Index
Academic Survival–The First College Semester
Always looking for a teacher. Sometimes asking for a boss.
Another Lousy Presentation at Work
Baby Sitters and an Emergency–Guiding the Response
Balancing Management and Technical Priorities-Recognize Problems before Projects Fail
Chasing the Ball into the Street
Child Sleeping Problems–3 Parent Activities to Reduce Frustration
Cleaning House–Saving Memories, Losing Junk
Cold Remedies, Miso Soup, and the Influence of Advertising (Health)
Common Sense, Carpal Tunnel Information, Treatment Options and Acupuncture
Creative Procrastination–Less Worry, Less Work (Working)
Dealing With a Bad Performance Appraisal
Dealing with Contractors–”Working Theories”
Deciding to Let a Child Travel Alone
Digging Deeper for Ideas–Stealing from Hegel
Digging Deeper for Ideas (2)–Playing with Syncretism
Disrupting the Cycle of Inefficient Meetings
Elephants, Blind Men, and the Vision of a Manager (Story)
Eliminating Mental Bias Decision Errors
Employee Performance Appraisal Ranking Methods–Lessons about Flaws from “Arrows Paradox”
Feynman Asks a Question (Zen and Science, Stories)
Finding and Hiring a Tutor–Interviewing for Value
Finding Things–Lost Your Flash Drive
Foam Blocks for Bathtime–Good Clean Fun
Get a Better Deal–Quantitative Decisionmaking
Getting and Giving Directions–Listening for Consequences
Getting Ideas into the Discussion
Getting Off Academic Probation–Looking Further for Success
Great Ideas Going Nowhere–Getting Projects Launched
Independent Yet Connected–Story
Intuitive Decisions–Allowing a child more responsibility
Manager’s Performance Appraisal–Assessing Contributions to Subordinates’ Growth (Working)
Managing Multiple Projects–A Juggler’s View
Managing Priority Conflicts for Productive Results (Working)
Mediation, Science, and the Western Perspective
Minimizing the Frustration of Working for an Indecisive Manager (Working)
The Monk Challenges His Teacher
The Monk Hakuin and the Baby–Just the way it is
The Moon Illusion (Zen and Science, Stories)
Natural History, Natural Mind (Zen and Science)
Presenting Quantitative Information Well–Lessons from Playwrights
Preventing Common Household Accidents-Swiss Cheese Model
Project Reality Checks–Keeping Perspective or Heading in the Wrong Direction
Put Aside the First Idea–Increase Perception by Learning from the Oulipians
Slacking Off Without Consequences–Practical Risk Management
Recognizing Incompetence Early–Pretending to be a Manager
Riding an Ox, Looking for an Ox–Story
Setting Priorities to Improve Productivity–Busy May be Necessary, Complications are Optional
Stacking Cups for Imagination–A Great Baby Toy Not Found at (Many) Stores
Struggling to Give a Good Employee Appraisal–Maintaining Credibility
Teaching Problem Solving to Students–Tools and Resources
Teaching Problem Solving to Students–Goals and Strategy
Teaching Problem Solving to Students–Cycle of Confusion/Resourcefulness/Confidence
Tewa Initiation and Clifford Geertz-Story
Using Micromanagers to Sharpen Skills–Prepare to Implement Solutions@Lowest Valued Added Cost
