Idea Journal Weekly 3 By Idea Journal We combine 3 ideas to help you think differently and be more creative. 69 issues Subscribe to my list This thingy has to be empti pwieshh
#66 Dec 23, 2018 Weekly 3: Make the most of conflict – Summary: Learn how to debate. Rank the validity of opinions. Pay attention to your blind side. (~8 mi
#65 Dec 16, 2018 Weekly 3: Identify promising ideas – Summary: Look for early momentum. Focus on love -- not likes. Bet on people over ideas. (~5 min read)
#64 Dec 9, 2018 Weekly 3: Ask better questions – Summary: Improve the quality of your questions. Better understand yourself and your motivations. Avoi
#63 Dec 2, 2018 Weekly 3: Read more effectively – Summary: Aim for quality over recency. Put more skim in the game. Push yourself to learn more. (~8 mi
#62 Nov 25, 2018 Weekly 3: How to contact busy people – Summary: Be relevant. Build on common ground. Write emails that get a response. (~7 min read)
#61 Nov 18, 2018 Weekly 3: Better understand people – Summary: Avoid working with these character types if possible. Pay attention to people's actions. Loo
#60 Nov 11, 2018 Weekly 3: Better manage priorities – Summary: Pick the right battle. See projects for what they really are. Get your life in order. (~8 mi
#59 Nov 4, 2018 Weekly 3: How to build a community – Summary: Solve for quality instead of quantity. Find your tribe. Build more than an audience. (~4 min
#58 Oct 28, 2018 Weekly 3: Uncommon problem-solving tools – Summary: Put your subconscious to work. Use less effort than you think. Find new problems for your so
#57 Oct 21, 2018 Weekly 3: Use teamwork to improve your performance – Summary: Identify your "personal board of directors." Mix different viewpoints. Stress-test your plan
#56 Oct 14, 2018 Weekly 3: Tips for more effective networking – Summary: Find your "superconnectors." Weave a supportive web. Write better cold emails. (~6 min read)
#55 Oct 7, 2018 Weekly 3: Tips for picking a career – Summary: Pay attention to what's fun for you. Come out of hiding. Think inside the box. (~5 min read)
#54 Sep 30, 2018 Weekly 3: How to be happy – Summary: Show your appreciation. Aim for more than happiness. Be mindful of your mortality. (~5 min r
#53 Sep 23, 2018 Weekly 3: Stand out from the crowd – Summary: Be the kind of person people want to hire. Combine your skills in a novel way. Put more of y
#52 Sep 16, 2018 Weekly 3: Have better mornings – Summary: Plan your day the night before. Chase your dreams. Use the morning after test. (~3 min read)
#51 Sep 9, 2018 Weekly 3: Hiring people – Summary: Test for animals. Solve for self-awareness. Raise the bar. (~4 min read)
#50 Sep 2, 2018 Weekly 3: Have better conversations – Summary: Have better conversations with yourself. Have better conversations with your employees (and
#49 Aug 26, 2018 Weekly 3: Fulfill your potential – Summary: Pull your career out of the shadows. Find the ingredients of your passion. Resurrect your ea
#48 Aug 19, 2018 Weekly 3: Fear and anxiety – Summary: Be a more confident public speaker. Change your view of anxiety. Identify the fears holding
#47 Aug 12, 2018 Weekly 3: Be more organized – Summary: Find your tribe. Structure your arguments like a pyramid. Embrace inequality in your to-do l
#46 Aug 5, 2018 Weekly 3: Increase your impact – Summary: Say less to mean more. Apply leverage to your "specific knowledge." Manage your energy -- no
#45 Jul 29, 2018 Weekly 3: Tools for life design – Summary: Picture yourself in 10 years. Name your fears to lessen their influence. Find a sponsor for
#44 Jul 22, 2018 Weekly 3: Tools for thinking – Summary: Find a problem you can solve. Write to think more clearly. Don’t overthink things. (~6 min r
#43 Jul 15, 2018 Weekly 3: Outdo your competition – Summary: Choose the path of most resistance. Be more credible. Follow the rule: less > more. (~6 m
#42 Jul 8, 2018 Weekly 3: Solving problems – Summary: Trust your unconscious. Focus on the benefits your product or service offers. Look for oppor
#41 Jul 1, 2018 Weekly 3: Storytelling – Summary: Choose the right frame and lenses. Tell a story like Pixar. Start with why. (~5 min read)Ide
#40 Jun 24, 2018 Weekly 3: Making customers successful – Summary: Identify your best (and worst) customers. Uncover what they really care about. Create a win-
#39 Jun 17, 2018 Weekly 3: Managing people & yourself – Summary: Believe in your employees. Manage the environment, not just the people. Be your own CEO. (~7
#38 Jun 10, 2018 Weekly 3: Points on a moral compass – Summary: Be a mensch. Test the ethics of your decisions. Be honest to be courageous. (~5 min read)Not
#37 Jun 3, 2018 Weekly 3: Fail to succeed – Summary: Avoid desert islands. Make a sandwich. Identify “single points of failure.” (~6 min read)
#36 May 27, 2018 Weekly 3: Helpful habits – Summary: Form habits to fill in skill gaps. Question your assumptions. Ignore the bad and build the n
