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How to make rational decisions
The role of biases in decision-making
The impact of social norms on decision-making
The 7 steps
- Know what is to be done
- Know how to do it
- Know how well you are doing it
- Knowing where to go with this task, having a plan leading you to completion
- Perceiving the significant challenges
- Perceiving the skills required
- Staying away from distractions
ticking off each of these steps gets you a step closer to the desired state of flow.
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Strat #3 - Look, I can rub my tummy and pat my head at the same time!
I am sure you can do that, but when it comes to optimal performance in tasks, a single task is what we should be focusing on. All 100% of that precious concentration you have should now be on the task, not on cat videos.
Your brain has 2 parts to it, the conscious and the subconscious. Wh...
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Go with the ~flow~
Our brains are fantastic tools, but we are never taught how to use them or the conditions required for their ideal functioning. ~Flow~ is when this tool will surprise you.
Flow, is a state of mind achieved when one is completely oblivious to their surroundings and completely indulged in the...
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Strat #2 - No, not the map, the compass please
We must have a clear final destination. However, it is important to know that the journey is always more important than the destination. It is in this journey we find out interesting things about ourselves, we test ourselves.
Always thinking about the goal is not good either, that's daydre...
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Strategy #1 - Oooh, this is interesting!
The task you choose must be a bit challenging. Picking something that doesn't intrigue you underrates your attention. We don't want that do we?
A challenge is what we want. That's when we see an opportunity.
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- Frame the challenges
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Going with the flow
Elements to help you reach a state of flow.
- There are specific goals every step of the way.
- There is immediate feedback to your actions.
- There is a balance between challenges and skills.
- Action and awareness are merged.
- Distractions are excluded fr...
The Why Is Threatening
The truth is that a really good Why? type question tends to be threatening. That’s also what makes it useful. It challenges us to step back and stop thinking on autopilot.
It also requires a step back from knowing — that recognizable feeling of knowing something but not knowing how you...
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