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Thinking Directions Starter Kit
What determines your productivity on a day-to-day basis? The effectiveness of your thinking. The more effective your thinking:[…]
“Helpful” Questions
Asking yourself questions is a critical part of thinking. But it's possible to become mentally paralyzed if you ask yourself unhelpful questions. You can easily figure out that a question is unhelpful if you do your thinking "on paper" as I recommend in the Thinking...
A Rant on Creativity
Courses and articles on creativity drive me crazy. None of them get at what I see as the real issue. They all focus on brainstorming quantities of ideas instead of explaining what creativity really is and how to direct it. For example, you may have participated in a...
Top Ten Thinking Tactics
My list of "Top Ten Thinking Tactics" has evolved over time. Many years ago, I sent out a postcard that listed the top ten thinking tactics as: Think on paper in full sentences. Overloaded? Make a list. Confused? Ask yourself “What DO I know?" Stuck? Complain to...
Developing a Daily Planning Sheet
In the Thinking Lab, I offer a self-study course called, "Evolving a Scheduling Infrastructure."1 The goal of the course is to help you get a basic system in place to keep you productive. The basic system consists of only three things: 1. A daily planning session (15...
The Thinking Lab Essentialization Skills
Gaining Mental Precision The effectiveness of your thinking ultimately comes down to its clarity and precision. In Level 3 classes, you go deep into mastering conceptual clarity. In the classes on Gaining Mental Precision, you will learn: How to analyze any written...
Comment: “Spiraling” vs. “Layering”
Comment: "Spiraling" vs. "Layering" By spiraling, I mean taking multiple passes to complete a complex project, by roughing in the essentials, then working out the details in later passes on the project. In Thinking Tactics, I present this as a critical skill. I...
How a Central Purpose Integrates Your Life
A central purpose is your top productive goal. It’s stylized and utterly selfish, not just the name of your profession. One lawyer might have as her central purpose to defend companies against frivolous lawsuits. Another might want to get innocent people out of jail....
Thinking Lab Coaching
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