Daniel Pink

So for the business people in your audience, Andy Grove, the former CEO of Intel, had a brilliant technique where he said when he was stuck on a business decision as an executive, he would say, okay, if I were replaced tomorrow, what would my successor do? And he always knew.

So for the business people in your audience, Andy Grove, the former CEO of Intel, had a brilliant technique where he said when he was stuck on a business decision as an executive, he would say, okay, if I were replaced tomorrow, what would my successor do? And he always knew.

So for the business people in your audience, Andy Grove, the former CEO of Intel, had a brilliant technique where he said when he was stuck on a business decision as an executive, he would say, okay, if I were replaced tomorrow, what would my successor do? And he always knew.

or even when we don't have to even tell anybody else, when you write about them privately, we take this abstraction and make it concrete. We turn it from this blobby thing into concrete words, which are less menacing. It helps us begin the sense-making process. So we reframe inward, we express outward, but we also have to move forward.

or even when we don't have to even tell anybody else, when you write about them privately, we take this abstraction and make it concrete. We turn it from this blobby thing into concrete words, which are less menacing. It helps us begin the sense-making process. So we reframe inward, we express outward, but we also have to move forward.

or even when we don't have to even tell anybody else, when you write about them privately, we take this abstraction and make it concrete. We turn it from this blobby thing into concrete words, which are less menacing. It helps us begin the sense-making process. So we reframe inward, we express outward, but we also have to move forward.

or even when we don't have to even tell anybody else, when you write about them privately, we take this abstraction and make it concrete. We turn it from this blobby thing into concrete words, which are less menacing. It helps us begin the sense-making process. So we reframe inward, we express outward, but we also have to move forward.

or even when we don't have to even tell anybody else, when you write about them privately, we take this abstraction and make it concrete. We turn it from this blobby thing into concrete words, which are less menacing. It helps us begin the sense-making process. So we reframe inward, we express outward, but we also have to move forward.

So again, so if we reframe inward, express outward, and then move forward by self-distancing, we begin to sort of develop that as a habit. And then instead of trying to bat away this negative emotion or getting brought down by it, we basically hop on it like a surfboard and ride it into better health, higher productivity, more meaning in life, and more effectiveness, especially at work.

So again, so if we reframe inward, express outward, and then move forward by self-distancing, we begin to sort of develop that as a habit. And then instead of trying to bat away this negative emotion or getting brought down by it, we basically hop on it like a surfboard and ride it into better health, higher productivity, more meaning in life, and more effectiveness, especially at work.

So again, so if we reframe inward, express outward, and then move forward by self-distancing, we begin to sort of develop that as a habit. And then instead of trying to bat away this negative emotion or getting brought down by it, we basically hop on it like a surfboard and ride it into better health, higher productivity, more meaning in life, and more effectiveness, especially at work.

So again, so if we reframe inward, express outward, and then move forward by self-distancing, we begin to sort of develop that as a habit. And then instead of trying to bat away this negative emotion or getting brought down by it, we basically hop on it like a surfboard and ride it into better health, higher productivity, more meaning in life, and more effectiveness, especially at work.

So again, so if we reframe inward, express outward, and then move forward by self-distancing, we begin to sort of develop that as a habit. And then instead of trying to bat away this negative emotion or getting brought down by it, we basically hop on it like a surfboard and ride it into better health, higher productivity, more meaning in life, and more effectiveness, especially at work.

And the way we do that is we have to extract a lesson from that regret. And we tend to be pretty bad at solving our own problems. We're good at solving other people's problems, terrible at solving our own problems. So a really good technique is essentially to, it's what's called self-distancing, is basically get some distance from yourself. So you can do things like talk to yourself in the,

And the way we do that is we have to extract a lesson from that regret. And we tend to be pretty bad at solving our own problems. We're good at solving other people's problems, terrible at solving our own problems. So a really good technique is essentially to, it's what's called self-distancing, is basically get some distance from yourself. So you can do things like talk to yourself in the,

And the way we do that is we have to extract a lesson from that regret. And we tend to be pretty bad at solving our own problems. We're good at solving other people's problems, terrible at solving our own problems. So a really good technique is essentially to, it's what's called self-distancing, is basically get some distance from yourself. So you can do things like talk to yourself in the,

And the way we do that is we have to extract a lesson from that regret. And we tend to be pretty bad at solving our own problems. We're good at solving other people's problems, terrible at solving our own problems. So a really good technique is essentially to, it's what's called self-distancing, is basically get some distance from yourself. So you can do things like talk to yourself in the,

And the way we do that is we have to extract a lesson from that regret. And we tend to be pretty bad at solving our own problems. We're good at solving other people's problems, terrible at solving our own problems. So a really good technique is essentially to, it's what's called self-distancing, is basically get some distance from yourself. So you can do things like talk to yourself in the,

Second person, what should you do? Or even better, your third person, what should Holly do? I got to say, the single best decision-making tool that I know of when you're stuck is to ask yourself, what would I tell my best friend to do? I have people come to me saying, Dan, I should do this or should I do that? I'm just so torn. I don't know what to do.

Second person, what should you do? Or even better, your third person, what should Holly do? I got to say, the single best decision-making tool that I know of when you're stuck is to ask yourself, what would I tell my best friend to do? I have people come to me saying, Dan, I should do this or should I do that? I'm just so torn. I don't know what to do.