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,...
Often when you set goals, you wind up with a dry statement of something you think you should do. Goals should be juicy! They should be as appealing as a ripe peach. After all, they are your goals. They are to contribute to your life. Just as you choose food that is...
Forgetting is real. It takes special work to remember an idea or an intention, particularly to remember it at the time you need it. The default is that you don't. This issue is much wider and more important than remembering names of people you meet or items on a...
Exercise: Generating Your Own Warmup Questions Background In the previous exercise, I recommended using prepared questions to get an overview. That works very well when you find a set that is suitable for your situation. But sometimes you need to warm up and get an...
Exercise: What to do about Paralysis Background This is a good time to stress the importance of STOPPING your thinking if you get certain signals. As I mentioned earlier, if you notice that you are floundering, you should STOP what you are doing, and switch to...
Here is a guide to the many articles on this site, including: Book Recommendations, Thinking Tools, Focusing on Values, Understanding Emotions, Acting on Priorities, and other categories.[…]
Addendum to Spiraling Exercise 8 Case Study: Scaling Down a Plan to Improve a Marriage Recently, I was asked how the "layering" or "spiraling" approach could apply to improving a relationship. This seems like a hard case, because there are uncountable ways to improve...
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: Manufacturing Stopping Points "Manufacturing Stopping Points" Tactic Overview What: "Manufacturing Stopping Points" is a tactic you can use to break a big project into smaller pieces, each of which you can finish in 30 minutes. This permits you to fit it in...
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...
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