I found an old article of mine arguing that you should pursue only one initiative at a time. It was a little embarrassing to read because I am still learning this lesson the hard way. My latest conclusion is that you need to distinguish initiatives from other...
Mini-Course: Making Thinking Tactics Second Nature Introduction After attending Thinking Tactics or Tap Your Own Brilliance, participants often ask how to ensure they use the tactics more consistently. How do you make it second nature to turn to them whenever you get...
"Snap out of it" is pretty useless as a piece of advice. Typically, when you tell someone to "snap out of it," he is overreacting emotionally, or obsessing about something, or letting himself be distracted. Your advice won't be welcome if he disagrees with your...
I had a call with a member of the Thinking Lab the other day. He was concerned that he was reverting to some old behavior. He had changed jobs, and as a result he was very busy ramping up his knowledge and activity in the new position. He said it had occurred to him...
Introduction to Goal-Setting As an introduction to goal-setting, I recommend you listen to Goal-Setting 101 and Goal-Setting 201, my introductory classes on Goal-Setting. My approach to goal-setting is different from most people's. I focus on what makes a doable goal....
Exercise: Quick Condensations Background Now here's a puzzle: what if you're overloaded by a text, such as a report you're reading, or many notes, or pages and pages of thinking on paper? How do you reduce the overload? You need to be able to condense a section of...
In a call on "How to Get Results Now on Your Long-Term Objective,ā I was asked whether I thought "should" should be eschewed. I don't. I think "should" should be reclaimed. However, for many people, this will involve automatizing a new meaning for the word "should."...
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Exercise: Taking Passes to Get Frequent Overviews Background When you are working on a large, complex project you have a dual problem. On the one hand, you need to know a lot of details about everything in order to have enough context to make crucial decisions such...
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...
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