I noticed Mr Armano presented this week on the 'Fuzzy Tail'...will this be the new 'Long Tail'? He tells me that I need to become 'fuzzy'. Mmm. Now what does that mean?
Being 'fuzzy' according to David is:
...about unlearning everything we think we know—so we can actually learn and adapt.
By chance, I was reading Seth Godin's book 'small is the new big' over a cappuccino this morning. There's a chapter titled 'Competence' which basically is saying the same thing. Seth explains that competent people resist change. He advocates that 'serial incompetents' are the best people to hire - people who are quick enough to master the task and restless enough to try something new. It's these people who don't possess the bad habits that need unlearning.
Perhaps fuzzy is best after all. Fear of change can be paralyzing - I used to avoid change or panic about it if I couldn't avoid it. But then I learnt that the world's a big place and that I'd only change the world if I embraced change and learnt to live the 'fuzzy' life. So I quit my cosy job at Microsoft and my life in Notting Hill and moved to a beach town in Australia working from home for a small internet based company. Life was very fuzzy for a time but I had much more fun. I've learnt heaps too. Much more than if I'd stayed in my cosy job and grown more competent.
Here's how I want to live. I want to let other people play in my sandbox and whilst we sit there, think outside the box.
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