13Sep Life’s Heuristics
Life has some Heuristics or rules of thumb. One that I like to apply to most situations is “Do what is right”
Sounds simple right?
So there are plenty of things in life we can do or want to do. take these things and place them against the strainer of what is right. See what comes out the other end.
It is pretty tough to do on a regular basis. Some things we want to do are fun but not the right thing to do, others are fun and the right thing. Some things if left undone – and this is where it is easy to slip – if left undone are the wrong thing to do.
Not paying taxes is an easy and obvious one.
How about being passive aggressive? Perhaps you dislike something that someone has done to you or another and you feel like you should confront them in a professional manner. Of course you don’t. You just keep your mouth shut and get mad or whatever.
Its the wrong thing to do. Tell the truth to that person and suffer the consequences. In my case I am dealing with a person who has a very different outlook in life and this causes them to not speak to me for days or years – really. But was it the right thing to do? Yep.
Oh yeah. Did I tell the truth during the confrontation? I did. So the ball ends in that persons court and they can act how they want. It probably wont be good, but you can suggest something like “talk to me one-on-one about it” – they wont.
Probably doesn’t make the most sense, but tell the truth, do what is the right thing to do and sleep better at night – usually.