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If-Then Plans | Coach Takeshi

If-Then Plans: Follow-Through by Design

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Goal intentions describe what you hope to achieve. But they leave the moment of action undecided, and that is is … Read More

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Friction - Mental Model Dojo - Coach Takeshi

Friction: Where Good Intentions Stall

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We get used to the multiple data entries, the copy this from email and paste into the spreadsheet tool-hopping routines, … Read More

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Defaults - Mental Model Dojo - Coach Takeshi

Defaults: The Science of the Choice You Don’t Make

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Defaults are everywhere Once you start looking, you notice defaults everywhere. At work, recurring meetings continue unless someone cancels them, … Read More

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Prospect Theory - Mental Model Dojo - Coach Takeshi

Prospect Theory: How Framing Changes Decisions

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Loss aversion: The psychological pain of losing is twice as powerful as the pleasure of gaining the exact same amount. … Read More

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Is it true, kind, necessary?

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True – We are so accustomed to communication that seeks to influence us, often making us skeptical of others’ intentions. … Read More

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Smart people can't stand looking stupid

Let’s Talk About Fear of Failure

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There’s one HBR article that I share but never hear back about. It’s Chris Argyris’ “Teaching Smart People How to … Read More

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Vincent Van Gogh Three Sunflowers

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced

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“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will … Read More

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Shared Understanding | agile-od.com | Lifecycle

The Map Is Not The Territory

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The map is not the territory. – Alfred Korzybski, 1931 Semantic scientist and philosopher Korzybski coined this term to distinguish … Read More

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