KNOWING MORE IS NOT THE PROBLEM

Knowing more at the end of a project is a jump start to the next one.

Add that knowledge to the quest for life long learning and move on.

Or, you can re-do the last project and apply new knowledge for a better result.

That’s the choice, use education moving forward, or use it to justify tearing everything down for a restart.

Which one are you, a finisher or a hole digger?

Let’s start this personal investigation by agreeing that ‘better’ is the enemy of ‘good.’ Notice that I didn’t say ‘good enough.’

‘Good enough’ sounds a little too half-assed to fly. It’s calling something ‘finished’ before it’s done.

Put Queen’s We Are The Champions on hold before you start celebrating poor planning, bad execution, and sketchy outcomes.

Knowing more is knowing better.

Relax, this isn’t a teaching moment and I’m not the teacher.

You are.

Knowing More Comes With Responsibility

Knowledge starts with curiosity, which isn’t to say all curious people are educated.

There are conclusions some folks jump to that have nothing to do with the mystery of life called reality.

Those people are delusional mouth-runners who don’t know when to keep quiet.

I’m a fan of crackpot conspiracies and fabrications. It amazes me what people come up with, but more amazed at those who buy into obvious baloney.

That’s a problem.

Who or what is the biggest bullshit spreader? We’re supposed to blame Facebook. Why? Because it’s more convenient than looking in the mirror.

We’re the boogeymen and women who forward unsupported posts. If something fits into our personal phobias, biases, and prejudices, why not re-post?

Pro Tip: Check primary sources first. Where did this important information come from, and who unearthed it? Good people don’t want to smear their own good name accidentally.

Leave that for the ding dongs.

From High School To College

Smart people are smart people the world around.

From GED to PhD, they shine with some kind of inner light.

After all, genius dropouts have shaped the modern world thanks to Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

However, I had a personal problem with being a college dropout. It felt like a nice way to say f-up. I can see why it didn’t apply to Jobs and Gates. There’s a get out of dropout jail card when you create multi-billion dollar companies.

Besides, they only dropped out once. I dropped out three times, so I’ve got them on that count.

Apparently dropping out of Harvard and Reed is a better deal than dropping out of Southern Oregon, University of Oregon, and Portland State.

Graduating with a history degree improved my self esteem, so did getting married to a smart woman with a penchant for education and finishing things the right way.

Should we look at marriage and kids like a project? Only if you can tolerate the long game with no end in sight, or get married and divorced based on whims. No judgement here.

Can A Blog And A Blogger Promote Knowing More?

My goal is lighting the fuse of the learning fireworks. More writers than expected say they write to understand what they know, what they’re trying to say, and how it applies to a bigger world than their home office.

For example:

I wrote a post about marriage that shined a positive light on my own relationships. Who else needs that?

Another reminded me about the importance of staying in touch with people. My research for the post uncovered Reconnective Healing, which sounds good.

I’d never heard of it until I started writing and reading for the post.

The healing process forced its way onto this blog because who couldn’t use some kind of healing. But you don’t need any healing because asking for help is weakness? No, it’s not.

Naming rights came up when I was curious about companies who charge people lots of money for their services while they spend millions putting their name on NBA and NFL venues.

Good advertising? Or cunning capitalists rubbing their good fortune in our faces?

Check the next EOB that comes in the mail before answering.

If knowing more is important, boomerpdx carries twenty-four pages after a ‘learning’ search.

Tell me if it’s helpful, or not. And why.

See you tomorrow.