Focus On How You're Going To Get There
Having focused on where you're going (my previous posting), now you can focus on how you're going to get there.
There may be 101 ways in which to do this but some of these will be easy and some of these will be hard. What you want is the quickest, easiest and most effective way of getting there. This may not always be the most obvious one. In fact often it isn’t.. While the most direct route from A to B is a straight line it may not be the best solution. If the direct route happens to have a mountain in the way, it's easier to go around.
Think about what would be an 80/20 solution or route for you. What would get you there with less time, effort and cost? Don't try re-inventing the wheel if someone else has already done what you're trying to do, learn from them.
For my recent trip to Slovenia – we needed to get from Brighton to Stansted. We had three options bus, train or car. When practical, I try to minimise the use of the car but the difference between the amount of time, effort and cost involved in taking the bus or train, meant long waits, high cost, multiple segments and changes, against taking the car – shortest time, easiest route and lowest cost – even for two of us.
Which option gives you more with less for your particular situation?
The first one you think of will probably be the most obvious and the one that is likely to come as much from habit as anything. Take a while to think about other options, step back, brainstorm some ideas, ask your friends and colleagues. Find something better that gives you more with less for your particular skills, abilities and way of doing things. The ideal solution is likely to be the one that pops up out of the blue or comes from an unexpected direction, possibly when you're thinking of something entirely different, so give yourself a break every now and then.
There may be 101 ways in which to do this but some of these will be easy and some of these will be hard. What you want is the quickest, easiest and most effective way of getting there. This may not always be the most obvious one. In fact often it isn’t.. While the most direct route from A to B is a straight line it may not be the best solution. If the direct route happens to have a mountain in the way, it's easier to go around.
Think about what would be an 80/20 solution or route for you. What would get you there with less time, effort and cost? Don't try re-inventing the wheel if someone else has already done what you're trying to do, learn from them.
For my recent trip to Slovenia – we needed to get from Brighton to Stansted. We had three options bus, train or car. When practical, I try to minimise the use of the car but the difference between the amount of time, effort and cost involved in taking the bus or train, meant long waits, high cost, multiple segments and changes, against taking the car – shortest time, easiest route and lowest cost – even for two of us.
Which option gives you more with less for your particular situation?
The first one you think of will probably be the most obvious and the one that is likely to come as much from habit as anything. Take a while to think about other options, step back, brainstorm some ideas, ask your friends and colleagues. Find something better that gives you more with less for your particular skills, abilities and way of doing things. The ideal solution is likely to be the one that pops up out of the blue or comes from an unexpected direction, possibly when you're thinking of something entirely different, so give yourself a break every now and then.
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