When did you last finish a thought?

On the second day of the darkroom, something shifted...

On the second day in the darkroom, something changed.

The noise settled.

And I noticed I could do something I'm not sure I had ever done before.

I could take a single thought.

Like lifting a box down from a shelf.

Open it up.

Think the thought all the way through to the end.

Close it.

Put it back.

And then sit there in the quiet for a moment.

And then decide what I wanted to think about next.

It sounds simple.

But it was one of the most profound things I have ever experienced.

Because I realised something sitting there in the dark.

I almost never do that.

Not in a meeting.

Not at my desk.

Not even on a walk.

There is always something pulling me to the next thing.

Before the first thing is finished.

I work with leaders and teams every day.

And what I see most often isn't a lack of intelligence or drive.

It's unfinished thinking.

Thoughts that never quite land.

Decisions made before the real question was ever asked.

When did you last finish a thought?

more on this later...

Warmly, - Rick §;-)