Excellent Problem-Solving Skills
Resilient people can calmly analyze problems and identify solutions, avoiding tunnel vision that causes them to miss opportunities.
THE IDEA
Excellent Problem-Solving Skills
Resilient people assess problems calmly and rationally to find a solution that leads to the desired result. In a dangerous situation, tunnel vision can cause people to miss opportunities or essential details.
When to use it
When leading a team through a high-stakes project, encourage open discussion to avoid tunnel vision.
In personal finance, when facing a large expense, avoid focusing only on cutting costs and consider increasing income or reallocating assets.
During emergency response, trained professionals use checklists to prevent tunnel vision and ensure all options are considered.
FROM THEORY TO EVERYDAY LIFE
In practice
Tunnel Vision in Crisis Management
During a financial crisis, a company's leadership may focus solely on cutting costs (tunnel vision) and ignore opportunities for innovation. A resilient leader would assess all options, including investment in new markets, to find a sustainable solution.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Put it to work.
Think of a recent problem you faced. Did you consider multiple solutions, or did you fixate on one?
How can you train yourself to step back and view a problem from different angles when under pressure?
In what situations might tunnel vision be beneficial, and when is it harmful?
Often confused with
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
Source texts
- Thinking in Systems and Mental Models Think Like a Super Thinker (Dawson, Marcus P)