Value-Simplicity
This Framework Fixes ANY Chaotic Meeting
This Framework Fixes ANY Chaotic Meeting
4Cs: Collect, Choose, Create, Commit
1. Collect:
What challenges / topics we want to talk about in this meeting (dump of thoughts, clearing of the mind clutter)
a. Our ELT attempts to do this asynchronously via Slack in advance of the Weekly Tactical meeting
2. Choose:
What will we focus on right now?
a. We in real time in the meeting choose / prioritize what to address
b. I think we could use a parking lot more/more effectively
3. Create:
Generate interesting ideas for the priority/focus topic(s)
4. Commit:
a. We have decided to do X
b. Here’s how, and
c. Here’s who…
Most complexity is unnecessary, but we manage it instead of removing it because deletion requires courage that addition doesn’t.
Make your mood, or it makes you.
Most arguments are ego competitions disguised as truth-seeking.
Learning to say “you’re probably right” will save you a lot of time and energy.
Learning to say “you’re probably right” will save you a lot of time and energy.
Your capacity for excellence is inversely proportional to the number of your commitments.
Shane Parrish • Different Resolutions
Priest and philosopher Desiderius Erasmus reminds us of the power of concentrating on a single target:
“He who chases two hares catches neither.”
Source: Adagia
“He who chases two hares catches neither.”
Source: Adagia
James Clear • 3-2-1: On taking lots of shots, the power of concentration, and savoring the path to success
A philosophy I heard recently and have found useful:
“We look for reasons to say yes and only say no when we have to.”
“We look for reasons to say yes and only say no when we have to.”
3-2-1: On enjoying your own company, what drives change, and editing your habits
Buy time, not status.
“Mental toughness is often framed as the perseverance that gets you across the finish line:
But most days, mental toughness isn’t about crossing the finish line. It’s about getting to the starting line:
- Find a way to make it happen
- Push through the pain
- Grind it out to the end
But most days, mental toughness isn’t about crossing the finish line. It’s about getting to the starting line:
- Show up when no one is watching
- Keep your eye on the ball
- Do a little bit every