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[Editor’s note This is the third installment of a continuing series on issues that 600 CEOs told us keeps them awake at night. Today's topic The challenges of making organizational decisions in this uncertain environment.] While we may be living in unprecedented times, past events provide insights and practices as pandemic recovery plans are developed. Consider these five elements of organizational decision-making information gathering; strategy; combining long-term thinking with short-term actions; clear communication internally and externally; and a review of policies and processes to ensure the organization’s preparedness for future crises. Information gathering The flow of high-quality information is more important than ever. A United States military framework for thinking about the external environment that has gained traction in the business world is VUCA Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. While these words seem similar in many respects, a key point of VUCA is that each of these terms describes a different situation that requires a specific response. Nathan Bennett, a professor with the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, and G. James Lemoine, an assistant professor in the Organization and Human Resources Department of the School of Management at the University at Buffalo, have written extensively on VUCA, and argue, “If VUCA is seen as general, unavoidable, and unsolvable, leaders will take no action and fail to solve an actual problem.” Thus, diagnosis of the situation is a prerequisite to crafting a response. They argue that volatility should be met with agility; uncertainty with information; complexity with restructuring with internal operations reconfigured to address external complexities; and ambiguity with experimentation. Uncertainty in this sense refers not to scientific questions about the coronavirus, but to what effect the virus will have on the future. What new realities will it generate? What will recovery look like? How long will it take? What will a post-COVID world entail? "Seek out new data sources and gather new perspectives." Bennett and Lemoine recommend reaching out “to partners, customers, researchers, trade groups, and perhaps even competitors” in times of uncertainty, in order to understand the impact of this phenomenon. Seek out new data sources and gather new perspectives. Here’s how one CEO we’ve talked with builds in multiple perspectives to his decision-making. At his industrial products company, he has established bi-weekly meetings with his senior team focused on two questions What do we know now that we didn’t know before? How can we use that information to make decisions? Each team member is responsible for research within their area talking to big customers, participating in supplier forums and webinars, scouring competitor websites. At the meeting, team members share their findings and discuss the available data, what assumptions can be drawn from it, and insights to be leveraged. These discussions are then translated into action points. Organizations should ensure internal decision-making processes incorporate conflicting points of view, if necessary designating a devil’s advocate or what the military calls a “red teamer.” Colonel Eric G. Kail, who writes about VUCA and its application in the business world, says red teamers “don’t simply shoot holes in a plan … [they require] leaders to move beyond that won’t happen’ to what if this occurs.” Red team membership should be rotated, he says, and leaders must be careful to protect them from backlash from other organizational members. In response to the broader perspective offered by his team’s devil’s advocate, one CEO shared that he took proposed across-the-board price cuts and implemented them in a much more nuanced way, with price decreases segmented by customer and channel. Another hallmark of stressful situations is that they can lead to paralysis and inaction, what Nathan Furr calls “unproductive uncertainty.” He recommends three strategies for decision-making in such circumstances Managers need to step back and consider all options, both near term and long term. This is because gathering information in this environment can cause us to become “so focused on the immediate situation that we overlook the broader possibilities.” Rather than focus on binary outcomes, which rarely play out, managers should consider the full spectrum of possible outcomes and assign probabilities to each. Keep in mind that “possibilities always exist.” Even in the worst situations, there are opportunities and choices to be made. Thinking about strategy A clear sense of organizational direction is central to knowing what information is significant and avoiding information overload. David J. Collis, the Thomas Henry Carroll Ford Foundation Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Michael G. Rukstad, the late senior research fellow at HBS described a firm’s organizational direction as being a hierarchy that flows from the most enduring element, the corporate mission, through values, vision, strategy, and, ultimately, the implementation and monitoring of that strategy via tools such as balanced scorecards and key performance indicators KPIs. The strategy includes an organization’s objective, scope, and competitive advantage. In times of turmoil, CEOs should revisit their strategy and ask key questions What is the organization’s ultimate objective? In which directions products, customers, geographies, vertical integration will it go? In which directions will it not go? Finally, what does the organization do better or differently than others—in other words, what is our competitive advantage? "Another hallmark of stressful situations is that they can lead to paralysis and inaction." “In times of economic distress, clarity of strategy becomes even more important,” wrote Michael Porter in 2008. In an economic downturn, figuring out what part of the industry that you want to serve becomes incredibly important.” It’s also important to not take actions in the short term that seem expedient but could ultimately undermine what’s different or unique about the company, he says. Porter provides the example of a company focused on high-end features and service that is tempted during a recession to cut back in response to a customer’s price concerns. This is the wrong move, he says. By cutting back on what has made it successful, that company risks becoming just like its competitors. He also contends that downturns can provide a little flexibility because the pressure to deliver short-term financial results is lessened. When all companies are reporting poor results, acting to make your company look a little better is not particularly value-added. We see this in action with the CEO of a B2B company who has responded to current pressure from customers by agreeing to cut prices in the short term in exchange for contract extensions; thereby being sensitive to their customers’ short-term needs while simultaneously improving the firm’s long-term competitive positioning. Strategy execution and implementation Strategic planning, converting strategic objectives into activities, is central to most organizations. Still, it is not possible to anticipate every event that might impact those plans. Executives need to be agile in order to adapt plans in response to unforeseen problems or opportunities. In doing so, they need to balance flexibility and speedy reaction times with long-term strategic focus. It is difficult to get this balance right! When surveyed on execution challenges, 29 percent of managers said that their company reacted too slowly, while 24 percent responded that their company reacted with sufficient speed, but in doing so lost sight of their strategy. Darrell K. Rigby, Sarah Elk, and Steve Berez write about the importance of building an “agile enterprise.” Their message—CEOs and other executives need to adopt a “humble agile mindset” to effectively lead an agile enterprise—can be aptly applied to the type of leadership required in the current environment. The authors highlight the importance of a rapid feedback loop, such as a brief daily check-in to give and receive feedback. These sessions can be used to eliminate barriers and ensure continued progress. Shifting leadership style from commanding to coaching is another agile leadership tool. Leaders use two-way communication methods and positive language, focusing not on what can’t be done but on how we can get it done. Rigby, Elk, and Berez also advise abandoning old school meeting formats in favor of “collaborative problem-solving sessions.” These are action-oriented, beginning with a list of issues that need to be resolved, focused on constructive conflict, and ending with a decision. “Swarming