Exercise: Recalibrating Emotions Background Emotions are an important source of feedback. They are our automatic life-reporting systems. We experience joy in our successes, and eagerness to achieve the next goal, which motivates us to work hard on the task at hand. Or...
The very first article I wrote for my newsletter was a book recommendation for David Allen's book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. That was 2004. Recently I realized that I had misunderstood the utility of a key tool from his system — the...
Library of Thinking Lab Tools On this page are tactics and exercises with step-by step instructions for dealing with concrete issues. 10 of these tactics are included in the Thinker's Toolkit, which you can download here. Family of Emotions chart: General Tools...
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...
When the desire for approval is driving many decisions, it is a "defense value." It distorts your choices and actions and undercuts your successes and sense of self. Fortunately, this is a problem that can be remedied by taking an active approach to reprogramming your...
In a recent article, I wrote: "Should" is a moral concept. When you say you "should" do something, you are saying it is the moral thing to do. If you, as I, ascribe to the moral code of rational egoism, "I should" means: Based on everything I know, including all of...
Improving the quality of your own performance, or that of an organization, can be a complex and long-term endeavor. In his book The Lean Startup, Eric Reis explains a doable method for making incremental adjustments that can dramatically improve performance in...
In the past, I've run sessions on "Rationally Connected Conversations" (RCC) an adaptation of Marshall Rosenberg's "Nonviolent Communication" (NVC). In one session I included Jeff Brown, a Certified Trainer in NVC, to discuss "How to say 'That's BS' in RCC." I...
Tactic: Surveying - an Overview What: This tactic launches you into a thorough chewing of what you know about an issue. When: Use this tactic when you feel you need a better grasp of some issue you are familiar with. For example, when you start working on a topic, use...
Upcoming Thinking Lab Virtual Sessions Every month, there are at least two virtual classes in the Thinking Lab. Every 2-3 months, there is a Thinking Day. The Thinking Lab class schedule, upcoming class description, and dial-in information are in the sidebar at right,...
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