March 8, 2019 When You Only Have Time for a Quickie… Ok, people, focus. You have limited time, and you need to get a project completed fast. Or you have to make a dinner reservation at a new place. Maybe you have to arrange for some service done on your home. Or you have to switch vendors at work. Time is a scarce resource. You don’t have the luxury of conducting multiple interviews, performing tons of research, and asking all of your friends. You’ve got 20 other tasks to accomplish, and all before your next coffee break. How can you decisively make your selection without blowing your time budget? First, spend…
May 21, 2014 Getting Back to the Basics… with a Little Chicken Fried Life is full of choices…so many options from which to choose. Just ambling down a grocery store aisle reminds us that every day, every hour, every minute, every moment practically, we need to make decisions. Granted, most are small choices, not weighty ones, and that is a good thing! It is easy to become mired in so many potential decisions, and we can become afflicted with “paralysis analysis” which prevents us from moving forward. A good strategy to assist with this affliction is to simply put things in proper perspective. Ask a few questions, like: Is anyone likely to die…
February 16, 2010 The Paper Chase Have you ever walking into Home Depot or Sherwin Williams hoping to buy a can of paint to paint a room in your house? And stared unblinking and unbelieving at the approximately 10 million color choices you have available? Well, paper can be like that too. If you allow yourself to be overwhelmed by the number of selections, you may work yourself into a type of paralysis analysis where you may never make a decision. Sometimes it is better to let the experts help guide your choice. As discussed last week, it is best to let form follow function. Often,…
