Sublime

2.1 Have clear goals.

Clarity is the ultimate power, and if you want results you’ve never gotten before, you need to get crystal clear on what you want and who you are.

To limit self-deception, we should try to limit the fudge factor, especially ambiguity and rationalization. To remove ambiguity, we can make the rules crystal clear with a plain-language internal policy, or we can create feedback processes to frequently check whether we’ve strayed from our internal rules. To remove rationalization, we can

Clarity is your savior, and we must prioritize programming, maintaining, and evolving the systems our mind runs on. This is done through self-generated goals, creating a path to achieve them, and focusing on solving the problems that arise without being consumed by distractions.

However, “clarity” does not mean you have it all figured out. It means you’re clear on the next step or two. If you’re at mile marker 1 and your dream is at mile marker 50, you just need enough info and support to get to mile marker 3 or 4. Once you get there, you’ll need further instructions. But you have no clue what those instructions will be,

Clarity If a core strategic vision is too ambiguous, then there is a danger that different managers within the company will have different interpretations, and execution of the vision will not be aligned. Some additional explanation or interpretation might be required in order to clarify the vision.

When there is a lack of clarity, people waste time and energy on the trivial many. When they have sufficient levels of clarity, they are capable of greater breakthroughs and innovations—greater than people even realize they ought to have—in those areas that are truly vital. In my work, I have noticed two common patterns that typically emerge when