Archive for July 16th, 2007
[Beyond Intelligence # 11] Experience the Vuja Daze
Targeted Audience: Students, Recent Graduates, Entrepreneurs
I learned this philosophy called “Vuja Daze” from a book The Student Success Manifesto by Michael Simmons.
“Vuja Daze” is derived, of course, from the French “déjà vu,” the sensation of having seen something before, though you know you haven’t. However, vuja daze, instead of having to do with memory, means to experience something new, out of your normal realm of activities.
This philosophy basically suggests doing some activities which might be totally new to you. For example meeting with new people, reading a book which generally you wouldn’t have read, watching a movie which generally you wouldn’t have watched, playing sport which normally you don’t play, or something similar on these lines.
There is a saying that sameness breeds sleepiness. In our daily routine, both in academic and personal, we have to do many tasks which are monotonous and are repetitive. It is bound to happen that we get tired and bored by doing those things again and again. And as human mind blocks out repetition and sameness, it hampers our productivity and we tend to do more erroneous work. Incorporating vuja daze into our life is a way to kill this boredom and get refreshed. It means stimulating our brain periodically so that we are efficient and productive when we are studying or working.
I implemented this philosophy in my life recently in last two weeks. I generally don’t watch fiction movies like Harry Potter and did not play Tennis since last 6-7 years. But last week I watched Harry Potter & The Order of Phoenix (yes, I know I am an odd man out in this world by saying that this was my first Harry Potter movie) and played Tennis. Definitely both activities were refreshing change for me. I also observed that I was very productive in last week while working on my tasks.
Vuja daze means consciously pursuing new experiences that could charge you and stimulate you. When we implement vuja daze, we bring energy and liveliness into our life. Go experience it!
You have a super productive week ahead!
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