Improving Programmer Productivity (Mind Map)

I've run the process on myself probably 50-100 times (don't have my "case notes" on this computer and I don't recall the exact number) and a number of times assisting others. I also took a one day seminar a couple of months ago from Mindbridge at a cost of about $200. This was useful for networking with others who were interested in the technique, and practicing with a partner, but I think that most of the value from the process comes from learning by doing. I recommend creating a study group or finding a partner and just charging forward if you're interested in learning more.

The fundamental action of the CT technique involves drilling deeper into things that you think that you want (or don't want), that are actually placeholders for something more important and more fundamental.

Since this is HN, I can explain this process in terms of recursion and/or iteration - basically, you apply a function multiple times until you reach a stable limit cycle or fixed point. :) (The function is applied via asking and answering certain structured questions.) For example, you may inquire into your desire for financial success, detour through a need for acceptance by your family and peers, and end up realizing this is actually a superficial symptom of a deep desire for "inner peace".

Through the process, people often experience themselves getting closer to that state that is more fundamental ("Core State"). Usually this has a very abstract, "spiritual" description such as "Inner Peace" or "Being" or "Oneness" because it's very hard to put into words.