There is a way to do it better- find it!
Thomas A Edison
Brain power is identical for all. But the ability to think and act innovatively makes each of us a different personality. In order to be at our best, we have to think creatively.
In any situation we should try to enhance our productivity per unit of time. This is possible only if we tap into our hidden potential. This yearning to be at our best will put us in a hall of fame one day.
It does not require a large organization and a global task to apply our innovation and creativity. We can aim to be at our best even in our day to day life.
This morning I was cutting vegetables in my kitchen. I had to do it quickly. I tried stretching my ability to cut one at a time to two at a time and ultimately to three at a time. I realised that all these days, even though I could have turned out more in less time, actually I was turning out less in more time!
Over this weekend, take any activity that you do and think if you can cut the time and triple the output.
Creativity is finding better way to do anything! It’s all about attitude!
N C Sridharan
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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results
Willie Nelson
Yesterday was a bad day!
I noticed that my car tyre was flat and I could not take my car out immediately; I opened the water tap in my garden, but there was a clog in the pipe line and I could not get enough water for the garden; I sat in front of my computer to open and work on a very important file, but the file took so much time to open because of a virus!
I had to fix the tyre, clear the clog in the water line and scan and fix the virus in the computer before I could work!
This is what happens if your mind is affected by some ‘emotional virus’ such as anger, irritation, laziness, jealousy etc. You get stuck and cannot not engage your mind on constructive thoughts just like a virus infected hard disc!
Haven’t you gone through this experience? Sometime you don’t feel like working and your productivity is very low.
On these occasions, you should do exactly what you did for you flat tyre, your clogged water line and your virus affected computer!
You have to fix your mental virus! Clear your mind and get rid of these emotional road blocks!
N C Sridharan
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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
Confucius
After seeing my blog on ‘emotional paralysis’, someone wanted to know the external symptoms of a person who suffers from emotional paralysis. Just like a bodily paralysis, you can notice some external behaviours in a person suffering from emotional paralysis.
Some examples:
• A person keeps his radio volume very high regardless of peoples’ irritation
• A person goes on boasting about himself without being sensitive that others do not like it
• A person does not fulfill the reasonable and just expectations of people whom he is obliged to satisfy
• A person does not switch off his cell phone which keeps interrupting the meeting in progress
• A uses harsh and insulting words to people while communicating
• A person parks his car in front of a gate of a house even though there is a placard not to do so
• A person unnecessarily blows his car horn in a ‘no horn’ zone
• A person indulges in some irritating behaviours such a burping, exploring ears, picking teeth etc regardless of others’ presence
The list can be endless and you can notice such behaviours all around you. And, who knows you may also be doing the same!
N C Sridharan
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Ninety percent of my game is mental. It’s my concentration that has gotten me this far’
Chris Evert
Concentration will enhance our personal productivity and output. Distractions affect our concentration. Distractions need not be external. Our own mind can divert the attention of our senses.
Out of our five senses, we need to mainly take care of our eyes and ears. Instead of allowing our mind to control our senses, we should control of our mind so that we see and hear what is to be seen heard. But this will not ‘happen’ and we need to practice control like the way we practiced typing, cycling etc.
Do this exercise.
Choose a walking path, preferably in a park or a beach where there will not be many walking in the same pathway. Choose a song from your iPod or mobile phone and put on a hear phone. Adjust the volume to be sufficient to neutralize any other sound.
Start walking and keep focusing just three feet from your feet and decide not to look here and there. Also keep focusing all your attention on the music alone noticing every instrument.
Do this exercise consistently for three weeks gradually increasing the distance and duration of your walk. Notice what happens to you own ability to take control of your mind thus your ears and eyes!
N C Sridharan
www.thetimfoundation.com
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