Dimensional thinking, six steps you must know

The book "Deep Thinking" is the 30th book in my 100-book plan. Why should I read this book? Because I found that many of my cognitions and thinking on issues were very chaotic. I did not have a clear awareness and decisiveness, so that the decisions I made were not necessarily correct decisions or I did not know how to make decisions. I gave myself I have dug a lot of pits on the road of life. In order to learn from experience and lessons, I decided to look for the root problems from a deep level and from my own thinking framework. For example, the housing prices in Shenzhen have skyrocketed recently, especially in Baozhong Nanshan. The area's increase has increased by 30% compared to December last year. This has made many Shenzhen people start to panic. They are constantly looking for opportunities to buy a house. Last Sunday, I went to look at the house with some of my good friends. The quality is not that good, and it is still in an old neighborhood, but the prices are astronomical, and they are bought immediately as soon as they are put on the market, and there is no room for bargaining. After experiencing 14 years of skyrocketing housing prices and market trends, Shenzhen people have gradually moved towards professionalism and refinement in buying houses. In recent years, some areas have experienced increases in housing prices, while others have declined. , but as an outsider, I felt very panic about this situation, but I didn’t know how to really identify this information, so I started to learn this method of deep thinking.

This book has a very clear table of contents, in-depth thinking, and a six-step thinking method that looks at the essence through the surface. I noticed that the author, Xiao Liang, is a Ph.D. in management. The content of this book is mainly about why experience is unreliable and why smart people are misled by their cleverness. Why is it easier to make the wrong choice when there are more choices? Why can’t I buy a stock even if it goes up? The judgments we make based on personal experience and other people’s statistical data gradually form a thinking mode of shallow thinking. When analyzing information, we always ignore the changes in time scale and the general environment. It is easy to scratch the surface and never understand the underlying logic of things in depth. , it is easy to be blinded by false information and make wrong judgments, causing losses to oneself. Therefore, through this book, there are six steps to develop deep thinking: definition, abstraction, identification, screening, design, and feedback to internalize. Turn it into a deep thinking mode.

The first step is to define, define information, and strictly follow the 8020 rule. Because of the large influx of information, our brains passively store and process information every day, and a lot of information is actually intended to induce you to make choices. , and has no value. There is some key information that you may filter out, while some false and useless information wastes a lot of your time and energy. So how to obtain information, and what is the role of information? And how to analyze the information is our first step. The information is either a definite Yes or a complete No. Seeing this sentence, I suddenly thought that in my investment, regarding hotel investment, I gave a lot of positive and affirmative information, but there was actually a no part in it, but I myself weakened it, such as My biggest uncertainty about success is the epidemic and the mutual distrust among partners, which will lead to difficulties in operating our hotel.

The famous Murphy's Law, nothing is as simple as it seems on the surface. Things that can go wrong will definitely go wrong. If you are worried that a bad situation may happen, it is more likely to happen. Murphy's Law actually explains the dynamic properties of information. Information is not static, so when we face information, we must be prepared with both hands. First ask if it is true, and then ask why. There is 1 degree of uncertainty in one thing. Sex should be set to completely no. Be prepared for anything that is sure to happen that is sure not to happen. You can use the N-why analysis method to get closer to the truth of things. The analysis method is to ask a question for n consecutive reasons, which can get closer to the truth of the matter. Therefore, accurate questioning is also a very important thing, and we must learn to speak. Ask why. Through analysis, understand the essence behind things.

Courage, you must have the courage to subtract from your thinking, just like what Jobs said in his autobiography, "I don't want those 1,000 ideas." The products he wants to design cannot be added, and more functions should be as economical as possible. The more you think about it, the harder it will be to achieve your goals. Innovation is not about saying yes to everything, but retaining its most important functions and saying no to everything else. We can filter information through the method of separation and separation. Cut off channels with bad information, discard useless information, and drive away interfering information.

Stop loss and say goodbye to sunk costs. It is impossible to change the past. You might as well put it all aside and erase it from the list of decision-making reference factors. Imagine that every choice you make is starting from scratch. Do what is best for your future. In economics and business decisions, sunk costs are often mentioned. Unrecoverable contributions often make people stick to previous decisions. For example, as an example in the book, I spent three hours shopping at the Guomao International Trade Center and bought a gray suit. I spent a lot of time and energy on it, which also led to costs such as backache and leg pain, hunger, and blurred vision. What I got in exchange was a dress that I was not particularly satisfied with. When I put on this gray suit to meet a client, I realized that it was not suitable for me, but I was unwilling to give up because I spent three hours on it. This is a sunk cost. , don’t pin your hopes on possible turnarounds in the future. After sunk costs, we will reorganize the information and give it meaning. Only by turning fragmented information into a complete and rigorous system can we have a comprehensive understanding of things, discover new meanings from it, and process information. Three steps, 1. Concentration and classification, 2. Systematic application, 3. Check for leaks and fill in the gaps. After systematically sorting out the filtered information, it needs to be separated again, streamlined and streamlined, until the core of things can be expressed with the minimum information. Then, through the process of screening and sorting out the massive information, it becomes a valuable and systematic information process. Step by step, you will definitely gain something.