sessions,” which bring together participants from multiple groups and functions impacted by a single issue, can be used as needed to facilitate rapid decisions. Many companies measure strategy execution with KPIs assessed annually or maybe quarterly. In times of crisis, consider assessing more frequently. This is even more important in a virtual work world where employees don’t have the benefit of ongoing conversations that happen when people are physically together, a distance that can easily result in misalignment. A dispersed working environment can only succeed if everyone is clear on their role. What are the objectives? What work should be prioritized? How is work being divided among employees? It is important to avoid duplicative efforts. Implementing 30- or 60-day KPIs drives action and keeps people accountable and aligned. Communication around the establishment of short-term measurements should stress that these are not an effort to micromanage, but an acknowledgement of the awkward and tricky working situation. Assessing short-term goals keeps everyone on the same page and pushing forward together. As employees start to shift gradually back into the office with hybrid at-home/in-office work schedules likely in many places, short-term goals will provide transparency, visibility, and some stability. Communicate Your recovery strategy will need to include a detailed communication plan focused on all internal and external constituents. Internal communication is as important, if not more important, than external communication. In Crisis Communication Lessons from 9/11, Paul Argenti writes, “What I discovered is that, in a time of extreme crisis, internal communications take precedence. Before any other constructive action can take place—whether it's serving customers or reassuring investors—the morale of employees must be rebuilt." Many of the CEOs we heard from highlighted their concerns about getting communication right, particularly communication with their employees. How often? What platform? What tone? In Leadership on the Line Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading, co-authors Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz discuss the importance of “achieving a balcony perspective” in structuring a communication plan. They advise stepping back from a situation—getting on the balcony—to get “a clearer view of reality and some perspective on the bigger picture by distancing yourself from the fray.” Then, you “must return to the dance floor...The process must be iterative, not static. The challenge is to move back and forth between the dance floor and the balcony, making interventions, observing their impact in real time, and then returning to the action.” This exercise allows leaders to assess their people’s mindsets and tailor their communications accordingly. Stepping onto the balcony is even more challenging in a virtual world. But CEOs can test out different messages before disseminating them widely, seeking feedback and using it to fine-tune their communications. Some leaders have opted to keep their normal employee communication sessions in place, conducting those sessions virtually. One CEO explained that he was continuing to host regular town hall meetings, weekly listening sessions, and skip-level employee lunches, all on Zoom. In these forums he asks employees about their concerns and where they would like more information. These interactive sessions allow for feedback that would not be available with one-way communication tools. After-action review Take the time to review how your organization responded to the current situation and ask, “What can we do better next time?” This is not about placing blame after the fact. The US military uses after-action reviews AARs to gather and record lessons to apply in the future. The Army’s Opposing Force OPFOR is a brigade whose function is to prepare troops for combat, in part by engaging them in simulated combat. Despite the fact that they provide the trainee forces with detailed advance information on their methods, OPFOR almost always win. Part of OPFOR’s secret to success is its use of after-action reviews. They begin reviews while the event is still ongoing, with multiple AAR meetings often hosted by the unit’s commander. Each meeting starts with the recitation of the rules “Participate. No thin skins. Leave your stripes [ indications of rank and status] at the door. Take notes. Focus on our issues, not the issues of those above us…Absolute candor is critical.” Meetings address four questions “What were our intended results? What were our actual results? What caused our results? And what will we sustain or improve?” Admittedly, the corporate world has seen less success with AARs, despite the popularity of the practice, according to Marilyn Darling, Charles Parry, and Joseph Moore in Learning in the Thick of It. In their study of more than a dozen non-military organizations, they found numerous problems with their after action review procedures, including those that were conducted so long after the event that recollections were hazy and that failed to effectively apply the lessons learned. They recommend organizations use AARs selectively given the significant amount of resources required to do them well. AARs should also focus on areas that are mission critical for the greatest payoff. They offer four fundamentals of the AAR process the learnings must be primarily for the benefit of the team involved in the AAR; the process must start at the same time as the activity being reviewed; lessons must be linked explicitly to future actions, and everyone involved must be held accountable. The midst of a pandemic may not seem like the best time for an after action review, but Darling, Parry, and Moore write that during periods of intense activity, brief daily AAR meetings can help teams coordinate and improve the next day’s activities. AARs can be done on discrete projects like a pandemic-focused marketing campaign in order to improve response quality and long-term effectiveness. "Managers throughout the organization should understand their exposure." Following the 2007-09 recession, Harvard University conducted its own AAR and, in 2019, captured those learnings in a “recession playbook” with the goal of ensuring financial resilience, defined as “stewarding resources to support and maintain excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship in perpetuity” during the next recession. The framework has four steps Managers throughout the organization should understand their exposure. What might the next economic crisis look like? How might it impact revenues under the current operating model? How might that exposure change as the organization’s operating model evolves over time? Groups should develop a clear set of principles that can serve as a guiding force when the time comes to make tradeoffs and balance priorities. Take a strategic approach to modeling downside projections by categorizing activities and businesses into “areas to invest, areas to maintain, and areas that can be reduced or eliminated.” Identify areas where revenues can be increased and costs cut in advance of a downturn. Strengthen the organization’s financial position proactively. Prepare for change. At some point, leaders will need to make a determination as to when and how this plan is put into action. Conclusion Inaction is not an option While the current uncertainty can be daunting for leaders of all types, it is critical not to fall back on inaction as the default position. A good starting point Ensure you are considering all available, relevant information but are not overwhelmed by information overload. Being clear about your organization’s strategy will provide focus to information-gathering and a roadmap for decision-making. Even then, many decisions will have to be made with imperfect data. Flexibility is important. Revisit your conclusions and pivot as needed. Utilizing short-term KPIs 30-day, or so is one way of monitoring decisions and assessing performance. This is a period of continuous learning. The lessons may be unchosen and unwanted, but they can be leveraged to guide future actions. It is important not to let them go to waste. Firms should ideally emerge from this crisis sturdier, wiser, and better prepared for future crises and events. [Image iStock Photo] Other Stories In This Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog About the Authors Boris Groysberg is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Sarah Abbott is a research associate at Harvard Business School. Share your insights below. Toreset your PC Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings. (If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings .) Tap or click Update and recovery, and then tap or click Recovery.
