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> When you have one eye on the goal, you only have one eye on the path. > Objectives can, ironically, be obstacles to innovation and creativity. This, like mu
by unit91 9y ago
> When you have one eye on the goal, you only have one eye on the path.
> Objectives can, ironically, be obstacles to innovation and creativity.
This, like much of the Zen worldview, is self-refuting. If objectives can be obstacles that leave me with only one eye on the path, then the new objective is just to focus on "the path" of innovation and creativity. My objective may have changed, but I still have an objective.
- itchyjunk 9y agoAnother way of looking at it is that having both eyes on the path is a bi-product of not having an objective. You are not distracted by superficial goals. If you objective is to focus on the path, you now miss all the opportunities the paths lead to.
- YCode 9y agoA lot of "zen" wisdom is vague and even illogical. Koans are a great (if not the great) example. They don't intend to teach you anything. Instead, they create doubt in your beliefs so that you can see possibilities you were previously blind to. In this instance perhaps the difference is using the "objective" as a starting point rather than a desired end result.
- IncRnd 9y agoI believe you missed the point of the Zen introduction. Object vs. Subject.