Reading · Indi’s Substack

Thinking styles are not about any solution, but about what people are focused on. People’s aim. You could call it their goal, but usually it has no “end state” like a goal. I call it people’s purpose.

This set of thinking styles below is about the purpose of “take care of my clothing.” By focusing on what people were aiming to do, the team quickly saw the gaps and opportunities.

crisp & clean: I take pride in my clothes and how I present myself. It’s important to me to keep the color, shape, and aesthetic of the original design intact, so I can continue to enjoy looking sharp. I believe there’s a proper tool to use and proper way to treat everything. I want clothes to look professionally laundered or pressed. Making the time is the difficulty. I may have a systematic approach to the way I organize my clothes, to help finding clothes to wear easier.

it'll be fine: I’m pretty casual about laundry. I decide when to wash my clothes by considering what I need out of the dirty laundry. I feel embarrassed by stains on my clothing—they are my nemesis. I have grease removal and other types of spot removal sprays. I also take preventative steps to avoid stains, like wearing dark colored tops to minimize the appearance. On laundry days I throw everything in together to make up a full load. It has never been a problem.

the separationist: I believe it’s important to protect my family from exposure to bacteria and germs. I have rules as to what gets washed together and what gets washed separately. I separate out clothing that has touched our bodies from smelly kitchen linens or my work clothes. I wash sweaty work/workout clothing separately. I might wash the baby’s clothing in a separate machine. I take steps to reduce the possibility of skin irritation by avoiding scented detergents, making sure items are well rinsed of detergent. I keep my family safe and clean.

What thinking styles mean and why
What they are used for (especially in this AI age)
How to find them in transcripts (from listening sessions)

Next live practice "Finding Thinking Styles." Showing an illustration of people from around the globe on a Zoom call with Indi, working real-time on a Mural Board together

The time of the weekly meeting is aimed at India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, South Korea, Friday mornings.
Anyone in western US and Canada, across the dateline, would join Thursday evening at 6pm San Francisco time.
There are FOUR PRICE LEVELS, which means if you are in India, for example, your currency exchange rate with the US dollar is so extreme that you qualify for the US$99 price level. (It depends on your purchasing power.) There is also the half-off price level for people who have no organization that will pay on their behalf. (Like me.)
Missing one meeting (out of all six) is okay.
We need two more people to join our group in order to handle the data easily.

There is a self-paced course called Finding Thinking Styles that you can peruse solo for half the price. (It comes bundled with the practice group that STARTS FRIDAY 21-AUGUST.)

Practice with Indi! Starts Friday 21-August for Australia, Asia, India Time Zones

There is a self-paced course called Finding Thinking Styles that you can peruse solo for half the price. (It comes bundled with the practice group that STARTS FRIDAY 21-AUGUST.)

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