Advice On Strategizing

[Rasheed]

  I watched Leo’s life-changing video about patience. In this episode, he advised to devote 1 hour per week to strategizing. I strategized for the first time, today. During the session, I had this concern: I think I am doing it wrong, and I am wasting time by strategizing incorrectly.

  Those of you who strategize; are experienced in strategizing, can you give me advice on how to actually strategize? What’s the best way to strategize?

*By strategizing, I mean: Planning/thinking about/strategizing the future.

[RobertZ]

In a practical sense, I find bullet journaling (https://bulletjournal.com/) to be helpful for daily strategy. “Stop worrying about everything you have to do—with bullet journaling!” Systematically list tasks every day. Write down everything you have to do in one journal. Then check things off. Action identification and accomplishment supports flow between capabilities and objectives.  This practice develops a dynamic strategizing capacity. Gradually you can see your advantage.

Objectives
Strategy identifies the objective. An objective is not a general goal. An objective is a specific action to support a goal. An objective is a SMART action (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound).

Advantage
Your competitive advantage is your strategic  essence. What needs can you satisfy that other people do not satisfy? How are you better or different at doing that? Time? Quality? For example, you might analyze, implement or control supplies, resources, desires, or environments (e.g., socio, cultural, economic, natural, tech).

Scope
Another part of the strategy is scope—identify the operational environment. What are the boundaries beyond which it will not venture? What are you doing, for whom? Do you make use of other people or internalize skills?

[supremeyingyang]

@RobertZ 

Thanks bratan, I'll dig that Bullet Method.

 

@Rasheed 

I compiled some methods, which I want to share.

1. You make notes in different domains:

• a simple little paper notebook (for little things like what you wanna buy or ideas)
• on plain text on you pc (make backups!!!!!!!!)
• on some whiteboards (one holds headlines, the other some specific content)
• a college spiral notebook (for hourlong studies)

After some times go go through your analog stuff and translate it to your digital contemplate book

 

2. Read lots of books on finance, career, biographies and strategy.

 

3. Develope a 5 years strategy and plan it down to what to do this month. every day and week you ask youself briefly : AM I STILL ON TRACK?

4. Concentrate (Leo has a Video on that) before work for just 5 Minutes

5 Meditate

[Scholar]

First I would recommend to just do it. The first strategic mistake you are making here is to rely on the advice of others. The process of figuring out how to strategize is in itself strategizing and will make you better at strategizing.

Ask yourself questions and contemplate them, try things out, if they don't work you can adjust them. Later when you have a process you can integrate outside methodes.

 

Also Leo made a video on strategy specifically:

 

Edited December 24, 2019 by Scholar

[Rasheed]

3 hours ago, supremeyingyang said:

@RobertZ 

Thanks bratan, I'll dig that Bullet Method.

 

@Rasheed 

I compiled some methods, which I want to share.

1. You make notes in different domains:

• a simple little paper notebook (for little things like what you wanna buy or ideas)
• on plain text on you pc (make backups!!!!!!!!)
• on some whiteboards (one holds headlines, the other some specific content)
• a college spiral notebook (for hourlong studies)

After some times go go through your analog stuff and translate it to your digital contemplate book

 

2. Read lots of books on finance, career, biographies and strategy.

 

3. Develope a 5 years strategy and plan it down to what to do this month. every day and week you ask youself briefly : AM I STILL ON TRACK?

4. Concentrate (Leo has a Video on that) before work for just 5 Minutes

5 Meditate

Fourth point was very inspiring. Do you actually concentrate and meditate 5 minutes before work? Does it help you? Can you elaborate that point?

38 minutes ago, Scholar said:

First I would recommend to just do it. The first strategic mistake you are making here is to rely on the advice of others. The process of figuring out how to strategize is in itself strategizing and will make you better at strategizing.

Ask yourself questions and contemplate them, try things out, if they don't work you can adjust them. Later when you have a process you can integrate outside methodes.

 

Also Leo made a video on strategy specifically:

 

It makes sense, what you said about me making mistake by asking advice. I thought about that, but I still asked, because this is great forum with great people...I don’t go and ask this advice to my grandma for example, who is low conscious, unhealthy blue individual. 

[supremeyingyang]

21 hours ago, Rasheed said:

Fourth point was very inspiring. Do you actually concentrate and meditate 5 minutes before work? Does it help you? Can you elaborate that point?

Yeah, I do that. I need to be very concentrated in my work (unless I want to work more than I get paid for). So I come earlier than most, Concentrate like that Video for 5 Minutes and start the Work. If possible I repeat at noon.
Effects: Rapid Productivity, I mean I was good in concentrating before but... I is like a booster. And it feels good.

I use another Technique which seems to be like bullet technique: at the evening you write 6 goals for tomorow. Every goal takes 20-40 Minutes, bigger goals will be seperated. Together it works quite nice

Edited December 25, 2019 by supremeyingyang

[Rasheed]

2 hours ago, supremeyingyang said:

Yeah, I do that. I need to be very concentrated in my work (unless I want to work more than I get paid for). So I come earlier than most, Concentrate like that Video for 5 Minutes and start the Work. If possible I repeat at noon.
Effects: Rapid Productivity, I mean I was good in concentrating before but... I is like a booster. And it feels good.

I use another Technique which seems to be like bullet technique: at the evening you write 6 goals for tomorow. Every goal takes 20-40 Minutes, bigger goals will be seperated. Together it works quite nice

Thanks.

[Vipassana]

What are your goals? Its difficult to give advice when you don't provide enough information. 

Would highly recommend doing the Life Purpose Course.

You need a vision.

Ultimately all your strategies should aim to align yourself with your life purpose. 

Leo has done a wonderful job putting together a 'sutra'  to finding your life purpose and getting on track with it. 

As of now, Aim for clarity and practicality... something you could start doing tomorrow.

[Rasheed]

3 hours ago, Vipassana said:

What are your goals? Its difficult to give advice when you don't provide enough information. 

Would highly recommend doing the Life Purpose Course.

You need a vision.

Ultimately all your strategies should aim to align yourself with your life purpose. 

Leo has done a wonderful job putting together a 'sutra'  to finding your life purpose and getting on track with it. 

As of now, Aim for clarity and practicality... something you could start doing tomorrow.

You are right, I did not gave enough information...But my question was not on what to strategize for but HOW to strategize, for anything. 

- I thought, there were some general rules to follow while strategizing, that's why I asked.

Thanks for the feedback.

Clarity and being practical are the keys. Thank you.

[Vipassana]

@Rasheed

Very simply, If I were to write down a 1-2-3 step formula to strategize...

1. Set a clear goal to pursue. (Visualize, Journal, Network)

2. Contemplate! Contemplate! Contemplate! (Ask the right questions) 

3. Break Macro-Goal into various Micro-Goals.

4. Find High Yield techniques that you can commit to consistently. 

If you do step 1 & 2 properly then building up strategies to get what you want will be a piece of cake. You need to think systemically... acknowledge all pieces of the puzzle. Most importantly, acknowledge the piece of puzzle which is yourself. You need to radically honest about your habit patterns.