Yesterday I discussed the “Hill Problem.”
The problem tackles how to get up the highest hill in a set of hills.
I put the issue in the Mission(goal)-Task(project)-Action(next step) framework and explained the reason a mission focus mattered.
There are consequences if you put that focus elsewhere.
Task focus:
The important part – The Hill.
Whatever hill you find yourself facing now is “necessary.”
Great if you pick the right hill, but disastrous if it isn’t. Just focusing on the Hill is time-consuming.
Action focus:
The important part – The step.
When you put energy in how each level feels, you have a metric to figure out how to go ahead.
The difficulty of each level affects your next decision, and you dwell there. You think about the step before, and the test after, and pretty soon, you’re carrying far more than your baggage.
It might be the completely wrong hill.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 