Clearer, closer, better: how successful people see the world

Introduction

Seeing a new way forward

Finding the right kind of challenge

Plating a full plan

Becoming your own accountant

In sight, in mind

Reading the room right

Forgoing the forbidden fruit and perceiving patterns

Getting unstuck

Doing more by doing less, and how to think beyond today

Showtime.

When it comes to setting and meeting goals, there are handicaps both to seeing "the big picture" and to getting bogged down in the fine details. Balcetis believes we must learn to leverage perceptual illusions

and to use them to our advantage. She brings to life four visual tactics that successful people use: Narrowing your focus ; Widening the bracket ; Materializing your plan and your progress ; and Controlling your frame of reference. Seeing the possibilities from all perceptions can lead to happier, more productive lives.

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