Mitchell Palmer presents the two-hand rule: hold up your hands and ask if you can fix the problem with them right now. If not, treat it as spam. The national debt can't be fixed by your check, but an underperforming sales team can be fixed through calls and coaching.
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How do you know what to let in? You need a filter. You need a rule that runs automatically before the thought even takes root. Here's the move. The two-hand rule. The next time you see a headline, a tweet, or a news story that spikes your blood pressure, I want you to physically look at your two hands. Hold them in front of you, right up to your face. Ask yourself this question: Can I solve this problem with these two hands right now? The national debt is rising. Look at your hands. Can you write a check to fix that right now? No? Then delete it. Drop it. Treat it like spam. It's a ghost. It's not real in your world. My sales team is underperforming. Well, look at your hands. Can you pick up the phone? Can you rewrite the script? Can you fire the slacker?