Comments on: Another spin …on things http://www.countablyinfinite.ca/blog/2007/01/another-spin-on-things/ a dash of impossibility makes for more fun Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:58:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: karen http://www.countablyinfinite.ca/blog/2007/01/another-spin-on-things/comment-page-1/#comment-4956 karen Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:21:21 +0000 http://www.countablyinfinite.ca/blog/2007/01/another-spin-on-things/#comment-4956 Yes, Richard's pointed this out to me as well; and this is one of my really prickly dillemmas, because it seems to me that so many of the injustices of the world, and so many of the causes of discomfort in my own scheme of things, are caused by this invisible push to just <em>go and do</em> things. I understand it - things need to move along and happen, one can't sit on an egg waiting for an adult chicken to hatch (or have one's entire career planned out). That's where I believe the clear intention comes in though - having those solid values in line; that means providing the circumstances in which things can flourish and grow, and supporting it and nurturing it. Lately I've been seeing great things happen, only to have their growth stunted by "shifting priorities." I'm also of the opinion that intuition is just as important as information. My intuition doesn't work so well in cubicles though, so I think I've forgotten this for the past while. Yes, Richard’s pointed this out to me as well; and this is one of my really prickly dillemmas, because it seems to me that so many of the injustices of the world, and so many of the causes of discomfort in my own scheme of things, are caused by this invisible push to just go and do things. I understand it – things need to move along and happen, one can’t sit on an egg waiting for an adult chicken to hatch (or have one’s entire career planned out). That’s where I believe the clear intention comes in though – having those solid values in line; that means providing the circumstances in which things can flourish and grow, and supporting it and nurturing it. Lately I’ve been seeing great things happen, only to have their growth stunted by “shifting priorities.”

I’m also of the opinion that intuition is just as important as information. My intuition doesn’t work so well in cubicles though, so I think I’ve forgotten this for the past while.

]]> By: Sacha http://www.countablyinfinite.ca/blog/2007/01/another-spin-on-things/comment-page-1/#comment-4837 Sacha Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:21:00 +0000 http://www.countablyinfinite.ca/blog/2007/01/another-spin-on-things/#comment-4837 <i>... obviously, decisions should only be made with full information and clear intention.</i> There's also the other argument - if you wait too long to make a decision (in an attempt to get further information), the opportunity might pass you by. The best decision makers of the planet are those that can make correct decisions with limited and even conflicting information. Anybody can make easy choices with full information, but learning to make choices with less is a much more powerful skill to develop. … obviously, decisions should only be made with full information and clear intention.

There’s also the other argument – if you wait too long to make a decision (in an attempt to get further information), the opportunity might pass you by.

The best decision makers of the planet are those that can make correct decisions with limited and even conflicting information. Anybody can make easy choices with full information, but learning to make choices with less is a much more powerful skill to develop.

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