I like to quote Voltaire, who said, "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking." And true to that idea and my calling, whenever I have a problem, I think about it. A lot. In depth. Until I have a solution. This is a virtue. It is my willingness...
Be present. Do what matters most. Stay in focus. These are three life-affirming intentions. Are they different? Do you need to think about holding all three intentions in one instant? If not, which intention should you hold? Will it conflict with another intention?...
Most advice on time management needs qualification. This caveat applies to the oft-heard advice to decide how long you will take for a task and then just do it in that time. This idea sounds appealing. Consider how much easier your life would be if you could simply...
Tactic: Just-In-Time Planning "Just-in-Time Planning" Tactic Overview What: "Just-in-Time Planning" is a a cookbook procedure for planning complex projects. It helps you plan when there are many unknowns, without overplanning for every possibility. When: Use this...
A role model is someone who exemplifies your ideal in some area. Though you can learn concrete skills from role models, there is something more important you get from them: an integrated sense of the kind of person you want to be. That is what is irreplaceable. When...
Perhaps the biggest mistake you can make in decision-making is to confuse your questions about the future with your choices. For example, I was asked, suppose you love music, and like medicine, but you are concerned about pursuing a career in music because it is so...
Some things need thinking. Some things don’t. Thinking is a purposeful process of integrating new observations with existing knowledge and values to figure out something new. The goal of thinking is either to put something into words (conceptualize it), infer a...
Mini-Course | 10 hrsJump to RecordingsLearn how to build your own infrastructure to support making daily decisions about priorities, quickly and effectively, By creating infrastructures for the processes that are important to you, you improve your standard of...
Non-Fiction Writing: How to Transform Interesting Ideas into Compelling Prose Writing is a challenging form of communication. In conversation, you can catch misunderstandings and clarify your intentions. You can get immediate feedback and check to see if you got your...
Do you have the slightest desire to persuade another person to take an action that you believe is clearly in his or her best interest? If so, run out and buy a copy of Neil Rackham's 1988 book, SPIN Selling. Rackham presents the most rational approach to selling that...
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