Monday, February 27, 2006

Whether looking for a VA or not, this is good info

Have you ever thought about how you think? Most of us don’t take the time to analyze how we analyze problems, we just do it. Sometimes, though, you can think too hard when you should be listening to your instincts.

Take the example recounted in “Blink,” a recent book by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s the true story of a statue purchased by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. After paying $10 million for the work of art, it was discovered to be a forgery. Plenty of “experts” examined the statue from all angles and aspects, believing it to be “the real thing.” However, there were a handful of inspectors who scrutinized the piece and simply “felt” that something was wrong, although they just couldn’t quite put their finger on what that was.

Seems that it just didn’t “look right,” and at first glance they knew it was a fake. Unfortunately, because they were unable to back up their hunch with indisputable facts, their analysis of the work’s authenticity was ignored. We’ve probably all experienced a similar situation, where we just knew we were right, but we let others make the final judgment because we lacked the conviction to convince them otherwise.

This is the difference between thinking and feeling, facts and truth. We think about facts, but we feel the truth. The facts can be manipulated, but the way we feel is immovable. At the end of the day, it is how we feel that guides our decisions and dictates the direction we follow. So the next time you have a hunch or simply a strong feeling about something, listen more closely to yourself. You’re probably a lot closer to the truth than you realize!

posted by The Office Grapevine at 9:27 AM  

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