Field Report #9: Excerpting Instead of Processing
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Field Report #9: Excerpting Instead of Processing
To be flexible, we need an equally flexible work structure that doesn’t break down every time we depart from a preconceived plan. One can be the best driver with the quickest reactions, able to adjust flexibly to different street and weather conditions. None of that will help a bit if the driver is stuck on rails. And it does not help us to have
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They have cultivated the skills necessary to focus intensely for a period of time, then release their focus in order to assess the lay of the land. This allows them to iterate rapidly and quickly redirect their efforts. They also treat their work activities like investments. They are trying to maximize return rather than simply get through the work
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Flexible. Life is complex, but a lot of reflection methods are overly rigid. Every area of our lives is interconnected, so the way we reflect on it should be as well. “Abandon the urge to simplify everything, to look for formulas and easy answers, and begin to think multidimensionally,” said American psychiatrist M. Scott Peck. The Plus Minus Next
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