Day 216 – The Rule of Thumb
Yesterday, while fixing a door on a cabinet in my disorganized garage, I couldn’t find a measuring tape. Instead, I used the width of my thumb to estimate where to drill the holes for the new hinge—about three thumbs wide. This makeshift solution made me wonder about the phrase ‘rule of thumb.’ Though it wasn’t […]
Day 175 – The Best Time is Spent on the Front End
The Power of First Impressions in Decision Making People make decisions very quickly. We are designed that way. We have this incredible ability to accurately determine whether something is good for us or not. We instinctively know through eons of precise neuro connectivity if something will produce the desired results. The rest of our time […]
Day 174 – What Does it Really Mean to Prioritize?
The Paradox of Choice: Less is More There is always a temptation to extend your reach as far as possible because you visualize that the more opportunities you have, the more chances you will have for success. The opposite is what tends to be the reality. Your presupposition is that increasing activity will produce more […]