Annie Duke: We have this trade-off. We can kind of feel the pain in the moment, but the pain is going to be better in the long run, if we use it well, because we are going to be better decision makers in the long run, because we are experiencing the pain.But the pain in … Continue reading Not all the roads
Category: self-help
Presenting
If you are preparing to deliver a presentation that matters (to you), consider the following. Start with the audience and the change you'd like to see (even when you are just presenting results, you are still demanding a change). List them down somewhere and have them visible throughout the process. Have the deck ready early, … Continue reading Presenting
Clinging is not the answer
Beliefs are constructs, and so two things can happen. They can fail you. When you least expect it, when you start thinking at beliefs as reality, when you put a lot of pressure on them, the world will shift and they might not be relevant anymore. They can change. It takes probably more time than … Continue reading Clinging is not the answer
Strategy and tactics
While I was writing Secret Recipes the other day, I noticed I wrote another post a while back on a similar topic and yet with an apparently contrasting message. I now want to try to make better sense of my thoughts around doing. Secret Recipes is about approaching information in a critical way. I say … Continue reading Strategy and tactics
The role of integrity
There is no such thing a minor lapse of integrity.Tom Peters At some point in life, you have to become extremely clear on what you stand for. It's not about knowing what you will become, it's more getting serious about the how. Will you lie? Will you look for shortcuts? Would it be ok to … Continue reading The role of integrity
When you have an idea
When you have an idea that would demand any type of effort from anybody to implement (most ideas do), the sooner you get out of the "this-is-the-best-idea-in-the-world-everybody-will-love-it" mindset the better. Instead. Clarify what others have to gain from the implementation. Most ideas do not exist in a vacuum, and so side effects are to be … Continue reading When you have an idea
Dispersing energy
How much energy do we spend trying to come out on top? Being the best in our class, in our team, in our company; walking faster than others to try to get a best spot in the queue; paying for something we don't need with money we don't have; winning that argument that is draining … Continue reading Dispersing energy
