Better Insights, Better Results
“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.” -- Ayn Rand
Here's a little recipe that will help change your game. We're all creatures of habit and it's easy to get stuck in a rut. How do you break out of a thought pattern or change how you see things?
“An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgments simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.” -- Edward de Bono
Would life be better if somebody could tell us the right thing to do at all possible times?
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” -- Albert Einstein
Jotting down one-liner thoughts is a simple way to turn insight into action. I come across "ah-has" all the time, and I take the extra step to write them down in a sticky way. For example, while strolling through the blogosphere I came across a nice little pearl of wisdom on The Cranky Middle Manager Show:
“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.” -- Stuart Chase
Where do your beliefs come from? Maybe some come from advertisers. Maybe some come from authority figures. Maybe some are from your parents. Maybe some are from your own personal experience.
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” -- Maria Robinson
When you have to think your way through things, you wear yourself out. This is why routines and going into automatic pilot serve you. You don’t have to think your way through the basics and you can focus your thinking on higher level things up the stack.
