A Few Good (Lateral) Thoughts #4
Quick little thoughts at the end of the week
4th Friday Special
You’re getting this email early in your inbox for 2 reasons: I’m on vacation so I scheduled this ahead of time and I’m trying out new sending hours.
Without further ado, let’s jump into it:
Suggest answers, don’t just give them outright. People tend to accept their own ideas easier so instead of telling someone what to do, try to have them suggest it instead of you saying it out loud.
Pick 3-5 topics you’re familiar with and have opinions on. When asked on others, say you don’t have an opinion on the particular topic. Try this for a week, you’d be surprise how liberating it feels.
When you don’t like someone off the bat or just because “you don’t like their style”, it’s usually because they remind you of some sort of negative or even traumatic experience. Try to understand what that is and see if you’re not just setting them up to fail.
That’s it for this week, folks. Thanks for tuning in and spending a few minutes of your day to try and get new perspectives on various problems. See you all on Monday!