Enough of the Analysis, Try Common Sense

photo courtesy of ilovecamping.com.au

I’M sure you know some people who are bugged down by all manner of explanations, analysis, theories, postulations, plans and counter plans.  Maybe you are also struggling with this. Is anything wrong with detailed analysis and plans, absolutely not, but something is inherently wrong with analysis that is not worked or executed, something that has come to be known as the ‘paralysis of analysis’. Something is wrong with over-complicating the situation. How do you get out of this or help someone get out of it? Let me share this funny but profound story. An uneducated father with his educated son went on a camping trip. They set-up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, the father woke up his son....

Father- Look up to the sky and tell me what you see.

Son- I see millions of stars...

Father- And what does that tell you?

Son- Astronomically, it tells that there are millions of galaxies and planets! The sun has done a couple of degrees turn….

Father slaps the son hard and says- "Idiot, someone has stolen our tent"!!!

The moral of this story. Do not to be lost in your world and miss the simple things of life. Enough of the analysis, use common sense. But like a popular saying goes, ‘common sense is like deodorant, the people who need it most never use it’. Don’t be too caught up in your world and ignore the simple benefits of common sense.

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How do you develop common sense?

Don’t be quick to analyse and postulate on matters. Learn to always check the ‘other side’. The tendency to always analyse and postulate may be a sign of pride or arrogance and you can be sure that people dislike this character trait.

Admit you have a challenge and deal with it. Common sense should dictate when something is not working and requires change of direction. If this isn’t so for you, ask for help, immediately.

Slowing down our decision on matters has a way of positively impacting on our common sense development. Remember that it is not about decision speed but decision quality. Common sense will always go for decision quality.

Make deliberate efforts to hear from the other party. This may be the height of common sense as no man is the repository of knowledge.

Developing common sense will save us of all the troubles and misunderstandings arising from a lack of it.

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