Results for the category: Focus

Cracking nuts

September 7, 2018

Coffee Whether you’re involved in cracking nuts, solving problems or the daily task of leaping tall building-sized obstacles, there’s no better preparation than talking things through. The more complex the issue, the... READ MORE

No niggles

September 6, 2018

Pipes There are always seventeen (or seventeen hundred) things on your mind and only so much time or inclination to deal with them. Most mean nothing; insignificant details that roll around, demand... READ MORE

A wider battle

September 5, 2018

Refurb That fire you’re fighting … a little local skirmish or part of a wider battle? If it’s local, fix it and move on. There’s no point obsessing about root causes and systemic... READ MORE

Shifting the ratio

September 3, 2018

Big and small There’s a ratio. The one between the time you spend solving the little problems, the high-pressure low-impact shouting-loudly issues that eat away at your day and year, and the... READ MORE

Prepare to act, act

August 26, 2018

Crane There’s a difference. Plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, plan, do … is very different from prepare, prepare, prepare, prepare, prepare, prepare, do … is very different from prepare, do, prepare, do,... READ MORE