Clear decision-making in a crisis depends on sound methodology and gathering information from a ... [+] variety of sources. Advice from Boris Groysberg and Sarah by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott While we may be living in unprecedented times, past events provide insights and practices as pandemic recovery plans are developed. Consider these five elements of organizational decision-making information gathering; strategy; combining long-term thinking with short-term actions; clear communication internally and externally; and a review of policies and processes to ensure the organization’s preparedness for future crises. Information gathering The flow of high-quality information is more important than ever. A United States military framework for thinking about the external environment that has gained traction in the business world is VUCA Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. While these words seem similar in many respects, a key point of VUCA is that each of these terms describes a different situation that requires a specific response. Nathan Bennett, a professor with the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, and G. James Lemoine, an assistant professor in the Organization and Human Resources Department of the School of Management at the University at Buffalo, have written extensively on VUCA, and argue, “If VUCA is seen as general, unavoidable, and unsolvable, leaders will take no action and fail to solve an actual problem.” Thus, diagnosis of the situation is a prerequisite to crafting a response. They argue that volatility should be met with agility; uncertainty with information; complexity with restructuring with internal operations reconfigured to address external complexities; and ambiguity with experimentation. Uncertainty in this sense refers not to scientific questions about the coronavirus, but to what effect the virus will have on the future. What new realities will it generate? What will recovery look like? How long will it take? What will a post-COVID world entail? Bennett and Lemoine recommend reaching out “to partners, customers, researchers, trade groups, and perhaps even competitors” in times of uncertainty, in order to understand the impact of this phenomenon. Seek out new data sources and gather new perspectives. Here’s how one CEO we’ve talked with builds in multiple perspectives to his decision-making. At his industrial products company, he has established bi-weekly meetings with his senior team focused on two questions What do we know now that we didn’t know before? How can we use that information to make decisions? Each team member is responsible for research within their area talking to big customers, participating in supplier forums and webinars, scouring competitor websites. At the meeting, team members share their findings and discuss the available data, what assumptions can be drawn from it, and insights to be leveraged. These discussions are then translated into action points. Organizations should ensure internal decision-making processes incorporate conflicting points of view, if necessary designating a devil’s advocate or what the military calls a “red teamer.” Colonel Eric G. Kail, who writes about VUCA and its application in the business world, says red teamers “don’t simply shoot holes in a plan … [they require] leaders to move beyond that won’t happen’ to what if this occurs.” Red team membership should be rotated, he says, and leaders must be careful to protect them from backlash from other organizational members. In response to the broader perspective offered by his team’s devil’s advocate, one CEO shared that he took proposed across-the-board price cuts and implemented them in a much more nuanced way, with price decreases segmented by customer and channel. Another hallmark of stressful situations is that they can lead to paralysis and inaction, what Nathan Furr calls “unproductive uncertainty.” He recommends three strategies for decision-making in such circumstances Managers need to step back and consider all options, both near term and long term. This is because gathering information in this environment can cause us to become “so focused on the immediate situation that we overlook the broader possibilities.” Rather than focus on binary outcomes, which rarely play out, managers should consider the full spectrum of possible outcomes and assign probabilities to each. Keep in mind that “possibilities always exist.” Even in the worst situations, there are opportunities and choices to be made. Thinking about strategy A clear sense of organizational direction is central to knowing what information is significant and avoiding information overload. David J. Collis, the Thomas Henry Carroll Ford Foundation Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Michael G. Rukstad, the late senior research fellow at HBS described a firm’s organizational direction as being a hierarchy that flows from the most enduring element, the corporate mission, through values, vision, strategy, and, ultimately, the implementation and monitoring of that strategy via tools such as balanced scorecards and key performance indicators KPIs. The strategy includes an organization’s objective, scope, and competitive advantage. In times of turmoil, CEOs should revisit their strategy and ask key questions What is the organization’s ultimate objective? In which directions products, customers, geographies, vertical integration will it go? In which directions will it not go? Finally, what does the organization do better or differently than others—in other words, what is our competitive advantage? “In times of economic distress, clarity of strategy becomes even more important,” wrote Michael Porter in 2008. In an economic downturn, figuring out what part of the industry that you want to serve becomes incredibly important.” It’s also important to not take actions in the short term that seem expedient but could ultimately undermine what’s different or unique about the company, he says. Porter provides the example of a company focused on high-end features and service that is tempted during a recession to cut back in response to a customer’s price concerns. This is the wrong move, he says. By cutting back on what has made it successful, that company risks becoming just like its competitors. He also contends that downturns can provide a little flexibility because the pressure to deliver short-term financial results is lessened. When all companies are reporting poor results, acting to make your company look a little better is not particularly value-added. We see this in action with the CEO of a B2B company who has responded to current pressure from customers by agreeing to cut prices in the short term in exchange for contract extensions; thereby being sensitive to their customers’ short-term needs while simultaneously improving the firm’s long-term competitive positioning. Strategy execution and implementation Strategic planning, converting strategic objectives into activities, is central to most organizations. Still, it is not possible to anticipate every event that might impact those plans. Executives need to be agile in order to adapt plans in response to unforeseen problems or opportunities. In doing so, they need to balance flexibility and speedy reaction times with long-term strategic focus. It is difficult to get this balance right! When surveyed on execution challenges, 29 percent of managers said that their company reacted too slowly, while 24 percent responded that their company reacted with sufficient speed, but in doing so lost sight of their strategy. Darrell K. Rigby, Sarah Elk, and Steve Berez write about the importance of building an “agile enterprise.” Their message—CEOs and other executives need to adopt a “humble agile mindset” to effectively lead an agile enterprise—can be aptly applied to the type of leadership required in the current environment. The authors highlight the importance of a rapid feedback loop, such as a brief daily check-in to give and receive feedback. These sessions can be used to eliminate barriers and ensure continued progress. Shifting leadership style from commanding to coaching is another agile leadership tool. Leaders use two-way communication methods and positive language, focusing not on what can’t be done but on how we can get it done. Rigby, Elk, and Berez also advise abandoning old school meeting formats in favor of “collaborative problem-solving sessions.” These are action-oriented, beginning with a list of issues that need to be resolved, focused on constructive conflict, and ending with a decision. “Swarming sessions,” which bring together participants from multiple groups and functions impacted by a single issue, can be used as needed to facilitate rapid decisions. Many companies measure strategy execution with KPIs assessed annually or maybe quarterly. In times of crisis, consider assessing more frequently. This is even more important in a virtual work world where employees don’t have the benefit of ongoing conversations that happen when people are physically together, a distance that can easily result in misalignment. A dispersed working environment can only succeed if everyone is clear on their role. What are the objectives? What work should be prioritized? How is work being divided among employees? It is important to avoid duplicative efforts. Implementing 30- or 60-day KPIs drives action and keeps people accountable and aligned. Communication around the establishment of short-term measurements should stress that these are not an effort to micromanage, but an acknowledgement of the awkward and tricky working situation. Assessing short-term goals keeps everyone on the same page and pushing forward together. As employees start to shift gradually back into the office with hybrid at-home/in-office work schedules likely in many places, short-term goals will provide transparency, visibility, and some stability. Communicate Your recovery strategy will need to include a detailed communication plan focused on all internal and external constituents. Internal communication is as important, if not more important, than external communication. In Crisis Communication Lessons from 9/11, Paul Argenti writes, “What I discovered is that, in a time of extreme crisis, internal communications take precedence. Before any other constructive action can take place—whether it's serving customers or reassuring investors—the morale of employees must be rebuilt." Many of the CEOs we heard from highlighted their concerns about getting communication right, particularly