<![CDATA[My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking.]]>My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec & manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking.

Meaning: when facing hazards, point people toward where to go/what to do, rather than drawing attention to everything to avoid.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116352857661993744https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116352857661993744Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:41:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:06:17 GMT]]>@Reinald @eanakashima @richlv it was particularly pleasing that me and the teenage girl I was paired with in the small front wheel drive car both got it really quickly and the instructor had to start sabotaging us to make it more difficult. The cocky lads in their 20s with the didn’t make it round the corner once… facing the right direction anyway.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Wifiwits/statuses/116352245903662424https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Wifiwits/statuses/116352245903662424Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:06:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:53:28 GMT]]>@eanakashima
This works for slicing bread, too.
Focus on a point at the bottom of the loaf; that's where the knife will go.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/RealGene/statuses/116352195554497779https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/RealGene/statuses/116352195554497779Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:53:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:15:50 GMT]]>@Wifiwits @eanakashima @richlv had that in my drivers training as well. "You steer automatically to where your view is directed. So don't stare at that tree, but where you wanna drive to avoid collision".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116352047570365900https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116352047570365900Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:15:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:14:03 GMT]]>@eanakashima Alpine Skiing lesson “ski the snow, not the trees” is the phrase I was told.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/tlemmink/statuses/116352040566342202https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/tlemmink/statuses/116352040566342202Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:14:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:10:54 GMT]]>@tab2space @richlv @eanakashima “ski the snow, not the trees” is what I learned.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/tlemmink/statuses/116352028131624238https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/tlemmink/statuses/116352028131624238Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:10:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:43:09 GMT]]>@eanakashima EXACTLY!!
I was just talking about this here yesterday with someone naysaying & spreading hopeless cynicism towards my positive vision…and shortly after an interview with Rebecca Solnit expressing this was posted on YT, and now this.
I feel the universe is vindicating me in my arguments & pov. And giving me more examples to better express it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JoBlakely/statuses/116351919043503754https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/JoBlakely/statuses/116351919043503754Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:43:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:39:30 GMT]]>@eanakashima@hachyderm.io Teachers have been doing this for a very long time.
When you finish on a word that is what children latch onto in the moment.
So when you say to a child "Don't run' they essentially hear run.
Instead if you say "Stand still" or "Name, stop" you get a better chance of them processing and doing what you want.
"Don't hit" becomes "Use kind hands". You cannot get the perfect last word, but you can avoid the negative ones.
More importantly, you can always describe the behaviour you want, which is better.
Because kids are people, this works on all people even when they get bigger.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.creatureofthehill.com/notes/akowbqcezt8202othttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.creatureofthehill.com/notes/akowbqcezt8202otSun, 05 Apr 2026 05:39:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:19:57 GMT]]>@eanakashima
Same with hang gliding. "Look where you want to go". If you look at the ground, you fail to launch; if you look at the horizon, you go into the sky

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Oaktag/statuses/116347581095581117https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Oaktag/statuses/116347581095581117Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:19:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:56:55 GMT]]>@eanakashima I love this! Done this while canoeing too! And it’s a great approach concept I’ll try to remember when teaching!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/TAVCreations/statuses/116345603066961471https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ottawa.place/users/TAVCreations/statuses/116345603066961471Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:56:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:09:54 GMT]]>@eanakashima I learned a variation of this that's basically distilled down to say "yes, if" not, "no, unless"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zeruch/statuses/116345418195946304https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zeruch/statuses/116345418195946304Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:09:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:21:04 GMT]]>@eanakashima Hey it's like driving target fixation!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.brightfur.net/users/IceWolf/statuses/116345226179727177https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.brightfur.net/users/IceWolf/statuses/116345226179727177Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:21:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:11:58 GMT]]>@eanakashima this relates to my complaint about signs like "low flying aircraft". Should I get a really big butterfly net? Should I dodge? What's the recommended action?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://recurse.social/users/shapr/statuses/116343774809502655https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://recurse.social/users/shapr/statuses/116343774809502655Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:11:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:26:50 GMT]]>@eanakashima @richlv I recall dojng a skid pan training session, tremendous fun and genuinely useful for better car control, and we were told “if you stare at the wall you’re worried about hitting, you’re much more likely to hit it”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Wifiwits/statuses/116342889548239286https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Wifiwits/statuses/116342889548239286Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:26:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:30:47 GMT]]>@eanakashima This thinking saved my life once when I was riding a motorcycle.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Megawatt/statuses/116342433217288048https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Megawatt/statuses/116342433217288048Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:30:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:36:32 GMT]]>@zeank

