Friday, February 3, 2012
Huxley on Truth vs. Wishes
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
- Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
English writer
Give more truth…
If you’re not getting push back from time-to-time (or conversations aren’t occasionally uncomfortable), you may not be getting the full truth. And without the full truth, your choices and actions might take you in the wrong direction.
Make sure you do your best to objectively dig for truth (rather than hope or wish something to be. Ask that second and third question.)
We call it "wishing it in" at Give More. If you play tennis, you get it. In a match, if your opponent hits a ball that you’ll have to run hard to get, you might be lazy and "wish it out" instead of pushing it. Avoid "wishing in" a new hire (here’s an idea on this one), a partnership, or project. Go for objective truth.
Speaking of truth… Do you know the fable The Emperor’s New Clothes? I always thought I did but it really goes much further than I knew (10-minute read, tops).
It’s about truth, conviction, and being valuable.
Read with an English accent (which apparently can sound very different depending upon which part of England you’re from) and a bit of actor’s energy, you might find yourself laughing out loud with pity as you recognize the similarities to some of our organizational experiences today.
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