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It’s Not a Question of Time but Priorities
You have your day planned: Meetings, phone calls, emails, client appointments…then it hits us. Something urgent requires our immediate attention or does it? The phrase “Tyranny of the Urgent” was coined in 1967 by Charles E. Hummel in his short publication. Hummel opens with the question “Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day?” Perhaps those of us , or should I say most of us would answer yes! But even if possible would a longer day really solve our problem? Most likely not. The issue is so not one of time but priorities. That is where we choose to invest our time. Such a dilemma leads to stress, self doubt and possibly health problems. Why were we never taught this in school? Hummel was inspired by the words of a cotton mill manager who said…
Blind Spots, or better yet Biases. We all have them. It’s our brain’s ways of taking shortcuts in decision making. A hard wired yet often flawed response. Some may be good as they clarify and reinforce our beliefs and philosophy while others can be destructive. To improve our efficiency and position ourselves for increased success let’s look at three blind spots we should be aware of and avoid. Economically one of our most common blind spots or fallacies is the Sunk Cost Fallacy. Here’s an example…
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