Think Better

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Are you thinking for yourself or being programmed? From Clearwater, Florida, let’s resolve to think better.

We’ve always been influenced our by sources and circumstances. What’s different now is the scale and speed of information and the inability to distinguish what’s real. AI may be a monster or a powerful tool. The question is: Are you using it to think less, or think better?

Like any skill, quality thinking takes practice. And with today’s technology, comforts, and reinforcing algorithmic feeds, we’re likely out of practice and need to schedule time to exercise our thinking.

That’s why each week I develop an idea the old fashioned way, write a script by myself, then go outside at daybreak to shoot on location. I want to own it. I want to be changed by a challenging process. How about you?

Here are three suggestions to strengthen your thinking:

1. Turn off your devices. Tune into your thoughts. This takes time and repetition, and get’s easier with practice. Get away from distractions. Maybe go for a walk.

2. Find the intersection of opposing views. Instead of simple, either-or answers, lean into complexities.

3. Do your own homework. If you just repeat what you’ve heard, you’re part of the algorithm.

Instead of thinking fast about everything, think slower and deeper about fewer things. Or even better, one thing.  Stay humble and curious. Read books. Whatever tools you use, and whatever comes next, we can benefit by practicing better thinking. Until next week, stay Off Balance On Purpose.

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