Be Worry - Free

When we are happy and worry-free, we not only enjoy our lives more, but we are also more competent, creative, wise, and productive. We bring out the best in others and in ourselves. Without the internal distractions of stress, anger, frustration, and worry, our relationships flourish, stress is diminished, new doors are opened, and our lives run smoothly.

We worry about all sorts of things; some obvious, others more subtle. We worry, for example, about making or repeating mistakes or looking foolish. We worry about what others will think if we ask for help or ask for a raise. We worry about speaking to groups, about our future, and about the past.

What well does worry really do us? Some would argue that it’s “wise” to worry, that it somehow proves that you’re able to anticipate problems. Yet while being able to anticipate problems is certainly useful, I disagree that doing so requires worry.
   
Worry is actually a dream-snatcher. It takes an enormous toll on your spirits and on your emotions. Worry adversely affects your decisions and your judgment, keeping you on-edge, uptight, and heavyhearted.

If you know successful people in any field, you’ll find a thread of consistency that runs through virtually everyone – they don’t worry much. Interestingly enough, however, the lack of worry preceded their success and was not a by-product of it. Successful people share an inner unshakable confidence that is free from excessive worry.

Part of overcoming worry is to see it as a distraction rather than as a necessity. As worries enter your mind, try to give them less significance and less of your attention.


Source -
Friends of Lord Krishna (FOLK)
Hare Krishna Movement, Chennai

Impulsiveness

I was watching Bollywood movie "Turning 30" couple of days back and what stuck me from the movie is the impulsiveness of the lady protagonist She will act impulsively when her b/f lefts her and she will be desperate to make him comeback into her life. After all the effort she makes towards it and the pain she undergoes, she finally realizes he is already left from her life and then acts wisely.

This made me to think on how many times we act impulsively in our lives and the result of those actions. It is easy to say to contain them  than to do. There will be many instances in life where we act so.

I saw this with replying to some emails. It is difficult to control the tone of emails when replied immediately during conflicts. When you feed your impulsiveness to react to these emails, the rapport between teams/colleagues deteriorates. Yeah, its always wise to delay,  replying to such emails, but what can be done if the situation arises when you are talking to others. You have to reply back immediately ? Most of  the times yes, and cannot be avoided, but should be handled professionally.
This is one of the things i am learning these days. During the course of any professional life, I believe the initial part is learning work/Technical stuff. Later on the situation is mostly depends on the inter-personal, communication skills and etiquette which depends on how you act impulsively.

Does this impulsive behavior defines our overall personality?
If you are an electronic student, your impulses says yes. From the science of electronics, any behavior of a system depends on the impulse response and the behavior of the system to any other stimulus can be told accurately. If you cut the crap of science, coz we are not some predictable electronic system, but yeah we should watch out our actions!

-Vish