Posts Tagged ‘unexpected’

Sticky Ideas Workshop (Part 2): Unexpected

He was dead the whole time! Darth Vader is Luke’s father! She’s his sister and his daughter!

The endings of movies like Sixth Sense, The Empire Strikes Back, and Chinatown — and the stories that lead up to them – stick with us for years and even decades because they trigger a deep psychological reflex: surprise. They come at us out of nowhere (seemingly – repeat viewings tend to reveal… » Continue

August 15 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: Communication, idea, madetostick, surprise, teaching, unexpected, writing | 6 comments»

Psychics Must Be the Most Productive People in the World

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” ~ Wayne Gretzky

Think about this… If you could predict the future, your productivity would skyrocket. The biggest hurdles to productivity are interruptions, distractions, and unknowns. No matter how many tools you use, lists you keep, methods you follow - life will come along and screw everything up with… » Continue

February 15 2007 | By Tony | Tagged: assessment, planning, Productivity, risk, unexpected | no comments»