Thoughful reflection conserves human energy and time.
I thought this one up after reading the Edge’s World Question Center 2004 “What’s your Law?”, where a whole lot of thinkers propose a law of their own. A few moments thought and it popped out.
It is not quite worded right yet. I’ll keep thinking and see if I can find the right pithy expression of what I am trying to say. I’m really on about how important it is to think before acting. Failure to think before acting wastes your time and energy and does the same to the people around you. This can be as simple as the old chestnut of locking the keys in the car. It goes a lot deeper as well.
Note: I’m making this law because I need to be reminded this, not because I have all seeing wisdom and immense reflective powers :-P
Beautifully said Gra. Humble, pure and true
Very true. When working for a nameless large corporation the number of people I saw who would react rather than think was just amazing. I guess that lots of action gives the illusion that something productive is happening. Too often, though its something DESTRUCTIVE!
I’m kind of working on a law about laziness, that runs in the same theme as this. I have defined a “Type A lazy” and “Type B lazy”. The type A’s are the ones who put off doing stuff because it is too much effort, even though it will cost more effort in the long run. Type B’s will work like stink to do things that will save them energy in the long run.
Which type of lazy are you?
I’m kindof split A/B depending on mood. But defintely in one place or the other, never both at the same time.