Now at BlueSky @dan.greening.org AI researcher, computer scientist, agile coach, rural activist, scuba diver, snowboarder, world traveler, serial entrepreneur
Conquering Procrastination: Find the Cues, Choices, and Rewards that degrade Health and limit Opportunities
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Choose equanimity and compassion over anxiety and rage
Then use agility to blaze a path through uncertainty
Thich Nhat Hanh used this approach with the Vietnam War
You can use it in your own intimidating project
Requires mindfulness, agility, and persistence
Q&A ... DM exchange
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I would love to know how mindfulness works with fear. I feel like people often make wrong decisions when they know they are headed towards disaster. đź§µ
Execs should be taught to use agile themselves
Otherwise
➡️ they can’t distinguish between real and fake agile and...
👉 grifters with brands (large consultancies) can exploit them
👉 grifters with placebos (agile/waterfall hybrids) can distract them
#agileisfragile
When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck
—Paul Virilio
This quote reminds me of the election of Donald Trump over Hilary Clinton. Trump was far more agile.
Unlock the power of the Five Whys technique in this intriguing episode, with agile coach Dan Greening and corporate fixer Dan Dickson. Did Five Whys save an IT person's job, after a system crash?
mindfulagility.com/five-whys
GM to everyone that has gotten closer to Inbox Zero!
I helped a friend get rid of 16,000 Inbox emails in 2 days. Aggressive unsubscribing helps her more reliably handle new emails. My emails to her get more attention.
Be less stressed and more appreciated! Here's how... đź§µ
If you feel safe in your area of work, you’re not working in the right area. Always go further into the water than you feel capable. Go a bit beyond your depth. When your feet no longer touch the bottom, you're just about to do something exciting.
—David Bowie
This Agile Whys subset shows two practices documented in the Agile Canon: Embrace Collective Responsibility 🤝 and Align to a Driving Purpose ✴️. The Agile Whys prescribes coaching for preceding causes. #agile#mindfulness#5whys@mindful_agilitysr.link/a5w1
Breaking items down thoughtfully is largely a product owner skill. But lazy product owners (and coaches) abdicate value decisions to dev teams. Dev-only perspective is cost-centric. Value comes from smart product choices. Product Dev partnership delivers profit=value/cost
The Mindful Sprint 3: Find Cues for Habits
Your habits build your destiny. Find cues that trigger routines.
To eliminate a bad habit or create a useful one, the first step is find a cue. You need a cue clue!
sr.link/tms-cues