https://indianmasterminds.com

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

How to Transform Intent Into Action, IAS Officer Shows the Way

IAS officer Divya Mittal suggests ways to get down to working on our intent and translate it into action. She suggests many ways to discipline ourselves so that we can get rid of the habit of keeping it for some other day. Some of her ways to shake off procrastination and get cracking on our goals include cutting down on mobile usage, exercising regularly, eating healthy, and making use of commitment devises.
Indian Masterminds Stories

2013-batch IAS officer and DM of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Divya Mittal, is known for frequently coming on social media with guidance and counselling for day-to-day problems. There are people who wait eagerly for her tweets as they can identify the problems she highlights and feel comfortable with the easy ways she advises on how to handle them. This time, the officer has come on Twitter to offer some tips on how to transform intent into action.

Most of us can easily identify such situations or phases in our lives when we have the right intent but defer working on it for whatever reasons. It could be mental and physical exhaustion or not getting what we want even after working hard. The situation can get worse if we continue sitting on our intents instead of translating them into actions. As it will affect our personal and professional lives both, bringing disappointments our way. So, how to correct it? Know from Ms. Divya Mittal herself.

Most of us can easily identify such situations or phases in our lives when we have the right intent but defer working on it for whatever reasons.

VOLUNTARY CHOICES

Through a series of tweets, Ms. Mittal suggests making some voluntary choices first. “For people who are smart enough to know they’ll have trouble doing something they want to do.

There are two basic ideas: 1. Make a voluntary choice today to align future action with goals. 2. Increase difficulty of doing undesired actions (examples to follow).”

REDUCE MOBILE USAGE

Then she suggests some tips on to reduce the use of mobile phone. “Reduce mobile usage –

1. Keep it at a distance from you with net switched off. You need to get up to check. You will then make active decision rather than absent-minded scrolling.

2. Use blocking apps to forcibly block distracting apps/internet for some time, e.g. Blackout, Cold Turkey.”

INVEST IN SAVINGS

In her next tweet, she talks about savings and investment. She wrote: “Set autopay to deduct amount from account every month to go into recurring. Use only remaining amount for expenses. Automatic SIPs into index/mutual funds.”

“Take the decision making away. You will learn to adjust in the remaining amount.”

EXERCISE REGULARLY

She then touches on the importance of taking care of our health, saying health should be a top priority, too. She suggests an innovative idea to focus on health with exercises.

“Place a bet with a friend on a process goal (walking 10,000 steps each day for 30 days), not outcome (reducing weight). The money is blocked for both. The one who achieves the target gets the money back.

Else it is donated to charity/friend wins.”

STAY AWAY FROM UNHEALTHY FOOD

She also advises to avoid eating unhealthy food and suggests how to stick to it.

“Don’t keep such options in the house. If you need to keep them, tell a family member to hide it. Ask them to give it to you only in limited quantity in a pre-decided way.”

START YOUR DAY EARLY

Her next tweet is all about starting the day early on a positive note.

“Getting up in the morning. Put an alarm in phone/clock and keep the alarm away from you. Unless you can sleep through the alarm, you will have to get up to switch it off. Once up, you have a way to decide actively.”

COMMITMENT DEVICES

Lastly, she dwells on the concept of commitment devises and narrates a story to back it up.

“These are based on the concept of commitment devices.

A Story: In sea, anyone who heard the sirens’ song jumped overboard. Odysseus wanted to hear, but did not want to jump. So he got himself tied to the mast to avoid temptation. That’s probably world’s first commitment device”

STAY DISCIPLINED

In a last tweet as bonus, she stresses on the importance of discipline. “Trading with discipline. Put automatic orders for stop loss or take profit. For e.g., GTT orders on Zerodha. Take the emotion out of the trade by using predefined and precommitted orders.”


Indian Masterminds Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Related Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
Aneesh Dayal Singh IPS
Aneesh Dayal Singh Appointed Deputy NSA; Former DG of CRPF, ITBP to Oversee Internal Security Affairs
Rajasthan-Police
Rajasthan Govt Transfers 4 IPS Officers, Posts 6 Trainee Officers Across Jaipur, Alwar & Jodhpur
Haryana gov resized
Haryana Set to Promote Two IPS Officers to Director General of Police
Complaint
Complaint Filed Against Senior IPS Officer for Sending Inappropriate Messages
Jammu and Kashmir Government
Three IAS Officers Assigned New Postings in J&K; Check Names Here
IAS Officers Indian Administrative Services
Senior IAS Officer Rajendra Ratnoo Opts for Voluntary Retirement
SEBI
SEBI Appoints 3 New Executive Directors: Amit Pradhan, Avneesh Pandey & Sanjay Purao Take Charge
Lateral_entry_resized
No Reservation in Lateral Govt Job Entries, Centre Tells Rajya Sabha Citing Single-Post Rule
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
karanraj-vaghela-e1640240276857-1
Operation Hunt: IPS Dr. Karanraj Singh Vaghela’s Mission to Nab Valsad’s Most Wanted
Dr
Resisted Flawed Schemes, Transferred Thrice In Three Months, Found Solace In Writing
WhatsApp Image 2025-08-11 at 4.48
IAS SVR Srinivas on Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, Tough Calls, and the Real Power of IAS Officers | Video Interview
ADVERTISEMENT
UPSC Stories
IAS Minnu P M
“Lazy, Sleepy, Yet Determined”: Minnu P M’s Honest Take on Cracking UPSC
Minnu PM, once a clerk in Kerala Police, cleared UPSC with AIR 150 after five years of struggle. Her...
IPS Ashish Tiwari
From IIT and Investment Banking to Public Service, Meet IPS Ashish Tiwari 
Ashish Tiwari, IIT graduate and former investment banker, chose public service over global finance. As...
WhatsApp Image 2025-08-12 at 7.27
First Attempt IRS, Fourth Attempt IPS: The Relentless Pursuit of Jitendra Kumar Yadav Who Cracked UPSC 3 Times
IPS Yadav is originally from Chhattisgarh. He was first selected for the IRS through UPSC and later for...
Social Media
Masahiro Hara
From Go Board to Global Use, How QR Codes Changed the World: IRAS Officer Ananth Rupanagudi Spotlights Masahiro Hara’s Vision
IRAS officer Ananth Rupanagudi shared a video on Masahiro Hara, the inventor of QR codes, highlighting...
IFS Susanta Nanda Video
A Mother’s Duty: Tigress Watches Over Cubs Splashing in Waterhole — Heartwarming Video Shared By Retd. IFS Officer Susanta Nanda
A tender wildlife video shared by Retd. IFS officer Susanta Nanda shows a tigress keeping watch over...
Mohanmala
Kaziranga Mourns: Beloved Elephant Mohanmala Passes Away After Five Decades of Service
Kaziranga National Park mourns the loss of Mohanmala, a beloved elephant who served over 50 years as...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest
Aneesh Dayal Singh IPS
Aneesh Dayal Singh Appointed Deputy NSA; Former DG of CRPF, ITBP to Oversee Internal Security Affairs
Rajasthan-Police
Rajasthan Govt Transfers 4 IPS Officers, Posts 6 Trainee Officers Across Jaipur, Alwar & Jodhpur
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Videos
karanraj-vaghela-e1640240276857-1
Dr
WhatsApp Image 2025-08-11 at 4.48
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT