05 Critical thinking, positive thoughts, and filtering

No. 5 – 6 January 2023

Welcome to the 5th edition of 4-TP, a weekly newsletter with the actionable insights you need.

TPL Article

Critical thinking is not just a disciplined process that makes you a high-level thinker, it's key to solving problems and making great decisions.

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Insight

Oscar Wilde, on thinking and emotions:

"The emotions of man are stirred more quickly than man's intelligence."

Micro Thought

There are many ways to handle thoughts and emotions that get in the way of your goals. One powerful ancient technique that Greek philosophers used was rationalization. It's infused in just about every psychology book out there.

Martin Seligman, pioneer of positive psychology, breaks it down into a practical approach called disputation: counter your negative thoughts with evidence before they turn into negative emotions and undesirable behaviors.

Question

When you're working on a goal, you often find multiple ways to achieve it and may get submerged by mountains of information and data. How do you avoid getting overwhelmed and wasting time? Do you have any criteria to filter out what's important at the outset, and if so, is it working for you?

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Till next week,
— Carlos & Stef