Are you more of an analytical or a holistic thinker? The answer might depend on the culture in which you were raised — and will impact your ability to gain traction.
In episode 44 of Traction Heroes, Harry read a short segment from Joseph Henrich’s The WEIRDest People in the World, which argues that people in “WEIRD” societies — Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic — tend to think more analytically than holistically.
I haven’t read the book, but do believe our culture influences our worldview — including how we think of timeframes and outcomes. If we’re driven by quarterly results, we’ll have a very different orientation than if we have a 10-year outlook.
Learning how culture affects our perspective changes how we understand ourselves and how we communicate with others — and both affect our ability to gain traction.