communication with their employees. How often? What platform? What tone? In Leadership on the Line Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading, co-authors Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz discuss the importance of “achieving a balcony perspective” in structuring a communication plan. They advise stepping back from a situation—getting on the balcony—to get “a clearer view of reality and some perspective on the bigger picture by distancing yourself from the fray.” Then, you “must return to the dance floor...The process must be iterative, not static. The challenge is to move back and forth between the dance floor and the balcony, making interventions, observing their impact in real time, and then returning to the action.” This exercise allows leaders to assess their people’s mindsets and tailor their communications accordingly. Stepping onto the balcony is even more challenging in a virtual world. But CEOs can test out different messages before disseminating them widely, seeking feedback and using it to fine-tune their communications. Some leaders have opted to keep their normal employee communication sessions in place, conducting those sessions virtually. One CEO explained that he was continuing to host regular town hall meetings, weekly listening sessions, and skip-level employee lunches, all on Zoom. In these forums he asks employees about their concerns and where they would like more information. These interactive sessions allow for feedback that would not be available with one-way communication tools. After-action review Take the time to review how your organization responded to the current situation and ask, “What can we do better next time?” This is not about placing blame after the fact. The US military uses after-action reviews AARs to gather and record lessons to apply in the future. The Army’s Opposing Force OPFOR is a brigade whose function is to prepare troops for combat, in part by engaging them in simulated combat. Despite the fact that they provide the trainee forces with detailed advance information on their methods, OPFOR almost always win. Part of OPFOR’s secret to success is its use of after-action reviews. They begin reviews while the event is still ongoing, with multiple AAR meetings often hosted by the unit’s commander. Each meeting starts with the recitation of the rules “Participate. No thin skins. Leave your stripes [ indications of rank and status] at the door. Take notes. Focus on our issues, not the issues of those above us…Absolute candor is critical.” Meetings address four questions “What were our intended results? What were our actual results? What caused our results? And what will we sustain or improve?” Admittedly, the corporate world has seen less success with AARs, despite the popularity of the practice, according to Marilyn Darling, Charles Parry, and Joseph Moore in Learning in the Thick of It. In their study of more than a dozen non-military organizations, they found numerous problems with their after action review procedures, including those that were conducted so long after the event that recollections were hazy and that failed to effectively apply the lessons learned. They recommend organizations use AARs selectively given the significant amount of resources required to do them well. AARs should also focus on areas that are mission critical for the greatest payoff. They offer four fundamentals of the AAR process the learnings must be primarily for the benefit of the team involved in the AAR; the process must start at the same time as the activity being reviewed; lessons must be linked explicitly to future actions, and everyone involved must be held accountable. The midst of a pandemic may not seem like the best time for an after action review, but Darling, Parry, and Moore write that during periods of intense activity, brief daily AAR meetings can help teams coordinate and improve the next day’s activities. AARs can be done on discrete projects like a pandemic-focused marketing campaign in order to improve response quality and long-term effectiveness. Following the 2007-09 recession, Harvard University conducted its own AAR and, in 2019, captured those learnings in a “recession playbook pdf” with the goal of ensuring financial resilience, defined as “stewarding resources to support and maintain excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship in perpetuity” during the next recession. The framework has four steps Managers throughout the organization should understand their exposure. What might the next economic crisis look like? How might it impact revenues under the current operating model? How might that exposure change as the organization’s operating model evolves over time? Groups should develop a clear set of principles that can serve as a guiding force when the time comes to make tradeoffs and balance priorities. Take a strategic approach to modeling downside projections by categorizing activities and businesses into “areas to invest, areas to maintain, and areas that can be reduced or eliminated.” Identify areas where revenues can be increased and costs cut in advance of a downturn. Strengthen the organization’s financial position proactively. Prepare for change. At some point, leaders will need to make a determination as to when and how this plan is put into action. Conclusion Inaction is not an option While the current uncertainty can be daunting for leaders of all types, it is critical not to fall back on inaction as the default position. A good starting point Ensure you are considering all available, relevant information but are not overwhelmed by information overload. Being clear about your organization’s strategy will provide focus to information-gathering and a roadmap for decision-making. Even then, many decisions will have to be made with imperfect data. Flexibility is important. Revisit your conclusions and pivot as needed. Utilizing short-term KPIs 30-day, or so is one way of monitoring decisions and assessing performance. This is a period of continuous learning. The lessons may be unchosen and unwanted, but they can be leveraged to guide future actions. It is important not to let them go to waste. Firms should ideally emerge from this crisis sturdier, wiser, and better prepared for future crises and events. Boris Groysberg is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Sarah Abbott is a research associate at Harvard Business School.
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Did your phone need to be “reset” or “resetted”? Which one is the correct conjugation of the verb? Is it possible that both are accepted? This is a fairly common dilemma. Therefore, if you ever have this doubt, keep on reading. This piece will give you a complete past tense of the verb “reset” is “reset”. “Resetted”, on the other hand, is a common mistake conjugating the verb. “Resetted” is not an acceptable word. Therefore, we should avoid using it. Finally, “reset” is a verb that means to turn off an electronic device and then on “resetted” is not an acceptable word, these terms are not synonyms. And, of course, we should not interchange is a fairly common mistake when conjugating the past tense of the verb reset. It is an irregular verb. So, “resetted” is not an acceptable word. It can also be a typo for resettled or reseated. As being a misspelling or a typo, prevent from using usual mistake is to spell “reseted”. Naturally, it is also a mistake. Hence, since “resetted” and “reseted” are not English words, we should avoid using checking at the Cambridge Dictionary, we confirmed that these conjugations were spelling mistakes or typos. The dictionary suggests the words resettled or see some incorrect examples and misuses with the term “resetted” in a sentenceIncorrect Though my new phone was resetted, It kept shutting down unexpectedly. Incorrect IT guy came to the office and recommended notebooks were The investigation on this new drug we are testing aims to probe if protein levels can be Migrants rescued from ship wreckage will be resettled in provisional After the system was hacked, every single password must be All adjustments must be resetted when experiencing troubles like Who told you the values were outdated and needed to be resetted? You have just thrown a month of work into the is an irregular verb that means to put something back to the original way it was organized. Another connotation is to turn off an electronic device and then on again to make it work properly. “Reset” is an irregular verb, so its correct past tense is Cambridge Dictionary confirms the definition above. And adds that, when using the term on a person, it means starting over again after a time sum up, to reset is to set again or see some examples with the word “reset” in a sentenceDo you remember the Y2K? All systems must be reset to prevent is needed to provide a few weeks off to our staff to reset mentally after the massive stress they have experienced on this tried everything on this computer. Maybe a full-system reset will fix most smart thing to do is to anticipate a reset of tax rates and hold back all investments till this situation becomes coming up with no determining conclusions, the only thing to do is reset the demands are to reset all work conditions before the laws sanctioned last check the user’s guide. You will find instructions to reset your Is Used the Most?When relating the popularity levels of two terms, there is no better tool than Google Ngram Viewer. After submitting “reset” and “resetted” we learned thisBoth the terms “resetted” and “reseted” show a curve of use close to zero throughout the 20th century. This null activity is logical since neither of the two terms is the other hand, the term “reset” begins in the 20th century with a relatively low percentage of use. From the 1940s, a sustained growth that triples the initial values is observed. In this decade, electronic devices show up, which explains its sustained ThoughtsSince “reset” is an irregular verb, the correct past tense is “reset”. So, when referring to putting back something in the original way it was organized, we should use “reset” instead of “resetted”. Moreover, as “resetted” is not a correct term we should avoid using holds a Master’s degree in Finance and International Business. He has six years of experience in professional communication with clients, executives, and colleagues. Furthermore, he has teaching experience from Aarhus University. Martin has been featured as an expert in communication and teaching on Forbes and Shopify. Read more about Martin here.

