2x2: Ideas for getting un-stuck

Hello there, friends. Welcome to this week's edition of 2x2 — links and tips for leaders and creative folks. As always, you’ll find a couple of resources, tools, diversions, books, tools, toys, or other types of recommendations for you to check out; and then, secondly, are a couple of ideas, stories, or tips. Enjoy! Check this out 1: [Brian Stucki’s Travel Charging Packs]( I have something similar, but it’s just for me as I’m the only one who travels regularly. But the point is the same: having a ready-to-go kit with all the required charging gear is wildly convenient. 2: [Next time you get stuck, try this.]( A few helpful suggestions from Sahil Bloom about what to do when you have a project or task that you’re stuck on. One thing I often do when I feel stuck on something is to record a voice memo to myself and do a verbal brain dump. Then I listen back to my voice memo and outline the things I said, organizing the ideas and tasks into something a bit more structured. Something to think about 1: The Law of Attention There are 8 Laws of Focus, and one of them is the Law of Attention. Wherever our attention is, our life is. Where you direct your attention, that is the direction you will go. Our minds do not easily differentiate between “positive” or “negative” attention; we simply focus on that which we are giving our attention to. For example, when driving in your car if you stare at the lamp post and try not to hit it, you are likely to drift right toward it. Why? Because that is the direction you were focusing on. The Law of Attention means that whatever we direct our thoughts and focus on is what we will move toward. Use this to your advantage by directing your focus onto the positive actions and desired outcomes you want rather than the negative actions and undesirable outcomes you wish to avoid. This is why our 4-Focus Method starts with Identifying that which matters. 2: Time Management Myth: “Since I don’t have an hour to focus, there’s no point in taking any time at all.” Truth: One is more than zero. Perhaps you don’t have an hour available. Or, perhaps you don’t yet have the skill to focus on a task for one whole hour straight. That’s okay! What do you have available? Can you focus on a task for 15 minutes? Can you done one thing now to prepare yourself for next time? * * * — Shawn P.S. Did you know tomorrow, July 2, is the middle of the year? We’re officially half-way through 2022. Are you thinking 👍 or 👎 [In-Depth App Training for Power Users]( To unsubscribe, click [here](. Blanc Media, 714 Main St., Grandview, MO 64030, United States