I am not one for numbers, they remind me of my OCD phase. How many times I had to check for my keys before I locked a door. What number could I get to before I finished a task. So much random counting. Surveys on a receipt or after a meal. How do you rate things? How much do you disagree with a statement? Numbers are so impersonal. In your day how much time do you waste? Give a percent. I like words, I don’t think things can be simply represented by a number. The last person you interacted with, how would you rate the interaction? How would you be rated?
These types of things are too black and white for me. It doesn’t factor in the grey areas of life. Tasks, relationships, quality of time, discomfort, they are multi dimensional. Negative energy affects outcome. Rate a day in the park… after twenty minutes it started to rain, you had to pee, there was a huge dog off leash. Some people just take things in stride and some can’t. Pivoting on the pole of life, internal compass, adaptability, making lemonade out of lemons, different strategies people keep in their pocket to call upon in a pinch. Even the most well equipped people can be at a loss when presented with problem. Anyone can be flustered in a situation that normally wouldn’t make them miss a beat.
Numbers just don’t tell the whole story. You have to consider the human factor. Everyone has limitations that can change from day to day. Wake me up after I have been totally asleep for twenty minutes. Ask me thirty questions that need answers before my first coffee is done. I think I do okay under pressure, but I will need a minute afterwards. You can’t always predict outcomes, we are ever changing. I hated squash for 23 years… and then I didn’t. The human condition is complex and contradictory, probably why there is no manual at birth. One minute you know and the next you don’t, we evolve with our experiences. How likely are you going to remain the same person… on a scale of 1-10?
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