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The Problem With Perfect

Posted on October 7, 2024

Perfect is a nice dream but an unwittingly deceptive goal. Dreaming of how things could be created or adjusted helps to inspire improvements and move society forward.

However, pressing for 100% perfection can be a fools errand and create more harm than good.

Trying to reduce the number of criminals in prison down to zero is a nice idea, but not very realistic. Solving the root cause of criminal behaviour will be better than trying to rehabilitate offenders. But even if that were successful, you’ll still likely have a few people that end up on the wrong side of societal norms and laws.

Trying to get to zero criminals ever again, Zero racists, zero traffic accidents, zero exam failures, zero bullying, etc is a wonderful idea. Perfection!

But let’s be pragmatic. We can do a lot of great things with 97% good. And we should celebrate this incredible percentage and learn to deal with the 1%-3% in other ways, as positively as possible.

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Winning Arguments

Posted on October 6, 2024

If you use words to fight daily battles or demonstrate your worth (lawyers, professors, journalists, etc), you may sometimes, but not always, be over confident in your ability to solve problems and find sustainable solutions.

Because you can battle and defend your position, or even change your opinion and take the opposite stance, by using words, you may not realise real things can’t so easily be fixed.

You want to engage with people, or hire or elect people, that have a practical streak and aren’t just theoretical focused.

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Push Your Limits

Posted on October 5, 2024

Stay up late once in awhile. Go further than you have before.

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Introduce Yourself

Posted on October 3, 2024

Step up and say hello. Shake hands, make eye contact, remember names and smile. It’s all rather simple. This is an open door to your future.

It costs nothing to say hello, be pleasant and be curious about someone’s life. Listen, learn and maybe make a new friend. Or simply enjoy that moment together.

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Review Your Work

Posted on October 1, 2024

When completing a task, review your work. You are taught this early in school. They say to write your answers in a test and then go back over it and make sure you’re happy with your answers.

Double check calculations and wording. This goes for presentations and all sorts of things.

It’s also very aligned with Step 6 in my book, Achieve Anything. For more details, and some great tips, check it out here http://www.scottgregory.co.uk

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Tough Conversations

Posted on September 30, 2024

Tough conversations are sometimes needed. You may try to avoid them, or wait too long to have one. However, once you’ve had it, usually you will feel much better.

Keep things cordial. Listen to the other side, perhaps you’ll get an insight you didn’t have before.

There will be tension and some challenges but remember to keep your cool, present the facts and don’t get drawn in by red herrings or unnecessary drama.

Hopefully this conversation will have cleared the air. If not, you may need one or two more. On the bright side, it should get easier.

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Minuscule Is Massive

Posted on September 27, 2024

Very small matters, matter quite a lot. A simple word can create a massive difference in understating.

Secondary schools have sex education not sex training. Yet both are concerned with the pupil learning about the topic.

Four millimetres doesn’t seem like that much space in this vast universe of ours, yet it is noticeable if someone’s eyeglasses are four millimetres higher on the left side than the right. It is also quite a significant distance when dealing with brain surgery, heart surgery or failed assassination attempts (thankfully).

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