Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Problem-solving
Be careful around your success
from Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol
How to Apply This
- Treat success like a trojan horse.
When we become successful, we might become careless and ignore critical details around a situation. Our success might have come through luck and other circumstances, and we should thoroughly analyze it before we rely on it. - Pay attention to the near misses.
Paying attention to the challenges or difficulties surrounding something that worked can ensure that we don’t miss crucial details that could negatively influence our future success. - Conduct a premortem.
A premortem is a strategy where we imagine that something has failed, and we devise strategies to prevent it.
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