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What is "insight speed" and how do you get there? - Basic Arts

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In my consulting work with clients, I have two practices which I’ve come to realise are very unusual: My typical client engagement is generally something like a 2.5 hour chit chat in a buzzy coffee shop or members’ club or something like that, as opposed to a structured office based “meeting”. The reason I do this, is because I am chasing an elusive beast: Insight speed. Insight speed is the sort of flow state moment where all the pieces of the puzzle start to fall together before your eyes, and you spit breakthrough observations (i.e. insights) effortlessly and naturally. Many people – even those in professions that require it – aren’t even aware that such a state exists.  Instead they believe that our capacity to see reality is sort of “steady”, and so never create the conditions required to unlock their full galaxy-brain potential. The evidence for this can be found in their utter aversion to the practices I outlined above. It has become high status to disdain meetings – especially

What is “insight speed” and how do you get there? – BasicArts Skip to content Back to Contents What is “insight speed” and how do you get there? Written by Alex M H Smith | Creativity , Leadership , Strategy , Tools In my consulting work with clients, I have two practices which I’ve come to realise are very unusual: I favour long meetings (2+ hours) over short I favour public meetings (cafe, bar, etc.) over private My typical client engagement is generally something like a 2.5 hour chit chat in a buzzy coffee shop or members’ club or something like that, as oppose

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