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Do what Matters Most by Rob Shallenberger (Ex-USAAF and secret service) and @byb_steve (helped create Stephen Covey Leadership Center).
Indeed, what does matter most? (I think it depends on your values.)
I agree. Part of the reason we have a burnout epidemic is managers who don't understand that your people are your most important asset, and doctors who put the patients and career before their own well-being.
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Anecdote of cognitive overload or "task saturation" in the cockpit which almost resulted in a near-miss.
This reminds me of a finding from my lit review. When a supervisor is worried about patient safety as well as teaching, teaching takes a back seat.
USAAF pilots are trainted to focus on the most important things - the "primary instruments". The authors recommend three habits: set a personal vision, set annual goals for personal and professional life, and plan a week in advance.
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Doing what matters most begins with reflecting on your own performance and what your priorities are.
The authors recommend using the Eisenhower urgency-importance matrix to analyse your activity.
This is the hierarchy. mindtools.com/pages/article/…
Apparently Eisenhower borrowed the idea from Dr J Roscoe Miller of Northwestern University.
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Before becoming the best version of yourself, you need to have a vision of what that looks like. You need to form a vision for each of your roles in life.
Ask yourself:"Twenty years from now, what are some things you want to have accomplished? What would you like to improve about your life or your community? What qualities do you admire most in others?"
Think about your different roles/identies. e.g. doctor/father/husband/etc.
Come up with 5-7 roles, and write doen a vision for each. The vision should make you feel a little uncomfortable or excited. They should stretch you or take you out of your comfort zone.
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The authors recommend setting annual goals. Make them SMART goals- Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant and time-bound.
Put them somewhere you can see them.
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Borrowing from aviation's pre-flight planning, the authors recommend pre-week planning. Most choose to do this on Friday or the weekends.
Start w reviewing your vision and goals. Block out 30 mins a week to do this task.
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Schedule a time to do those things that you plan in your pre-week planning. This keeps you accountable and prioritises it. You can use pre-week planning for teams too.
These blinks were complementary to what I'm learning about Getting Things Done. @threadreaderapp unroll please.
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Parking this here because conversational analysis has been described as like a Eadweard Muybridge moment in helping us understand the world. artsandculture.google.com/asset/egH07ZVm…
The bit about proving horses have all four hooves off the ground in a gallop reminds me of the A-ha or gotcha moment. I think I prefer the conceptualisation as potential for illumination. Light itself is neither good nor bad but can be used for both.
This reminds me of this morning's run where Jim was telling me about how TV developed, and like all things in engineering, there was incremental change, and shared or stolen IP.
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"In a world where value is not just placed on things but also on ideas, collaboration has become the most important skill."
Our education has let us down by training us to be individuals rather than working in teams. Just think about all those exams...
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Political Tribes by @amychua in 2018. She's the author of the Tiger Mum book, and my interest was piqued when I heard her on @GadSaad's podcast yesterday.
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The story of WeWork is that of a "glorified real estate company" that was selling itself as a tech company/startup. It all came crashing down in 2019.
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It all starts back in 2006 when Adam Neumann met an architect called Miguel McKelvey. Neumann needed a space for a baby clothes business. They ended up in the same building and they started collaborating on a business of renting ready-to-use office space.
I've backtracked to the start of the chapter because it's been so long. Schon is highlighting the tension between discipline and practice-orientations to education. He menions Veblen.
And again on the page 308. What is Veblen's ancient hierarchy of knowledge? Who was Veblen?
The authors think that productivity can be learned. I think they're probably right. Being productive is a skill, and I think most if not all skills can be learned and improved upon.
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The authors had a son with a health condition. They kept working to maintain their health insurance. They also had two more kids AND grew their business.