An aerospace manager told me that several years ago he took up the hobby of designing and constructing backyard waterfalls for himself and his friends. “I don’t know why,” he said, “but designing waterfalls has made me a better manager. It has brought me a lot closer in touch with ideas such as ‘flow,’ ‘movement,’ and ‘vibration’ which are difficult to put into words, but which are important in the communication between two people.”
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I think one of life’s great thrills is falling out of love with a previously cherished idea. When that happens, you’re free to look for new ones.
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Soft thinking is metaphorical, approximate, diffuse, humorous, playful, and capable of dealing with contradiction. Hard thinking tends to be more logical, precise, exact, specific, and consistent.
