“Thinking About Thinking Is The Most Important Kind of Thinking”
Do you think about your thinking?
I chose a quote from a Category Pirates’ mini book I was reading this morning as a headline for this post. And I agree with the Pirates’ perspective.
We ‘knowledge workers’ think a lot. But do we regularly challenge the way we think?
This is what I am going to do during the holidays.
I am going to ask myself four critical questions:
–> What is the problem I try to solve with my work? Is it a ‘me-problem,’ such as earning more money? Or is it a problem my customers have, and with which my ideas can be of much help?
–> What are my goals? If the problem I try to solve is wrong, chances are my goals are wrong, too. Are they ‘me-goals’?
–> What tools do I use to reach my goals? Are these tools suitable for ‘me-problem’ and ‘me-goals only’?
–> What metrics do I use to evaluate my progress?
So, since I have some spare time, I am going to use it rationally. I will spend a lot of time with my family. But I will also try to sharpen my ‘thinking saw.’
Will you sharpen your thinking saw, too?
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