The Reason Why Alice is Lost In Wonderland: Goals and misdirection
Ever notice how some people do better than others. Some companies make more money than others. Some government seems to have better policy while some anarchy.
Have you ever thoughts that perhaps because there are smarter people? Or that the element of luck is in play? Of just that some people have the right timing.
There is an old parable about strategy- derived from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ - conversation between the cat and Alice:
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice
“That depends a good deal on where you want to go from here”? said the cat
“I don’t much care where-“ said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.
If you don’t know where you want to go, any road will take you there,
This story exemplifies what is happening to many people. Every day, in the city or in the country, millions of people woke up to their daily cores without having a plan. To many people, life or work has become so routine that one forgot where they really want to go.
Often we are caught up in life’s little ‘misdirection’, a term used often in magic tricks whereby magician uses his fingers to point to a direction to take away the audience focus, so that he can hide his objects with the other hand. Think of all the little life’s misdirection around you. Having a baby, job transfer, finance commitment etc. Did life’s little misdirection took you away from your goals and where you wanted to head to?
Pause and think.
