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“Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on.”
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The Decisions You Don’t Realize You’re Making
In
the next few weeks, Creating the Future will be releasing a brand new
class on Decision-making. And what better way to prepare for that new
class than to think about the decisions you currently make? What would
it take for those decisions to bring out the best in yourself and
everyone around you?
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is the process that turns thinking into doing. Whether as individuals
or groups, whether we call our decisions “plans” or “strategies” or we
don’t even realize we are making a decision, if we are turning thinking
into doing, we are deciding.
The more mindful we are as we make
decisions, the more we can ensure our decisions are bringing out the
best in ourselves and those around us. This is especially important for
those decisions we don’t even realize we’re making!
This week’s “try this” is therefore a simple, yet profoundly enlightening one:
Notice every decision you make.
- Grab a pad and pen.
- For one hour, jot down every single decision you make.
Seem simple? Consider this: Every single action you take is the result of a decision to take that action.
- Get out of bed or hit snooze one more time?
- Check your email every hour?
- Try to fit in one more call before the staff meeting or arrive on time?
- Yell at your kid about not doing her chores?
We
each make countless decisions every single day. The more mindful we are
about that fact, the more we can explore ways to ensure those decisions
are bringing out the best in ourselves and those around us.
So give it a try. Jot down every single decision you make for an hour.
And let us know what you learn from that!
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Want to meet other people who are also learning how to apply Catalytic Thinking in their lives? Join us at the Catalytic Thinking in Action community on Facebook -
a welcoming place where you can ask questions and learn from people
like you who are experimenting with these practices. We look forward to
seeing you there!
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Creating
the
Future
is a
collection of
people around
the world,
supporting
each other in
a grand
experiment.
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The
experiment:
To
determine how
much better
the world
could be if
the questions
we ask in our
day to day
lives are
bringing out
the best in
each other.
If
everyone,
everywhere, is
bringing out
the best in
every person
they encounter
– and if the
systems that
guide our
behaviors are
built to bring
out the best
in all of us -
how much
closer will we
all be to a
healthy,
humane world
that works for
all of us?
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