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—Catherine Drinker Bowen
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Today's Prompt:
Write a script teaching people something you know.
Regina's 15 minutes:
P1: Well, hello everyone. Welcome. Today we are going to talk about Adaptive Action
P2: What the fuck is Adaptive Action?
P1: Well, P2, Adaptive action is a methodology to approaching challenges and problems in an iterative, considered and proactive way.
P2: What the fuck does that mean? Can you say that again in English? Fuck the what? All I heard you say was blubdad bluadad.
P1: Sigh – okay, Adaptive action is a new way to solve problems.
P2: That’s more fucking like it! I’ve got all kinds of problems! How does it work?
P1: One of the “tenants” of Adaptive action is that there is a difference between patterns and problems.
P2: Like what, Egghead?
P1: Grr. Well, Problems are things that you only need to fix once – like if you needed to buy a new house. Patterns on the other hand either never get fixed, they only get better and worse, or if you do fix one, it comes unfixed again and again – like trying to have a happy home.
P2: So problem would be I need to buy weed. A pattern would be I like having weed to smoke.
P1: (eye roll) Yes, exactly like that.
P2: So how can you tell the difference between a problem and a pattern?
P1: Great question: Let’s look at a chart.
P2: A fucking what? Who has fucking chart-
P1: Ahem- as I was saying, you uncouth baboon, here is a list illustrating elements that help you differentiate between problems and patterns. A problem is x while a pattern is y (go down the list)
P2: Okay. Cool cool. But what can I do if I want to figure out if the shit on my shit list is a pattern or a problem?
P1: Well, choose one piece of shit and ask yourself these questions:
P2: Okay. I get it Patterns and Problems are different. So who gives a fuck? What do I do with two smaller piles of shit?
P1: Well, you have to try and solve or shift these two types of shit in different ways. If you figure out what type of shit you are working with, then you can pick the right way to deal with it.
P2: So, how do you solve a problem?
P1: Essentially how we generally try. Examine the problem. Decide on a solution. Create a plan and execute said plan. Adjust as necessary. When you reach the solution, you know you have solved your problem.
P2: Got it. So what the fuck do I do with the other piece of shit?
P1: With a PATTERN, the goal is not to WIN but to Keep playing. With a pattern you have to get curious, slow down, break the pattern into pieces and consider the impact and relevance of shifting any one piece of the pattern. Decide on a single small shift, or the next smart step, execute and see what happens. Learn from the new outcome and plan your next step.
So, if we circle back to the house home example…
P2: The no weed, keep running out of weed example.
P1: The HOUSE HOME example…
P2: Weed Weed.
P1: FINE! Reprobate!
P2: Dude. Right back atcha. But seriously, the people are trying to learn something here.
P1: To solve the problem of needing some weed, you go buy some weed. To shift the pattern of running out of weed, you could set up a recurring delivery, develop a habit of stopping at the weed store on the way home from work, set a reminder in your phone, slow down your consumption or quit smoking all together –
P2: Dude!
P1: What I am saying is there are lots of ways you can shift a pattern, or you might choose to blend a few options together, but you have to keep doing the “solution” or the pattern will return – unless the action you take to shift the pattern shifts it so much that you create new patterns that you then want to shift… Dig deep into the pattern to make sure you fully understand it. Patterns are often way too big to look at all at once, and are often just the first thread that leads to a big fucking sweater. The goal is to keep playing. It’s the game that never ends!
P2: Remember that fucking song that never ended? “This is the song that –“
P1: SILENCE, IMBICIL! (thunderclap – lightning eyes)
Sigh. So that is an introduction to Patterns and Problems, a methodology used in Adaptive Action. Try it out yourself. Write down all the shit that is bothering you. Ask these questions: XXX and decide “Does this piece of shit belong in the Problems shit pile or the Patterns shit pile? Once you sort them, work with patterns knowing that anything you do is more about seeing what happens and continuing to adapt, rather than solving it all at once. Apply the right resolution method and you’ll get better results.
Try it out and let us know how it goes in the comments below. Sometimes the only way to learn something is to put it into action. Practice is key when learning new things. Apply it now and see what comes next.
As always, references and resources in the description.
P2: Don’t say it…
P1: Join us in the next video where we keep digging into Adaptive Action.
P2: Don’t you fucking say it…
P1: Remember to Like and Subscribe
P2: I told you not to say it! (Jumps on P1. Roll credits as they fight. Does fighting turn into making out? Something)
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Snow White and the Wicked Curse: Chapter 1
Snow White and the Vicious Curse: Chapter 2
Snow White and the Seven Thieves: Chapter 3
The final chapter, Snow White and the Poisoned Apple.
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Check out her books:
Snow White and the Wicked Queen: Chapter 1
Snow White and the Vicious Curse: Chapter 2
Snow White and the Seven Thieves: Chapter 3
Snow White and the Poisoned Apple: The Final Chapter
Prefer to read the whole story at once? Grab your copy of Snow: The Complete Erotic Series now! All five books are available now as ebooks and paperbacks. Coming soon in Large Print format!
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