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Share Post No matter our best efforts, a time will come when we realize that we have veered way off our course. There are usually signs along the way that indicate a slow erosion. However, for one reason or another, we fail to course correct. This could be for any number of reasons. Yet one thing is for certain. It doesn’t usually end well. Along the way, there are telltale signs that it’s time for a reset. The sooner we can course correct, the You Get Off CourseToo Much On Your PlateIf you’ve ever heard the parable about the boiling frog, you understand how this can happen without you noticing. Here’s the gist of itA frog is placed in a pot of water. The water temperature ever so gradually increases until the water begins to boil. All the while, the frog never jumps to safety. The change was so incremental and slow that the frog never realized that it was boiling story is a commonly used illustration of how slow incremental changes can go unnoticed and have damaging effects. Human beings experience these effects as they take on more and more responsibility. These responsibilities can include caregiving of family members, spousal commitments, career obligations, civic engagements, and so you take on more and more in any given context and across various areas of your life, you can slowly find yourself overextended. When this happens, you might experience heightened levels of stress for extended periods of time and even overwhelm. This can lead to any number of adverse effects on your body, mood, and behavior. As an example, you might experience a compromised immune system, thus, making you more susceptible to pain and illness. Other indicators might include anxiety, fatigue, lack of motivation, outbursts, overeating or undereating, and more. You can learn more about the most common symptoms of stress and their short and long term effects or InjurySometimes it is an abrupt change that throws us off our routine. Illness and injury are typically the culprits because of the recovery time needed to get back on our game. Once momentum is lost it can be difficult to gain it back. Moreover, depending on the illness or injury, it might not be realistic or feasible to return to your previous That It’s Time for a ResetYour Needs Fall By the WaysideDrift from our treasured self-care routines is usually the first indicator that we’re potentially on a collision course. Maybe you skip your exercise routine one day, miss your meditation, or eat that sweet treat, but think it’s no big deal. Then it happens again. Then another time. You get the point. In addition, maybe other aspects of your routine begin falling by the wayside here and there too—like your book club or weekly hobby. Before you know it, you’ve slowly and consistently cut out most of your self-care routine. The drift could very well be due to legitimate reasons, such as taking on more responsibilities. Perhaps it is simply due to a transition to a new schedule and routine. Nevertheless, an interruption in your regularly scheduled programming can threaten to derail your routine and progress for longer than you anticipate. When our plates fill up, the first thing to go is usually our self-care. We tend to put our needs on the back burner as we turn our attention outward to others. When this happens, we can find ourselves depleted and in the worst possible position to be at our a Loss of ControlWhen you begin feeling like you are no longer in the driver seat, you know it’s time for a reset. This can look any number of ways. You might find yourself overeating or skipping meals, overindulging in drugs or alcohol, feeling a lack of motivation, not sleeping, or experiencing restlessness. Whether you’re doing too much or not enough, feeling like you have no control or little control is never to having too much on your plate, exhaustion can happen more acutely due to a temporary need to accommodate unique circumstances. While less threatening than our above examples of prolonged overextension and extended periods of stress, the acute nature of exhaustion can be equally disruptive to our wellbeing and goals when it’s happening regularly. Typically, when we experience exhaustion, we tend to run toward the other end of the extreme to recover. Since exhaustion is acute, it’s easier to find our way back to self-care. However, fatigue is a different story and it can be experienced emotionally, mentally, and physically. Periods of exhaustion can build up to form longer-experienced fatigue, which can lead to burnout. If you’re feeling tired all the time and experiencing fatigue, you can learn more about its causes, symptoms, and treatment in this To ResetWhen it becomes clear that it’s time for a reset, take an inventory of the activities that ground you and bring you joy. You’ll likely notice that you abandoned those activities awhile ago. Your list should include acts that are geared toward your needs for clarity, peace, happiness, and stimulation. By taking a few small steps in the right direction, you can get back on track. Here are some ideas to help you reset Spiritual Wellbeing Try engaging in a daily activity, even if only for a few minutes, to ground yourself spiritually. You can regain a sense of spiritual wellbeing through meditation, mindfulness, breathing techniques, and prayer. How much time you spend is not as relevant as carving out the time itself for these spiritual activities. Every morning I write morning pages. It’s a type of journaling that serves as a brain dump and stream of consciousness to help me find clarity of purpose and encourage positive self-affirmations. I also find the practice to be meditative. You can learn more from Julia Cameron here. Physical Wellness Exercise is one of those things where people either love it or hate it. Whether you enjoy exercise or not, your body needs it to be healthy. You only have one body, so you want to do whatever it takes to protect your vessel. If you’re one of those folks that loves exercise, you can skip right over this section. But if you’re like me, and have no intention of working out at the gym, I have some thoughts for you to consider. Exercise is incredibly important for the top 10 reasons listed here. If you could use some recommendations to increase your physical activity, here’s my take. I find that when I focus less on exercising to lose weight or chase a particular physique, I am better able to sustain a routine that works for me. When I commit to some form of physical activity everyday, even if just for 5-10 minutes, I am golden. Find a time of the day that works for you [I’m a morning gal] and stick with it. Further, I recommend that you push yourself to make small changes like parking further away and taking the stairs in order to increase your physical endurance and stamina. Your body will thank you for any small steps you take to become less sedentary. Mental Health Depression doesn’t discriminate and stress can take its toll on our mental health. Invest in your mental health by cultivating a habit of gratitude, establishing healthy relationships, engaging in hobbies, and meditating. By making yourself a priority, you can ensure that your needs are being met prior to meeting the needs of others. Here are 31 Tips To Boost Your Mental Health from Mental Health America. If you find that you’re experiencing persistent symptoms of depression, reach out to a trusted friend and/or a professional. Intellectual Stimulation Never stop learning. Personal and professional development are crucial to your growth in every aspect of your life. Carve out time to learn something new. As an example, you can take a course or class, read a book [you can commit 10 minutes every day], take up a new hobby or learn to play an instrument. Whatever you choose to do, you’ll find that learning a new skill improves your brain health and memory, increases your mental wellbeing, fosters connection with others, and improves happiness. Moreover, it makes you more adaptable and marketable in your professional life. Creative Outlet Find opportunities to be creative just for the fun of it. As an example, you can make a special playlist, build something, experiment with a new recipe, or color/paint something. The benefits of creativity include becoming a better problem solver, widening your perspective and better dealing with uncertainty. There are also plenty of benefits of practicing creativity in your professional life. You can learn more about the benefits of creative thinking in business and how to promote creativity in the workplace with this article from Indeed. Hobbies Spend time engaging in your hobbies. There are myriad benefits to having hobbies such as fostering social connections, relieving stress, and living an enriched and well-rounded life. However, I’d argue that the most important reason to have a hobby is that they are fun. Life isn’t just about going to work, washing dishes, doing laundry, and adulting. You need to let loose, let off some steam, and enjoy the activities that make you laugh, challenge you in a good way, and make life vibrant and wonderful. Time With Friends Carve out time with your friends. Whether it’s a poker night, a girls night in, family game night, a fishing tournament or brunch with your best friend, it’s important to spend time with those you care about and who care about you. These are the folks that will support you through difficult times, will never let you live down that crazy thing you did that one time, and will bring you joy like no stranger can. Rest and Relaxation Last but not least, schedule some down time for yourself. It can be hard to jump off that hamster wheel. This is especially true when you have lots of folks counting on you. But remember that you can’t pour from an empty cup. Find opportunities to sleep in or take a nap, sneak in a massage, or take an overnight trip to a favorite destination. Whatever you choose to do, make sure that distractions are cast aside and that it is something that brings peace and joy into your life. In Summary It can be easy to get swept up in the daily minutia of life. Before you know it, you might find yourself spending your precious time and energy on things that don’t serve you or your best interests. This is usually attributed to being spread too thin. When you find that you’ve gone off course and that it’s time for a reset, you can get back on track by taking steps to prioritize your needs in various areas of your life. If you want some ideas to stay in that zone daily, check out this article I wrote. CHECK-IN 1. What signs do you typically experience to let you know that you’re in need of a reset? 2. What’s your go-to when you realize that it’s time for a reset? 3. How much drift do you experience before you course correct? Share Post 2 thoughts on “How You Know It’s Time for a Reset” 1 I feel overwhelmed Brene Brown’s definition!. 2 I watch tv. Anything comforting. It lets me escape to another world. I don’t have to think! 3Getting better at not letting it get too bad!! I’m a big fan of Brene Brown! I try to avoid getting overwhelmed Brene Brown’s definition and when I know I’m headed toward catastrophe, I stop everything and take a few days to shut everything out and just be. I focus on meditation, exercise, and rest. It’s a work in progress, but I’m getting better at it too 🙂 Comments are closed. Similar Posts You Might Like February 12, 2023 May 23, 2022 May 15, 2022 May 1, 2022 April 24, 2022 The Power of Humility With so much focus on building confidence, especially as a leader, it can be easy to forget the importance and power of humility. While humility Read More » April 10, 2022 March 27, 2022 March 13, 2022 March 6, 2022 February 27, 2022 February 20, 2022 February 12, 2022 February 6, 2022 January 28, 2022 January 20, 2022 January 14, 2022 January 5, 2022 January 2, 2022 December 27, 2021 June 12, 2022
Todo this, refer the steps mentioned below: Press Windows logo key + R, to open Run dialog box. Type click on OK. Look for Windows Time service, and double click on it. Now, click on the drop down for the Startup type and select Automatic. Click on Start and click on OK.

