Tips
- Harvard Medical School advice:
- write it down,
- look it up,
- do it now.
- notecards -- daily reminders:
- get used to keeping a stack of 3 x 5 index cards on your desk at home and on your desk at the office (the classroom).
- note cards come in handy for a lot of things;
- keep a checklist visible on your office / classroom desk every day
- young folks prefer checklists on their phones, that's fine, but a visible checklist on your desk can be much quicker to update ad cross off
- keeping track of bills:
- use "NOTES" app that is on your Apple computer desktop
- alarms
- set alarms on your phone for absolutely everything
- set alarms every night before going to be for everything you can think of for the next day
- update those alarms throughout the day
- use time on cellphone if things coming up in less than 30 minutes
- perspective
- always look at "things" from the perspective of your audience (boss, parents, students)
- be positive
- always reply positively -- even if it will be a negative answer
- thank you
- generally, one can start almost any reply with a "thank you."
- communication
- to your most significant other / soulmate -- tell him/her often
- if I say something to you that can be interpreted two different ways, consider that I meant to say it in a good way -- if that makes sense
Stephen Covey's seven habits -- you don't have time to read the book now but you need it on your bookshelf -- I'll send you a copy for Christmas
- #5 is most important: think first to understand; then to be understood;
- when someone tells you something, make sure you understand what they are saying
- vice versa
- #3 comes next: put first things first -- really, really important --
- and these often need to be specific things; not "pie in the sky" or abstract things;
- paying bills on time is more important than eating
- #2: begin with the end in mind; know your final goal;
- don't ever lose sight of what you ultimately want
- #1: be proactive; don't procrastinate; talk with someone if problem seems insurmountable
- think: what's the worst thing that could happen.
- come up with Plan A for worst thing that could happen.
- #7: sharpen the saw; continuosly improve; best way: reflect at the end of each day; keep reading;
- #6: synergize: teamwork
- #4: think win-win: balance courage and consideration
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