Last night my little son was having a strange behavior toward me. He was trying to convince me that he had eaten and slept enough (the major problem of little kids). Finally after he was convinced that i was very satisfied with him, he told me his request, that was a skateboard that he have seen in a shop. Telling the truth i was wandering how a 3 and a half year kid may find such a complicated way to reach his goal. At the same time i remembered that i was doing the same.
In our daily activity we may face different obstacles that do not allow us to reach our goals easily. what we do is searching for alternatives in order to get the required result. This proces is related also with the will and desire we have for our work. Otherwise the efforts spent will have been much more higher and no satisfaction would have been felt when the goal is reached. The non direct one most of the time is more effective than the direct one. Is in our nature to react immediately or to take the defending position when someone or something comes directly to us. We are not that much alert if this someone or something comes not exactly from the same direction and in the time we are waiting for. In such as case we are more willing to accept what comes to us.
In an organization such an acting manner is very effective because the boss or any colleague is more open minded and willing to listen or support you instead of going directly and through your idea or proposal in the table.
Obliquity gives a clear view of the fact that sometimes the non direct way, is the correct one to reach our goals.
Dear Afrim
ReplyDeleteDon`t worry about your son because all children`s behavior are same, all little children make same things for reaching their goals. sometimes adults make same way for reaching our goals too namely sometimes we can try to find short way for our goals.