If you are going to reset your PC, you may wonder how long does it take to reset a PC. If so, this post is worth reading. MiniTool tells you the cases, affecting factors, and available methods of resetting a PC. Additionally, it shows you how to reset a PC without data This Page Cases in Which You Need to Reset a PCFactors that Affect the Reset TimeBack up Data Before Resetting a PCHow to Reset a PC Windows & MacAlternatives to Reset PCWhat to Do If Reset StuckBottom LineCases in Which You Need to Reset a PC If you encounter the following cases and they can’t be solved by other solutions, you should try resetting your PC. Most of these issues are related to system drives or system updates. Tips It is recommended to perform a factory reset if the malware infection has impacted the performance of your system and doesn’t disappear by using anti-malware methods. You should note that this solution only works if the malware hasn’t affected your files and folders. App crashes from time to time The screen freezes Weird error messages appear You also need to reset your PC in the situations below. Before selling, refurbishing, or giving it away to others As the reset operation can bring your device to the factory state, it can protect your privacy. Reset the PC regularly every six months or every year to run smoothly Data like browsing history, search history, videos, temp backup files, social likes and shares, and auto-save documents would pile up after some time. Then it will slow down the PC. While a factory reset will remove these data, it can speed up your PC. Learn what does factory reset do from the link. Further reading There are 3 reset types soft reset, hard reset, and factory reset. You can distinguish them by reading the content below. Tips The reset in this post refers to factory reset. Soft reset It clears the cache on your system when you log off/reboot the PC. Hard reset It needs you to remove its battery to reboot the device. Factory reset It clears all your data, system files, software, and programs and resets all device settings and configurations to the factory state. That is similar to the concept of reformatting a hard drive. Factory reset is also known as hard reset or master reset. How long does a factory reset take? Compared with soft/hard reset, the needed time is more. The specific time depends on many factors. Also read Soft/Hard/Factory Reset Nintendo Switch with This Guide Now Factors that Affect the Reset Time In cases like the above, you may want to reset your computer. How long does it take to reset a PC? Like others, you might also doubt that. Well, there’s no absolute answer for that. Generally speaking, it takes about 30 minutes to 3 hours to complete the reset process. However, it may take you more time to reset the PC because of some elements. Therefore, it’s not uncommon to take couples of hours to finish the operation. What affects the speed of PC reset? Some possible factors are summarized as follows. CPU & RAM The CPU and RAM of your computer decide the device’s running speed of resetting and other operations. Hard drive Due to the physical moving parts in HDDs, they need more time to finish the reset process. The amount of data on the PC The quantity of data stored on the computer also affects the speed of the PC reset process. To be specific, the greater the number of files, settings, folders, configurations, and programs on your PC, the longer time it takes to reset. The age of your operating system Older PCs take longer to reset as they usually have older components or incompatible software and hardware. Extra plugins and accessories The PC reset process will be longer if there are several peripherals connected to your device. The brands of your PC Resetting a Lenovo laptop takes 30 minutes or so. To speed up the reset process, you can install Lenovo Service and Support Assurance. It may take you 15 minutes to reset an HP laptop. As for the Acer laptop, it requires 5 hours or 3 days to finish the reset process. The reset type/method The reset operation varies according to the reset type that decides the taken time of the process. Issues with the reset process If you receive errors while resetting the PC, the needed time would be longer. For instance, you may receive errors like Windows 10 reset stuck at 1/66/99% and there was a problem resetting your PC. If you want to shorten the PC reset time, take some available actions. For instance, you can remove peripherals connected to the PC or delete some data. How long does it take to reset a PC? You will get a rough time and possible elements that affect the reset time from this to Tweet Back up Data Before Resetting a PC As mentioned earlier, all of the data could be removed after factory resetting the PC. Hence, you should back up your data in advance to avoid data loss. MiniTool Partition Wizard can help you do that easily through its Copy Disk feature. To do that, you need to get a large enough hard disk to hold the data on the system disk. Connect the disk to your computer, and then download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard. After that, follow the given steps to finish the data backup process. Tips If your computer is unbootable, make a bootable media on another properly running PC via the Bootable Media Builder and then boot the PC from it. Then follow the steps below to back up the data. Free Download Step 1 Run MiniTool Partition Wizard by double-clicking on its icon on the desktop. Step 2 Click Copy Disk Wizard in the action panel and click Next in the prompted window to continue. Step 3 Choose a disk to copy and click the Next button. Here, we choose the Disk 1. Step 4 Choose the connected target disk and click Next. If you ensure there’s no important data on the connected disk, click Yes to confirm the operation. Step 5 Choose copy options and configure the location & size of the selected partition. Then click Next to move on. Step 6 Tap Finish > Apply buttons to complete the copy process. How Long Does It Take to Install Windows 11 [3 Influence Factors] How to Reset a PC Windows & Mac After you back up the data on the disk, you can start the PC reset process using the methods below. Besides, you will know the taken time of each method. Steps on Windows PCs The following steps work when your computer runs normally. If the PC fails to boot or is stuck on errors, enter Windows Recovery Environment and then go to Troubleshoot > Reset this PC > Keep my files > Choose an account > Enter the password > Reset. Tips This PC reset process won’t remove your PC system, but it will reinstall a fresh copy of Windows on your computer. Step 1 Press Windows and I keys to open Settings. Step 2 Click the Update & Security option in the Settings window. Step 3 Tap on the Recovery tab in the left panel and then click on the Get Started button under the Reset this PC section. Step 4 Choose either the Keep my files or Remove everything option to continue. Here, we select Remove everything. Tips If you choose Keep my files, follow the on-screen instructions to finish the reset process. Step 5 Choose Cloud download or Local reinstall based on your demands. Compared with Local reinstall, Cloud download is more direct and faster. Step 6 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the reset process. How long does it take to reset Windows 10? If you select “Just Remove My Files”, it may take around 2 hours. However, if you choose “Full Clean the Drive” here, it takes about 4 hours. Steps on Mac PCs If your PC is macOS, you can reset it with these steps. Step 1 Restart your PC. Press Command + R buttons during the restart process until the device prompts you with the Mac utility window. Step 2 Choose Disk utility to continue. Step 3 Pick the Disc you would like to format and click Erase. Step 4 Then it will reset the Mac PC. Alternatives to Reset PC 1. Fresh Start The Reset This PC Remove everything option deletes all apps, personal files, and Windows settings on the PC. Fresh start allows you to keep your personal files and some Windows settings. Most apps will be removed by it, but any apps installed by the PC manufacturer will be kept. Different from Reset this PC, drivers, trialware, and bloatware won’t be installed automatically after performing a Fresh start. Tips To see more differences between the two, read this post Windows 10 Reset VS Clean Install VS Fresh Start To conduct a Fresh start on Windows 10, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Open Windows Security > Device performance & health > click Additional info under the Fresh Start section > Get Started. How long does it take to reset a PC Windows 10 via Fresh start? This process may take 20 minutes or more depending on the amount of data on the PC. 2. System Restore Bringing your computer to an earlier state using a system restore point is also a way to reset your PC. It is because the data and apps stored after the creation of the restore point will be removed like you reset the PC. Here are the steps for restoring a PC. If your PC can’t boot, enter Windows Recovery Environment and click Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Restore. In the elevated window, click Next. Select a system restore point and click Next. Click Finish to confirm the operation. How long does it take to factory reset a PC via system restore? Well, this process requires 30 to 45 minutes. 