Comments on: Listening to Your Inner Voice http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/ Thinking beyond productivity Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:44:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andre http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-415 Andre Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:06:37 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-415 @karynp: Good observation. That's the real trick -- to know when to wear blinders to pursue goals singlemindedly, and when to take them off to survey how those goals fit in the landscape of well being. @karynp: Good observation. That’s the real trick — to know when to wear blinders to pursue goals singlemindedly, and when to take them off to survey how those goals fit in the landscape of well being.

]]> By: karynp http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-413 karynp Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:45:04 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-413 Goals by their very nature are exclusive - seeking to achive in one area of our lives means focus. Which means exclusion or possibly even sacrifice in another. Add into the mix not only our desire for action, but also worship of success that others can see, and you have significant potential for inadvertantly ending up quite a long way down the wrong road before you notice the signposts (the negative space that has appeared where your friends used to be!) Very thought provoking post. Goals by their very nature are exclusive – seeking to achive in one area of our lives means focus. Which means exclusion or possibly even sacrifice in another. Add into the mix not only our desire for action, but also worship of success that others can see, and you have significant potential for inadvertantly ending up quite a long way down the wrong road before you notice the signposts (the negative space that has appeared where your friends used to be!) Very thought provoking post.

]]> By: Robby Kilwy http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-410 Robby Kilwy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:50:58 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-410 Thank you. Thank you.

]]> By: Andre Kibbe http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-409 Andre Kibbe Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:17:50 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-409 @Vered: True (he said, agreeing with himself). People can spend way too much energy pursuing things without questioning the authenticity behind the desire. Trent on The Simple Dollar has blogged about his Ten Second Rule to avoid unnecessary purchases. Before following through on an impulse buy, you spend 10 seconds dwelling on the question, "Do I really want it?" @Doug: A koan -- that's a great way to think of it. I've always used "catalysts" or "creative questions," but I never thought about their relationships to Zen Koans. <i>Stumbling on Happiness</i> is on my reading list. I've wanted to read that one for a while. @Vered: True (he said, agreeing with himself). People can spend way too much energy pursuing things without questioning the authenticity behind the desire. Trent on The Simple Dollar has blogged about his Ten Second Rule to avoid unnecessary purchases. Before following through on an impulse buy, you spend 10 seconds dwelling on the question, “Do I really want it?”
@Doug: A koan — that’s a great way to think of it. I’ve always used “catalysts” or “creative questions,” but I never thought about their relationships to Zen Koans.
Stumbling on Happiness is on my reading list. I’ve wanted to read that one for a while.

]]> By: Doug Toft http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-407 Doug Toft Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:48:55 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-407 Another thoughtful post. Your question—do we really want what we want?—can be as powerful as a Zen koan. As a freelance writer and editor, I work with clients who stated purpose is "help you get what you want." They assume that getting you want will make you happy. However, our wants are infinite and contradictory. And, we are notoriously poor predictors of what will make us happy in the future. Check out the book Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert for the supporting research. Another thoughtful post. Your question—do we really want what we want?—can be as powerful as a Zen koan.

As a freelance writer and editor, I work with clients who stated purpose is “help you get what you want.” They assume that getting you want will make you happy.

However, our wants are infinite and contradictory. And, we are notoriously poor predictors of what will make us happy in the future. Check out the book Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert for the supporting research.

]]> By: Vered http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-404 Vered Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:54:11 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/06/25/listening-to-your-inner-voice/#comment-404 "Do we really want what we want?" It's a great question, and one that - indeed - is not often asked. “Do we really want what we want?”

It’s a great question, and one that – indeed – is not often asked.

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