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On Accurate Thinking - Part 1

by Rick Baker
On Jun 23, 2016

Some people believe I get too bogged down or is it tied up in words. Writing too much. Going into too much detail. Being too nitpicky about definitions.

No, probably that's not right. I probably should have said, most people think I get too bogged down/tied up in words.

I agree. What a shortcoming. I mean - considering my goal is to help people obtain their business goals, it would be tremendous if most people were saying, Wow - this fellow sure packages his messages well! 

Clear.

Crisp.

Delivering accurate, quick & easy wisdom.

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So - I've set a new challenge: I must learn to package my messages in ways that appeal to folks who want quick-reading/easy-reading and of course valuable messages. As I write this, I'm thinking fondly about Plucky & Pithy...a post from 2010 and Plucky & Pithy #2 a post from 2012.

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People are adapting their reading: to address that, I should boil everyting down to bullet points, 3 at most:

  • I get it. Just deliver a stitch in quick time, don't deliver nine.
  • I get it. Too much cooking spoils the broth.
  • I get it. This also applies to bakers: too much baking spoils the cake.

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But, what about the common practice of setting company values, barely defining them, and missing the fact personal values are intimately linked with personal rules:

  • How do I ignore that?
  • How do I ease off on defining values?
  • How do I ease off on explaining the power of deep-set rules reflecting deep-set personal values?

(Changing current habits is going to take some work and some time.)

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As I work at Plucky & Pithy

Perhaps, the people who cannot live with details can offer helpful advice...

(And I'm OK if their advice is detailed.)

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