High-Value Traits

/ Similar to last week. I am at a crossroads between what I initially thought a newsletter would be used for and whether or not having different musings week to week makes sense. Will continue with that cadence this week. Still iterating.

/ High-Value Traits

A nice list of five highly positive traits to have w/commentary. Thinking about this a bit.

Easy going. Could be at a 2* Michelin restaurant or a McD’s. Down for either. Change of plans. Twists and turns. Calm and unbothered. Never expected life to go that way or any way. Just hyped to be living.

Kind hearted. Happy when you’re happy. Always down to listen. Administers gestures you still remember years later. Wise crack or two but never talks shit. “Yeah he gets like that sometimes but still love the kid”

Growth-oriented. Open to feedback. Never blame or take anything too personally. Sees weaknesses as data instead of excuses. Confidently humble. Not perfect and never will be but chooses to be better regardless

Self-respecting. Guided by principles. Makes sure actions align with personal values. No stranger to healthy conflict. Speaks up when the situation calls. Doesn’t blame or accuse. Simply listens to what the heart yearns to express

Optimistic. Believes luck is abundant. Could complain but knows it doesn’t solve anything. Fails but looks forward to the next at bat. Everything is an opportunity. This thing that happened is not chill but also good. “Why not us?”

/ Learn –> Create

Trying to use “yield” to quantify the information-gathering and creation phase.

The first phase is the information-gathering phase. This phase never ends. There is a % yield to this phase. Person A may be able to gather more information (breadth) and to a greater degree (depth) than Person B. Example: an average high school student is in this mode most of the day, such as in school or partly after school. Perhaps they are playing sports or video games and still learning (albeit a different flavor). The depth of learning is variable, so assume yield is perhaps 50%?

A high-achieving student may differ in a few ways. They may pay more attention during school (greater depth). They may study more after school (more time spent/breadth). They may have unfair advantages such that they absorb information faster/better (both helping yield) and so their yield is 80%.

The second phase is creation. Not just consumption but now into production. You call on your information, infuse some creativity, and now sort of re-think something that is regarded as new. New expression/pieces of art, new strategies in a game, new ways to design a room.

This sounds fine. Scientist in information-gathering during their undergrad and master and convert to creation during their PhD. Their time as scientists, producing novel discoveries is improving production quantity (and hopefully quality). Then, in 20 years as a senior scientist, they are hopefully now very creative and sharp and can come up with solutions to complex problems much faster and elegantly. Even managing people this is the same. Someone who manages people for 20 years is working at a higher yield than someone at 1 year, even if they are both in the exact same job.

This is all fine, but I’m thinking more about how to maximize the yield/quality of information-gathering. Is there anything to do other than spend more time? Perhaps there is no shortcut other than raw effort and grit—doing more, learning more, and being present more.

Tweets / Memes

-VS

The post High-Value Traits appeared first on Certain Views.