work in progress 🙂
Basic
Awareness
Know yourself, do personality tests
Values
Flow
Learning
Learning how to learn
Learning styles
Resilience
Mindfulness
Stress
Depression
Communication
Writing
Keep things simple and clear. Write short sentences. Active voice. Grab attention
Write a bad version 1 as fast as you can; rewrite it over and over; cut out everything unnecessary
Links: The day you became a better writer, Writing, briefly, Clarity is good
Listening
Be more interested than interesting. Make the other person feel “felt” and valuable.
Books: Just listen, 7 habits, How to win friends..
Persuading/negotiating
Getting to yes: Focus on what they want, have a good alternative, let them save face
Influence: Use Reciprocity, Consistency, Social Proof, Liking, Authority, Scarcity
Don’t dilute your strong arguments and ideas with other weaker arguments
Books: Getting to Yes, Influence
Other links: Dilution effect
Presenting
Make it memorable: Simple Unexpected Concrete Credible Emotional Stories
Books: Made to stick
Telling stories
How to tell a great story
Everything in a story should serve the “moment of change”, or be removed
Books: Storyworthy
Being funny
Writing funny: Topic: Clever, Cute, Bizarre, Cruel, Naughty, Recognizable; Simple sentences; Leave room for imagination; Exaggerate, then exaggerate some more; Callback; No amount of advice will help if you don’t have the humor gene
Management / Leadership
Leading
Problem solving
Problem solving 101
Time management
ZTD
Project management
Plan
Sync
Change management
4DX
Leo :) 