How often your projects had a clear established
target? Most of the time, I hope.
At the same time, how often did you have
limited resources (e.g. time, budget, collaborators etc)? Quite often, I would
assume if you are an active person.
In addition, how often distractions diverted
your focus from the above target? “Distractions are like butterflies buzzing around our heads”.
On top of that, how many times the path to your
target was hindered or blocked by unexpected and unpredicted obstacles?
Last but not least, I`m sure that in the midst
of all of that some urgent matter or emergency arose and needed full attention
for a short period of time, didn`t it?
Most of the time we are so embedded in our
problems/targets that we lose focus and feel like we are stuck. That is the
moment when we reach out for something to make us not think of our issues….and
we get mindlessly hooked playing simple games.
However, are we really “mindless” in those
occasions? Our most powerful organ, the brain, keeps working and working….and
at times we divert the frustration of our tasks to that of not having passed to
the next level…and we pay a small amount of money to keep the game alive.
What if we would consider that money as a fee
to train our brain in short-term problem solving?
Candy Crush has all the necessary features to
allow for improving our problem solving capabilities. It really does work. I
have tested it few times for professional and private issues and through
playing the game and not passing to the next level I solved the other problem
and reached my targets.
If problem solving is the core of management,
in the office, at home or in any other activity, Candy Crush might hold some
hidden hints to the next level in your targets in the real world.
By the way, if you want to pass any Candy Crush
level, do not focus on it….but play it mindlessly!
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