We have a ‘thinking’ system and a ‘doing’ system – and we’re generally only capable of using one at a time.<ul><li>Thinking requires Diverging(trying to come up with as many ideas as possible).</li><li>Doing requires Converging (evaluating ideas and figure out which ones are best).</li></ul>

Thinking or Doing

Physical and mental distance influence the way you think about things. Distance engages the thinking system. Your workplace environment is strongly associated with getting things done. In order to engage a thinking mindset, spend time working in another place. Change your environment, and you will change the way you think.

Get Some Distance

The modern workplace revolves around sitting. The seated posture reinforces the activation of a thinking mindset.If you need to jumpstart your doing mindset, get moving. Stand up. Walk around your workspace. By getting up and moving, you get into a converging, action-oriented mode on.

Stand Up and Move

The proximity of a deadline can also activate different systems: the closer the deadline, the more your “doing” mindset is activated.Change your deadlines to get into convergence, the doing mindset.

Experiment with your deadlines

You'll find that some days, the ideas come fast and furious. The days when you just want to sit at your desk, stare up at the sky and just let your mind wander. Other days, though, you really want to get moving. You're antsy and you can't really focus on any one thought.

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