Module 1 – Part 6: Your Mindset Shift
Benji
Part 6: your mindset shift
Alright.
Now that you’re a few lessons in, it’s natural that you might be itching to ‘uncover’ the entire secret of the Skyscraper theory.
However, I don’t want to overwhelm you straight away. The concepts that make up this theory build on top of each other. Mastering the concepts in each module will perfectly set you up for the next one to ‘slot’ in.
So instead, I’ll reveal a little ‘piece of the puzzle’ each module, based on what we’ve been discussing.
Each puzzle piece will build on the last…kinda like a Skyscraper 😉
By the end of the course—you’ll understand the Skyscraper Method.
Actually, you already got the first ‘unofficial’ insight…
The theory itself IS a skyscraper:
I need to give you the foundation first (that’s this module) so we can build layer upon layer as we work through the rest of the modules.
If you master the stuff in this module, you’ll be able to unlock the next module. And so on.
With that said, here’s your first ‘official’ insight:
Structure and Patterns.
A memorized deck is so powerful because it looks CHAOTIC but is actually highly ORDERLY.
Those two highly contrasting concepts are so far apart that it’s very hard to imagine something combining them…but the memorized deck does.
A memorized deck looks random, but there’s structure all over the place. If you imagine each playing cards as a floor on your skyscraper, you know exactly which playing card is on which floor, and the relationships between those floors.
It’s the same as building a skyscraper. Some might look beautiful, and even ‘chaotic’, but there’s a deep structure underneath the outer facade.
Since the structure is built into the deck, it actually allows you to be very flexible and improvisational. The structure is precisely what gives you the flexibility.
Don’t worry if already this is going over your head.
We’ll be getting deep into ‘improvisation’ in the next module, and we’re going to talk more about ‘structure’ in your memorized deck in module 4, but I wanted to get you started thinking about this right out the gate, since it’s so essential.
Alright, enough theory for today.
Let’s get knee-deep into HOW to memorize the deck, using our ‘Babylon secret’…