Guruprasad Puranik

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Habits

The Right Tool for Every Situation: My Behavior Design Stack

We cannot optimize our behavior with a single design tool. Here is my behavior design stack, which keeps me on track in different contexts: * Where I initiate the triggers or cues – Context Prompts These work very effectively with behaviors that I know when to happen, and I can control the

Experience the Power of Emotions in 3 Minutes With the Celebration Blitz

Late in the evening, I walked into a familiar scene. Toys scattered all across the room and my 6-year-old busy with water play. Hey, would like to help me clear the room? I don’t want to be indi-pen-den-tea! I had tried to lecture him about being independent a while

Automate Your Daily Routines With Habits To Free Up Your Brain

There are several behaviors you would like to do daily. Many of these occupy your brain space. That’s how they get done. You remember to do them. Or you set up reminders to do them. Some days it works and you do the behavior. But consistency is difficult. Miss

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

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

Troubleshooting your Getting Things Done (GTD) approach - the Clarify stage

It's at the Clarify (also Reflect) stage that most people end up tripping in their Getting Things Done (GTD) journey. In the Clarify stage, the key processing questions are – 1. Is this an actionable item? 2. What is the immediate next physical, visible action on this item? According

You need a Habit strategy if you are chasing any Aspiration, Skill, or Knowledge

Do you have an aspiration you want to achieve or a skill to master or knowledge to learn? Yes? You signed up for those courses, bought new tools, started high on motivation and energy. And then petered out? And what about the aspirations, skills, or knowledge (ASK) that had your