{"id":12286,"date":"2018-04-07T14:14:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T06:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/blog\/?p=12286"},"modified":"2019-12-12T20:01:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T12:01:25","slug":"bottlenecks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/blog\/bottlenecks\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea5 a system can only be improved at its tightest bottleneck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been thinking a lot about Tiago Forte’s point about bottlenecks<\/a> \u2013 that the only meaningful improvement you can make in any system is at its tightest bottleneck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress at the second tightest bottleneck is unhelpful \u2013 you either just add extra stress on the tighter bottleneck ahead, or create capacity that goes unused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. If you’re trying to strengthen a chain, focusing on anything other than the weakest link is unproductive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So… what are my own bottlenecks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first big one is sleep. When I don’t sleep well,<\/a> everything else suffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do I not sleep well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stress. Stimulants. Fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have to dig into that in much more detail, really understand it, break it down into actionable steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shame is another bottleneck. You can’t learn from your mistakes if you’re ashamed of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

shame -> fear of responsibility<\/a>, another bottleneck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My aversion to schedules<\/a> is another bottleneck, compounded by shame<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel like the bottleneck for SG’s growth isn’t the govt, it’s the citizens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

persuasion ability as a bottleneck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

dishonesty as a bottleneck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

fear of ostracization as a bottleneck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

energy management as a bottleneck<\/a> \u2013 leads to sleep<\/p>\n\n\n\n

self-concept as a bottleneck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

insensitivity as a bottleneck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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