There is a bad idea floating around out here.
It is an idea based off of get rich quick, short-term thinking.
It permeates the atmosphere of media reporting around start-up culture.
It has moved from the realm of the late night infomercial to the realm of the internet with astonishing ease.
The bad idea states that if a person just does one, secret trick that they will lose weight, gain height, and in general, improve their lives and fortunes.
The core of this bad idea really lies in three areas:
- Hard work is boring, not flashy. Anything that can be done to avoid it should be done.
- Consistency is unsexy and should be done away with in favor of short bursts of spectacle.
- Commitment is a trap. Distract the audience long enough with spectacle and they will forgive lack of commitment efforts in work that isn’t necessarily flashy.
Individually, these areas are easy to combat and train out of an approach to anything worthwhile, from mediation to marketing.
Collectively, however, these three areas give power to the bad idea of an “easy solution” which is so pervasive that, when it takes root, in any area is almost impossible to dislodge.
-Peace Be With You All-
Jesan Sorrells, MA
Principal Conflict Engagement Consultant
Human Services Consulting and Training (HSCT)
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