mindfulness can improve our immune system and reduce anxiety and stress in our lives.

    This has been known to reduce the flow of cortisol thus helping us in staying focused.

    All of these hobbies would encourage you to focus on the present to avoid regrets of past and fear of the future.

    Since focusing on the present moment does not come naturally to the human brain (as mentioned below) hence the request to adopt such hobbies as your past time to stop feeling anxious or stressful.

    Merits of mindful hobbies

    For another such insightful post please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-happiness-depends-on-individual-self/

    To more about David Rock and his research done on the human brain, please visit this link:

    https://davidrock.net/

  • The Skill of Mindfulness

    The Skill of Mindfulness

    Why learn the skill of mindfulness?

    If at all there is a skill I would wish to learn, it would be the skill of mindfulness.

    Being mindful has numerous benefits as proven by research.

    By focusing on the present moment reduces anxiety, controls the flow of cortisol and improves the immune system.

    It has been proven that those who practice this skill on a regular basis remain healthier and happier.

    Read this insight that highlights the MAAS scale to measure the degree of mindfulness.

    The skill of mindfulness

    For another interesting insight on the same topic, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/why-mindfulness-is-difficult/

    Read about the author of Your Brain at work who has extensively researched on this topic.

    https://davidrock.net/

  • 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/

  • Why is MUSIC the best THERAPY?

    Why is MUSIC the best THERAPY?

    Did you know that MUSIC is the BEST THERAPY?

    The best way to relax is listening to soothing music. Read this blog post to know what research has to say on why music is the best therapy.

    Research has proven that listening to music can stimulate certain regions of the brain like auditory cortex, thalamus and superior parietal cortex that can help in pattern recognition and taking decisions around what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

    All music lovers will appreciate the fact that music is a therapy. Music has been proven by research to stimulate right brain thinking and induces flow experience.

    This helps us unwind whilst in the middle of stressful work.

    For another insightful post on the importance of music for relaxation please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/the-therapy-of-music-to-unwind/

    To know more about Charles Duhigg Rock and his book The Power of Habit wherein benefits of music has been mentioned, please do read this book:

    https://www.amazon.in/Power-Habit-Why-What-Change/dp/1847946240

  • Benefits of Mindfulness

    Benefits of Mindfulness

    What are the major benefits of Mindfulness?

    The benefits of mindfulness and hence its need in our everyday lives has been highlighted in this post. Needless to say this is the habit I recommend you to practice on a daily basis.

    Being mindful does not come naturally to our brain and due to the numerous distractions around us, being mindful turns out to be a huge challenge.

    Research has proven that mindfulness is the director of our brain and focusing on the present moment can increase immunity as well.

    Being mindful is related to unleashing our creative powers and alleviation of stress and anxiety.

    David Book in his book Your Brain at Work has illuminated us on the numerous benefits of the same.

    To gauge how mindful you are, you can check out the Mindful Awareness Attention Scale.

    Benefits of Mindfulness

    For another engaging post from Your Brain at Work, please visit this link:

    https://viewpointsunplugged.com/how-is-mindfulness-the-director-of-brain/

    If you have not already read this book, what are you waiting for? Grab a copy today..

    https://www.amazon.in/Your-Brain-Work-Strategies-Distraction/dp/0061771295

  • WALK MORE LIVE MORE

    WALK MORE LIVE MORE

    Daily writing prompt
    How often do you walk or run?
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    I love walking and make it a point to walk regularly. Research has proven the numerous benefits of walking especially in the morning. Hence if you walk more you live more.

    David Rock’s fascinating book Your Brain Work enlightens us how walking can even reduce stress.

    Whenever you get too stressed up or anxious make it a habit to walk for some time. This would activate the motor cortex of your brain and hence relax your rational brain.

    Why is Walking my most favorite Automobile?
  • Focus on the NOW for a healthy life

    Focus on the NOW for a healthy life

    Daily writing prompt
    What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?
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    The most powerful strategy to maintain good health and well being is to realize the power of now. Focus on the NOW for a fulfilling life.

    More often than not due to lack of focus our mind vacillates and hence we either regretful of the past or obsessed with the future. This leads to anxiety, fear and restlessness.

    This is why focusing on the present is an art that needs to be regularly practiced.

    Realize the power of mindfulness and why it is the director of your brain.

    How is MINDFULNESS the DIRECTOR of BRAIN?
  • Use SYMBOLIC LABELING for NEGATIVE EMOTIONS. Why?

    Use SYMBOLIC LABELING for NEGATIVE EMOTIONS. Why?

    Daily writing prompt
    What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?
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    Symbolic labeling is the best way to keep negative emotions at bay.

    Numerous research findings point towards the need of labeling our emotions to control arousal.

    These two blog posts through more light on the positive impact of labeling to control negative feelings.

    Labeling of emotions to reduce stress
    Handling high state of “emotional arousal”
    Finally let me end with a great insight from Mark Manson’s book on the two step process to handle negative emotions.
    The BEST WAY to deal with NEGATIVE EMOTIONS