Why You Don’t Want To Do What You Don’t Want To Do
Why You Don’t Want To Do What You Don’t Want To Do
By chris danilo on Aug 05, 2018 05:00 am
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What can I do for you?
Why is that helpful?
And why is that?
Hmm, so why does that end up being a benefit?
When we’re working with a team or with clients, one of the most powerful ways to create a valuable solution is to dive deep into the nuts and bolts of the problem.
The saying is “5 Why’s.”
It takes asking “Why” 5 times before you get to the root of the problem.
And let me stop you right now from thinking that this is just some silly platitude or truism.
The biggest benefit of diving deep is that by solving the root problem, you prevent future problems from popping up.
In fact, fixing bugs as soon as they pop up in software can prevent extra work later on—the book “Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time” mentions that problem solving can be 3-5 times more work if the problem waits a few weeks.
Moral of the story?
Dive deep. Dive immediately.
2 Minute Action:
What’s the thing you DON’T want to do today?
Why not?
Why’s that?
So, why?
Okay, but why?
And why do you think that is?
Alright, so what are you going to do about it?
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