3. Format the Hard Disk Learning from the above, factory resetting a PC works like reformatting a hard drive. Hence, an alternative way to get the PC reset is to format your drive. This way removes all the data including the installed operating system on the drive. It means that you need to reinstall Windows 10 from scratch after formatting the drive. Tips What does formatting a hard drive do? This post explores the detailed information. MiniTool Partition Wizard comes in handy again. Within a few clicks, you can finish the format process on this partition manager. Here’s the guide for you. Free Download Step 1 Launch this software to enter its main interface. Step 2 Right-click on the target disk and click on the Format option in the pop-up menu. Step 3 If you don’t have specific demands, follow the default settings and click OK. Step 4 Click Apply to execute the operation. Tips If you reset the PC by this method, the needed time is less. Nevertheless, you need to reinstall Windows from the very beginning. Now, you can reinstall Windows in multiple ways. For instance, apply the Migrate OS to SSD/HD feature of MiniTool Partition Wizard to direct get the desired system. Alternatively, download Windows 10 ISO file on another PC and make installation media via USB bootable software like Rufus and Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Then install Windows through the bootable USB drive. As for Windows 10 ISO, there are several versions to choose from. Windows 10 All In One Preactivated ISO Windows 7/ All in One ISO Windows 10 Home ISO What to Do If Reset Stuck If the reset process is stuck at a certain point, apply the methods below. Wait for some time. Reboot the PC. After the device boots again, Windows will resume the resetting process from where you have left. As this operation may corrupt the system, it is not recommended to do so. Disconnect Internet cables. Modify BIOS settings. To be specific, you should turn off Secure Boot, turn on Legacy Boot, enable CSM, and turn on USB Boot and set it as the first boot. Clean install the Windows system. How long does it take to reset a PC? If you think that the time is too long, speed up the process or try other available methods to reset the PC. Importantly, back up your data before performing the reset to Tweet Bottom Line How long does resetting a PC take? What factors affect the PC reset time? This post tells you the answers. Besides, it offers you different ways to reset a PC. You can choose a quick method to finish the reset operation. To avoid potential data loss, it is recommended to back up computer to external hard drive in advance. For any thoughts about how long does it take to reset a PC Windows 10, please share with us in the following comment area. If you encounter any issues with MiniTool Partition Wizard, send us an email via [email protected].

Anytime you lose a few in a row, you have to hit reset and come back tomorrow and do the best you can to forget about how the past series went. It's frustrating. Individually it's frustrating. I'm trying to figure it out. And I know as a team, it sucks losing a few in a row any time. So you know, we'll snap out of it. — Adam LaRoche
Home » Diablo 4 How to Reset Dungeons, World Events, and Cellars June 5, 2023 Comments count0 Photo Activision Blizzard Diablo 4 is meant to be explored. That’s why the team pivoted to an open-world format that encourages you to bounce between multiple activities. Of course, there are times when you’ll simply want to run a specific piece of content over and over again. For those times, you’ll want to know about resetting Dungeons, World Events, and Cellars. Dungeons, World Events, and Cellars are some of the most notable pieces of instanced content in Diablo 4. They are all areas that feature high concentrations of enemies and the loot that comes from defeating those enemies. Each can be “completed” in the sense that they no longer spawn enemies, events, and loot. However, each can be reset in ways that allow you to run them almost indefinitely. Here’s how you do that. To reset Dungeons in Diablo 4, you first need to complete the Dungeon and then leave the Dungeon. Please note that you need to leave the dungeon rather than simply take a portal out of the dungeon. You can either use the “Leave Dungeon” command available via the Emote Wheel, or you can simply walk out of the Dungeon’s entrance to achieve the desired effect. Once you’ve left the dungeon, you should be able to wait about a minute or two and enter it again. The dungeon should now be reset. If it isn’t reset, simply leave and wait a little longer. Every dungeon in the game can be reset in this way. You won’t acquire an additional Legendary Affix reward via this method, but you will reset all other enemies, events, and loot in the Dungeon. If you’re in a party, there’s an even easier way to reset Dungeons. Simply enter the Dungeon as the Party Leader, complete the Dungeon, and then leave the party. This process automatically resets the Dungeon you were in, which lets you re-enter it right away. You can even form a new party at this point if you’d like. It’s by far the quickest way to reset Dungeons in Diablo 4, though it does require a bit of cooperation. Thankfully, the most popular dungeons are usually surrounded by players willing to assist with this method. Diablo 4 How to Reset World Events Diablo 4s World Events are a fantastic source for gold, XP, Legendary items, and Murmuring Obols. However, it can sometimes be difficult to properly farm them due to the seemingly erratic nature of their appearances. Thankfully, there does seem to be a way to at least increase your odds of re-running these events. To reset World Events in Diablo 4, you’ll need to return to a nearby town or another peaceful area with a portal after completing the World Event. Any area that doesn’t allow you to use your combat skills in it will seemingly do the trick. Once inside that area, head back to the World Event location. You should find that it’s available again. Please note that it seems like you can’t simply complete a World Event, portal back to town, and then portal back to the World Event. That might work sometimes, but it doesn’t seem to be intended. Instead, you’ll need to walk out of the area that you took a portal to and then walk back to the World Event. That’s why it’s best to attempt to focus on farming World Events that are close to safe areas. Unlike Dungeon resets, this also doesn’t seem to be a guaranteed/entirely intended method. For instance, it doesn’t seem to work with Helltide World Events at least based on my limited tests. However, if you find a World Event near a compatible neutral area, then it’s worth repeating this process for the rewards. Diablo 4 How to Reset Cellars Cellars are basically one-room dungeons you’ll find throughout Diablo 4s open-world area. Some are much more difficult than others, but they can generally be repeated pretty quickly. However, Cellars are not automatically reset in the same ways that dungeons are. It does seem like they eventually reset, though I have not been able to simply stand around and enter one a few minutes later. You’ll have to get a little more creative if you want to farm these areas. The easiest way to reset Cellars in Diablo 4 is to form a party before entering a Cellar. Simply join a party as the leader, complete the Cellar, and then choose to leave the party. Once outside, you should find that the Cellar has been reset. Simply rinse and repeat this process, and you should be able to run the Cellar as often as you want. Join our mailing listGet