Guruprasad Puranik

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Transform Irritating Situations Into Something Beautiful Using Pearl Habits

I am getting into a flow when my computer hangs. Arggh! I walk into the living room and find it cluttered with toys all over the floor. Meanwhile, my kid has moved to another room. We experience irritating situations throughout the day which deteriorate our emotions and energy. Here’s

What triggers are influencing your behavior? Start by getting aware.

Triggers are low-hanging fruits when it comes to behavior design. A trigger also called a cue or prompt is a call to action. Something that nudges us to do a behavior. No behavior happens without a trigger. If your phone is on silent you won’t pick up the call.

Untangling bad habits, one knot at a time…

All habits have 3 underlying elements – trigger (or cue/prompt), behavior, and reward. If you want to break a bad habit, the easiest place to start is with the trigger. Dr. BJ Fogg, Behavior Scientist recommends thinking of bad habits in terms of “untangling” them. This reflects well the need

Journey of a parent’s screen time battles

We kept away from screens once our child was born. We didn’t miss it. Babies are great at managing time. Their parents’ time. They take all of it. Growing up, our toddler soon started reaching for phones. Months later, we started allowing audio only – songs, stories on YouTube. The

I don’t use Nunchucks but here are my favorite tools to keep my mind empty

With the deluge of stuff coming at us every minute, we need external tools to ensure our brain remains free of clutter. Free to do what it does best - Think, imagine and create. “Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water…” - Bruce Lee Here are some of my

Is your website really designed for your user? Think again.

Mac OS has a 15.6%* share of the June 2021 desktop/laptop market. So, roughly 84% of your desktop/laptops users are on PC (not Apple). Now think of the design community creating your online visual experience. Most web/graphic designers use Mac. What does that mean? Your designer

The Organize stage of Getting Things Done (GTD) – how a few tweaks can get you finishing more projects and faster

The Organize stage of Getting Things Done (GTD) is about classifying the clarified actions, support and reference material into appropriate categories. My biggest struggle was on Projects! * The broad definition of Projects meant that I had a list of more than 50 projects. Enough to overwhelm me into inaction. * Both