Week 36: Deconstruction (The Bullet Journal Method Book Club)

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Deconstruction

Pages 209 - 216

Welcome to week 36 of The Bullet Journal Method Book Club!

Ryder shares his personal experience with his world crumbling and how he picked himself back up. With his proto Bullet Journal, as he calls it, he started keeping track of how he was spending his time. One of the things he noticed he was reading about motivated him to learn more about it. He took action which improved his circumstances. “We have a tendency to blow our problems way out of proportion. No matter how bad a problem really is, chances are we’re making it much worse in our minds. It can feel all-consuming, making us believe we’re powerless, and helpless, but that’s never true. No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not entirely own us. It can’t take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action. Even the smallest action can start changing our circumstances.” To do this, he suggests the Five Whys technique.

The Five Whys:

Invented by Sakichi Toyoda, it was created to “unearth root issues and expose unexpected opportunities. It does this by breaking down a seemingly large problem into its individual components.” To work on this technique, “Start a new Collection and give it a Topic that names the problem. Now ask yourself why. Write down the answer. Now, challenge your answer by asking why again.” Do this a total of 5 times.

After deconstructing your challenge, you’ve unearthed “the underlying values being threatened by this situation.” It might not be about the challenge you’re facing at all, but about something else. That’s where we can begin working on solutions. Think about your options and list them out next to your challenge and the five whys you’ve answered. Pick one of these solutions and create a plan of attack. “Flip to the next blank spread and create a Subcollection dedicated to this goal.” Break it down into Tasks. This is how you can move forward.

Discussion:

  • What are some challenges you’re currently facing?

  • Did you find the Five Whys technique helpful?

  • Have you tried deconstructing challenges before?

Action List:

  • Write down a challenge and deconstruct it with the Five Whys.

  • Create a Plan of Attack for your challenge.

  • Pick one actionable task that can help you the most and get started on it.

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