by Dwayne Phillips Frenzied paralysis – so many things in my mind that I cannot do any of them. I make a list to clear my mind and move from paralysis to action. I can’t think. Well, that’s not true. I guess the problem is that I am thinking too much. Well, that is not […]
Entries Tagged as 'Reframe'
Clearing the Mind of Distractions
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Design · Ideas · Journal · Magic · Notebook · Reframe · Systems · Writing
Reframing the Future
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips One task which many of us either choose or have thrust upon us is predicting the future. We usually perform this task poorly. An aid to declaring “the future will be thus” is reframing with a few introductory words. The future will be awful. There is no way out of this. We […]
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Stressful Situation – Another Reframe
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips We often give power and control to our surroundings. This change of words returns those to me. I have heard it many times and said it a few times. Things like: I am under a lot of stress. This is a stressful situation. The stress here is too much. Let’s look at […]
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“Just” Another Reframe
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Building systems, managing efforts, raising kids – these and many other worthwhile endeavors can be difficult. I see no good in attempting to make those things sounds easier than they are. The reframe discussed here changes the description of tasks to be attempted. We will just… I don’t know how many times […]
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Can’t or Stopped? Another Reframe
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Here is another example of a reframe. In this reframe I change an inability to do something into a choice to attempt it or attempt something else (for a while). Here is another post on reframing things – changing a situation by merely changing the words we use to describe it. I […]
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Difficult People
February 4th, 2010 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips I have worked with many difficult people. Or is it that I have had difficulty working with many different people? The difference is that have used different words. I have reframed the situation. Reframing is a powerful tool when working with difficult people and in difficult situations. About a year ago, I […]