Boundaries. If you cannot change the line and isolate the negative factors, your thinking will become a monkey in a cage, bound by a rope and controlled everywhere. For example, I was riding a bicycle in a northern metropolis more than 20 years ago on a university campus. , bicycles are often placed in the aisles. With more and more bicycles, the aisles are blocked, causing a lot of complaints from people. At this time, a professor drew a line with chalk and marked it. Bicycle parking areas, through this marking method, the bicycles that were placed randomly were placed immediately, and they never affected the passage again. Seeing boundaries is the beginning of cultivating deep thinking. These are not cages, but multiple areas with clear division of labor set up for thinking. With boundaries, thinking has restricted areas and priorities. What should you consider and what should you do? The shielding is clear at a glance.

When a problem occurs at work, as long as it is reversed from three angles, the internal, external or environmental reasons can be discovered. Defining the boundaries of the problem can also gain two benefits: discover the key points of the problem, such as bicycles that should not be parked in the corridor, and clarify the module of the problem. Bicycles have their own areas.

Clear and delete the distracting thoughts that affect the operation of thinking. A great man will become very mediocre after his energy is dispersed. A very important concept here is to act immediately, do it now. The key to taking the first step to clear distracting thoughts is to act immediately. It accounts for more than 60%. First, for example, if you want to move from one city to another City to live. You have to move because of some reasons, but you have been thinking about the moving process and designing action plans without taking actual actions. You just record various costs on paper and constantly weigh the pros and cons. If the first step does not go well, you You will fall into an endless closed loop of thinking, and there will be many distracting thoughts in your brain to affect you. In this case, you may not consider moving.

Deep thinking develops the fifth step of design.

Collect and prepare all necessary information. People are always troubled by some specific tendencies when collecting information. To draw objective conclusions, this tendency must be broken.

People have three important abilities at the thinking level: the ability to take the initiative to learn, the ability to take the initiative to introspect, and the ability to think independently. And this also creates differences between people. Collecting information includes three important stages. How to find it? Where to find it? What to look for? How to find, design topics and keywords, people can't retrieve the information they need, 60% of the reason is that they don't know how to design topics and keywords; information sources should be obtained from professional platforms and channels as much as possible. What to look for? That is, search tools in the Internet age must choose appropriate search tools based on the nature of the problem. The significance of induction is to collect scattered knowledge in the mind and build a database by sorting out the internal logic of the information. This allows the information to be categorized and the key points and internal logic of the information to be sorted out. You must develop the habit of sorting out the information regularly. To make information logical, how to understand the logic of information? It must meet the purpose of collection and the data prepared must be usable. To extract the usable value of information, in order to take care of the rigor of thinking logic, you need to think more about the data and question it more. And collect the available value in the information. The available value is expressed in: first, point-to-point conversion of information to support indexing; second, directly solving practical problems and designing effective paths to achieve correct decisions; third, helping us to accumulate our own knowledge. Create new value.

Use mind maps to make visual decisions. Because of the forgetting curve of the brain, we can easily forget content. For knowledge storage and memory, we must also deepen our memory and cultivate it by constantly taking notes. The habit of taking notes is conducive to actionable and visual memory and improves the accuracy of decision-making.

Improving from improving ideas to accurate decision-making is also the same. discussion process.

Before making a major decision, we all start thinking according to the three-step framework method. You need to know what goals you want, secondly, figure out what the reality is, and thirdly, you must find the conditions from what you want. Come up with optimized paths and decisions from reality to goals. Focus, focus and serve the present. When people are reading or thinking, they are always unable to focus on the thing itself, but are distracted by other information. An example of this is the story of a monkey picking up watermelons, losing corn, seeing butterflies throwing away flowers, and finally getting nothing. The ability to focus for long periods of time is very rare. The solution is not to force yourself to reach a certain level. You and I are not Zuckerberg or Buffett. Avoiding boring working environments is similar to noisy environments. Boring and monotonous can also weaken people's concentration. Summarize the results in stages and use results one after another to strengthen focus. Only by focusing can we truly solve problems.

Step six, feedback.

When tracking, never deviate from the main goal. Deviation from the goal is a common phenomenon. In order to prevent this situation, we need to do the following three points. First, the process of decision-making and action is important, but the results are more important. Important, because results are the only criterion for validating thinking. Second, it is very common for actions to deviate from the goal. There is no need to be resentful, but it is necessary to form a follow-up inspection and implementation effect. Third, the best way to formulate a follow-up plan is to conduct regular and phased summaries. , for this purpose, you can set up an execution list, record and check the consistency of actions and goals. The most ideal result of human activities is to achieve your own goals. Those who have the ability to think deeply have very clear goals and most of them before doing things. Like people, the reason why they can move in the right direction and realize their own value is because they develop a tracking plan while moving forward, which has a feedback effect on reality. To repair and fix execution loopholes to make the next step of thinking more perfect, you must have a repair strategy for missteps and actions, always investigate and deal with problems in actions, improve thinking paths, and put the brakes on wrong plans and actions.

