Patrick Prothe
@patrickprothe
Patrick Prothe
@patrickprothe
To see what no human has seen before, to know what no human has known before, to create as no human has created before, it may be necessary to see as if through eyes that have never seen, know through a mind that has never thought, create with hands that have never been trained. This is beginner’s mind—one of the most difficult states of being to
... See moredata can be used as an accountability shield, deflecting responsibility for a judgment call. People are more comfortable making decisions based on hard data in part because they can fall back on that data if the decision turns out to be wrong.
I’m indecisive because I fear regret.
I avoid the feeling of regret by not choosing at all. The prospect of deciding on one thing and throwing away all the other alternatives terrifies me. Because what if I’ve come to regret not choosing the other options. I fear regret and I avoid it.
Yet, paradoxically, in not choosing, I also invite the feeling of
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