At an "actioning" level you stress on the need to be aware of the "pattern fluency", so as not to miss out on the opportunities that may otherwise be missed. I feel one should also develop the ability ( maturity?) to select just that 10% of patterns that are worth pursuing. Else, ones life would be sucked into a expanding vortex of pursuits with certain avoidable disappointments.
I have a bit odd pov that, it must not be specific... And yeah if its stressful, leave it but if and only if, it's enjoying, don't leave it,
For ex: steve jobs learnt calligraphy without any intent just bcoz he is enjoying it and that small odd exploration to multiple fonts on digiral screen!
Really liked this. Invent and wander philosophy by Jeff Bezos is quite similar. The idea to train yourself to observe patterns is the key to improving surface area of luck. Wonderful read.
Re: "You’re saying: I don’t have to earn the right to reflect. I don’t have to disguise my interests as productivity. I don’t have to apologize for using my time in ways that stretch beyond the immediate task at hand."
Curiosity (fully executed) increases intellectual capital and there is a payoff - it just isn't captured through the task at hand. I see a strict reduction of curiosity as frivolous as at odds with the capitalist set-up that is supposedly encouraging efficiency. It is assets, not labor, that earn more.
At an "actioning" level you stress on the need to be aware of the "pattern fluency", so as not to miss out on the opportunities that may otherwise be missed. I feel one should also develop the ability ( maturity?) to select just that 10% of patterns that are worth pursuing. Else, ones life would be sucked into a expanding vortex of pursuits with certain avoidable disappointments.
I have a bit odd pov that, it must not be specific... And yeah if its stressful, leave it but if and only if, it's enjoying, don't leave it,
For ex: steve jobs learnt calligraphy without any intent just bcoz he is enjoying it and that small odd exploration to multiple fonts on digiral screen!
Really liked this. Invent and wander philosophy by Jeff Bezos is quite similar. The idea to train yourself to observe patterns is the key to improving surface area of luck. Wonderful read.
Interesting read
One of the best reads..!! Tq for this
Re: "You’re saying: I don’t have to earn the right to reflect. I don’t have to disguise my interests as productivity. I don’t have to apologize for using my time in ways that stretch beyond the immediate task at hand."
Curiosity (fully executed) increases intellectual capital and there is a payoff - it just isn't captured through the task at hand. I see a strict reduction of curiosity as frivolous as at odds with the capitalist set-up that is supposedly encouraging efficiency. It is assets, not labor, that earn more.