Are You Pausing Enough to Stay on Course?
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Are You Pausing Enough to Stay on Course?
The general assumption driven by these optimization models is always that faster is better. I think there are things we need to deliberately and consciously slow down for our own sanity and for our own productivity. If we don’t ask that question about what those things are, I think we’ll get things terribly, terribly wrong.
Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
Summary.
From “I like to be efficient” to “I trust my gut” to “I can make a rational decision,” there are a number of deeply ingrained — and counterproductive — myths we tell ourselves about how we make decisions. Underlying these myths are three common and popular ideas that don’t serve us well: First, as busy people, we don’t need to invest
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Leaders often mistake pausing for procrastination. However, the reality is that strategic pausing is a high-performance leadership move that separates reactionary decision-makers from visionary leaders. It’s not about slowing down indefinitely; it’s about creating intentional space for recalibration so that when we do move forward, we do so with
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Innovation stalls: Breakthroughs don’t come from busyness. They emerge from reflection, setbacks, and unexpected insights.
“Reflection requires stillness.
One cost of rushing from thing to thing is that you lose the space to think. Hard work matters, but nonstop motion often hides a quiet truth: you could have used your time better.
If you never pause, you confuse activity with effectiveness. Make time to think. Walk outside. Sit quietly. Create space. Then move again,... See more
One cost of rushing from thing to thing is that you lose the space to think. Hard work matters, but nonstop motion often hides a quiet truth: you could have used your time better.
If you never pause, you confuse activity with effectiveness. Make time to think. Walk outside. Sit quietly. Create space. Then move again,... See more