Lessons tagged “context-sensitivity”
7 published lessons with this tag.
Always ask what context am I in
Before interpreting any information, identify the relevant context. The same data, the same words, the same event will mean completely different things depending on where you are, who you are with, what you are trying to accomplish, and what just happened. If you do not ask "what context am I in?" before you interpret, you are letting your default context — the one your brain loaded automatically — do the interpreting for you. That default is often wrong.
Written context prevents misinterpretation
Recording the context of a decision prevents future confusion about why you made it. Without a written record of the forces, constraints, and reasoning at the moment of choice, your future self — and everyone else — will reconstruct a fiction and call it memory.
Cultural context is invisible until crossed
Your cultural assumptions are invisible to you until you encounter a different culture.
Temporal context shifts meaning
What was true in one time period may not be true in another — always note the when.
Organizational context shapes individual behavior
The structures and incentives of an organization determine individual action more than personality does.
Physical context affects cognitive performance
Where you work physically changes how you think.
Context-dependent workflows
The same type of task may need different workflows in different contexts.