Comments on: Winging it http://journal.nearbennett.com/2009/05/27/winging-it/ I was wondering "why is that Frisbee getting bigger?" And then it hit me. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:41:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin http://journal.nearbennett.com/2009/05/27/winging-it/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Kevin Fri, 29 May 2009 05:39:27 +0000 http://journal.nearbennett.com/?p=428#comment-245 Thanks for this very honest post Rick. It gives me a lot to think about and learn from. All I can come to at this point, as I flashback to my own litany of 'winging its' from the past week, is that I just can't imagine anyone has time to plan for anything these days. There are a thousand distractions I desire to spend some attention on, for sanity's sake. And a thousand other things that deserve to have some attention paid to them, for societies sake. Not even considering flat out obligations that must be attended to in a given day alone. I think all of us would prefer to prepare but that takes even more of the precious time. We are over-committed to begin with and the next commitment looms, results are demanded already from the last commitment... Weren't computers supposed to help with all this? Hmm, that didn't work out. Oh! I know, we need the robots! Even though I know that isn't going to work out either, like we all expect... I am just about willing to risk a SkyNet for the damned things ;) Thanks for this very honest post Rick. It gives me a lot to think about and learn from. All I can come to at this point, as I flashback to my own litany of ‘winging its’ from the past week, is that I just can’t imagine anyone has time to plan for anything these days.

There are a thousand distractions I desire to spend some attention on, for sanity’s sake. And a thousand other things that deserve to have some attention paid to them, for societies sake. Not even considering flat out obligations that must be attended to in a given day alone. I think all of us would prefer to prepare but that takes even more of the precious time. We are over-committed to begin with and the next commitment looms, results are demanded already from the last commitment…

Weren’t computers supposed to help with all this? Hmm, that didn’t work out. Oh! I know, we need the robots!

Even though I know that isn’t going to work out either, like we all expect… I am just about willing to risk a SkyNet for the damned things ;)

]]> By: skippy http://journal.nearbennett.com/2009/05/27/winging-it/comment-page-1/#comment-244 skippy Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:12 +0000 http://journal.nearbennett.com/?p=428#comment-244 I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with winging it. I find myself getting frustrated and disappointed if I make plans in advance and they fall through. There's something to be said for spontaneous action, and I absolutely love the impromptu "Hey, wanna get a beer?" phone calls: it tells me that I'm someone you want to spend time with! If we each have some free time, we can enjoy a serendipitous adult beverage. If not, we both know that we're still friends and will see each other eventually. I think I'm the opposite of you, in terms of work. I'm super conscientious about putting items onto my calendar, and I feel agitated if I've got a fully-booked day. Much of my job is dealing with unplanned events -- usually problems -- that I feel overly constrained if I don't ave the flexibility to deal with things as they come up. Finding balance is hard. Only you can define what's the best balance for your comfort. It sounds like you've got a decent sense of equilibrium, and with only modest adjustments you could find yourself much more comfortable with your schedule. I don’t think there’s anything necessarily wrong with winging it. I find myself getting frustrated and disappointed if I make plans in advance and they fall through. There’s something to be said for spontaneous action, and I absolutely love the impromptu “Hey, wanna get a beer?” phone calls: it tells me that I’m someone you want to spend time with! If we each have some free time, we can enjoy a serendipitous adult beverage. If not, we both know that we’re still friends and will see each other eventually.

I think I’m the opposite of you, in terms of work. I’m super conscientious about putting items onto my calendar, and I feel agitated if I’ve got a fully-booked day. Much of my job is dealing with unplanned events — usually problems — that I feel overly constrained if I don’t ave the flexibility to deal with things as they come up.

Finding balance is hard. Only you can define what’s the best balance for your comfort. It sounds like you’ve got a decent sense of equilibrium, and with only modest adjustments you could find yourself much more comfortable with your schedule.

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