Excellence Experiment
Excellence Experiment 2.0 (A Year of Kaizen) – 3 Month Update
For my 2019 experiment with the pursuit of excellence, I decided to put the principle of kaizen (continuous incremental improvement) to the test. Businesses and factories have successfully been using kaizen for nearly a century, with well documented results. But the concept of continuous small improvements can be applied to personal pursuits as well –…
Read MoreIt’s a Wrap! Year One of the Excellence Experiment
A year-end recap and reflections on my first “Excellence Experiment” – what happened when I spent a year pursuing excellence.
Read MoreThe Excellence Experiment: 11-Month Update
Originally I planned to update my results after 10 months, but I just looked at the calendar and realized it’s already December, so… Sometimes life gets in the way of our best intentions, which is probably the biggest insight I’ve had since my last progress report. Well, maybe not that life can get in…
Read MoreThe Excellence Experiment: 8-Month Update
In my 6-month update, I talked about how I was shifting my approach with my “Excellence Experiment” – from working with microresolutions to establish new habits, to using a kaizen-based strategy to integrate small improvements continuously. The way it works now, I sit down on Sunday evening and make a list of 1-2 things…
Read MoreThe Excellence Experiment: 6 Month Update
As I pass the half-year mark with my experiment, it seems like a good time to take stock of where I’m at and what I’ve accomplished since January, and evaluate whether I need to make any adjustments. If you’re just joining, you can read my original post on the set-up and design of my experiment…
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