I am delighted to welcome Zvi Mowshowitz discussing the principle of “More Dakka”. Please read https://thezvi.wordpress.com/2017/12/02/more-dakka/amp/ to prepare for the Meetup

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What does More Dakka mean?

If something is a good idea, you need a reason to not try doing more of it. No, seriously. You need a reason.

The first level is practical. If you think a problem could be solved or a situation improved by more application of a good idea, there’s a good chance you’re right.

Sometimes a little more is a little better. Sometimes a lot more is a lot better. Sometimes each attempt is unlikely to work, but improves your chances.

The more you do, the better it works. There’s probably a level where side effects would happen, but there’s no sign of them yet.

We know the solution. We just need more. We need More (and better) (metaphorical) Dakka – rather than firing the standard number of metaphorical bullets, we need to fire more, absurdly more, whatever it takes until the enemy keels over dead.

If it helps but doesn’t solve your problem, perhaps you’re not using enough.

We don’t use enough to find out how much enough would be, or what bad things it might cause. More Dakka might backfire. It also might solve your problem.

The second level is, ‘do more of what is already working and see if it works more’ is as basic as it gets. If we can’t reliably try that, we can’t reliably try anything.
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Shrikant will interview Zvi on what the principle means and how one can apply it to ones’s life. Then we will break up into small groups of 6 people each and answer the following questions.

1) What strategies have been working well for you in different parts of your life?
2) What can you do to apply the “More Dakka” principle to these to make your life better?
3) What “Dakka” from some other person in the group would you like to consider trying to see if it works for you?

After 45 min small group discussion, we will all come together and each person will share their take aways.

Format:
45 mins Zvi discussing More Dakka
45 mins 6 person moderated discussions
30 mins Everyone’s takeaways

Note this Meetup is being done jointly with my flagship Meetup https://www.meetup.com/The-103-Great-Ideas-Conversations/. I am expecting 30-50 attendees.

Don’t miss this one; it’s going to be good!

Shrikant

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