This is the topic of today's #kaizenblog chat. Elli St. George Godfrey has written a really good framing post for it -- to do or not to do: the real question. The pendulum has swung way on the other side when it comes to talk -- everyone is talking about doing.
We need to be careful not to throw the baby with the bathwater. The opposite of action is inaction, not thinking or talking. We think to process information and visualize where we will apply our energy -- everywhere may not be an option and plans are good maps to get you where you want to go.
We talk to think together, transmit information -- yes, blog reading and writing are also talking. We make a commitment public when we declare it. For all the social networking we're doing, it should be clear by now to all that connections are where talk meets action.
I'm in favor of doing. Doing helps you:
- get unstuck
- think creatively
- problem solve
- learn from experience
- feel satisfaction
- be productive
- control your destiny
- make a choice
- invent
- connect
- be in flow
- grow
- experiment
- build prototypes
- launch products
- ship
- build momentum
- focus
- explore
- test
- improvise
Doing helps you connect ideas and executions with the people who benefit from that connection. If there are so many positive associations with doing, what are the dangers?
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