The Long and The Short Of It 375. The Perspectives Wheel
Dec 2, 2025
Explore the concept of the Perspectives Wheel, a simple exercise that encourages considering multiple viewpoints. Discover how this framework benefits personal growth and enhances empathy through the practice of sonder. Jen and Pete delve into choosing the most useful perspective over the likely true one to reduce fear-based responses. They emphasize the importance of context and intentional action, rather than knee-jerk reactions, all while providing practical coaching techniques to generate options for decision-making.
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Use An Eight-Slice Perspective Wheel
- Draw an eight-slice wheel and list eight different interpretations of a stuck situation.
- Then pick the interpretation that is most useful for you and choose a next actionable step.
Choose The Most Useful, Not The 'True' Story
- The most useful perspective to adopt may not be the one you think is most true, but the one that helps you move forward.
- Choosing a generous interpretation often prevents catastrophizing and unlocks better actions.
Reply Silence Was Logistical, Not Personal
- Michael Melcher asked the client why they didn't reply and learned organizing a whole family was just too complicated.
- The silence wasn't dislike; it was the high logistical cost of hosting multiple people.
