You don’t need to be smarter than others to outperform them if you can out-position them. Time is the friend of someone who is properly positioned and the enemy of someone poorly positioned.
Shane Perish
Clear Thinking Summary:
Clear Thinking By Shane Perish is an outstanding module for motivation. All of the energy that is going towards something not important comes at the expense of the most important thing. Most of us know that greatness in any form demands focus, but only a few of us thinking in every situation practice it. Here are three lessons from this book.
There are four bad defaults that torpedo your thinking in every situation.
We need four key strengths to keep our wits about us when things get tough.
If you want to handle your mistakes well, follow a four-step process.
We have four default reactions, all of which prevent us from clear thinking, especially if they appear together. It is very important to realize where to think clearly.
Rationality is wasted when you don’t know when to use it.
Shane Parrish
How to think clearly according to Shane Perish?
To think clearly the first step is to recognize where to think clearly and what keeps us from thinking clearly. There are four things that prevent us from thinking clearly.
The emotional default is when we react to feelings instead of reason and facts.
Ego default holds us back whenever self-esteem is under fire.
The social default keeps us in line with what is considered normal, polite, and appropriate in our larger circle.
The inertia default is our natural default that resists change. This book by Shane Perish has helped me in improving my mindset and focusing on something that is really important.
Novel Details:
| Title | Clear Thinking |
| Author | Shane Perish |
| Publishing Date | October 3, 2023 |
| Genre | Motivation, Clear Thinking, Self Determination |
| Rating | 5/5 |
Clear Thinking FAQs:
Self-Accountability, Self-Knowledge, Self-control and Self confidence can help thinking clearly.
Shane Perish describes how to think clearly in steps. He starts with the recognition of the point where the problem is coming from. For example, a person who doesn’t pay attention to a little rumor call and then this call being ignored causes problems for the company. Eventually he is fired from office. The problem first arose in the low attention to the basic details. Shane Perish states that to think clearly, one should first focus on where to think clearly.
Unaddressed problem can cause serious trouble in life and the clear thinking help us to get smarter in this situation. Shae Perish by his book makes us productive, and deliver standardized and practical approach to work.
This book is both for teens and adults. This is an extraordinary motivational guide for one who wants to structure his life. The book shows the ways to think clearly and focus on what is the most important thing in the social business circle. It is very helpful in problem-solving.
