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The real difficulty to overcome is how you think about yourself

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Are you being too precious with your projects?

Research shows that perfecting one thing over a long time can demotivate us.

Instead, finish things fast and move on. The act of completion will motivate you and help you review it more rigorously.

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A WAY IN

Want to know a storytelling secret?

It won’t matter how great your email or talk is if its title isn’t grabbing people’s attention.

Try a hook that calls out the audience and makes people want to know more - like the first sentence of this prompt!

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Take the seemingly undeniable truth about your business and flip it.

"When customers buy something at the store, they have to pay".

This could change to "When customers buy something at the store, we have to pay them", which is why loyalty programmes exist.

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Our brains register the unexpected much more than the expected.

What could you surprise your customers with - and make them remember you more?

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LESS IS MORE

Research shows that humans are biased towards adding rather than removing when solving problems.

To sleep better, we add melatonin rather than removing screen time or caffeine before bed.

When facing a problem, ask yourself: is there anything I need to remove?

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EMBRACE THE SLUMP

We know from tracking athletes' careers that they often reach new heights shortly after the biggest drop in performance.

Don’t be put off by a failure - instead, stop and learn - and use it as a launching pad to your best work yet.
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Most conversations can be divided into three types: 

•practical (what are we trying to do?)
•emotional (how are we feeling?)
•social (getting closer together) 

To communicate more effectively, identify what kind of conversation you’re having early on.
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WHY PROCRASTINATION⁉️

Ask yourself ‘why?’ 3 times.

Why am I putting this task off? B/c I’m afraid I’ll get it wrong.
Why? B/c I don’t have a clear idea of the brief.
Why? B/c I’m scared to ask my manager for more details.

Now you know what you need to do! 
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THE FEEDBACK HACK

Want to get better feedback and quickly address the issues in your idea?

Don’t ask what people like about it or what they think.
Instead, ask them what they don’t understand about it.
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Teams often misinterpret what everyone is responsible for.

To fight that, do a Role Clarification exercise. Ask everyone to describe their role as they see it.

Then, have the team share what they think the person is responsible for - and address the differences.
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THE ONE DAY MENTALITY

At work, we often get caught up in strings of events that started ages ago.

To avoid that, make your next decision as if it was the first day of the business.

With the knowledge you have today, how would you best approach things?
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“Life is not a spectator sport.”

– JACKIE ROBINSON

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DITCH THE DUCT TAPE

The term means constantly fixing something without addressing the underlying issue. It can cause you to waste a lot of time & money.

Identify the fires your team has to put out - and see if they can be prevented by doing something differently.
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Finding out what you really want in life can be difficult.

But you don’t need to meditate in the mountains for a year to do it.

Just try to finish these sentences:
I feel a surge of strength when…
I want to contribute to the world by…
My friends often ask me to…
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The “IKEA effect” shows us that people feel more attached to products they helped ‘make’.

(Even if they’ve lost some spare screws along the way).

Is there a step in your product experience that your customers can do themselves?
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When painting a picture to your audience, avoid broad descriptions.

If you ask them to imagine a guy with a tattoo, they will see drastically different things.

Instead, introduce them to a guy with a dragon tattoo on his left cheek. Now that’s interesting!
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When we have a plan to execute, it’s hard to notice the signs telling us it won’t work.

This is called the plan continuation bias. It’s responsible for many failed projects.

To avoid it, watch out for small signals and changes in circumstances.
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A good leader inspires people to have confidence in him, a great leader inspires them to have confidence in themselves.
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The Complexity Bias makes us think that our problems require complex solutions.

But very often, you can save time and resources by simplifying your tasks.

Think of the fewest steps you could take to accomplish a task.
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Want to make your to-do list burnout-proof?

Know what your most important tasks are and which ones to skip.

Separate the items into Major (tackle them first), Miscellaneous (quick tasks to do when you're tired) and Maybe (pick up when the rest is done).
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