Its a matter of the sequence:

Looking for the bright spot on the horizon first enables us to assess which rocks are worth dealing with, because they're in our pathway.

Looking around for all rocks first, we never have any time for determining what we want more of, or a path leading to it.

The trouble is that you get problems for free, in unlimited numbers. And the time for lifting your head and looking around is available only in small doses.

Hence we become experts in things that we want less of, and we keep struggling with even building a bit of expertise of what we want more of.

@eanakashima @praveen

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/katzenberger/statuses/116341276188598775https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/katzenberger/statuses/116341276188598775Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:36:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:23:30 GMT]]>@richlv @eanakashima

Interesting to read about the application of this thinking to rafting, kajaking, motorcycling and skiing (in a other replies), wasn't aware of this.

With "Solution-Focused Coaching" there is also a whole school of thought that is based on related ideas. And it originated from a specific form of (Solution Focused Brief Therapy ).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/katzenberger/statuses/116341224911562563https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/katzenberger/statuses/116341224911562563Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:23:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:07:11 GMT]]>@eanakashima

I knew the concept from motorcycle (and bicycle) training, but not the term "point positive" which is excellent, thanks, TIL. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Leszek_Karlik/statuses/116340924838653253https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Leszek_Karlik/statuses/116340924838653253Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:07:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:46:14 GMT]]>@badrihippo @eanakashima Yeah, that's another one that's stuck with me (and was actually in the HIG longer—into the 1990s). Still relevant to those of us designing printable zines and flyers! I have a color printer but not everyone does.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/boredzo/statuses/116340370570679748https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/boredzo/statuses/116340370570679748Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:20:08 GMT]]>@david42 @tab2space @eanakashima Latvian folk heroes tend to be more on the strong/agile side (Kurbads, Lāčplēsis). The larger one I recall, Lielais (Big) Kristaps, was more into crossing rivers.

My first association of somebody using trees for skis was with the Estonian Suur Tõll, probably because of the great sculpture they have on Saaremaa (coudn't find my own pictures, though).

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/richlv/statuses/116340267979173766https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/richlv/statuses/116340267979173766Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:20:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:24:11 GMT]]>@eanakashima I did a skid course some years ago and the first and foremost thing they tell you is "never look at obstacles, instead look at where you want to go".

It's honestly kind of magical, but if you just keep your eyes focused on where it's safe to be, then you're most likely to end up exactly there.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dosgame.club/users/Tijn/statuses/116340047981112362https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dosgame.club/users/Tijn/statuses/116340047981112362Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:24:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:22:25 GMT]]>@eanakashima Thank you for sharing this. Didn't know that term and it's great to learn it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/hzulla/statuses/116340041001597873https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/hzulla/statuses/116340041001597873Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:22:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:22:09 GMT]]>@eanakashima @formschub 😍🤩

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.io/users/march/statuses/116340039952640015https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.io/users/march/statuses/116340039952640015Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:22:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My greatest professional accomplishment of the year: I got my exec &amp; manager teammates saying "point positive," a term from whitewater rafting and kayaking. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:49:15 GMT]]>@eanakashima Had a CEO once who announced new things by talking about all the ills of whatever necessitated the new thing, then added a "oh, by the way, this is the new thing we will do" - I ended up tuning out whenever he was talking, until he started to sound like he were starting to wind down.

It's an atrocious communication style.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/liebach/statuses/116339910580569662https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/liebach/statuses/116339910580569662Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:49:15 GMT