NLP through stories – story 50
A king once wanted to weigh his royal elephant.
Yet could not do because no weighing machine was available.
Though he sought the advice of wise counsels none could offer a solution.
A young boy came to know of the desire of the king & said he could show a way.
He was taken to the king.
The boy gave his idea –
‘First put the elephant in a boat in a water tank.
Due to weight the boat will sink.
Mark the water level on the wall of the boat .
Then alight the elephant..
Now start filling the boat with bricks till the boat sinks upto the mark .
Thereafter take the bricks & weigh conveniently.
The total weight will be the weight of the elephant.”
The king was amazed.at the brilliance of the boy.
The learning from the story is ‘even a mammoth task can be accomplished
if made into convenient components.
There is also a saying on elephant — “how to eat an elephant? A bite at a time”
This bit sized approach is called CHUNKING in NLP
When you chunk down you are able to be more & more specific to deal with the situation.
Difficulties when you chunk down diminishes.
Positives when you chunk down intensifies.
Also chunking up helps to you to collaborate with people.
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