Bradley Staats, How to Reinvent Yourself

Question 1

How to overcome imput Bias

Answer 1

The tendency to overestimate the intensity and duration of future emotions.

• We are often afraid of failure, but we have to remember it is often not as bad as we think; be brave, go.
• The aggregation of marginal gains—the idea that small improvements add up to remarkable results.
• IIntrinsic factors engage us to learn. So be yourself, make things fun for you.

Question 2

What is the difference between a performance mindset and a growth mindset, and how do they affect us?

Answer 2

People with a performance mindset believe that individuals are born with a fixed degree of intelligence, and intelligence determines success or failure.

People with a growth mindset believe they can always improve their intelligence. Success results from effort and persistence through continuous learning.

Studies show that people with a growth mindset perform better, stick with tasks or problems longer, and express more enjoyment while doing them. Not only that, but after delivering an incorrect answer, people with a growth mindset show greater brain activity than people with a performance mindset.

Question 3

How to overcome action bias

Answer 3

An action bias is our impulse to act on a problem instead of pausing to reflect or do nothing.

• Science tells us that even small breaks help us recharge our analytic abilities. In other words, taking time to recharge and reflect literally changes our brains for the better.
• Ask questions

Question 4

Better togehter?

Answer 4

• Play your strengths, embrace your weakness. Dont try to be everything to everyone. Our strangtsh create more value. Our strengths are the most valuable way we can contribute to our teams, businesses, or communities.
• Prevent tunnel vision. Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it is the only one you have. Surround yourself with people who can support you and give different imput.

Question 5

Specialize Today, Seek Variety Tomorrow

Answer 5

So, it’s time to stop thinking of specialization and variety as mutually exclusive. Instead, maximize learning by using them together.

In the short term, specialization helps you stay focused, while multitasking overloads your working memory.

Over the long term, adding variety to learning keeps you engaged and gives you a more comprehensive foundation of information and ideas.