the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! If you’re playing by yourself, you can also reset a Cellar by choosing the “Leave Game” option after you complete the Cellar. Just keep in mind that this method will require you to re-join the game’s queue, so it’s not exactly a good idea during peak hours. If you’re confident in your ability to jump back into the game fairly quickly, though, then this trick will work. I’ve also heard that you can reset a Cellar by completing a nearby World Event or Dungeon and then going back to the Cellar. However, I haven’t been able to extensively test that method or verify it through other players’ tests. If you find a Cellar that is near a Dungeon or World Event, though, give it a shot. At worst, the process will reward you with some extra loot before you reset through one of the other methods. Privacy Settings Ona working PC, go to the Microsoft software download website. Download the media creation tool and then run it. Select Create installation media for another PC. Choose a language, edition, and Are you bored by being alone with your thoughts? Does the thought of cooking a meal, brushing your teeth, or taking a walk without a podcast, TV show, or music playing send you into a cold sweat? If so—according to a trend circulating on social media—you’re a great candidate for something called a “dopamine detox.” It involves identifying behaviors that you turn to too frequently for a quick boost—mainly things like social media, gaming, and watching TV—then taking a break from them for a few days to a week. The goal is to recalibrate your brain’s reward pathways. Though some evidence suggests that taking a break from certain unhealthy behaviors can prove transformative, most research focuses on clinical addictions, not the daily temptations we all face. That hasn’t stopped content creators from overstating the science to promise unmatched happiness, productivity, academic success, and lots of money from a digital detox—all unrealistic claims. It’s just a temporary break, and while that can be nice, it won’t change your life. Real change takes more active work. More from TIME But if you keep your expectations in check, you may find that a digital detox is a useful tool for self-reflection. Dopamine’s role in the brain A “dopamine detox” focuses on that particular brain chemical because it’s sensitive to stimuli like social media. Temporarily depriving yourself of such triggers should theoretically recalibrate your brain’s stores of dopamine and therefore make your pleasure centers more balanced, the claims go. Of course, brain chemistry is more complicated than that. Dopamine is just one neurochemical that contributes to happiness, and unplugging for a few days won’t rewire your mind. But it might help you recognize the triggers you’re leaning on, says Dr. Anna Lembke, a psychiatry professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and author of the book Dopamine Nation Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. “When we’re consuming digital media,” she says—like TV shows, TikTok, podcasts, and music—“it releases a lot of dopamine in a specific part of the brain called the reward pathway.” When dopamine is sent hurtling down this pathway, it sets off a good feeling in the brain. Any rewarding stimulus—a piece of candy, a “like” on a post, or the start to your favorite song—can give you this little hit. This pathway works best when it gets to hum at a natural level and spike at different points throughout the day, like at mealtimes. But most of the content on our phones, says Lembke, is designed to activate the reward pathway as strongly as possible, meaning that frequent use theoretically releases a “firehose of dopamine stimulation.” Our understanding of how the brain responds to ceaseless stimulation from our gadgets comes primarily from research on drug addiction, which commandeers the same reward pathways. “In order to compensate,” says Lembke, “our brain starts to downregulate our own dopamine production and transmission, to bring it back to baseline.” A dopamine deficit, which can result from the extremes of all forms of addiction, can lead to feelings of depression and anxiety. “Now we need to keep engaging in these behaviors—ingesting digital media—not to feel good and happy, but just to feel normal,” explains Lembke. That’s where a detox can be helpful. Can a “dopamine detox” really reset your reward pathways? “Detox” is a misleading term in this context. The word describes the removal of something harmful and unnatural, but dopamine, made in the brain, is neither of those things—nor is it being removed. The practice is also sometimes called a dopamine “fast,” and while the goal is to starve that dopamine-specific reward pathway of constant activation, the chemical is still present and active throughout the brain. What’s actually being cut out during this practice is whatever stimulus a person is hoping to feel less dependent on. A more apt but less catchy name for the routine might be “dopamine recalibration.” Really, it’s a commitment to breaking bad habits. Attempting this recalibration isn’t just for people who feel like compulsive media use is taking over their lives, says Lembke. “I love that the younger generation is exploring digital detox and trying to experiment with how they feel when they’re not constantly engaged with our digital devices,” she says. “It’s only by stopping for a period of time that we can really see how this technology is impacting our mental health.” Read More How to Get Healthier Dopamine Highs The most effective “dopamine detox” will be a personalized one, says Lembke. Cutting down on the tech you use most often is an obvious place to start, but dopamine hits can come from lots of places. Lembke, for instance, says that the most powerful break she’s ever taken was from reading romance novels. Even though they weren’t on a screen, the compulsive way she’d churn through their predictable plot points indicated to her that the hobby had hijacked her reward system. Even after four weeks—which is generally long enough to change a habit —she still craved the books. After taking inventory of her habits, she says, she “was finally able to trace it to listening to pop music, because almost all pop music is love songs. So I stopped listening to pop music, and that really helped me stop craving romance novels, which helped heal my brain to the point where now I can listen to all kinds of music and not crave reading.” If there’s a habit or device that you feel has too strong a hold over you maybe, for instance, going to the bathroom without your phone makes you feel antsy, it might be a good target for this approach. What to expect during a “fast” Aside from scientific studies about drug addiction, there’s not clear research on what happens when you quit your brain’s favorite reward cold turkey. When it comes to how the brain interacts with social media, “all we really have is our clinical experience,” says Lembke. “When we’re working with patients who have actually become pathologically addicted to digital media, they usually feel pretty bad for 10 to 14 days” when they first cut it out, she says. After that, she says, patients begin to be able to focus again, to slow down and enjoy activities that may have seemed boring before, like taking a quiet walk or cooking a meal. Gradually, because it’s not being used, the association between the problem behavior and the dopamine reward becomes weaker, making it easier for people to resume using their devices in a less problematic way. A lot of the self-help content circulating about dopamine detoxes leans into what we know from clinical treatment of true behavioral addiction, but we know less about how more minor behavioral tweaks—like cutting down on social media for a week—affects the dopamine reward pathway. For people without an addiction, a stimulus fast doesn’t need to be methodological; there’s no real right or wrong length of time to try it. What’s more important is paying close attention to how you feel while doing it, which may help you notice automatic behaviors that may not have registered before, like Lembke’s pop-song habit. Even a temporary step back can teach us a lot. “We’re constantly reacting to external stimuli, which means that we’re not really giving our brains a chance to form a continuous thought or staying quiet long enough to have spontaneous thoughts,” says Lembke. Contact us at letters .
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