Comments on: Walk a Straight Line to High Achievement http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/walk-a-straight-line-to-high-achievement.html Tools to improve your mind and escape the trap Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/walk-a-straight-line-to-high-achievement.html/comment-page-1#comment-244 Stephen - Rat Race Trap Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:57:16 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=590#comment-244 @Happiness Is Better, most of our "it's too difficult" is indeed a bunch of baloney. There is always a series of small steps that will get you there and if you "straight line" it, those steps will be just that much simpler. Thanks for commenting. @Happiness Is Better, most of our “it’s too difficult” is indeed a bunch of baloney. There is always a series of small steps that will get you there and if you “straight line” it, those steps will be just that much simpler. Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Happiness Is Better http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/walk-a-straight-line-to-high-achievement.html/comment-page-1#comment-242 Happiness Is Better Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:26:57 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=590#comment-242 Great article Stephen! Some people, and I'm sure I am guilty, may add extra steps so they have an excuse not to do something. For example, "there's too much involved in setting up a blog." Both you and I know that is a bunch of baloney, but I told myself this for a while prior to starting my blog. Within that for me, as Michael mentioned, I added steps because I wanted everything to be perfect. What my blog or will it ever be perfect, no, but at least I'm putting myself out there. Great article Stephen! Some people, and I’m sure I am guilty, may add extra steps so they have an excuse not to do something. For example, “there’s too much involved in setting up a blog.” Both you and I know that is a bunch of baloney, but I told myself this for a while prior to starting my blog. Within that for me, as Michael mentioned, I added steps because I wanted everything to be perfect. What my blog or will it ever be perfect, no, but at least I’m putting myself out there.

]]> By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/walk-a-straight-line-to-high-achievement.html/comment-page-1#comment-226 Stephen - Rat Race Trap Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:34:25 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=590#comment-226 Michael, I too have struggled with perfectionist tendencies. Your insight on the 80/20 rule is spot on. I'm guilty of forgetting that rule often even though I have explicitly identified it as a guiding principle. It's hard to change those habits. Michael, I too have struggled with perfectionist tendencies. Your insight on the 80/20 rule is spot on. I’m guilty of forgetting that rule often even though I have explicitly identified it as a guiding principle. It’s hard to change those habits.

]]> By: Michael Bungartz http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/walk-a-straight-line-to-high-achievement.html/comment-page-1#comment-224 Michael Bungartz Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:12:19 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=590#comment-224 GUILTY. I am so guilty of adding extra steps to what should be a simple process or task. Perhaps it's partially the perfectionist in me or plain failure to stay on that straight line. I think that the concept of the 80/20 principle also comes into play here with the 20% being the straight line. I find myself guilty of working hard on the 80% and straying from the straight line and shortest path. Great Post. Regards, Michael GUILTY.

I am so guilty of adding extra steps to what should be a simple process or task. Perhaps it’s partially the perfectionist in me or plain failure to stay on that straight line. I think that the concept of the 80/20 principle also comes into play here with the 20% being the straight line. I find myself guilty of working hard on the 80% and straying from the straight line and shortest path. Great Post.

Regards, Michael

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