30 Day Improvement Sprints

re: 30 Day Improvement Sprints

Josh Maher — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:45:36 GMT

Interesting idea....what kinds of tips do you have on techniques to make 30 day sprints more effective?

re: 30 Day Improvement Sprints

James Waletzky — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:46:51 GMT

I'd also love to see some examples of some things you have improved upon using this technique, and how you measured success? Was it a gut feel improvement, or were there some kind of improvement measures? It is important to reflect back on the 30 days and see where you made improvements and where other possible improvements came to light.

re: 30 Day Improvement Sprints

J.D. Meier — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:25:09 GMT

Good question Josh! I thought it warranted a full post: How To Make 30 Day Improvement Sprints More Effective: http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/03/10/how-to-make-30-day-improvement-sprints-more-effective.aspx

re: 30 Day Improvement Sprints

J.D. Meier — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:36:01 GMT

I've used this for a few things. For example, I used it to change my body (30 Days of Living Foods Ends: http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2007/03/09/30-days-of-living-foods-ends-today.aspx). I used it to improve my voice and breathing. I'm in the process of using it to improve productivity skills including MindMapping, Camtasia recording, and DragonSpeak. Pretty soon, I'll be kicking up a blog improvement sprint. I've been measuring success both in terms of improving my skill and in terms of improving my learning process. For example, in a previous workout sprint, I decided I would bench press 270 lbs within 3 weeks. I overlly focused on the results vs. the process and messed up my shoulder. Now I'm optimizing around incremental gains and focusing on form and technique. It's a world of difference. I enjoy the smaller improvements add up over the big bang. Ironically, the small improvements are the big bang in disguise!

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Justin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:41:24 GMT

导读今天发现了这篇非常精彩的，内容超级丰富的文章，实在忍不住，转载于此。

原文地址：http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2008/10/13/effective...