Knowledge = (Capability × Creativity) / (Overwhelm & Disorientation × Fear & Doubt) = Power
For me, the most important parts are to increase my capablity and decrease my doubt.
Overwhelm & Disorientation means lack of clarity
to decrease them:
- Do something different. Move somewhere else.
- Go for a walk, go to the bathroom, brush your teeth.
- Ping a friend or family member.
- Listen to ambient sounds or language-free music.
- Disconnect from digital devices.
- Do a brain dump.
- Do some freewriting and notemaking.
Fear & Doubt means lack of confidence
to decrease them:
- Find others further along the path you can learn from.
- Get feedback.
- Celebrate small wins instead of just plowing forward.
- Trust in your unique perspective: “You are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You”.
- Reflect on past successes, not just achievements, but especially the moments you adapted from failure and grew from disappointment (Growth Mindset stuff).
- Join a supportive group of like-minded individuals.
if lack of capability:
- Do an Attention Audit to see where you are spending your valuable resource.
- Cut off some information sources. Add others that are better. << filter sources
- Engage in continuous learning. Learn from experts.
- Practice notemaking. << notetaking | my note taking rules
- Make a list of knowledge skills you want to improve.
if lack of creativity:
- Do something different. Move somewhere else.
- Brush your teeth with your opposite hand.
- Read fiction. Read the classics.
- Do notemaking to cross-pollinate ideas from different fields or areas of interest.
- Keep an idea log or journal.
- Give something a name.
- Practice notemaking techniques.