Context Matters

When we need to make a decision, we tend to ask "What should we do?" However, it narrows our thinking to one right decision.

If we ask the question: "What could we do?"  it broadens our decision-making frame, because we can consider multiple futures. Could ask what if, what el...

For older books, try to understand the historical context. For books written in an unfamiliar country, try to understand the cultural context. 

Some helpful questions to ask include:

• Why did the author write this? 
• What is their background?
• What else have they wri...

• Separate yourself from the event to gain an outside perspective.
• Don't punish yourself for overreacting.
• Ask yourself: Why did I do that? What could I have done differently? Did it even matter?