We know the adage “don’t reinvent the wheel,” but do we use that leverage of building on the knowledge of others to our best advantage? I think sometimes we try to be clever and unique (see the last post about keeping things simple) rather than trying to build upon what...
There are so many effective ways to say to keep something simple, clear, concise. A new one for me was the “Sesame Street Simple” made popular by the Procter &...
Trust. It is something that comes up when talking about people’s character. It is something most of us want (and/or even expect) in our relationships - family, friends, colleagues. It is something that, when broken, can be difficult, if not impossible, to repair. In ...
Silos are a problem. Not the kind you see on farms (well, I guess those can have issues of their own, but that’s not what I’m talking about). I’m talking about issues with what McKeown calls linear knowledge in Effortless.
Automate. Automate. Automate. I keep coming across this theme more and more frequently, and I have been working to embrace it wherever I can.
I have mentioned this in a few posts, but resting and pacing myself are both things I struggle with. So, reading McKeown’s suggestions in Effortless about establishing lower and upper bounds really spoke to me, “Never less than X, never more than Y.”
Fail Faster. I first encountered this line of thinking when I was working for a non-profit association. Our CEO introduced it to the staff and wanted us to approach all our projects with this concept in mind. At the time, my perfectionist self balked at the idea. Now,...
Have you ever found a different way to approach a problem? Damien and I are always on the lookout for new ways to find solutions. One of the methods we implemented a year or so ago was the use of lateral thinking which looks to solve problems through an indirect and...
If you have known me for a while, you probably know I am a no-nonsense, no-fluff kind of person. So, reading in Effortless about how McKeown talks about simplifying processes through the use of identifying the minimum steps required to completion, sang to my soul. No fluff...
At the end of the chapter “Start” in Effortless, McKeown says, “In recent years neuroscientists and psychologists have found that the ‘now’ we experience only lasts 2.5 seconds. This is our psychological present.” While I had some understanding of our present moment only...
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