Month: June 2006
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Stuck on a problem? Shift your perspective.
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” –Albert Einstein Here’s a thought for today. To solve problems you have to think differently. I’ve noticed I often fall into the trap of using the same narrow thinking to solve a problem that created the problem in…
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Lesson from a porcupine, watch your reaction
Last week I was driving along one of the back roads near my home. When I rounded the corner, I found a porcupine crossing the road. He saw my car and started running. I had already moved left to avoid him, but I guess he thought I was moving too quickly for him to get…
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Staying organized
It took me a numer of years to find a personal organization system that I could embrace. I started with the Franklin-Covey paper-based planning system but things always fell apart when I didn’t want to transfer uncompleted tasks to the next day. I didn’t make it more than six months before I abandoned the system.…
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Getting started
The software is set up, so the only thing left to do is to start posting to my blog. I’m still not sure exactly what I want to focus on, but I’m sure it will evolve over time. -k