Effectiveness

A bit of a theme, for me.

Focus.
Streamlining.
Agility.

Energy, a sense of urgency, determination and drive.
Accompanied by constant redirection, asking the right questions on the move.
Is this working?
What would make a difference?
Why am I doing this?

To act with great speed requires NOT frenzied activity, but rather careful preparation allied with a sense of urgency.
(Source: Mark McNeilly's take on Sun Tzu's strategic writings.)

One of my very useful corporate-world learnings and teachings (I would love to think it got passed on) which holds true now.

There are ways it can go wrong, though, and I'm thinking of the direction issue right now. No point in scaling mountains that can be avoided - better to use the energy for real gain, real re-creation, or to help another along the path.

A little stuck with this at uni ...

Off to visit my crimLaw lecturer now.
Was my test result crap because
a) it was illegible therefore unmarkable?
b) because it was a crap answer?
c) because we have fundamentally different approaches and I will never achieve a good mark with this lecturer/marker?
d) because of some basic issues and errors that are easily correctible?
e) etc

Mmmmm, wondering, and hoping for some enlightenment in 15 minutes.

Visited Alex's teachers yesterday, but that's a different (encouraging but with requirement for action) story.