We Are A Society Of Doers. Maybe We Should Spend Some Time Thinking About It.

A Missing Item On ToDo Lists. Execupundit has a habit of making me think. This time, however, he has got me thinking about thinking. We are always taught that things get done only if we prioritize them, list them, and then dutifully check items off the list. Lawyers are trained to schedule actions in a case, and list making is taught at the earliest levels of education. This is a very efficient way to get things done. But, doing things is always the focus. We don't spend enough time thinking about what should be done. Thinking is often denigrated in our performance oriented society. Others consider us lazy unless some overt activity is going on. One of the benefits of solo law practice is that we get to spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, thinking. We get paid for the thoughts in our heads. Of course, we have to spew knowledge on occasion; and, it is too easy to become sedentary; but, on the whole I think a lot. Now, if you want to discuss what I am thinking about, that is another topic, entirely. Try to set aside some time, every day, to just think. Maybe schedule it, and put it on your ToDo list.