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FTOTW96 – best links of the week ending 22-September-2013

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Here are the best links shared on my tweet stream this week.

Best Links

1. In pursuit of Happiness http://www.rightsandwrongs.co.uk/component/content/article/20719-in-pursuit-of-happiness-by-colin-todhunter ~ brilliant /Via @santoshthangavelu-email – Original Tweet

2. How to create videos that go viral http://t.co/CoxTNf7s9K ~ brilliant /Via @bhaskarvenkatasubramanian-email – Original Tweet

3. Miserable & Magical, a speech by Nipun Mehta of servicespace http://t.co/pkTijHCXP2 ~ brilliant & inspiring /Via @veenatamvada-email – Original Tweet

4. RT @work_matters: I better not clean my office! It’s Not ‘Mess.’ It’s Creativity http://t.co/PFBZjpfTAh ~ vv interesting #innovation – Original Tweet

5. RT @SudhaKanago: Why your parents don’t approve of your husband (or wife) http://t.co/KmOkVSunH7 ~ vv interesting – Original Tweet

6. /Via @SudhaKanago : Zheng He, Rajendra Chola & voyages of the mind by @malikashok … http://t.co/qUOZCEk8Yf ~ vv interesting – Original Tweet

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FTOTW95 – best links of the week ending 15-September-2013

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Here are the best links shared on my tweet stream this week.

Best Links

1. 4 time saving tricks that work https://www.openforum.com/articles/time-management-tips-that-work/?extlink=of-syndication-sb-p ~ vv interesting /Via @SmartBrief – Original Tweet

2. Peter Norvig revisits ETAOIN SHRDLU the letter frequency mnemonic http://norvig.com/mayzner.html ~ vv interesting /Via @waxpancake – Original Tweet

3. RT @rucsb: Truly inspirational stuff . http://t.co/OogPkOCaRA by @faisal_hoque ~ vv interesting – Original Tweet

4. RT @yarapavan: 10 Surprising Facts About How Our Brains Work http://t.co/xIaY6sqRYk ~ vv interesting – Original Tweet

5. Martial arts + projection technology + colour = magic http://florence20.typepad.com/renaissance/2013/09/wushu-painting.html ~ vv cool /Via @dealarchitect – Original Tweet

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FTOTW94 – best links of the week ending 8-September-2013

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Here are the best links shared on my tweet stream this week.

Best Links

1. RT @m_meenaks: The Burden of Skepticism by Carl Sagan http://t.co/V3xg9uzNGW ~ ****ing brilliant. Great find. – Original Tweet

2. RT @SudhaKanago: When will the next Google or Twitter come out of India? http://t.co/xuj9SZsQF6 ~ brilliant post by simputer creator – Original Tweet

3. /Via @GautamGhosh smackdown on the positive psychology movement http://t.co/Bb1xro8yCi ~ brilliant – Original Tweet

4. RT @ViswaRK: Early humans learned to chat as they made stone tools
   http://t.co/ynYKhmzYGg ~ vv interesting – Original Tweet

5. RT @SudhaKanago: The Lewis Model Explains Every Culture In The World http://t.co/MVHHIXi7x9 interesting ~ vv interesting indeed – Original Tweet

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FTOTW93 – best links of the week ending 3-September-2013

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Here are the best links shared on my tweet stream this week.

Best Links

1. RT @m_meenaks: Brilliant and hard-hitting! BILL WATTERSON: A cartoonist’s advice http://t.co/arkzTBoFX8 ~ brilliant indeed – Original Tweet

2. RT @gvaidees: The 7 Secrets of Highly Happy People & Quick Happiness Quiz http://t.co/t3Tto6WnOC ~ brilliant – Original Tweet

3. The most successful people are often the most connected. Why? ~ vv insightful /Via @DavidGurteen – Original Tweet

4. How to harness the power of the unconscious http://m.strategy-business.com/article/00210 ~ vv interesting /Via @SmartBrief – Original Tweet

5. RT @brewerma: Steve Ballmer’s Big Lesson for the Rest of Us http://t.co/SE6yqvW2F8 ~ vv insightful – Original Tweet

6. RT @joelgascoigne: “Learning how to think” http://t.co/Fvwe170gwt by @dcurtis ~ vv insightful – Original Tweet

7. RT @gvaidees: Why are humans so generous? The brain science of giving http://t.co/6h9vA9e0Wi. Cool experiment… ~ vv interesting – Original Tweet

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2 to 50 pushups in 1 year – thank you Prof BJ Fogg

I wrote a post on my fitness regimen a while back. I am happy to report that I will be completing 3 years end of this month. The biggest thing is that I work with a personal trainer who is simply brilliant/world class. I can’t believe that a guy like me who hated exercise is now a fitness evangelist !! – kudos to my trainer.

I have several insights to share if you all are interested?

Today i want to write about how i went from doing 2 pushups to 50 pushups everyday?

Exactly one year back, 2 years into my fitness program, I decided to become ambitious and put exercise into my daily routine. Just then I came across Stanford Prof BJ Fogg’s brilliant Tiny Habits program [we have since adopted the broader Fogg Behavior Model for software design in my team].

Prof Fogg’s insight is that the best way to change ourselves is by building that change as a habit. While others have also talked about that, Prof Fogg’s brilliance lies in the 2 big ideas in his method to build habits:

1. Make the habit tiny enough to make the Cognitive Cost of adopting that habit close to zero.

2. Anchor the habit to a pre-existing habit, so that it becomes an extension of the pre-existing habit.

I applied these 2 ideas to create a Tiny Workout:

1. I chose pushups based on my trainer’s advice and decided to start with 2 pushups – doing one was easy, but doing 2 was a bit difficult but not too much. So the Cognitive Cost is low.

2. Next step was to choose an anchoring habit – i chose rolling off the bed – something i have to do everyday (i am sure you do too 🙂 )

With this design, i started in September 2012 – roll off the bed and did 2 pushups which took me 2-3 seconds.

By April 2013 i had hit 15 pushups and i noticed for the first time, my triceps breaking out. Per the ABC theory i believe in, I started seeing benefits.

In the next 4 months, i made such rapid progress that it amazed me no end. On August 18th, i hit 50 pushups – wow – not sure i would be this happy even if I had climbed Mt Everest 🙂

During the course of my journey when i hit 25 pushups, with my trainer’s help i added hyperextensions, lower-half supermans and some stretches.

Today the count stands at 50 pushups, 40 HyperExtensions, 20 lower-half supermans and some stretches. And the whole routine takes 4 minutes up from 2-3 seconds. I plan to increase the workout duration to 10 min over time. Please wish me luck.

One of the things that worked for me  is a resolution I made – never  skip my Tiny Workout. Even on an international flight, I surprised my fellow passengers and the stewardess by doing my Tiny Workout 🙂 I do it when i am travelling and even when i am on vacation.

After i hit 20 pushups i changed the anchor habit to post-morning ablutions because i found it hard to do pushups without emptying the bowels. Since the habit had already formed, i was able to switch the anchor seamlessly.

I have since taught Tiny Habits to many people who find it very effective. I have also personally formed new habits in other areas of my life.

Have you all tried Tiny Habits?

A big thanks from the bottom of my heart to Prof BJ Fogg.