Aha of today

#ahaoftoday When I participate in a course and have little or no resistance to it… Am I actually learning something life-changing? Aren’t life-changing lessons supposed to trigger fear or resistance? What do you think?

#ahaoftoday Are you going through a period when you’re super-judgy? Try adding “…just like me that time when…” at the end of your sentences. Let me know if the judgments go away

#ahaoftoday when you sit with the feeling of fear, really sit with your it. What feelings come up ? For me it’s exhaustion.

The spectrum of on the beaten path vs off the beaten path. It applies very well to many other life situations besides traveling. It’s useful to keep a balance between the extremes as they both have their advantages.

We’re far better at “reading” images than text. So it’s a much more efficient and preferable strategy to take in new information. Maybe that’s why people aren’t keen to read manuals.

Knowledge = information/data + related mental models. When sharing knowledge, make sure to share the underlying mental models also.

In design and product management, unvalidated/pending decisions are like holding internal inventory in manufacturing.

An ultramarathon runner has to pace during the race and rest and recover after. Same for someone who practices collaborative communication. I need to pace so I don’t get overwhelmed and I need to recover after a difficult conversation.

New concept: “toxic positivity”. Dysfunctional emotional management without the full acknowledgment of negative emotions, particularly anger and sadness. (Wikipedia)

We’re not the most intelligent form of life, we’re amazingly well adapted to the environments that we inhabit.