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Need to shake things up? Channel your inner child.
7 creative paths to a fresh perspective:
7 creative paths to a fresh perspective:
1/ Be curious
Kids ask 'Why?' all the time, trying to make sense of the world.
We arrogantly think we have it figured out.
But the math would tell you:
What you don't know >> What you do know
Use that to see everything anew.
And yes, ask 'Why?' more.
Kids ask 'Why?' all the time, trying to make sense of the world.
We arrogantly think we have it figured out.
But the math would tell you:
What you don't know >> What you do know
Use that to see everything anew.
And yes, ask 'Why?' more.
2/ Dust yourself off
Kids fall down.
They're dirty, their knees are scraped up, their clothes ripped.
And sure, there are tears.
But 30 seconds later?
They're right back at it.
When you get knocked down, just think:
Again!
Kids fall down.
They're dirty, their knees are scraped up, their clothes ripped.
And sure, there are tears.
But 30 seconds later?
They're right back at it.
When you get knocked down, just think:
Again!
3/ Make your own rules
Ask a kid to explain the rules of a backyard game to you.
Let me guess:
It sounds pretty much like the game you remember, but with 2-3 extra rules.
That's because they learned early:
Rig the game in your favor.
Pick the game you're built to win.
Ask a kid to explain the rules of a backyard game to you.
Let me guess:
It sounds pretty much like the game you remember, but with 2-3 extra rules.
That's because they learned early:
Rig the game in your favor.
Pick the game you're built to win.
4/ Make fast friends
When kids meet at the playground?
They're instantly new best friends and birthday party-bound.
Kids know that playing is more fun with others.
Their secret: no BS barriers.
Try it - who might inspire you if you just decided:
We're gonna be friends.
When kids meet at the playground?
They're instantly new best friends and birthday party-bound.
Kids know that playing is more fun with others.
Their secret: no BS barriers.
Try it - who might inspire you if you just decided:
We're gonna be friends.
5/ Get outside
Sure, we send them outside to play to get out of our hair.
But they return happier too.
We're meant to be in nature.
I dare you to take a walk in the woods or jog on a beach and not work out your problem.
Sure, we send them outside to play to get out of our hair.
But they return happier too.
We're meant to be in nature.
I dare you to take a walk in the woods or jog on a beach and not work out your problem.
6/ Cheat
Rules that save kids from harm are 100% worth following.
For the rest, they're always dancing right on the edge.
Are the consequences real or imagined?
Maybe you're stuck behind a wall you invented.
When was the last time you checked?
Rules that save kids from harm are 100% worth following.
For the rest, they're always dancing right on the edge.
Are the consequences real or imagined?
Maybe you're stuck behind a wall you invented.
When was the last time you checked?
7/ Just start
Have you seen a kid with a new lego set?
Or maybe the first time at a new playground?
They're all in. And usually, they figure it out.
And if they don't, they start over.
Is that how you're attacking problems?
Or is there a spreadsheet involved?
Just go.
Have you seen a kid with a new lego set?
Or maybe the first time at a new playground?
They're all in. And usually, they figure it out.
And if they don't, they start over.
Is that how you're attacking problems?
Or is there a spreadsheet involved?
Just go.
You usually can't think yourself out of a rut. So find possibilities by seeing the world through a child's eyes.
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