The Daily Stoic Dan Heath’s Reset Strategy | How to Change What’s Not Working
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Jan 22, 2025 
Dan Heath, a #1 New York Times bestselling author known for books like "Made to Stick" and his podcast "What It’s Like to Be...", joins to discuss the power of resetting. He outlines a framework for meaningful change, encouraging listeners to trust their instincts in creative decisions. The conversation touches on the importance of upstream thinking to prevent adverse outcomes, the nuances of creative collaboration, and the lessons learned from organizational challenges. Heath emphasizes the necessity of decisive action in navigating complex scenarios.
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Time Management
- Use timers, alarms, and notifications to manage your time and tasks effectively.
- Externalize your memory and free up mental space for more important things.
Transactive Memory
- In close partnerships, people often outsource parts of their memory to each other.
- This "transactive memory" helps broaden the scope of what they can accomplish together.
Made to Stick Cover
- Dan Heath discusses the creation of the "Made to Stick" cover.
- He and his brother insisted on duct tape, believing it perfectly symbolized the book's message.
