(Why this changes everything)
When was the last time you labelled something without understanding it?
Judged something as one thing when you didn’t know what it meant?
I know I’ve done it.
Given that we can never fully understand anything, in theory, we do it all the time.
I label; we all label. It is a human need to label things because it allows us to communicate vague concepts and it helps us make decisions.
Understood. Labelling has its uses.
A lot of us, however, do work that requires us to see things from different perspectives — to make new connections; to be creative.
Labelling puts things into boxes and kills creativity.
The ability to express ourselves fluidly and with colour comes from the recognition that things have multiple meanings — to see that there is ‘no spoon’ — no label.
If I want to stand out and have better ideas, I know I need to go against my default mode — which is to judge quickly.
