Today we complete the review of the book "Triggers". We were discussing Active questions and AIWATT principle. We also mentioned we do not get better without structure. Structure helps us gain control because it provides guard rails. For example, if we have only five minutes to speak, we make our case with a new found concision.  Similarly we need help when we are least likely to get it. This is in reference to situations which is not on our calendar. Those unguarded interpersonal moments etc. or the surprises we encounter. In the run up to a boring meeting, we might be sending signals that we are not interested leaving ourselves open to the environment. Instead if we were to realize that we will test ourselves with questions on whether we made a positive difference at the end of the meeting, we may behave differently.
Behavioral change has no absolutes.  The best we can hope for is a consistency in our effort -  a persistence of striving that makes other people more charitable about our shortcomings. Its when the striving stops, when we begin to throw ourselves on "good enough".  The risk of this attitude is that we can land ourselves in we disappoint people or create distress. There are a few environments that trigger a "good enough" attitude. These are 1) when our motivation is marginal - this is usually mitigated by either owning the task or not taking it up. 2) when we are working pro bono- where we think something is better than nothing. People forget promises and only the performance.
3) when we behave like amateurs where we are good at one thing but ignore to be good at another thing and 4) when we have a compliance issue such as when we flout rules because we become lazy.
The impetus behind these conscious decisions is to keep thinking about the environment pro-actively in the context of our desires. Then we overcome the triggers
The less we blame our environment the more tools we find. The engaging questions is one way to focus the mind and measure how we are doinvg. The other two objectives are to remain alert to our environment. The second objective is engagement.
When we embrace awareness and engagement, we can appreciate all the triggers. This completes our review of triggers.
I want to end this book review with a slightly different theme. When the going gets tough and you would rather take it out, by all means find an entry room and a pillow and go for it. The world will be unrelenting because they are not you. If you can take time for yourself, please do.

#codingexercise

int gcd(int a, int b)

{

// Euclid

 if (b == 0)

 {

     return a;

 }

 else

 {

     return gcd(b, a mod b);
}
}

#codingexercise
Double
GetNthRootProductOddRaisedPDividedQAndEvenRaisedPTimesQ (Double [] A,Double  p, Double q)

{

If ( A== null) return 0;

Return A.NthRootProductOddRaisedPDividedQAndEvenRaisedPTimesQ(p, q);

}