Tactic: "Complaining" Overview What: Complaining When: This is a good first tactic to use to figure out why you are floundering on a project, (e.g., stalled, going in circles, or slogging along). How: This is a variation on the 3-step process used for clearing...
There are three kinds of actions that mark a person as having an active mind. 1. You look beyond the obvious options and the obvious explanations to make sure you've got the full picture. 2. You do the introspective work to make your own values explicit, especially...
In this free teaser class, Lin Zinser and Jean Moroney will discuss what it means to have a rationally positive attitude toward life. This is not a pollyanna view that tries to look on the bright side of disasters. Nor is it the delusion that we live in the best of all possible worlds. Rather, it is an objective, value-oriented look at reality.[…]
In my Launch program, most participants indeed achieve a major goal in 8 weeks. How do they do that? In this free Zoom call, I will explain the unique goal-setting and planning process that makes this possible.[…]
Private Podcast Listening Options We have created a new, more convenient listening option for members of the Thinking Lab, which uses a "private podcast" service. If you already listen to other podcasts, you will likely find this to be the most convenient way to...
What follows are some interviews I’ve had with various radio shows and podcasts. If you would like me to appear on your show, email me: jm@thinkingdirections.com.[…]
In order to live a happy life, you need to see yourself achieving your values on a daily, weekly, and annual basis. For this purpose, I recommend that you adopt some regular practices. The daily practice is the "3 good things" process. The annual process is an annual...
Do you have trouble saying "no" to requests from others? Do you add new projects faster than you can complete them? Do you love to go above and beyond on your assignments? If so, you're like me. You tend to overcommit. The standard advice we are given is, “Just say...
In the first article in this series, I explained the fundamental nature of happiness, which I learned from Ayn Rand. Elaborating on this concept, she wrote: In psychological terms, the issue of man's survival does not confront his consciousness as an issue of...
This class teaches a radically positive approach to doing challenging work. I call this approach “focused action,” as opposed to “hard work,” because such work takes effort — often a lot of effort. But it’s not well-described as hard.[…]
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