Category: Lessons With A King

Oblique Strategies is a set of cards that will help unleash your creativity. According to the Eno Shop, “In 1975, Peter Schmidt and Brian Eno created the original pack of Oblique Strategies cards, through thinking about approaches to their own work as artist and musician. The Oblique Strategies constitute a set of over 100 cards, each of which is a suggestion of a course of action or thinking to assist in creative situations. These famous cards have been used by many artists and creative people all over the world since their initial publication.” The cool thing is you can get the app too. When you are stuck, just open it and pick a card that points you where you should consider going.

PROMPT: Download the Oblique Strategies App

When you get to a goal, do not rest on your oars. While there, keep working, keep improving, keep getting better. It doesn’t have to be a massive improvement. It can be tiny but as long as you keep improving, it adds up and you will be able to tell the difference as time goes.

PROMPT: What are you working on improving?

In a duel, the person that shoots first has a better chance of survival. When they come at you, make sure you take the first shot. It’s about your survival. It’s about moving forward to do the things you want to.

PROMPT: When was the last time you gave someone a shot?

Stay curious. Ask questions. Find out as much as you can. Collect that data. Store it. Analyse it. Learn from it.

PROMPT: How do you gather intelligence?

When we take things out of context, we make them worse than they could be. We misunderstand what the person might have meant and we might share incorrect information. When you are told anything, make sure you have the full picture and know what the context is before you respond.

PROMPT: Have you taken things out of context?