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So our first step in improving our outcomes is to train ourselves to identify the moments when judgment is called for in the first place, and pause to create space to think clearly. This training takes a lot of time and effort, because it involves counterbalancing our hardwired biological defaults evolved over many centuries. But mastery over the ordinary moments that make the future easier or harder is not only possible, it’s the critical ingredient to success and achieving your long-term goals.
Clear Thinking
Shane Parrish
people don’t pay attention to boring things (Brain Rule #4). You’ve got seconds to grab someone’s attention and only 10 minutes to keep it. At 9 minutes and 59 seconds, something must be done to regain attention and restart the clock—something emotional and relevant.
Anyone who has built a career on managing document-management systems can hardly welcome the claim that documents themselves are the problem. Anyone who has edited Word documents all their working life can hardly welcome the thought that Word itself is a blind spot.
Information Autonomy
Martijn Aslander
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