Using Different Size Groups
Case Study
When Debra saw the other participants in Optimize Your ADHD Brain use the concept of Zooming In and Zooming Out, she felt a bit lost.
The basic concept of zooming in to see the details and zooming out to see the big picture Debra understood, left her with questions like: How much? To what extent? When do I jump back and forth?
This was especially true in abstract situations.
By improving her thinking skills related to zooming in and zooming out, not only did Debra use this strategy all the time, but she also taught it to her employees, family, and friends.
Thinking Skills
While you are doing any task, you (without even realizing it!) are using your 28 thinking skills.
When the thinking skills you need to use are strong, doing the task happens easily.
If the thinking skill you need to use is weak, doing the task will be a challenge.
The struggle that Debra had, came from a weak thinking skill of categorization.
Categorizations & Zooming In/Out
Categorization is an interesting thinking skill as it works both ways.
You can either take a big group and split it into small groups
Or you can take the small groups and put it into a big group.
This is directly related to zooming in and zooming out. When you zoom in, you’re putting items into small groups and when you zoom out, you’re putting them into bigger groups.
Improving Categorizations
To help Debra, we started improving categorizations in the most concrete way possible.
I had her take a bunch of crayons and put them into a big group.
I then asked her to put each crayon in its own group. That’s the two extremes - 1 massive group and many tiny groups.
Then we made medium groups. For example, all greenish colors can go in one group and all oranges in another.
I had her sort they crayon in multiple ways so she could see over and over again there are different levels of categorizing.
This gets more challenging as we move up in abstractness. I showed Debra a picture and asked her to give me the biggest group. Then I asked her for the single groups, and the individual items, and from there we moved on to seeing various medium groups within the picture.
I then had her do this same thought exercise with tasks she needed to do this week.
All this was about improving categorizations so she can have a better understanding of zooming in and zooming out.
Once she felt more confident in the categorizations, automatically, how she thought about zooming in/zooming out was different.
It was no longer about whether should I zoom in or zoom out?
It now became about how much should I Zoom in/ out? And in the next moment, I change the level of focus.
Your Challenge
You're challenge this week is to do some categorization activities by taking a group of items and seeing how you can make one massive group.
Then use the items and make tiny groups?
How can I make medium groups?
When do I need each of the groups?
You can also check out episode 438 as we discuss Zooming in & out from a slightly different perspective.
Cheers to Peak Brain Performance!
Hi, I'm ST,
Just like you, I want to get more done in less time.
Most business owners want to grow their business but already got a lot of stress.
At LifePix University we help you optimize your brain to become more efficient and effective while experiencing more inner peace.
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Your Essential Guide
to Cognitive Functions
This guide will give you all you need to start improving your cognitive functions. Learn what all 28 thinking skills are, how they apply to you and what you can do today to begin improving them.
Cognitive Functions Assessment
Thinking is not one big thing. Thinking is made up of 28 parts, called cognitive functions.
Take the FREE assessment to see where each of your cognitive functions are currently at.
How much are your
Thinking skills costing you?
This calculator will figure it out for you in less then 5 minutes.
Using Different Size Groups
Case Study
When Debra saw the other participants in Optimize Your ADHD Brain use the concept of Zooming In and Zooming Out, she felt a bit lost.
The basic concept of zooming in to see the details and zooming out to see the big picture Debra understood, left her with questions like: How much? To what extent? When do I jump back and forth?
This was especially true in abstract situations.
By improving her thinking skills related to zooming in and zooming out, not only did Debra use this strategy all the time, but she also taught it to her employees, family, and friends.
Thinking Skills
While you are doing any task, you (without even realizing it!) are using your 28 thinking skills.
When the thinking skills you need to use are strong, doing the task happens easily.
If the thinking skill you need to use is weak, doing the task will be a challenge.
The struggle that Debra had, came from a weak thinking skill of categorization.
Categorizations & Zooming In/Out
Categorization is an interesting thinking skill as it works both ways.
You can either take a big group and split it into small groups
Or you can take the small groups and put it into a big group.
This is directly related to zooming in and zooming out. When you zoom in, you’re putting items into small groups and when you zoom out, you’re putting them into bigger groups.
Improving Categorizations
To help Debra, we started improving categorizations in the most concrete way possible.
I had her take a bunch of crayons and put them into a big group.
I then asked her to put each crayon in its own group. That’s the two extremes - 1 massive group and many tiny groups.
Then we made medium groups. For example, all greenish colors can go in one group and all oranges in another.
I had her sort they crayon in multiple ways so she could see over and over again there are different levels of categorizing.
This gets more challenging as we move up in abstractness. I showed Debra a picture and asked her to give me the biggest group. Then I asked her for the single groups, and the individual items, and from there we moved on to seeing various medium groups within the picture.
I then had her do this same thought exercise with tasks she needed to do this week.
All this was about improving categorizations so she can have a better understanding of zooming in and zooming out.
Once she felt more confident in the categorizations, automatically, how she thought about zooming in/zooming out was different.
It was no longer about whether should I zoom in or zoom out?
It now became about how much should I Zoom in/ out? And in the next moment, I change the level of focus.
Your Challenge
You're challenge this week is to do some categorization activities by taking a group of items and seeing how you can make one massive group.
Then use the items and make tiny groups?
How can I make medium groups?
When do I need each of the groups?
You can also check out episode 438 as we discuss Zooming in & out from a slightly different perspective.
Cheers to Peak Brain Performance!
Hi, I'm ST,
Just like you, I want to be more efficient and effective.
Most entrepreneurs want to grow their business but already got a lot of stress.
At LifePix University we help you rewire your brain to become more efficient and effective while experiencing more inner peace.
Learn more here.
Your Essential Guide
to Cognitive Functions
This guide will give you all you need to start improving your cognitive functions. Learn what all 28 thinking skills are, how they apply to you and what you can do today to begin improving them.
Cognitive Functions Assessment
Thinking is not one big thing. Thinking is made up of 28 parts, called cognitive functions.
Take the FREE assessment to see where each of your cognitive functions are currently at.
How much are your thinking skills costing you?
Find out by using this calculator (for free!)
