Shifting strategy is a pain in the tech neck

Hold That Thought — Weekly insights worth sharing

Every Thursday I share three useful links to help you turn your overthinking into expert thinking. Here are this week’s picks:

1. Why does our strategy keep changing?

The answer might be on this poster. Full article by John Cutler on Substack

2. “I don’t think we were designed to just think”

– Andrew Huberman on why you keep waking up at 3am (and how to fix it).
8min clip from The Knowledge Project. Skip to the key insight here

3. “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”

– James Clear, Atomic Habits

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These past two weeks I’ve been focused on making small tweaks to my working and sleeping environments. Hugely motivated by an effort to correct tech neck, I’ve rearranged my desk (no more laptop open below my monitor), bought a firm neck-supporting pillow, put my phone in my office at (most) nights, and started incorporating more stretching into my day.

I know many of the people I work with are making similar improvements—and everyone’s different. Some are creating focus with blackout curtains and noise-cancelling headphones; others are bringing the light, the chatter, and candle smells in to help them stay engaged with their immediate environment. What matters is what works for you to create the conditions for doing your best work.

What small changes are you making? Reply and let me know!

Thoughtfully,
Kim

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My name is Kim Witten and I’ve spent four decades overthinking absolutely everything. I’ve turned this ability into a superpower to get stuff done and now my mission is to help others do the same. Read about the amazing things some of the people I’ve worked with have been able to achieve through coaching. What they’re saying…