How to Improve Your Preparation by Thinking Like a Pilot

We all want better judgment. We want to prepare well to perform well. We want our plans to run smoothly and to avoid unnecessary stress . However, we don't always take steps that will objectively help us self-improve in these areas.

Why? It might not seem urgent enough. Or, we might worry it'll turn into a minefield of perfectionism , exhaustion, and self-criticism.

Concrete tools can help overcome these barriers and do so efficiently.

One place we can find these tools is in aviation. Pilots learn many procedures to improve their judgment, planning, and how they manage changing conditions. The concepts behind these are surprisingly applicable to everyday life.

In this post, we'll look at four procedures used by pilots that map directly to everyday scenarios. For each example, I'll