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Thinking Skills | Clear Thinking | Day 39

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“You will have relatively less problems to solve, if you don't confuse problems with inconveniences.” Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 39   Last one month & a half in this journey has been exciting. You can find more about that here: Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker Today we step into the basics and try to understand how we can pause and think better. We are never taught how to think or make decisions. We are just expected to make good decisions. With age, this expectation is default in every conversation. In my pursuit to look for easy principles of thinking clearly, I landed upon this book - " Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish ". THE ENEMIES OF CLEAR THINKING The unconscious mind  is powerful and  can control our thoughts and actions there are invisible instincts that conspire against good judgment Example A CEO's inability to handle an unscheduled call leads to his downfall. The importance of thinking clearly in order to...

Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 38

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  “Experience alone does not add value to a life. It’s not necessarily experience that is valuable; it’s the insight people gain because of their experience. Reflect on it.”   Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 38 Last one month in this journey has been exciting. You can find more about that here: Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker Today we explore another paradigm of thinking models. The more easy to understand these models are, higher the chance that you'll remember them and use them. In my pursuit to look for easy to understand thinking models, I landed upon this book - "How Successful People Think" .  Reflective Thinking: 1. Reflective Thinking:    - Reflective thinking is essential but often overlooked in our fast-paced society.    - It allows thoughts to simmer until they are fully processed, leading to better understanding and learning from successes and mistakes.    - Reflective thinking pr...

Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 37

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“The problem with popular thinking is that it doesn’t require you to think at all.”   Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 37 Last one month in this journey has been exciting. You can find more about that here: Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker Today we explore another paradigm of thinking models. The more easy to understand these models are, higher the chance that you'll remember them and use them. In my pursuit to look for easy to understand thinking models, I landed upon this book - "How Successful People Think" .   Popular Thinking: Japan is a beautiful place. But people only visit what's popular, thus miss a lot of other important stuff. 1. Popular thinking can be limiting and detrimental to personal growth and success.    - Popular thinking is average and lacks the value of good thinking.    - It resists change and innovation, hindering progress.    - It often brings only average results and medi...

Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 36

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      Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 36 Last one month in this journey has been exciting. You can find more about that here: Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker Today we explore another paradigm of thinking models. The more easy to understand these models are, higher the chance that you'll remember them and use them. In my pursuit to look for easy to understand thinking models, I landed upon this book - "How Successful People Think" .  Refuse to be Negative #1 -- Focus on possibility -- Ask what's good about the negative side of this? -- Look for opportunities Refuse Status Quo #2 -- Don't settle fo how things are -- There's always a better way Dream Big #3 -- Expand you dreams little more than usual -- Visualize your goals -- Don't worry if...

Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 35

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 "Hope is not a strategy."   Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker | Day 35 Last one month in this journey has been exciting. You can find more about that here: Thinking Skills | Journey of a Strategic Thinker Today we explore another paradigm of thinking models. The more easy to understand these models are, higher the chance that you'll remember them and use them. In my pursuit to look for easy to understand thinking models, I landed upon this book - "How Successful People Think" .   To-Do Plan be more Efficient Maximize your strengths Find most direct path towards Objectives Utilize Strategic Thinking: - Strategic thinking is not limited to business or military action and can have a positive impact in any area of life. - Planning one's life on a daily basis is common, but strategic thinkers plan their l...