The Habit mechanic Part - 8 Flashcards
The footage showed Wiliams engaged in a dispute on the court after she had just lost a point
footage = imágenes
In the voiceover, Williams explains how the dispute impacted her concentration levels
voiceover = narración, voz en off
Write a draft email about this report to my cliente
draft email = borrador de correo electrónio
Sustain and refocus your attention
sustain = sostener
A magnifying glass to see close
magnifying glass = lupa
Notice the big mismatch between the Xs and Os at this time of day
mismatch = desajuste
I felt drowsy after eating
drowsy = soñoliento
I grazed on snacks throughout the morning
grazed = consumí
I will show you how to supercharge your practice so that you can harness your learning superpower
harness = aprovechar
Thomas Edison’s willingness to work hard and acquire new insights from his mistakes
willingness = buena voluntad
an underground academic collective that constantly moved location to evade Russian officials
underground = clandestino
and at other times I sank into despair
despair = desesperación
her first paper was published to worldwide acclaim
acclaim = aclamar
Prizes has been described as repetiteve, tedious, and drudgery
tedious = tedioso
drudgery = trabajo pesado
One of the hallmarks of Marie Curie’s professional life was the way she docummented everyting in journals and notebooks
hallmarks = sellos distintivas
All three athletes were undoubtadly putting a lot of effort into their trainig
undoubtedly = indudablemente
If you are feeling fearful, angry, or guilty, it is very difficult to pay attention
fearful = temeroso
the spotlight from your torch of concentration quite tightly onto these written words
onto = dentro
It is highly likely I have just overloaded your working memory
highly likely = muy probable
Your working memory is similar to a leaky bucket
leaky = fuga
the plot of your favorite film
plot = trama, conspirar
Selecting the former will probably hinder your learning
hinder = impedir
The ninth factor is the volume and quality of your prior learning
prior = previo
And if you cannot add an subtract, it is difficult to do long division
subtract = restar
this overaching four-part process is always the same
overaching = general
This five-pronged approach help people feel and perform better
pronged = puntos
spot outdated and ineffective leardership method
spot outdated = descarta, obsoleta
We spent about 50 percent less on player wages than our direct competitor
wages = salario
I will share some specific insights I have gleaned
gleaned = recogido
How do we create products that delight our cutomers
delight = deleite
avoid and outwit predators
outwit = burlar
grow crops
crops = cultivos
The main reason we have prospered more than any other is our unique ability to intelligently work together and outsmart competitor species
outsmart = burlar
the most knowledge, and a crystal clear roadmap of exactly what the team needs
roadmap = hoja de ruta
But the unrelenting changes and challenges presented by the VUCA world have changed that
unrelenting = implacable
their own snowmobile, and a fleet of snowmobiles is moving up a mountain
snowmobile = motonieve
fleet = flota
aiming to reach the summit
summint = cumbre
We are more reliant on people self-managing
reliant = depender
People feel empowered and upskilled to become Habit Mechanics
upskilled = mejoradas, mejora de las cualificaciones
These stages act as the backbone of your team’s culture
backbone = columna vertebral, espinazo
As you endeavor to make progress toward your team achieving its mission
endeavor = se refuerza, esfuerzo
But I was becoming less and less compelled by personality test approaches
compelled = obligado
To compound matter, he also felt it was probably his last opportunity to win this famous trophy
To compound matters = para complicar las cosas
Mary Jackson showed great potential, and this was spotted by one action
spotted = manchado
I’m not going to entertain the impossible
entertain = entretener
which is a key component of his powerful, bagless vacuums
bagless = sin bolsa
Dyson is a Role Model by embodying one of his team’s key priorities
embodying = encarnando
There is some cross-over in this tool with the Helpful Habits Reflections self-assessment tool
cross-over = cruce
He also oversaw the development of the co-called Class of 92
oversaw = supervisó
Judy Murray played a pivotal role in both her son’s careers
pivotal = fundamental
it was said he was not strong or fit enough. So he got fitter
fitter = más en forma.
Se puso más en forma
It would be helpful for me to overemphasize that I am listening and understanding
overemphasize = enfatizar demasiado
Woodward played a pivotal role in the career of record-breaking player Jonny Wilkinson
pivotal role = papel fundamental
As the figurehead, Woodward came under pressure from external sources
as the figurehead = como figura decorativa
many players within the England squad spoke out publicly on Woodward’s behalf
behalf = beneficio
He then completely overhauled and remodeled the coaching environment
overhauled = reacondicionado
with the sole purpose of developing players who could perform to their potential
sole = único
He distilled the team’s new strategy into simple, high-impact messages and ideas
distilled = destiló
It focuses on the following five core questions, which I have tweaked
tweaked = ajustado
Who do you want your products or services to delight?
delight = deleite
