If you’ve paid attention, you’ve seen that the last several posts and articles over at EzineArticles.com has been a short list of about 3 (or slightly more) things to do, remember, consider or think about. Why is that? Well, I could give you a list of 3 reasons why, but I think that’s a little too cheeky. 🙂
It really only needs 1 reason to be fully explained. It’s simply that we can only hold a certain amount of information in our short term memory and we’re only able to recall things in small chunks. The actual amount is going to vary person to person, but no one can recall everything they know about a subject into active memory at one time. What we can do is easily recall a string of facts, numbers or steps. Phone numbers, addresses, email addresses are all examples of these things.
Have you ever wondered why there are so many 7 Steps to Success programs of some kind or another out there? Because 7 steps are relatively easy to recall as you work on plans and goals. What’s easier? Knowing Pi to 1000 decimals or that it’s 3.14? Knowing your spouse’s office phone number or the number of every phone number in the company and calling each one until you get to the person you want? What’s easier to picture success at? A 3 step system or a 34 step complicated process?
If you can hold the process in your mind easily enough, then it’s something you can see yourself being able to do. If you can see yourself able to do it, then you’re half way to achieving it.
