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Friday, April 27, 2018

Folder of Ideas

Ideas are the currency of the future. Author James Patterson keeps a folder of ideas. He argues that great ideas (e.g. the Women's Murder Club) stick with you. 

Great ideas surround us. Remember Buffett sidekick Charlie Munger's question, "Is there anything I can do to make my whole life and my whole mental process work better?"

When we watch television, during the commercials, the volume spikes. Pretty annoying. Why don't we have a device to keep the volume relatively constant? Players can resemble that, as during key moments, they 'lose control' by gambling on defense or struggling with shot selection. Coaches modulate player 'software', keeping them level-headed. 

Idea storage options:

1) Commonplace book...keep a small notebook in your pocket
2) Notepad on your cell phone
3) Google drive...spreadsheet (link to various videos)
4) Standard notebooks 
5) Blog 
6) Voice recorder

Commonplace book. The Commonplace book serves as a resource for ideas, quotes, analogies, stories, witticisms, and information. Great thinkers throughout history like Napoleon, Jefferson, Montaigne, and Bill Gates all kept one. Leonardo da Vinci had volumes of notes. Gates shares notes on his blog, GatesNotes

After the Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in the first round, announcer Jack Edwards dropped this line, "In spring, the Leafs fall." Oh, well. 

I worked (briefly) with the National Institutes of Health physician (Jack Bennett) who literally wrote the book on Infectious Diseases. He kept a notecard on EVERY patient upon whom he consulted. I've heard that some politicians keep a card on every acquaintance they meet. WORK lives within networking. 

The Commonplace book stores our thoughts, emotions, and TIPS. Ben Franklin's process included ftip frugality, truth, industry, and practicality. 



History tells us that striving for virtue and achieving it can leave gaps. 

Cell phones. Cell phones access and store vast repositories of information. Use Notepad or the Evernote app, or any voice recording app to store 'clinical pearls'. 

Google Drive. Spreadsheet and writing applications on Google Drive permit storage of vast treasure troves. GD stores practice plans, drill book, offensive and defensive concept and planning, links to video lessons, and so much more. Access GD from your computer, phone, or tablet for maximum portability. 

Standard Notebooks. Legendary coach Don Meyer kept three sets of notes. Coach Meyer generously shared information with anyone who sought it. He used notebooks for basketball, general information, and personal information. Each year he compiled reasons why he prized his spouse and gifted her that notebook annually. What more personal and valued present could we give? 

Blogs. The term blog originated as a contraction of weblog. "There's a blog for everything." The Psychology Today blog discusses the InCel Movement, highlighted after the Toronto van massacre. InCel abbreviates "Involuntary Celibacy" a movement where some young men on the fringes of society gather to lambaste "Chads" and "Stacys" and bemoan their 'beta male' status. Conversely, the Dalai Lama Center blog informs more spiritual pursuits. 

Ramp up productivity and innovation with better tools. 

Lagniappe: 


Many teams scuffle with early offense. 
Radius Athletics shares Wing Option from the SBS Offense.