JAMES CLEAR

This is the ability to reach beyond a specific field of expertise and create new uses for an older thing. It’s about taking one thing and using it for a different purpose than intended.

For example: Apply a cooking recipe to a marketing strategy or use a spreadsheet program to org...

• You’re focused on the time and energy you’ve already invested, or the sunk cost fallacy.
• Your eyes are trained on positive cues -being overly optimistic and loss averse. Always trying harder and for longer.
• When we realize we’re likely to fail at a job or other ...

• Keep learning and practicing. Instead of assuming you know all there is to know about a subject, keep digging deeper.
• Ask other people how you're doing. Another effective strategy involves asking others for constructive criticism. While it can somet...