#35 May 20, 2018 Weekly 3: Make better decisions – Summary: Be a more effective -- and contrarian -- leader. Turn the binary into multiple choice. Shrin
#34 May 13, 2018 Weekly 3: Tools for better writing – Summary: Cut the bullshit. Solve problems in your writing by deleting them. Be more active -- and hum
#33 May 6, 2018 Weekly 3: Tools for brainstorming – Summary: Generate better ideas more consistently. Exercise your “idea muscle” to be more creative. Us
#32 Apr 29, 2018 Weekly 3: Tools for learning – Summary: Take advantage of how your brain works. Use "intelligent failures" to innovate faster. Combi
#31 Apr 22, 2018 Weekly 3: Choosing a mentor – Summary: Find an effective mentor -- not just a friend. Ask yourself these questions to find the righ
#30 Apr 15, 2018 Weekly 3: Have better meetings – Summary: Reduce the cost of your meetings. Give your meetings more structure. Test your meetings for
#29 Apr 8, 2018 Weekly 3: Tools for persuading – Summary: Listen to the ancients before giving your next speech. Speak your audience’s language to get
#28 Apr 1, 2018 Weekly 3: Tools for innovating – Summary: Invest in your customers. Jump curves, and over your competitors. Cook up new solutions with
#27 Mar 25, 2018 Weekly 3: The role of emotion in individual performance – Summary: Identify your emotional drivers for long-term success. Be a better coach and mentor. Stand o
#26 Mar 18, 2018 Weekly 3: The value of multiple perspectives – Summary: Hire quick learners who write well. Who says there’s only one way to lead? Reframe your prob
#25 Mar 11, 2018 Weekly 3: Concise Writing, Synthesis > Summary & Honing Objectives – Summary: Write more effectively by removing unnecessary words. Synthesize findings to make any analys
#24 Mar 4, 2018 Weekly 3: Be a Better Teacher, Positioning Against Leaders & Happy Customers – Summary: Educate your customers better than your competition can. Use your larger competitor's brand
#23 Feb 25, 2018 Weekly 3: Better Decisions, “What-iffing” & Questions of Leadership – Summary: Encourage healthy debate by asking better questions. Use two words to unlock your imaginatio
#22 Feb 18, 2018 Weekly 3: Pixar Storytelling Tips, Confidence After Rejection & Obligating Questions – Summary: Tell a story like Pixar. Keep your poise after being rejected. Identify the genuine objectio
#21 Feb 11, 2018 Weekly 3: Actions Worth Judging, Be a Musician & Honest Self-talk – Summary: Be a better judge of people. Learn like a musician. Look at your actions to understand your
#20 Feb 4, 2018 Weekly 3: Meaningful Change, Rare Responsibility & Avoiding Competent Assholes – Summary: Create a movement to make change that matters. Be the “rare responsible person.” Pick your p
#19 Jan 28, 2018 Weekly 3: Useful Guesswork, “Endless Newbies” & Flexible Expertise – Summary: Educated guesses about the future. Embrace your inner newbie. Expertise for the long haul. (
#18 Jan 21, 2018 Weekly 3: Find Your Edge, Math Skills & Competitive Puzzles – Summary: Change one word to find your personal edge. Multiply your skills. How to solve the puzzle of
#17 Jan 14, 2018 Weekly 3: Many Faces of Leadership, Problems vs. Contexts & “Integrative Thinking” – Summary: Who says there’s only one way to lead? A quick method to better understand a problem's conte
#16 Jan 7, 2018 Weekly 3: Challenging Questions, Easy Ethics & Focusing Made Simple – Summary: Early Questions for Later Success. An Easy Test for Ethical Decision-making. 7 Steps to More
#15 Dec 31, 2017 Weekly 3: Magnetic Prestige, Successful Marketing & Your Heroes – Summary: The pull of prestige. How to run a successful marketing campaign. Comparing your heroes to y
#14 Dec 24, 2017 Weekly 3: "Go-to-mind Strategy," Identifying a Big Idea & Leaders vs. Followers – Summary: First to market = first to mind. How to know when you have a big idea. Leadership qualities
#13 Dec 17, 2017 Weekly 3: Promiscuous Tech, Better Arguments & “Liquid Networks” – Summary: Hedge your bets on tech. Use a pyramid to make better arguments. Think like a liquid to be m
#12 Dec 10, 2017 Weekly 3: Being Memorable, The Power of “How?” & Art As Propaganda – Summary: Ways to be more memorable. Ask "How?" to solve problems. The purpose(s) of art. (~5 min read
#11 Dec 3, 2017 Weekly 3: “Intelligent Failures,” Better Product Ideas & Learning from Stupidity – Summary: Failure can be a good teacher. Use "SCAMPER" to have better brainstorming sessions. Study st
#10 Nov 26, 2017 Weekly 3: Managers vs. Makers, Learning Matrix & Effective Meetings – Summary: Manager's schedules vs. Maker's schedules. Prioritize your learning. Have more effective mee
#9 Nov 19, 2017 Weekly 3: Questioning Skills, 10 Ideas/Day & 5 Whys – Summary: Asking good questions is a skill. Exercise your "idea muscle" to be more creative. Use 5 Why
