🧠 Structured Thinking
Whether it’s frameworks, mental models, or system thinking, how you think determines how you see the world, overcome hurdles and your approach to life and work. Here we explore how to pierce through noise and chaos.
The most important skill for the modern world and why we exhibit scarcity behavior amidst material abundance.
I am obsessed with understanding the nature of things, so that I am not caught off guard by life.
Struggling with projects that consistently underperform? Unlock the secrets of effective project management and running meetings with this three-part blueprint.
The top 5% of leaders I work with all know the importance of thinking and communicating in this framework. Let me break it down for you.
Imagine a day when your time is no longer hijacked by the most repetitive "chores" and you finally have time to think strategically and have fun. The key is to know WHEN to automate and outsource.
LinkedIn asked me to write my predictions on the future. The problem is that predictions don’t matter when everything is constantly changing. What’s more important is preparing ourselves for the unpredictable.
A study conducted by MIT/Harvard/Wharton and BCG show that consultants using AI performed much better and faster. Yet over reliance leads complacency and mediocre work. The key lies in matching your AI strategy with the task at hand.
Here’s how to turn messy world-changing news into an opportunity to upgrade your mental operating system.
Strategic Planning is usually an arcane and misunderstood process. However Jerry Mings broke it down into the most digestible 4-part framework. I share my top 3 learnings from this insightful session here.
Just a quick scroll through Twitter these days can leave you depressed about the state of humanity, leaving you feeling powerless and hopeless. Here’s how I retain my hope and sense of control adopting the “LIGO Mindset”.
Figuring out life’s priorities is a messy job. This three-part framework cuts through the noise.
A framework to enhance our inner understanding and outer power, so that we can live informed and fulfilled lives in this rapidly changing world.
This MMN experiment highlights the potential of mind maps and AI tools for structuring complex info and enhancing decision-making in novel fields.
I’ll show you how to parse through complex business and product decisions that stumps even the most efficient organizations.
A practical example of using 1st Principles and Mental Models to build resiliency in the face of change and adversity.
Critical thinking is increasingly needed to make good decisions in a chaotic world. I’ll share my 3-step method of turning life experiences into new frameworks that help us cut through all the noise.
Treating yourself like a startup cuts through the noise when going through career pivots and layoffs. The key is to think in terms of time not money.
The OODA framework provides a framework for starting a mind map for decision making and taking action.
On the path to success, we need three things to keep us continuously improving. If you don’t have them, you’ll be competing handicapped.
I was asked to give advice to a YouTube follower who was career transitioning, which made me reflect on what makes the ideal job. My conclusion has two parts.
When exactly should you mind map? I'll explain chaos and order cycles of projects and how to use mind maps to organize your thoughts, become more productive and reduce stress.
During an emerging crisis like Covid & Ukraine, it’s easy to be swept up in the whirlwind of news and emotions. Here is a structured approach to cut through the noise to begin understanding what’s going on.
Today’s hyperconnected world has turned us into nervous wrecks. Here’s how to calm yourself with a few mental tricks I learned from meditation.
Systems Thinking is looking at things as a whole AND its parts in order to understand how it works. My framework has three layers and it’s the same process I apply to every mind map.
In a world of unpredictable rapid growth it’s the magnitude of the payoff that matters. Here’s how the best tech investors thrive in what legendary statistician Nassim Taleb calls the chaotic 4th Quadrant.
Use mind maps to dissect our emotions to improve our mental wellbeing and relationships.
Most of what we formally learn is textbook knowledge, but in most important things in life, it’s the emotional understanding that ultimately matters.
When analyzing information or talking to people about fast moving current events, I ask myself if we’re having a Fog-level or Peak-level discussion.
The secret to living a life of freedom lies in turning our “have-to’s” into “want-to’s”. Here’s how I did it for myself and others.