The technique originates from investing — it is fairly common to hear investment professionals say “curate your information sources”; I used to think this meant ‘keep a good, well filtered information diet’. I now realise this is mistaken — investors have to consume large amounts of information as part of their job; there is no way a ‘strict diet’

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Outcome Orientation is very simple. At all times, whenever you are doing something or reading something, you should ask yourself the question:

“What is the outcome I am trying to achieve here?”

You may then continue with the action or consumption if you wish, but you must answer the question honestly first.

But Outcome Orientation is more powerful, in just about every way. I currently think of Outcome Orientation as level three on a three-tier hierarchy of information consumption:

1. Level One (No Filters) : You let everything in indiscriminately.


2. Level Two (Strong Filters) : You build shields: you mute or block information sources that are not reliable,

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