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If the PMP exam feels confusing… If the questions feel vague… If you keep getting stuck between two answers that both sound right…

This episode is for you.

In this podcast, I break down how PMI actually expects you to think — not what most prep courses say the exam is testing, but what it's really grading underneath the questions.

I walk you through the seven core thinking rules that drive almost every PMP question, across Agile, Predictive, and Hybrid scenarios. These aren't tricks or hacks. They're the patterns PMI uses when they design questions — and once you start seeing them, the exam slows down.

We'll talk about:

• Why context matters more than tools

• Why there are no perfect answers — only the best decision right now

• Why PMI consistently rewards people before process

• Why fixing the system matters more than reacting to symptoms

• Why leadership beats authority

• Why long-term thinking beats fast action

• And why the PMP rewards judgment, not memorization

Think of these rules like lenses. When you use the wrong one, the question feels blurry. When you use the right one, the answer becomes clear.

If you've been studying hard but still don't trust your thinking yet, this episode will help you understand why — and how to fix it.

And if you want to go deeper, this is exactly how I coach students inside my live cohorts: learning how to think through situations, not just memorize content.