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By: Sources of Insight » Blog Archive » Lessons Learned for 2008

Sources of Insight » Blog Archive » Lessons Learned for 2008 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:27:45 +0000

[...] Develop a routine for exceptional thinking. Create a preperformance routine that creates consistent and dependable thinking. Work backwards from the end in mind. Know what it’s like when you’re at your best. Model from your best experiences. Success leaves clues. Turn them into a routine.Set time boundaries. Don’t let yourself take as long as it takes. Work has a way of filling the available hours. Set a timebox and improve your routine until you can shift gears effectively within your time boundaries. See Design a Routine for Exceptional Thinking. [...]

By: JD

JD — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:40:34 +0000

@Vered – I’m a fan of getting the ball out of my court as quickly as possible, so I know how that goes. I hate shelving work and picking up where I left off. One thing I do differently than the past is I make more trips to the buffet. Rather than overflow my plate, I take smaller plates I can finish. Obviously, that’s a metaphor, but I’ve found it helpful for managing tasks on my plate.

@Evelyn – My friend’s Dad would always say luck is when skill and opportunity come together. You’re right, we’re the key to our own luck.

@Barbara – Time limits really are the key, but the secret is this … rather than just thinking of the time limit as a time to stop, use it as a way to think about what to bite off. For example, if you have an hour, ask yourself what’s the most useful thing you could accomplish wthin that hour. It gradually helps you learn to bite off what you can chew, and to savor the moments.

By: Barbara Swafford - Blogging Without A Blog

Barbara Swafford - Blogging Without A Blog — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:45:41 +0000

HI J.D. – This part really resonated with me, “Work has a way of filling the available hours. Give yourself a weekend to finish that report (or clean out the garage), and it will take the entire weekend.”. I’ve done that many times. Now I’m realizing I need to set better time limits.

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:36:34 +0000

Your tip on “A Routine is Not Superstition” caught my eye. How true!! We should not be depending on a whimsical thing or object and hope for good luck. We attract our own luck by focusing on our inner Selves!

By: Vered - MomGrind

Vered - MomGrind — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:24:30 +0000

“Set time boundaries. Don’t let yourself take as long as it takes.” I’m familiar with this idea, but I have to say, I usually let things take as long as they take. While after a while I’m not in peak performance anymore, being able to cross a task of my list is enough of a motivator for me to keep going.

Of course, it depends on how complex the task is.