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> Detaching emotion from the outcome is key. Performance will drop if you detach emotion from your work, even if it is supposedly 'rational' work. We aren't r

• Glench 8y ago
  > Detaching emotion from the outcome is key. I think this means more, "however things might go, the outcome is not taken personally", the person's selfhood and worthiness is independent of the work they do. I also agree that integrating work with deep care, passion, and excitement is worthwhile. Imagine if more people were finding purpose and meaning in their work, how happy and energized they would be!
  • sesteel 8y ago
    Yes, passion about how you go about it, not about how it ends up.
• sesteel 8y ago
  I don't hold the same opinion. Being detached helps you to remain objective and consistent. Focusing on the process which creates the outcomes, gives you a means to improve in an objective way. That is why people have widespread religious debates about tools and methodology, but less so about outcomes. Certain tools and techniques work well and lead to better outcomes overall, they just can't be applied to all situations. Learning when to apply what technique to a given situation is what maturity and wisdom are. You gain that through failure or though guidance. This isn't to say outcomes don't matter; but from a practitioners point of view, they matter only so much as they inform those involved on what works and what doesn't. In general, measure what you care about, but be careful because you WILL get more of what you measure and there are often unintended consequences (cobra effect). edited for additional clarity