According to statistics from Harvard Business School, 67% of plans at work fall short due to the lack of ability of the executors rather than faulty plans. Climbing uses constant small victories to accumulate into the final direction of great victory. By the way, it means persevering to gain small victories step by step. Quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes and achieve the goal of the Great Sage.

Remember, the thinking patterns of idealistic speculators and failed entrepreneurs are almost exactly the same. They do not think about the reasons for failure, and they never look down at the road. Therefore, the significance of discussing these issues lies in whether you can Improve your life status through constant introspection and feedback, making every day more progress than yesterday.

Because concentration is anti-human. Human nature itself is lively and active, naturally likes to think about the seeds, and has an endless curiosity about all interesting and fun things. However, how to maintain your thinking advantage and convert the results of your thinking into real competitive advantages? The answer is simple and focused. So you have to insist on doing the right things in the areas you are good at, focusing on the areas you are good at and the right things. In today's society, as long as you are willing to spend time honing a skill, what you are good at, and develop your own thinking strengths and what you are good at thinking, you will have your own field. Direction has two meanings. First, what you do is what you are good at. This is your territory, your field. Second, what you are doing is in line with the rules. You are following the trend, not sailing against the wind. These two are indispensable. You are in the right direction. Persevere and gain small victories step by step. Quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes and achieve big victories. .

Return to zero, grasp the essence, think less but better. Instead of devoting all your energy to 100 elements in a field, you cannot use 80 energy to learn the essence of 20 of them and seize its essence. Essentially, dealing with its core elements is the best strategy to achieve less, less but better.

Only by understanding the rules can we better think about the nature of things? How to define essence? The reason why the top masters are top is not because they work harder than you, but because they understand the rules of the world better than you, and understand the basic logic of this society better than you. When they deal with problems, they can return to their original nature and turn complexity into reality. simple.

After reading this book, I immediately felt that I had a practical methodology for my thinking. The next step is to carry out further practice. At present, I feel a rather confusing problem. I am conducting internal product testing, using meal replacement, and arranging a 90-day weight loss and transformation plan for myself. During this process, I have been using it for 30 days at a time, but I found that the results are not obvious. It’s almost as if it has no effect. Many people may be able to lose 10 or even 20 pounds in one month, but why is it so difficult for me? What exactly is the problem? From this point I started thinking.

The essence of losing weight is to keep your mouth shut and move your legs.

Why can’t I lose weight successfully? In the three weeks of using meal replacement products, I achieved a relatively good effect, and my weight dropped steadily. However, due to the occasional indulgence, the weight immediately came back. In addition, there was no fat scale before, so I only lost the number of pounds. Fat percentage without weight loss.

Question: From the perspective of exercise and diet, do I strictly follow the instructions in the weight loss manual? I achieved 80%, which means that the effect was 20% off. And in the process of reaching 80%, some misunderstandings led to the failure. In the past few weeks, I had been eating white flour or even high-calorie breakfast for breakfast. Bread, occasional social activities, maybe once a week, which makes me unable to eat meal replacement for dinner, which may also lead to weight gain. Because I don’t exercise and my metabolism is low, I will gain weight even if I drink cold water. This is also one of the reasons why the results are not good.

Let’s take a step back and see why others can lose weight successfully but I can’t. It’s mainly due to misunderstandings about diet and exercise. In my opinion, there is no problem eating toast in the morning. I think there is nothing wrong with eating some fruit at night, but this has fallen into a misunderstanding in weight loss. We should adopt a high-fiber diet with whole grains instead of white rice and white noodles. Because fruits contain too much sugar, I should choose more Suitable fruits, rather than eating all fruits.

If I continue to gain weight, it must be that I have not done a good job in one area. I have not exercised, or I have not exercised for more than 30 minutes for a long time. Also, in the process of weight loss, I have not strictly followed the manual. Completed, there will be repetitions in the middle.

From the perspective of internal factors, one of them is diet. My personal constitution is one that needs to be dehumidified, so now I am not sure if there is something wrong with my constitution or if it is necessary to dehumidify. The external factors include less exercise and wrong diet, so the glycogen consumed by the body is not enough. In addition, since I currently work from home, I have even fewer opportunities to exercise.

So how do I redesign my weight loss regimen? 1. Strictly follow the manual, and limit the amount of staple food to two punches a day, two punches of fruit, three punches of vegetables, two punches of protein, drink enough 2000 ml of water, strictly use meal replacement in the evening, and complete everything before 5:00 Intake, exercise for more than 30 minutes every day. Try it for a week, track the feedback, and take a look at the results on 4.21 to see why I haven’t lost weight yet.

There is a way for everything, and a better way for everything!